India To Assist Afghanistan In Starting News Channel

Source: BERNAMA (Official Portal of National News Agency of Malaysia)

NEW DELHI, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- India's largest public broadcaster, Prasar Bharati, will assist the Afghan government broadcaster - Radio and Television Afghanistan (RTA) to start a news channel in the war-ravaged country.

The Afghan government is planning to start in three months a news channel that will telecast news initially for six hours, and later will be transformed into a round-the-clock channel, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.

This would be the first news channel run by the Afghan government though some private channels are already there.

Officials of RTA signed an MoU with public broadcaster Prasar Bharati for co-operation on broadcasting and sought technical and training support for its upcoming channel.

RTA Director General Zarin Anzor and A R Panjshiri, Afghanistan's head of International Relations met Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar............................................

Read more at http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/wn/newsworld.php?id=973299 

2 audio serials of AIR turn money-spinning projects

Source: Business Standard | Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi  
August 28, 2013

Two audio serials All India Radio (AIR) recently launched to publicise the schemes and programmes of UPA government as part of BharatNirman campaign are proving to be quite profitable for the public broadcaster.

Officials said AIR had recently launched two weekly programmes 'Jamunia' and 'Priya' which highlight various government schemes.

The serials have a committed an ................................

Read more at http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/2-audio-serials-of-air-turn-money-spinning-projects-113082800815_1.html  

Digital Radio Mondiale Consortium holds workshops AIR in Delhi and Chennai

Source: RadioAndMusic.com | RnM Team    28 Aug 13 18:25 IST

NEW DELHI: Even as debate continues on whether it is a workable technology in India as receivers are still very expensive, the DRM Consortium in collaboration with All India Radio held two workshops in India this month.

The first workshop was held for the technical staff at AIR's New Delhi transmission site. The theme of the 'hands-on' workshop was the configuration and implementation of the DRM Emergency Warning and Alerts features.

Around 40 members of staff and AIR's management including the AIR engineer-in-chief Yuvraj Bajaj, as well as manufacturers, were present. The audience had the opportunity to take part in a practical demonstration of this inherent and valuable feature as there is increased interest in India to use DRM's capability for disaster warnings and alerts.

Yogendra Pal, honorary chairperson of the India chapter of..................................


Read more at http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/digital-radio-mondiale-consortium-holds-workshops-air-delhi-and-chennai 

Prasar Bharti declines to provide information on Pakistan sought under RTI

Source: Times of India | Neha Shukla, TNN |
Aug 28, 2013, 07.52 PM IST

LUCKNOW: Why should people be deprived of information related to Pakistan, or about leaders who went to Pakistan prior to Independence? It's one of the most important period of Indian history and information relating to that period should be disclosed said the central information commission in the case pertaining to RTI activist Subhash Agrawal who raised number of queries relating to the recording of the speeches of late Muhammad Ali Jinnah and such other prominent leaders of India who went over to Pakistan in 1947. He was informed by the CPIO, Prasar Bharti, that the recordings could not be disclosed to him because, in the CPIO's opinion, this would be exempted under Section 8(1)(a) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.


The appellate authority endorsed the stand taken by the CPIO that providing such an information may affect the country's foreign relations, may incite violence or threaten its sovereignty and integrity.

The chief information commissioner (CIC) observed that .......................

Read more at http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Prasar-Bharti-declines-to-provide-information-on-Pakistan-sought-under-RTI/articleshow/22122217.cms 

Govt takes to special programmes to boost media campaign

Source: Business Line

NEW DELHI, AUG. 27:  

In the drum-up to the general elections due in 2014, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is going all out to showcase the Government's flagship schemes. The ministry has extended its Bharat Nirman ad campaign to special programmes on Doordarshan (DD) and All India Radio (AIR). As part of this strategic communication plan, the social message in the programmes is in line with its campaign. Also the ministry is actively using social media to reach out to the youth.

AIR has already started airing several special programmes in line with the Bharat Nirman campaign. One of its weekly programmes Jamnuia is a 26-episode series based on a female protagonist and her fight against oppression. Using Priya, the central character of Bharat Nirman campaign, AIR is running a 12-episode series that is aired weekly and talks about several schemes of the Government.

Since August 8, public broadcaster DD too started airing a.............................

