India and Cuba signed MoU for cooperation in broadcasting between Prasar Bharati and ICRT

Source: Jagran Josh | Published on: 31-OCT-2013

India and Cuba on 30 October 2013 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in broadcasting between Prasar Bharati and Cuban Radio and Television Institute (ICRT).

The MoU was signed by India's ambassador to Cuba Chinthapalli Rajasekhar and vice-president of the ICRT Emillio Moises Garcia Borroto.

Under the agreement both countries will explore co-production opportunites on matters of mutual interest. The pact would facilitate exchange programmes in fields of cultural entertainment, education, science, sports and news. It also opens up avenues for co-production of broadcast content for creative ventures including films and coverage of events.

The MoU was signed during the official visit of India's vice President Hamid Ansari to Cuba.

Source link: http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/india-and-cuba-signed-mou-for-cooperation-in-broadcasting-between-prasar-bharati-and-icrt-1383201992-1

Stage set for Bharat Nirman Campaign at Chandel

Source: e-PAO | Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, October 28 2013: Starting from tomorrow, a three-day long Bharat Nirman Public Information campaign on the flagship programmes of the Central Government is set to be kicked off at Koshang Memorial Hall, Khangshim village in Chandel district.

To be sponsored by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, New Delhi, the event would be organised by Press Information Bureau (PIB) in collaboration with All India Radio (AIR), Doordarshan Kendra (DDK), Directorate of Field Publicity (DFP), Song and Drama Division and Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) as well as district administration of Chandel, different Government departments.

Addressing a press conference in this regard at Khangshim village today, Media and Communication Officer of PIB Imphal Premlata Loitam informed that Lok Sabha MP Thangso Baite would inaugurate the campaign as Chief Guest.


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AIR Imphal celebrates 50 glorious years in service

Source: e-PAO | Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, October 26 2013 : Along with honouring many eminent retired employees of AIR, Imphal and other personalities who were associated since the inception of AIR, Imphal in 1963 and took significant roles in the development of the radio station, the golden jubilee of All India Radio (AIR) Imphal Station was celebrated at the auditorium of MFDC located within Palace Compound here today.

Presided over by C.Lalrosanga, ADG (NER), AIR and Doordarshan, the celebration for 50 glorious years of AIR Imphal in the service of the people, was attended by Chief Minister O Ibobi as Chief Guest.

Speaking on the occasion, Ibobi said that in view of the..........................

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EC at it again, out to ban pre-poll surveys

Source: Deccan Herald | Premchand Palety, Oct 27, 2013

Critics say poll panel move is an insult to voter's intellect, no proof to say surveys sway electors.

In 2002, C fore conducted  exit poll for Doordarshan, the  only government  channel in India and also the most viewed in those days, for elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Manipur. The election was in four phases and for every phase we conducted exit poll. Our predictions were on the dot. The seats and vote share we predicted  for different parties in different phases  were very close to the actual results much in contrast with other channels. The Doordarshan officials    were very happy.

But to my surprise , few days after the election results were out, Doordarshan took a decision not to conduct any election survey. The decision was taken because.........

Read more at http://www.deccanherald.com/content/365475/ec-again-ban-pre-poll.html 

Awareness programme on Dowry Prohibition Act

Source: The New Indian Express | By Saritha S Balan - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Published: 25th October 2013

For those women who are ignorant about the law prohibiting dowry and the legal channels to get justice, here is a good news.

 Regional Dowry Prohibition Office (RDPO), in association with District Legal Service Authority, will air a nine episode programme on All India Radio to create awareness on Dowry Prohibition Act incorporating various aspects of it which the society and women in particular must know.

 The first episode of the programme, a first- time initiative launched in connection with the Anti-Dowry Day, which falls on November 26, would introduce the Act. The second episode would air details of....................

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Intangible history at this IGNCA exhibition

Source: Business Standard | IANS

New Delhi  October 24, 2013

Want to experience a slice of intangible history and heritage? Head to the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in the national capital for the exhibition, "Audiovisual Archives", that opened Thursday.

In a bid to showcase rare audio-visual recordings, All India Radio, Doordarshan, Sangeet Natak Akademi, the Archive of Indian Music and IGNCA have contributed sound recordings and moving images and thrown open the collection to the general public.

Naad Saagar Archives, Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology, School of Cultural Texts and Records, Jadavpur University and Rupayan Sansthan have also contributed to the exhibition that will offer visitors a view of historical clips, some quite rare.

The exhibition is on at IGNCA till Nov 15.

"There is a need for more awareness about the audiovisual heritage of our country that is preserved by the participating institutions. The exhibition features selections of material from all contributors to enable audiences to appreciate the collection," a statement said.

Source: http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/intangible-history-at-this-ignca-exhibition-113102401028_1.html 

A spellbinding performance

Source: The Hindu | GUDIPOODI SRIHARI
October 24, 2013

D. Srinivas' concert had the audience's attention throughout.

Saptaswara Samskrutika Samstha, a sabha promoting Carnatic classical music, held a concert featuring D. Srinivas, a young veena artiste, at Thyagaraya Gana Sabha's mini hall, last week. Mangalagiri Aditya Prasad, a musician and station director of All India Radio was the chief guest at the function and promised that he would see to it that Srinivas's concerts are also broadcast over other stations of A.I.R., appreciating his presentation. Srinivas was in fact a top grade artiste of A.I.R. and one of the leading veena players in the state. On this occasion the sabha conferred on him the title of 'Vainika Samrat' for his exemplary position in this field.

The fact that Srinivas's concert lasted for two and a half hours explains not only his wizardry, but also his rich repertoire.

Srinivas began the concert with an invocation in Nata of...........................