Read more at http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/govt-takes-to-special-programmes-to-boost-media-campaign/article5065212.ece 

Afghanistan to have 24-hour TV news channel with Indian expertise from Prasar Bharati

Source: Indian Television Dot Com | 27 August 2013 04:50 pm

NEW DELHI: Afganistan will have a news channel run by the public service Radio and Television Afghanistan (RTA) in the next three months which is expected to get technical help from Prasar Bharati.

RTA today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Prasar Bharati which will enable the two public service broadcasters to exchange programmes and India will extend help to Afghanistan in infrastructure. The MoU was signed by RTA director general Zarin Anzor and his counterpart in Prasar Bharati, Jawhar Sircar. Abdul Rahman Panjshiri, head of international relations in Afghanistan, was also present, apart from All India Radio Director General L D Mandloi and other officials.

The news channel will initially telecast news for six hours but will gradually become 24x7 channel.

Afghanistan will send ten journalists...........................................

Read more at http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k13/aug/aug146.php 

Prasar Bharati to assist Afghanistan in starting news channel

Source: Business Standard | Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi  
August 27, 2013 Last Updated at 15:25 IST

Prasar Bharati will assist the Afghan government broadcaster - Radio and Television Afghanistan (RTA) to start a news channel in the war-ravaged country.

The Afghan government is planning to start in three months a news channel that will telecast news initially for 6 hours, and later will be transformed into a round-the-clock channel.

This would be the first news channel run by the Afghan government though some private channels are already there.

Officials of RTA signed an MoU with public broadcaster Prasar Bharati for co-operation on broadcasting and sought technical and training support for its upcoming channel.

RTA Director General Zarin Anzor and............................................

Read more at http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/prasar-bharati-to-assist-afghanistan-in-starting-news-channel-113082700569_1.html

Naad Bhed - Classical Music reality show by SPIC MACAY and Doordarshan concludes Reional Round

Source: orissadiary.com | Monday, August 26, 2013

Report by Odisha Diary bureau, Bhubaneswar: In order to promote classical music among the youth, SPIC MACAY is organising a national level reality show of classical music in collaboration with Doordarshan. The regional round of Naad Bhed was completed successfully in Doordarshan Kendra on the 22nd and 23rd August. After screening and audition round 23 participants from Odisha and Chhatishgarh took part in the regional round at the Doordarshan kendra studio in Bhubaneswar. The contestants who qualified for the next round which is the semi finals and will be held in Kolkata in order of merit are : Ishan Dubey in vocal (Chattishgarh), Mayur Lakhotia in tabla ( Chattishgarh), Anima Das in vocal (Orissa), Rudra Prasad Parida in flute (Orissa) Kshiti Prakash in vocal (Orissa). 

The selected participants have a chance to go on to national round and win prizes worth 10 lakh in different categories. The regional round will be telecats in DD Odiya channel. 

The judges, staff of Door Darshan Kendra, parents and all others cooperated to.........................................................

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In Dharwad, radio still gives TV a run for its money

Source: Agency: DNA |  Place: Hubli
Monday, Aug 26, 2013, 10:43 IST

AIR proves that radio, once the dominant public voice, is not far behind its johnnie-come-lately competitor, TV.

A recent survey conducted by the Audience Research Unit of the All India Radio (AIR), Dharwad, has proved that the radio, once the dominant public voice, is not far behind its johnnie-come-lately competitor, TV.

The survey found that the primary channel aired by AIR covers 3.42 crore listeners, when 1% of listeners stands approximately at 79,540 people, based on the 2011 census.

As much as 80.5% of the population in Dharwad was...........................


Read more at http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/1880109/report-in-dharwad-radio-still-gives-tv-a-run-for-its-money 

DDK talk show

Source: e-PAO.net | The Sangai Express

Imphal, August 23 2013 : Doordarshan Kendra, Imphal would telecast a talk programme on Eye Donation on Aug 26 (Mon) from 6.30pm to 7pm under its healthy India programme.

The experts who would deliver the talk are Dr RK Bidyarani Devi, Asst Prof, dept of Opthalmology, JNIMS and Dr Kh Kaminibabu Singh, Sr Eye Specialist and State Programme Officer, Blindness Control Programme.

A talk on HIV-prevention, care and treatment by two eminent experts� Abhiram Mongjam, Jt Dir (TI) MACS and Dr T Jeetenkumar Singh, Asst prof, dept of Medicine, RIMS would be telecast on Aug 29 (Thu) from 6.30pm to 7pm, a statement issued by the programme producer informed.

Link: http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=Snipp3..240813.aug13 

DD to foray into HD TV channels

Source: Deccan Chronicle | N. Arun Kumar

Friday, Aug 23, 2013

Alexander Zink, vice chairman, DRM technical committee (left) helps Ruxandra Obreja, chairman, DRM consortium (right) to fix an antenna in her DRM receiver during a workshop in the city on Thursday. Yogendra Pal, advisor, ministry of information and broadcasting (second from the left), looks on. — DC

Chennai: It's boom time for television viewers. The war between cable TV operators and DTH companies has started to heat up, but Doordarshan, the only entity entitled to telecast using the terrestrial network, will foray into high definition (HD) television channels. The good news is that it will also bring in 10 private television channels on the terrestrial network as a free-to-air bouquet.

"With an aim to keep in pace with current technological trends, Prasar Bharathi has asked us (Doordarshan) to broadcast two of our channels on the high definition platform, for which we have started installation of HD equipment in our transmitter in Chennai," M. Anandan, deputy director general (engineering), Doordarshan said in an informal chat with Deccan Chronicle on Thursday.

DD's HD broadcast would initially be available in the.............................................................

Read more at http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130823/news-current-affairs/article/dd-foray-hd-tv-channels 

Doordarshan to launch book-based show 'Kitaabnama'

Source: daijiworld.com 

Tuesday, August 20, 2013 3:30:31 PM (IST)

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS): Doordarshan is launching a weekly book show called "Kutaabnama: Books and Beyond" to address literary issues through dialogue and conversation.

Conceived by writer and literary activist Namita Gokhale, who is also the co-director of Jaipur Literature Festival and Mountain Echoes, Bhutan, the show will feature books, readings and encounters with writers from the spheres of Hindi, English, and various Indian languages, as well as guest appearances from international names and voices.

The show will be launched Aug 25. The early episodes will feature a diverse range of celebrated names including Ashok Vajpeyi, Amish Tripathi,.............................

Read more at http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=184617

Kitaabnaama: Books and Beyond to be telecast on DD from Sunday

Source: Indian Television Dot Com | Indiantelevision.com Team
21 August 2013 11:29 am

NEW DELHI: A unique book show Kitaabnama: Books and Beyond is being launched on Doordarshan from 25 August.

The programme will be telecast weekly on Sundays at 8:00 pm on DD Bharati and on Saturdays at 6:00 pm on DD National.

The evocative title song has been penned and put to music by famed lyricist and screenwriter Prasoon Joshi.

Addressing literary issues of contemporary interest through............................

Read more at  http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k13/aug/aug115.php

Prasar Bharati spectrum issue may go to TRAI for final decision

Source: Radioandmusic.com | RnM Team    

19 Aug 13 11:32 IST

NEW DELHI: An internal panel of the Department of Telecom has recommended that the note from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry seeking exemption from auction for spectrum to be allocated to Prasar Bharti be referred to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

Prasar Bharati had said spectrum to Prasar Bharti would be allocated on rates fixed by Government of India, Telecom sources said.

Meanwhile, a committee has been set up to examine the conditions for allotment of airwaves through routes other than auction, according to Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Milind Deora.

The DoT panel will examine various issues related to allotment and pricing of spectrum, "including conditions which need to be..........................................................

Read more at http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/prasar-bharati-spectrum-issue-may-go-trai-final-decision 

New transmitters for All India Radio

Source: Shortwave Central | SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2013

Press Release

Turgi, Switzerland, August 8, 2013. All India Radio (AIR), India's National Broadcaster and the premier Public Service Broadcaster of the subcontinent, has ordered two 100 kW shortwave transmitters from Ampegon. The new systems will replace existing analogue transmitters with four tubes by modern analogue/digital transmitters having single tube and hence a much better overall efficiency. The transmitters will operate with the new Ampegon control system to optimize DRM performance, an important factor in the growing Indian DRM market.
 
All India Radio has selected Ampegon as supplier because of the expertise and the reliability of their transmitters well known since decades. AIR is already using many different Ampegon AM/DRM radio transmitters which have been delivered between 1983 and 2012.
 
The transmitters will be manufactured in Turgi, Switzerland. Factory tests together with AIR engineers are planned for January and shipment for February 2014. Thereafter AIR will............................................