Read more at http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/a-spellbinding-performance/article5268495.ece 

Agitating DDK employees withdraw strike

Source: HimVani.com | October 22, 2013

Doordarshan Causal and Contractors Employees Association (DC & CEA) Shimla, decided to withdraw the agitation as management of Doordarshan Kender Shimla conceded their demand after second round of talk held here last evening.

DC & CEA general secretary Anil Thakur said in a press statement issued here today that agitation began on October 14 and ended yesterday after second round of talk.

Deputy Director General of DDK Shimla Gowri Dutt Sharma conceded all demands of association as copy of demand charter submitted to him yesterday, Mr. Thakur said.

It had decided to retain all the causal on the old pattern.......................

Read more at http://www.himvani.com/news/2013/10/22/agitating-ddk-employees-withdraw-strike/24443 

Classical music reality show on Doordarshan

Source: New Indian Express | By Express Features - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Published: 23rd October 2013

The Kerala region quarter finals of Naad Bhed(the mystery of sound) - a reality show on classical music being organized across the country by Spic Macay and Doordarshan is being telecast in DD Malayalam till November 7 at 7.15pm. The Kerala region auditions were conducted in August where over 75 artistes participated and of this 24 participants were selected for the quarter finals. 12 contestants will be selected by the eminent jury for the south zone Semi-finals to be held in Chennai next month.

Regional rounds of competition are being conducted across Doordarshan's 20 regional kendras. The semi-finals for Hindustani music will be conducted at Kolkata while for Carnatic music it will be Chennai. Legendary maestros of Indian Classical Music comprising of Prof T N Krishnan, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Begum Parween Sultana, Vidwan T V  Shankarnaraynan, Pandit Hariprasad  Chaurasia, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and  Vidushi Vedavalli are part of the judging panel for the finals. All these rounds will culminate in the national final on DD National Network. The aim with this initiative is to promote and popularise our classical music all over the country.

The award categories are: Pt Bhimsen Joshi...................

Read more at  http://newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Classical-music-reality-show-on-Doordarshan/2013/10/23/article1850976.ece 

Radio saved lives during Cyclone Phailin – Indian media

Source: asiaradiotoday.com | India, LATEST STORIES
October 22, 2013


Cyclone Phailin sweeps through eastern India (picture from NASA WorldView)

Indian media have lauded radio's role in saving lives when Cyclone Phailin hit the country's east coast last week.

The strongest storm in 14 years to sweep across the states of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh saw winds reach 200 kilometres per hour.

Around 40 people died during the superstorm on October 12/13, but the death-toll could have been much higher without emergency radio reports provided by public broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) and..........................

Read more at http://asiaradiotoday.com/2013/10/radio-saved-lives-during-cyclone-phailin-indian-media/ 

DD Shimla calls agitating workers for re-negotiation

Source: HimVani.com | October 21, 2013

Director Doordarshan Shimla, Mr.Gauri Dutt Sharma yesterday called the agitating casual workers for re-negotiation table assuring them that their genuine demands within his ambit will be considered sympathetically.

Addressing media persons in Press Club Shimla yesterday, Mr. Sharma said that few handful misguided workers engaged on assignment basis for Krishi Darshan and Swasthya Bharat program production who were agitating outside DD Shimla should join their duty as he is ready to hear them patiently.

"I could not recruit any person without getting sanction or approval from Directorate General of Doordarshan but 12 to 14 people were pressing the issues of conversion of their assignments into regular posting during first round of talk with me." Mr.Sharma said.

He said that they have not given any written memorandum and demand charters to..............................

Read more at http://www.himvani.com/news/2013/10/21/dd-shimla-calls-agitating-workers-re-negotiation/24433 

‘Bringing up an an elephant to dance takes time’

Source: Civil Society Online

Civil Society News, New Delhi For someone who has clocked 60 and spent most of those years in the Government of India's bureaucracy, Jawhar Sircar packs surprisingly high levels of energy and purpose. It is a little before eight in the evening when we start talking and he remains in full flow till well past nine. People say he likes to talk. That is no doubt true, but our sense is he is seriously hooked to the idea of being en effective CEO and turning Prasar Bharati into a credible public broadcaster. Prasar Bharati's offices are every bit sarkari and gloomy, tacky too, but Jawhar Sircar is not. He is witty, perceptive and intelligently outlandish. A liberal orientation and an understanding of India's diversity are wonderful attributes for the head of a public interest broadcaster to have – and he has both in good measure. Sircar's mission as CEO is to make Prasar Bharati – which means............... Read more at http://www.civilsocietyonline.com/pages/Details.aspx?273

New TV dance show for India

Source: RapidTVNews | Rebecca Hawkes | 18-10-2013

A new reality TV dance show called Bharat Ki Shaan has been unveiled by India's public broadcaster Doordarshan (DD).

The Gajendra Singh-created concept, which sees classical Indian dance performances compete with Western dances, had its first airing on 14 October, and will be televised each Monday and Tuesday evening at 10pm.

Indian classical dance legend Dr Sonal Mansingh has developed the show, and in her TV premiere, will appear in the show as 'Guru Shrestha', the supreme judge.

"It is a strategy for me to bridge the gap between the popular..................................


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Doordarshan to re-telecast Zubin Mehta's concert in Kashmir

Source: Radioandmusic.com | RnM Team    

19 Oct 13 18:00 IST

NEW DELHI: Doordarshan is to re-telecast the Ehsaas-e-Kashmir featuring the eminent violinist Zubin Mehta held in Shalimar Bagh in Srinagar last month.The telecast will be at 9.30 pm on DD National Sunday night.

The concert also featured India's Abhay Rustom Sopori who is son of santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori blending with the Bavarian State Orchestra in a mesmerising performance.  The 90-minute concert hosted by actor Gul Panag was held on 7 September, a day after Mehta received the Tagore Cultural Harmony Award in New Delhi.

Mehta had said that the aim was to spread the message of peace. "I didn't choose Kashmir, it chose me," Mehta, 76, said.