Read more at http://mt-shortwave.blogspot.in/2013/08/new-transmitters-for-all-india-radio.html

Doordarshan to launch book-based show 'Kitaabnama'

IANS  |  New Delhi  August 20, 2013 Last Updated at 15:14 IST

Doordarshan is launching a weekly book show called "Kutaabnama: Books and Beyond" to address literary issues through dialogue and conversation.

Conceived by writer and literary activist Namita Gokhale, who is also the co-director of Jaipur Literature Festival and Mountain Echoes, Bhutan, the show will feature books, readings and encounters with writers from the spheres of Hindi, English, and various Indian languages, as well as guest appearances from international names and voices.

As Doordarshan has over 90 percent footprint across the country, the show will reach out to the audience in the heartlands of India. This will in a way act as a bridge between the regional authors and lovers of literature.

"The show is among the positive steps that Doordarshan has recently taken to reach out to the soul of India when many others compete for the ears and eyes. Literature is the 'second opinion' that all nations have to seek for their own health, both mental and physical," said Jawar Sircar, CEO Prasar Bharti.

Sourcae: http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/doordarshan-to-launch-book-based-show-kitaabnama-113082000506_1.html

Prasar Bharati spectrum issue may go to TRAI for final decision

Source: Indian Television Dot Com | Indiantelevision.com Team
17 August 2013 5:31 pm

NEW DELHI: An internal panel of the Department of Telecom (DoT) has recommended that the note from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry seeking exemption from auction for spectrum to be allocated to Prasar Bharti be referred to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

Prasar Bharati said "Spectrum to Prasar Bharti would be allocated on rates fixed by Government of India."

Meanwhile, a committee has been set up to examine the conditions for allotment of airwaves through routes other than auction, according to Minister of State for.....................................................

Read more at http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k13/aug/aug98.php  

Doordarshan, MTV to telecast Coke Studio Season 3

Source: Indian Television Dot Com |  Indiantelevision.com Team
17 August 2013 01:23 pm

NEW DELHI: Doordarshan is to telecast eight episodes of Coke Studio Season 3 from this weekend on its national channel.

The telecast of the first episode on Doordarshan will be on 18 August from 9.00 pm to 10.00 pm. Coke Studio is being shared by MTV, where it will be aired one day earlier from this evening.

As a concept, Coke Studio is a confluence of diverse music genres, both vocal and instrumental, from traditional eastern to modern western and from regional to folk. It embodies a musical fusion of exciting elements and diverse influences. Bringing alive the magic of live recordings and performances.

Read more at http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k13/aug/aug96.php 

Manish Tewari inaugurates FM Gold Radio of AIR at Ludhiana

Source: ANI News | Aug 16, 6:57 pm

Ludhiana, Aug. 16 (ANI): Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewariinaugurated the FM Gold Radio of All India Radio here today.

With this launch, Ludhiana has become the fifth city in the country after four metros of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta to have its own FM Gold Radio.

Addressing a huge gathering in the auditorium of Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan, Tewari said that being the largest and the most important industrial hub of Punjab, there was a long pending demand for a local Radio Station in Ludhiana, which has been fulfilled today.

He said that the current range of 20 km radius of this radio with further be enhanced and studio-based programmes will be produced and broadcast from here. The broadcast of FM Gold Ludhiana can be heard on 100.1 Mega Hertz.

The Information and Broadcasting Minister congratulated the....................................

Read more at http://www.aninews.in/newsdetail2/story126065/manish-tewari-inaugurates-fm-gold-radio-of-air-at-ludhiana.html 

Manish Tewari inaugurates FM Gold Channel of AIR at Ludhiana

Source: Punjab Newsline | Friday, August,16 2013 - 14:31

New Shatabdi between Ludhiana-Delhi soon, promises passport office

LUDHIANA: Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari inaugurated the FM Gold Radio channel of All India Radio in Ludhiana today. With this launch, Ludhiana has become the fifth city in the country after four metros of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta to have its own FM Gold Radio channels.

Addressing a huge gathering in the auditorium of Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan, Tewari said that by November this year, local programmes of two-hour duration, one hour each in the morning and evening will be produced and aired from the FM Gold Ludhiana. He said that being the largest and the most important industrial hub of Punjab, there was a long pending demand for a local Radio Station in Ludhiana, which has been fulfilled today. Tewari said that the current range of 20 KM radius of this Channel with further be enhanced and studio-based programmes will be produced and broadcast from here. The broadcast of FM Gold Ludhiana can be heard on 100.1 Mega Hertz.

Tewari congratulated the Prasar Bharti officials and engineers for having made FM Gold Ludhiana a reality within a short span of four months. He hoped that

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Manish Tewari inaugurates FM Gold Radio of AIR at Ludhiana

Source: truthdrive.com | Posted by News Desk on August 16, 2013 in National, News, Sourced

Ludhiana, Aug. 16 (ANI): Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari inaugurated the FM Gold Radio of All India Radio here today.

With this launch, Ludhiana has become the fifth city in the country after four metros of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta to have its own FM Gold Radio.

Addressing a huge gathering in the auditorium of Guru Nanak Dev Bhawan, Tewari said that being the largest and the most important industrial hub of Punjab, there was a long pending demand for a local Radio Station in Ludhiana, which has been fulfilled today.

He said that the current range of 20 km radius of this radio with further be enhanced and studio-based programmes will be produced and broadcast from here. The broadcast of FM Gold Ludhiana can be heard on 100.1 Mega Hertz.

The Information and Broadcasting Minister congratulated the Prasar Bharti officials and.................................................................

Read more at http://truthdive.com/2013/08/16/Manish-Tewari-inaugurates-FM-Gold-Radio-of-AIR-at-Ludhiana.html   

Doordarshan to live stream India’s 67th Independence Day celebration on YouTube

Source: Indian Television Dot Com | Indiantelevision.com Team
14 August 2013 5:08 pm

NEW DELHI: Doordarshan, which is telecasting the Independence Day celebrations live from Red Fort, will in association with YouTube live stream the 67th Indian Independence Day celebrations and the Prime Minister's address to the Nation for 2013.

This association will enable millions of Indians worldwide to enjoy high definition live feed on Doordarshan's YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/DoordarshanNational) and get front row access to all the celebrations lined up for the grand event.

The live stream will be available on 15 August from 6:25 am onwards, capturing the flag-hoisting ceremony by the Prime Minister from the historic Red Fort, Delhi.
Users will also be able to enjoy highlight clips from the Independence Day celebrations.

Speaking on the association with YouTube, Doordarshan director.......................................

Read more at http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k13/aug/aug80.php 

Independence Day events to be live streamed on Youtube

Source: The Hindu | NEW DELHI, August 14, 2013

YouTube in association with Doordarshan will live stream the 67th Independence Day celebrations to be held on Thursday in the capital along with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's address to the nation.

"This association will enable millions of Indians worldwide to enjoy high definition live feed on Doordarshan's YouTube channel and get front row access to all celebrations lined up for the grand event," the video-sharing site said in a release.

The live streaming of the celebrations, a first for YouTube, will be available on August 15 from 6:25 a.m. (IST) onwards, including the flag-hoisting ceremony by the Prime Minister. Highlight clips will also be available for viewers.

Doordarshan Director General Tripurari Sharan said this move will..............................

Read more at http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/independence-day-events-to-be-live-streamed-on-youtube/article5022583.ece

Briefly region: Sangrur tops in wheat production

Source: The Indian Express
Thu Aug 15 2013, 04:33 hrs (Updated: Fri, 16 Aug 2013, 10:50 IST)

Sangrur tops in wheat production

Sangrur: Sangrur district has topped the country for the second consecutive year in wheat production with a per hectare yield of 5,170 kg, the district deputy commissioner informed officilas of the National Food Security Mission who were here to monitor the progress of NFS mission. He attributed Sangrur's success to the untiring efforts of the chief agriculture officer and his team.

DD to telecast Badal speech at 8.30 am

CHANDIGARH: Doordarshan Kendra, Jalandhar, Chandigarh and DD Punjabi will telecast..............................................

Read more at http://www.indianexpress.com/news/briefly-region-sangrur-tops-in-wheat-production/1155752/ 

When melody filled the air…

Source: The Hindu | By RANDOR GUY, CHENNAI
August 15, 2013

Reminiscences Whether it was film songs, Carnatic or Western music, these programmes were popular with listeners. Randor Guy

In those days, the Carnatic music concerts took place between 7.30 and 9 p.m. Exactly at 8 p.m., the All India Radio (AIR) clock would ring eight times, even while the concert was going on.