Read more at http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/doordarshan-re-telecast-zubin-mehtas-concert-kashmir 

Riding the waves

Source: The Hindu | VENKATESAN SRIKANTH
Updated: October 17, 2013 18:33 IST

U. Srinivas was at his best at the Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan in the Capital.

All India Radio recently organised a Carnatic music concert of mandolin by U. Srinivas as part of the Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan-2013, in the auditorium of Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, New Delhi. This year, AIR organised such concerts in Carnatic and Hindustani styles in 30 different places across the country. The recordings of these concerts are scheduled to be broadcast on the radio daily starting this Saturday (October 19), till December 11. The recordings are made before an invited audience.

The overwhelming participation of Delhi's music lovers during Srinivas' concert, as well as in Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar's Hindustani vocal recital that took place just before it, proved yet again that the Sangeet Sammelan of AIR remains an important event in their calendar. The concert was also reminiscent of the another programme "Isai Saral", conducted by AIR Chennai regularly, where concerts are audio and video recorded before an invited audience and later broadcast over the radio and telecast on Doordarshan. One is tempted to suggest to AIR to consider replicating this programme in Delhi and other important stations too.

The rich tonal quality produced by Srinivas, the pioneer in......................

Read more at http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/riding-the-waves/article5244092.ece 


 

Time schedules fixed for air and DD poll broadcasts for five state assemblies

Source: Radioandmusic.com | RnM Team  
17 Oct 13 19:36 IST

NEW DELHI: All India Radio and Doordarshan, which provide a platform for political parties to make poll broadcasts before every election, will also organise a maximum of two panel discussions and/or debates on the Kendras/Stations for the forthcoming elections to the state assemblies of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

Each eligible party can nominate one representative to such a programme, but the Election Commission of India will approve the names of coordinators for such panel discussions and debates in consultation with the Prasar Bharati Corporation.

The Commission has, as in previous years, worked out a schedule for the time to be given for poll broadcasts to different parties.

The facilities of use of broadcast time and telecast time..................

Read more at http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/time-schedules-fixed-air-and-dd-poll-broadcasts-five-state-assemblies 

Doordarshan signs agreement with France 24

Source: NexTV Asia |by Aishwariya S in Content
Posted on October 16, 2013

India´s only free to air DTH service, Doordarshan and France 24, an international news and current affairs channel has concluded a new distribution agreement through which the channel will be available free of cost on Doordarshan's DTH platform – DD+.

The channel will be broadcast from November 1st. The channel has also announced that it has inked a deal with private DTH player, Dish TV. In addition to the seven million subscribers who will be able to access the channel through cable, it will also be accessible to the 31 million dedicated viewers through Doordarshan.

Doordarshan for its part has been actively adding more channels to its current bouquet of channels. Currently 59 channels coming under DD´s bouquet of which 30 are private channels, 21 DD channels and two channels that telecast parliament sessions but it's looking to add more educational as well as entertainment channels in the near future.

Source link: http://nextvasia.com/6-content/doordarshan-inks-deal-with-france-24/ 

Journalist George Varghese passes away

Source: dna | Agency: IANS
Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013, 17:50 IST

Varghese, who joined UNI in 1972 and retired as news coordinator, was a member of the Board of Prasar Bharati, the national broadcasting corporation, till March this year.

Veteran journalist George Varghese, who worked for the United News of India (UNI) for over three decades, passed away Tuesday night after a brief illness. He was 67.

Varghese is survived by his son Girish and daughter Surya. His wife had pre-deceased him some years ago.

The body was kept at the Kerala House here for people to pay their last respects.

Varghese, who joined UNI in 1972 and retired as news coordinator, was a member of the Board of Prasar Bharati, the national broadcasting corporation, till March this year.

He served as president of the Delhi chapter of the World Malayalee Council and as treasurer of the national council of YMCAs of India.

Before joining UNI, Verghese worked briefly as a lecturer at St Thomas College in Kerala.

Source link: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1904423/report-journalist-george-varghese-passes-away 

Patel worked tirelessly for communal harmony, unlike his imitators: Menon

Source: The Indian Express | Express News Service : New Delhi
Wed Oct 16 2013, 08:10 hrs

National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon and Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar at Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture 2013 in New Delhi on Tuesday. Anil Sharma

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, unlike "his imitators and those who would reclaim his legacy", worked tirelessly and successfully for communal harmony in the midst of the horrors of partition, National Security Advisor (NSA) Shivshankar Menon said Tuesday.

Delivering the annual Sardar Patel memorial lecture organised by All India Radio, he recalled that Patel spoke extempore in Amritsar in September 1947 asking people to restore calm and prevent revenge killing of Muslims trying to go to Pakistan. "Following his dialogue with community leaders and the speech, no further attacks occurred on Muslim refugees in Amritsar," he said.

"Unlike present-day Kautilyas and Machiavellis trying to....................

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France 24 to launch on DD Direct+ and Dish TV in India

Source: Rapid TV News | Pascale Paoli-Lebailly

15-10-2013

France 24 has concluded a new distribution agreement in India and will be available on the free-to-air DTH service DD Direct+, owned by public broadcaster Prasar Bharati. The platform will begin broadcasting the English version of the French international news channel on 1 November.

France 24 will also be available on the basic offer of Dish TV, the leading private satellite operator in the country.

Thanks to this new agreement, which represents the most important deployment for the channel in the Asian market, France 24 will be available 24/7 to 31 million new households across the country.

These will be in addition to the seven million households that already receive the channel via cable.


Source Link:  http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/2013101530291/france-24-to-launch-on-dd-direct-and-dish-tv-in-india.html#ixzz2hn3327UH 

Bharat Ki Shaan... - a unique reality show from DD

Source: Hindustan Times | IANS
New Delhi, October 14, 2013

Doordarshan Sunday announced the launch of a new reality show, Bharat Ki Shaan - Rum Jhum, which will see a competition between Indian classical and Western dancers. Going on air Monday, the show will come on the first two days of a week and it has been conceptualised and created by
Gajendra Singh, the man behind hit TV shows like, Antakshari and Voice of India I and II.

"We are very happy to produce Bharat Ki Shaan - Rum Jhum. With the show we wanted to expand Bharat ki Shaan in the form of dance," V.K. Jain ADG (Publicity) Doordarshan, said in a statement.

"The concept of doing Indian versus non-Indian dance was.........................

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Reality show "Bharat Ki Shaan - Rum Jhum" to be aired on Doordarshan

Source: Parda Phash | Published by: Nilofar Raqeem
Published on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 at 00:28 IST

Mumbai: Doordarshan Sunday announced the launch of a new reality show "Bharat Ki Shaan - Rum Jhum", which will see a competition between Indian classical and Western dancers.

Going on air Monday, the show will come on the first two days of a week and it has been conceptualised and created by Gajendra Singh, the man behind hit TV shows like "Antakshari" and "Voice of India I and II".

"We are very happy to produce 'Bharat Ki Shaan - Rum Jhum'. With the show we wanted to...............

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AIR newscasters make words matter

Source: The Morung Express | Ranjana Narayan IANS

Their voices are a part of the everyday life of the people of India, and some have lent their voice to history - to announce the independence of the country, the assassination of Indira Gandhi, India winning the 1983 cricket World Cup. Veteran All India Radio (AIR) newscasters are familiar household names who continue to share a special bond with their listeners.

Remember the likes of Devaki Nandan Pandey, Melville de Mello, Surajit Sen, Sushil Jhaveri, Lotika Ratnam and Pamela Singh? Many of them are not around any more or have faded into oblivion. Even so, some veterans remain, and a group of them, belonging to the Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and Gujarat streams, were honoured at a function here recently.

R.S. Venkatraman, 88, was the first to announce over AIR that India had gained its................

Read more at http://www.morungexpress.com/Infocus/104899.html 

Doordarshan continues with its upgrade

Source: nextTVasia | by Aishwariya S in Free to Air DTT
Posted on October 11, 2013 

Gearhouse Broadcast, a company specialising in international hiring and selling of broadcasting equipment has built and installed two HD OB trucks for the Indian broadcaster, Doordarshan. The two trucks will now be stationed in the cities of Kolkata and Chennai in the country.

The trucks were built out of Bangalore and come wired with 10 cameras as well as feature a dedicated production room, a sound engineering room as well as audio mixing area. The trucks are also climate controlled. The two trucks will be used to film and broadcast any number of events including sports and festivals in both the cities.

Doordarshan which is operated through public broadcaster Prasar Bharti has been in the midst of a complete overhaul in order to attract more viewership. Most recently it announced that it will not only be adding a significant number of channels to its roster but will be adopting DVB-T2 technology. Currently 59 channels coming under DD´s bouquet of which 30 are private channels, 21 DD channels and two channels that telecast parliament sessions.

Source link: http://nextvasia.com/4-free-to-air-dtt/doordarshan-continues-with-its-upgradation/ 

Up in the AIR

Source: The Indian Express | Meenakshi Iyer
Fri Oct 11 2013, 01:40 hrs
 

On his maiden trip to India in 1934, Walter Kaufmann, then 27, arrived with a return ticket in hand. The German musician had clearly not anticipated that he would end up spending 12 years in the country during which he would compose one of the most iconic tunes that rules Indian airwaves to date — All India Radio's (AIR) signature jingle.

"Very little was known about the composer of the tune which airs on Akashvani every morning," says Amrit Gangar, film historian and curator. He spent days at the William and Gayle Cook Music library at the Indiana University researching on Kaufmann's connection with Indian cinema. Only after establishing definite links, Gangar started work on The Music That Still Rings At Dawn, Every Dawn, a new book being launched as part of a series commissioned by......................

Read more at http://www.indianexpress.com/news/up-in-the-air/1181124/

Kashmiris snub Hurriyat call to boycott Zubin Mehta concert

 

Source: Times of India | Himanshi Dhawan, TNN
Oct 11, 2013, 03.30 AM IST
 
NEW DELHI: The Hurriyat call to boycott the Zubin Mehta concert was defeated by Kashmiris in a unique way — by switching on their television sets. A TAM survey has shown that an overwhelming 64% of people in Srinagar watched the live telecast of the classical music concert. In fact, insiders say that the call for boycott and strike, which led to shops, schools and establishments being forced to shut, may have even helped increase viewership.

The survey by audience measurement agency TAM was conducted on behalf of Prasar Bharati to gauge the response for the music maestro Zubin Mehta conducted 'Ehsaas-e-Kashmir' concert. The results show that 64% of the adult population of Srinagar tuned in to DD's telecast of the concert, and watched it for an average of 55 minutes. The data also revealed that more youth watched the concert telecast than those in the upper age bracket (that is above 35 years).

The concert, organized by the German embassy and telecast by..................
 
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Why Millennials Do Not Read Newspapers

Source: PagalGuy.com | by Abhijit Bhaduri in Odds and Ends
09 October '13

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/66992990@N00/4818934445/

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The radio was an important fixture during my grandfather's life. Returning from London after studying medicine, he brought back a radio for my grandma. She acknowledged the gift by crafting an elaborately embroidered cover for the radio. For all practical purposes, it was my grandfather's radio.

He was All India Radio's most faithful listener ever. He would listen to Hindi, English and Bengali news in the mornings. The newspaper vendor would soon throw two rolls of newspapers that on our doorstep. Sanskrit news would start as he settled down to read the newspapers. In the evening he would listen to the news on his rocking chair one last time before sleeping.