Once a month on Sunday afternoons, between 3 and 4 p.m., there were Carnatic mini concerts by singers, who had not yet made a name for themselves in the Mylapore music circle but were well on their way. One such singer, with a long name, was Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna. He shifted to Madras and his career zoomed upwards. He became an icon and was known by his shortened name, Bala Murali!

There were also music classes, 'Isai Payirchi,' in the evenings and the songs so taught were published in the AIR Tamil Programme Magazine, Vanoli with..................................................

Read more at http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/when-melody-filled-the-air/article5026025.ece 

With FM Radio Ludhiana joins Metro Club

Source: Jago Punjab Jago India (Punjab's 1st InvestigativePaper)

Link: http://jagopunjabjagoindia.com/with-fm-radio-ludhiana-joins-metro-club-23365

BRIEFS: Prez to address nation today

Source: The Freepress Journal | By freePress
August 14, 2013 12:00:49 AM

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee will address the country on Wednesday on the eve of the 67th Independence Day. "The address will be telecast over all channels of Doordarshan in English from 7pm onwards followed immediately by its Hindi translation. The address will also be broadcast over all channels of All India Radio in English and Hindi from 7pm onwards. "AIR will broadcast the regional language versions of the address over its regional channels from 9.30pm onwards," a Rashtrapati Bhawan statement said.

Link: http://freepressjournal.in/briefs-7/ 

Ludhiana to get new radio channel

Source: Time Of India| Swati Thakur, TNN
Aug 15, 2013, 06.48AM IST

LUDHIANA: Like the four metros, the city will also have its own FM radio channel to be run by public broadcaster Prasar Bharati. The FM Gold radio channel will be heard at 100.1 frequency. For now, it will be handled by All India Radio (AIR), Jalandhar.

Union minister for information and broadcasting Manish Tewari will launch the radio station on August 16. As the city awaits the inauguration of the first ever FM station in Punjab, TOI speaks to officials for insights.

Information and broadcasting minister Manish Tiwari said it was essential for Ludhiana to have such a channel. "It is surprising that Ludhiana does not have its own FM channel. For now it's a relay effort and we are looking forward to it. We are laying the building blocks and the decisions that follow would be totally dependent on the popularity it receives.

While the minister expressed optimism about its prospects, he said Prasar Bharati would........................................


Read more at http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-15/ludhiana/41412854_1_radio-channel-india-radio-radio-station  

Nautel Begins Delivery of Major DRM Transmitter Project

Source: Radio World
14th August, 2013

Transmitter maker Nautel has begun to deploy the first of 27 medium-wave AM transmitters and associated equipment for India's Prasar Bharati, the public broadcaster which comprises All India Radio and Doordarshan television.

The orders for 100 kW, 200 kW and 300 kW DRM-enabled transmitters are being configured for DRM30 transmission and will be used in 27 locations.

Engineers from All India Radio along with Indian broadcast facilities integrator Comcon with Nautel personnel at the testing of the first Nautel transmitters to be used for AIR's DRM project. Shown (L-R) are Steve Farley (Nautel), Rajiv Kapoor (AIR), Tim Hardy (Nautel), Vijay Baleja (AIR), Peter Conlon (Nautel), Rakesh Aggarwal (Comcon), Chuck Kelly (Nautel) and Trinian Ayangoswami (Comcon).

Engineers from AIR were at the Nautel factory (pictured) in early August to begin factory acceptance testing of the order. Three 300 kW NX300 and one 200 kW NX200 transmitters were accepted in early August. Four 100 kW NX100 transmitters are scheduled for testing at the end of the month.

The NX200 is shipping Aug. 27 to be installed in Delhi, beginning in late October. Nautel Customer Service Technician Bachar Dib will lead the installation, according to a release. The NX300 transmitters will be installed in Jammu, Jalandhar and Lucknow.

AIR serves India via analog broadcasts in a.................................

Read more at http://www.radioworld.com/article/nautel-begins-delivery-of-major-drm-transmitter-project/220843 

DD commences e-auction of six slots for its DTH Platform

Source: Indian Television Dot Com | Indiantelevision.com Team
14 August 2013 5:11 pm

NEW DELHI: In an effort to reach its target of 97 channels by the end of this year, Prasar Bharati is auctioning six slots on its free-to-air direct-to-home platform DD Direct Plus by e-auction.

A Bangalore based private firm - Synise Technologies - has been chosen to conduct the e-auction which commenced yesterday.