For him, listening to the news was an active process. Stopping everything else, he would sit down on a chair, look at the radio and solemnly hear the news. Having experienced the horrors of the partition, he did not want to be caught unawares ever again.

Growing up, the radio was no longer the prime news provider for us. Dad would read the newspaper while my mother listened to the songs played on.................

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All India Radio to broadcast live commentary of India-Australia series

Source:NDTV Sports | Press Trust of India
Last updated on Wednesday, 09 October 2013

Listeners can tune into AIR's National Hook-up & FM Gold network for the series starting with a one-off T20 at Rajkot followed by seven one-day internationals.

New Delhi:  All India Radio will broadcast live commentary of the upcoming limited-overs series between India and Australia commencing on Thursday.

Listeners can tune into AIR's National Hook-up & FM Gold network for the series starting with a one-off T20 at Rajkot followed by seven one-day internationals.

"The commentary for the T-20 cricket match on Thursday (October 10) at Rajkot will be available from 1900 Hrs onwards and for all the One Day International cricket matches from 1300 Hrs onwards till the end of the matches on National Hook-up and FM Gold Channel Network," AIR said in a release on Wednesday.

Periodic updates on the matches will also be available on FM Rainbow Network from 1345 Hrs onwards, it added.

For the latest Cricket news, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and get the NDTV Cricket app for Android or iOS.

Read more at http://sports.ndtv.com/india-vs-australia-2013-14/news/215337-all-india-radio-to-broadcast-live-commentary-of-india-australia-series 

Doordarshan's move to revamp news fails, editor quits

Source: Times of India | Himanshi Dhawan, TNN
Oct 10, 2013

NEW DELHI: The Doordarshan revamp that started with much fanfare is in danger of ending in a whimper. Six months after his colleague Ajai Shukla quit citing lack of autonomy, NewsNight editor Sanjeev Srivastava resigned from the public broadcaster on Tuesday.

Srivastava, who was earlier BBC India editor, confirmed the move saying, "I have put in my papers at DD. I am moving to another news organization." He, however, refused to comment any further.

When asked if NewsNight was losing popularity with the..................

Read more at http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Doordarshans-move-to-revamp-news-fails-editor-quits/articleshow/23849925.cms 

Doordarshan to telecast RBIQ this year

Source: IndianTelevision.com | 09 October 2013 05:52 pm

MUMBAI: A partnership between RBI and Doordarshan led to the production of the second edition of the quiz conducted by RBI called RBIQ. The quiz that was conducted across 4,000 schools in 42 cities saw the finals being held at the Doordarshan studio in Mumbai, the production for which was done by DD on 2 October. It has recently revamped its whole studio by making it HD friendly.

The inter-school quiz was started last year to impart financial literacy to the country's students. RBI governor Raghuram Rajan was present for the finale that saw the students of Maharshi Vidyamandir Public School of Guwahati take home the trophy. Questions asked were from the fields of banking, finance and general knowledge.

The show will be telecast on DD in the coming few weeks, the date is not yet finalised. Last year, it was telecast on Zee Business. The number of students participating this year was up by 1,000.

Read more at http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k13/oct/oct44.php 

Akashvani gets mobile-friendly, reaches out to youth

Source: post.jagran.com | 08 Oct 2013, 03:27 PM

AIR has notched up 500,000 subscribers in the one month since it launched its free SMS news alerts September 9, said Archana Datta, AIR director general (news). The news alert, with usually three main news headlines of the day, including international and sports news, comes thrice a day along with a public utility message.

 "The SMS service is very popular, we get requests everyday to increase frequency. Now it is three times a day. We will increase the frequency depending on revenue generation," Datta said in an interview. She said AIR, also known as Akashvani, is hoping to get more requests from ministries to carry service messages on the SMS alert. "While the SMS service is free, every message costs some amount. We are not putting any burden on......................

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Akashvani gets mobile-friendly, reaches out to young

Source: Business Standard | IANS  |  New Delhi  
October 8, 2013

All India Radio (AIR) may be a late entrant in the mobile and virtual world, but the country's public service broadcaster is trying to change its dowdy image and catching on fast with its SMS news alerts and increasing popularity on Facebook and Twitter, especially among the young.

AIR has notched up 500,000 subscribers in the one month since it launched its free SMS news alerts Sep 9, said Archana Datta, AIR director general (news).

The news alert - with usually three main news headlines of the day, including international and sports news, comes thrice a day along with a public utility message.

"The SMS service is very popular, we get requests...............................

Read more at http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/akashvani-gets-mobile-friendly-reaches-out-to-young-113100800272_1.html 

Naseeruddin Shah urges to change views about disabled and disability in DD series

Source: IndianTelevision.com | 08 October 2013 02:40 pm

NEW DELHI: Renowned actor Naseeruddin Shah has strongly supported the telecast of a series on visually impaired and blind achievers on Doordarshan saying "people need to break away from the societal stereotypes and commonly held perceptions about disability and success or happiness."

The actor, who acted as a blind school principal in the Sai Paranjpye-directed film Sparsh and is presenting the series Nazar ya Nazariya on Doordarshan, said, "India has over 63 million visually impaired people, of which around eight million are completely blind. Most of these people are often marginalised, not given equal opportunities for education, career and employment; they are also ill informed, and not stimulated to explore their potential. The blind and visually impaired community is often viewed as liabilities as opposed to potential human resource for a developing country."

"This is the main message we are trying to drive through this..........................

Read more at http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k13/oct/oct38.php

SSC Prasar Bharati exam results 2013 announced

Source: truthdive.com | Posted by P Rajeshwari on October 6, 2013 in Careers

New Delhi, Oct 6  (TruthDive): Staff Selection Commission has announced the results of SSC Prasar Bharati Exam 2013 in the official website.

Candidates who appeared for the SSC Prasar Bharati Exam  2013 can view the result in official website of the Staff Selection Commission.

Candidates who appeared for the Combined Recruitment posts of Engineering Assistant and Technician in Prasar Bharati Exam, 2013 can view the SSC Prasar Bharati Exam result at www.prasarbharati.gov.in

List I- candidates who qualified in Paper-I for Combined Recruitment for..............

Read more at http://truthdive.com/2013/10/06/ssc-prasar-bharati-exam-results-2013-announced.html 

SSC Prasar Bharati Exam Results 2013 at www.ssc-cr.org – Check Results

Source: GPress | Submitted by usha on October 6, 2013 – 8:10 AM

SSC Prasar Bharati Exam Results 2013 at www.ssc-cr.org – Check Results

SSC Prasar Bharati Exam Results 2013 – Staff Selection Commission has released SSC Prasar Bharati Exam Results 2013 in the official website. The Candidates those who had appeared for SSC Prasar Bharati Exam can check results here.

1. Combined Recruitment for the posts of Engineering Assistant and Technician in Prasar Bharati, 2013 was held on 21.7.2013 at various centers all over the country. A total number of 1,77,705 candidates appeared in Paper-I of this examination.

On the basis of the performance of the candidates in Paper-I, the category-wise details of candidates qualifying for evaluation of Paper-II are available in the above given link.

2. Combined Recruitment for the posts of Programme Executives& Transmission Executives in Prasar Bharati Exam, 2013 was held on.................

Read more at http://gpress.in/2013/10/ssc-prasar-bharati-exam-results-2013-declared/ 

or 

See result also http://ssc.nic.in/results/home.html 

Delhi HC accepts Prasar Bharati’s plea for clean feed of sports signals

Source: Indiantelevision.com
04 October 2013

NEW DELHI: Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Pradeep Nandrajog of the Delhi High Court have said that any channel telecasting a live television broadcast of sporting events of national importance must share the same with national broadcaster Doordarshan without any commercials.

Upholding Prasar Bharati's view, the Court made the observations while dismissing ESPN's plea seeking a direction to Prasar Bharati not to insist on the live signal of international cricket matches of India without any commercials. "We find no merit in the writ petition which we dismiss but without any order as to costs."

Prasar Bharati had on 6 April told ESPN that.................

Read more at http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k13/oct/oct25.php 

Radio programme on Maths to attract children to numbers

Source: Business Standard | Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi  
October 4, 2013

For generating interest in Mathematics among children, the National Council of Science and Technology Communication and All IndiaRadio will start a radio programme that will focus on the work done by some eminent mathematicians.

'Magic of Numbers' will start on October 6 and will be aired in 19 languages from 117 stations across the country. The 26 episodes of the programme will tell about 23 geniuses of Mathematics.

The programme will be in the form of a docudrama and........................

Read more at
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/radio-programme-on-maths-to-attract-children-to-numbers-113100400882_1.html 

For the record | This is Aakashvani

Source: livemint.com | Nandinin Ramnath
First Published: Fri, Oct 04 2013. 07 46 PM IST

An unusual excavation of radio and TV documentaries from the Films Division archive

On 5 October, Films Division's weekly event FD Zone will bring back memories of the days when all we had to while away the time were All India Radio and Doordarshan.

FD Zone hosts weekly showings of specially programmed documentaries and short films from a variety of sources, including the Films Division archive and independent film-makers, at the government organization's headquarters in Mumbai. The latest programme covers a fascinating set of documentaries from the FD vault on the history of Indian broadcasting in the decades before satellite television. The 10 films, which were made between the 1950s and the 1970s, provide information and insights into the production of government propaganda as well as the cinematic artistry that survived the agenda to showcase the state's achievements.

Curated by film-maker Avijit Mukul Kishore, who has an enduring...............

Read more at http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/ZXopBaFKDn6nTw3NnEOD6I/For-the-record--This-is-Aakashvani.html 

ESPN loses ad battle against Doordarshan

Source: NextTVAsia | By Aishwariya S in Free to Air DTT
Posted on October 4, 2013

The Delhi High Court in India has ruled that sports broadcaster ESPN has to share live signals of cricket matches with public broadcaster Doordarshan without broadcasting advertisements. The problem arose in April of this year when Prasar Bharti, which is the umbrella organisation that Doordarshan comes under, had said that it was not in a position to air signals that it deemed unclean.

The Delhi High Court in a statement has said, "Whosoever airs a live television broadcast of.................................

Read more at http://nextvasia.com/4-free-to-air-dtt/espn-loses-ad-battle-against-doordarshan/ 

ESPN to share ad-free feed with Doordarshan

Source: The Indian Express | Agencies
Friday, October 04, 2013

Dismissing an argument by sports channel ESPN, the Delhi High court on Thursday has held that "whosoever airs a live television broadcast of sporting events of national importance must share the same without any advertisements inserted with Prasar Bharti." On April 6, in a communication to ESPN, Prasar Bharati had said "it is not in a position to share the live signals which are not clean" and insisted that the channel provide the feed of the matches without any commercial. ESPN Software India Pvt Ltd in its plea had argued that it did not have control over the "Commercial inserts" that were attached to the feed received by it from the event organizers. ESPN had further argued that its "obligation under the law was to share the live broadcast signal as it was received" by it from the sporting event organizer; and since the feed received by it contain certain advertisements by the organizer of the sporting event, their obligation were limited to share the signal as it is. A bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Pradeep Nandrajog dismissed ESPN's plea asking for a direction to Prasar Bharati not to insist on the live signal of international cricket matches of India without any commercial.

BCCI alleges CSA protocol breach

The BCCI today blamed breach of protocol by Cricket South Africa for uncertainty over the Indian team's scheduled tour to that country later this year. "Things are going (on)..............

Read more at http://www.indianexpress.com/news/espn-to-share-adfree-feed-with-doordarshan/1178219/ 

Share clean feed sporting events with Prasar Bharati: Delhi High Court

Source: The Hindu | PTI
NEW DELHI, October 3, 2013

On April 6, in a communication to ESPN, Prasar Bharati had said "it is not in a position to share the live signals which are not clean" and insisted that the channel provide the feed of the matches without any commercials. File Photo: Kamal Narang  - The Hindu

Upholding Prasar Bharati's view, the Delhi High Court on Thursday held that whosoever airs a live television broadcast of sporting events of national importance must share the same with national broadcaster without any commercials.

A bench of Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Pradeep Nandrajog made the observations while dismissing a TV channel's plea seeking a direction to Prasar Bharati not to insist on the live signal of international cricket matches of India without any commercial.

".... Whosoever airs a live television broadcast of sporting events of national importance must share the same without any advertisements inserted with Prasar Bharati.

"We find no merit in the writ petition which we dismiss but................

Read more at http://www.thehindu.com/sport/share-clean-feed-sporting-events-with-prasar-bharati-delhi-high-court/article5197287.ece 

A style all his own

Source: The Hindu | KULDEEP KUMAR
October 3, 2013

Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar PHOTO: C.V. Subrahmanyam

Ulhas Kashalkar gave a facelift to the annual AIR Sangeet Sammelan in New Delhi.

There was a time when music lovers across the country used to look forward to the All India Radio's annual Sangeet Sammelan as it showcased top artistes with great pride and fanfare. It was a big event for the artiste, the organiser and the listener. Concerts would be held for invited audience and later broadcast by all the stations of the AIR. Over the years, like every other institution, AIR too has witnessed a steep decline and is a pale shadow of its former self. Sangeet Sammelans seem to have become an annual ritual to be gone through somehow without any enthusiasm and commitment.

The AIR's lackadaisical approach was evident last week in the way it organised the Sangeet Sammelan concert in the Capital featuring well-known.....................

Read more at http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/a-style-all-his-own/article5196447.ece  

Rhythm and notes

Source: The Hindu | G. SWAMINATHAN
October 3, 2013

Amit Nadig. Photo: R. Ragu

There was plenty of variety at this edition of the Akashvani Sangeeth Sammelan

This year's edition of Akashvani Sangeeth Sammelan was simultaneously conducted at AIR's 33 kendras on September 28. The Chennai All India Radio Multi-track Recording Studio Auditorium featured three interesting programmes. It was, indeed, an odd and exotic sequence, as the concerts included a sublime classical Hindustani vocal, a vibrant thavil laya vinyasam and a melodious flute recital.

Dr. Mohan Kumar Darekar from Pune showcased two ragas in detail -- Behag and Kaushik Kanada. Mohan Kumar has a captivating voice and has been trained in the Gwalior and Benaras gharanas.

His opening phrases of Behag were instantly appealing; since the raga offers extraordinary potential to bring out its myriad shades, Darekar did not miss any opportunity to showcase them through his vilambit khayal in ek taal, 'Bhaje More Payal Janana' and segued into durit kaal with exciting akaras and swaras for the catch phrase 'Jashomathi Julabi Raina.'

With the same ease, style and depth he expounded Kaushik Kananda and ................

Read more at http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/rhythm-and-notes/article5196252.ece 

Kabir Suman’s tryst with Mahalaya

Source: The Times of India | Zinia Sen, TNN | Oct 2, 2013, 12.55 PM IST

This Mahalaya, before Birendra Krishna Bhadra's magical voice fills up the morning air, a treat is in store for Kolkatans.

Mahisasuramardini, which is being broadcast on All India Radio since 1932, will be preceded by Kabir Suman's childhood reminiscings of the programme.

Confirming the news, Suman says, "Yes, it will be aired from 3 am. The programme not just has me talking about my childhood, but will be interspersed with songs that I have rendered." So, one will get to..........

Read more at http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/bengali/news-interviews/Kabir-Sumans-tryst-with-Mahalaya/articleshow/23401637.cms 

AIR soft on officer charged with gender bias, says CAT

Source: The New Indian Express | By Express News Service - CHENNAI
Published: 02nd October 2013

The All India Radio (AIR) has been pulled up by the Central Administrative Tribunal for taking lenient action against an employee against whom charges of treating female employees unequally was proved.

In this regard, the order of transfer of the official from Chennai to Karaikal has been set aside by the tribunal, stating it was not the suitable action in the instant case.

The matter pertains to one V Vijayakrishnan, a transmission executive at the AIR. In February, he was transferred from.............

Read more at http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/AIR-soft-on-officer-charged-with-gender-bias-says-CAT/2013/10/02/article1814343.ece 

Prasar push for freedom from control

Source: defenceforumindia.com

New Delhi, Oct. 1: Prasar Bharati has requested the Centre to free the news sections of Doordarshan and All India Radio (AIR) from bureaucratic control and get them run by media professionals instead.

The proposal, part of a larger plan aimed at securing greater economy for the public broadcaster, was made in a resolution the Prasar Bharati board passed recently. It said the ministry should help ensure professionalism by amending rules to permit professionals to join as director-generals and additional-director generals of AIR and DD.

Another issue was "dual control" over the news divisions. This, the board resolution said, happens because of the total control of the ministry over Indian Information Service (IIS) officers — a specialised cadre of bureaucrats who run the divisions — "without the scantiest of regard for Prasar Bharati".

Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar asserted that the goal was maximum autonomy. "We are.....................

Read more at http://defenceforumindia.com/forum/politics-society/54691-prasar-bharati-push-freedom-control.html 

No differences with ministry, says Prasar Bharti chief

Source: Sify.com | IANS

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Prasar Bharati chief Jawhar Sircar Tuesday denied any rift with the information and broadcasting ministry, and termed the leakage of his letter to the ministry as "unfortunate".

"Within a family there are differences... It has been exaggerated... the minister is a constitutional authority," Sircar told IANS on the sidelines of an event here.

"I have some issues, some difficulties. It is a working relation problem. They (letter contents) have been twisted. It is not correct," he added.

In his letter, Sircar had reportedly questioned the ministry's...................

Read more at http://www.sify.com/news/no-differences-with-ministry-says-prasar-bharti-chief-news-national-nkbukKgjabe.html 

AIR major contributor to unity of nation says Prasar Bharati CEO

Source: RadioandMusic.com | RnM Team    
01 Oct 13 18:18 IST

NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati CEO said that All India Radio (AIR) has contributed significantly in bringing people from different regions together and cementing the country's unity.

Addressing an event to celebrate 75 years of AIR's news transmission in Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati and Marathi languages, Sircar said "India is one country because of institutions like Akashvani (AIR)."

AIR cannot be compared to other channels or criticised as less attractive or less competitive because its efforts to bring people together is immense.

As per reports, Sircar said India being a multi-linguistic, multi-ethnic and pluralistic country, its strength lies in the flowering of its diversity. Akashvani, with ..........................

Read more at http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/air-a-major-contributor-unity-nation-says-prasar-bharati-ceo 

Prasar Bharati chief rubbishes talks of rift with I&B minsitry

Source: Business Standard | Manu Balachandran  |  New Delhi  October 2, 2013
Published on Thursday, October 3, 2013

Jawahar Sircar says his earnest request to ministry was to help strengthen public institutions

Prasar Bharati Chairman Jawahar Sircar on Tuesday said there was no rift between him and the information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry, following a controversy over a letter he had written to the ministry.

"We are a family and I only wrote to him (I&B minister) about some of the operational concerns. There are no rifts and the minister is a constitutional authority," Sircar said on the sidelines of an event held to celebrate 75 years of All India Radio's four regional operations.

Last week, Sircar had written to the I&B ministry expressing his displeasure with it after the ministry questioned the board about decisions taken by the broadcaster. In his letter, Sircar said his earnest request to the ministry was that it help strengthen public institutions and not take part in its systematic erosion.

On Monday, I&B officials had told.......................................

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AIR begins celebrations to mark 75th yr of language services

Source: SaharaSamay

To mark the 75th year of its newsservice in Telugu, Tamil, Marathi and Gujarati languages, the News Services Division of All India Radio on Tuesday launched year-long celebrations.

The AIR also honoured 14 veteran broadcasters.

All India Radio celebrates launch of four regional services (File Photo)


AIR officials said it was on October 1, 1939, when the four language units started transmitting news in the wake of World War II. Before this, All India Radio used to transmit news in English, Hindustani and Bengali.

As part of its celebrations, AIR plans to..............................

Read more at http://www.saharasamay.com/nation-news/676538383/air-celebrations-75th-year-language-services-all-india-radio.html 

AIR played key role in cementing unity: Prasar Bharti chief

Source: TwoCircles.net| Submitted by admin4
1 October 2013 - 3:15pm

By IANS,

New Delhi : All India Radio (AIR), which puts out over 650 bulletins a day in 91 Indian languages and dialects, has played a key role in contributing to the cementing of the country's unity, said Prasar Bharti chief Jawhar Sircar here Tuesday.

Addressing an event to celebrate 75 years of AIR's news transmission in Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati and Marathi languages, Sircar said "India is one country because of institutions like Akashvani (AIR)."

He said AIR should not be compared to other channels and criticised as less attractive or less competitive because the "contribution of Akashvani to the cementing of the idea of India" is immense.

Sircar said India being a multi-linguistic, multi-ethnic and pluralistic country, its strength lies in the flowering of its diversity. Akashvani, with its various regional language programmes and news bulletins, has helped foster the unity in diversity.

Director General (News) AIR, Archana Datta,................................

Read more at  http://twocircles.net/2013oct01/air_played_key_role_cementing_unity_prasar_bharti_chief.html 

Tamil newscasters to be honoured

Source: Deccan Chronicle | N. Arun Kumar
01st Oct 2013

Venkatraman, Rajaraman and Saroj Narayanaswami.

Chennai: It is not every day that a newscaster gets to announce a historical eve­nt. But it was the turn of R.S. Venkatraman to ann­ounce the news that India had attained Independence from the British in All Ind­ia Radio's southeast Asi­an external service news in the early hours of August 15, 1947 and it was an unforgettable day for him.

Recognising the services rendered by such AIR Tamil newscasters — Ven­ka­traman, Rajaraman and Saroj Narayanaswami - AIR will be honouring them with awards as part of its 75th anniversary celebrations on Tuesday.

"I can recall the thrilling moment when I made the announcement in...............

Read more at http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131001/news-current-affairs/article/tamil-newscasters-be-honoured 

IMPCC adopts slogan on saving Amur Falcons

Source: NagalandPost.com | DIMAPUR
Published on 1 Oct. 2013 12:28 AM IST

Inter-Media Publicity Coordination Committee (IMPCC) Nagaland chapter in view of the Wild Life Week, which begins October 1, and considering the government's effort to save Amur Falcon, Monday adopted a slogan "Nagas are known for good hospitality; Amur Falcons our guests – don't Kill!" and also resolved to conduct awareness campaign through media.

These were resolved at IMPCC Nagaland chapter meeting held at Doordarshan Kendra Kohima Monday. The main purpose of holding IMPCC meeting was to highlight various development activities initiated through various departments.

Addressing the meeting, AIR Kohima director engineering and..............................

Read more at http://www.nagalandpost.com/ChannelNews/State/StateNews.aspx?news=TkVXUzEwMDA0NjQ5OA%3D%3D-ESi7X%2BWNkVA%3D