It is also learnt that Prasar Bharati is considering carrying out a change in its policy to try and get the best of channels on its DTH service.

Currently, Doordarshan's DTH platform offers 59 channels of which 30 are private, 21 of DD, Lok Sabha TV, Rajya Sabha TV and two channels run by the UGC.

Four foreign channels - NHK, ABC, France 24 and..................................................

Read more at http://www.indiantelevision.com/digital/y2k13/aug/augdig31.php 

Doordarshan to live stream I-Day celebrations on YouTube

Source: Business Line | Our Bureau

NEW DELHI, AUG 14:  

Public broadcaster Doordarshan on Wednesday said that it has tied up with YouTube to live stream the Indian Independence Day celebrations and Prime Minister's address to the nation for 2013.

The live stream will be available on August 15 from 6:25 a.m. onward. Users will also be able to see the highlight clips from the Independence Day celebrations.

In a statement, Tripurari Sharan, Director General, Doordarshan, said, "We are delighted to associate with YouTube to share the Independence Day celebrations with Indians across the globe. Streaming Independence Day celebration live on YouTube will help us to reach the global audience in a format which best suits today's generation."

Gautam Anand, Director Content Partnerships, YouTube, added," This is the first time we're live streaming India's Independence Day Celebrations and we hope that our users will enjoy the telecast wherever they're in the world."

Link: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/doordarshan-to-live-stream-iday-celebrations-on-youtube/article5022157.ece 

Pranab to address India on eve of I-Day

Source: India Blooms
August 14, 2013 14:25 (IST)

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): Indian President Pranab Mukherjee will address the nation on Wednesday on the eve of the 67th Independence Day.

The address will be telecast over all channels of Doordarshan in English from 7 pm onwards followed immediately by its Hindi translation. 

The address will also be broadcast over all channels of All India Radio (AIR) in English and Hindi from 7 pm onwards. 

AIR will broadcast the regional language versions of the address over its regional channels from 9.30 pm onwards. 

Link: http://www.indiablooms.com/NewsDetailsPage/2013/newsDetails130813d1.php

Once upon a time on radio

Source: The Hindu | By Parshathy.J.Nath

Updated: August 13, 2013 22:05 IST

Radio plays were once all the rage and a few artistes from All India Radio regretfully feel that they are not so much in demand anymore

There is a buzz in the recording studio at All India Radio. Radio-play artists C.S. Kannan, Manonmani, Parimalam, Siva Ganesh, Marudu Koteswaran, N.S. Subramanium and D. Santhi, are meeting after a long time. They have gathered here to perform a radio play.

It is a happy time for them as they hardly meet these days. They hug each other, catch up on news and reminiscence about the time when they met more often. "Earlier, we used to get calls to do radio plays every week. Now, it is just once in seven or eight months," says Manonmani, an A-grade artist who has worked with actors such as Kovai Sarala.

Many of them are government employees, business men and college teachers now. "We cannot depend solely on this for our livelihood, can we? However, we come here every time we get a call to perform radio play," says Siva Ganesh a retired railways employee who has come all the way from Chennai.

"Let's discuss the script", announces Dr. T Siddarthan, Programme Executive, also known as "prex" in the studio. He hands over the scripts to each artist as they gather around him. "The story is about ecological pollution that affects a village," he explains. The group discusses the characters and the theme of the play. As Manonmani rehearses her lines she says, "Earlier, in the 70s and 80s we would get only 15 minutes to clear our doubts and rehearse before the final take! There were hardly any retakes. If one dialogue goes wrong you have to do the entire scene all over again."

This is because the systems were not digitised then, says Siddarthan. "Today, if someone makes a mistake, we can just delete his line using the sophisticated software. But then, the recording was done on spools, circular frames with magnetic tape wound around them. After the recording we took the spool to the dubbing studio. There, it was manually mixed with other spools with background tracks, music and ambience sounds."

At the recording room, sits Venkat Ram, the transmission executive, also known as "trex", the guy who records the play. "My job begins after the recording." The task of converting these rushes into a full fledged show lies in the hands of the trex. "I give the sound effects, music and background score. It is a long drawn out process. I require at least three days to complete it." Once the artists are ready with their lines, Venkat gives them the cue and the play begins.

Koteswaran plays an angry young man who protests against a dyeing factory that is causing the pollution. The rest of them are the naive villagers. Siva Ganesh plays the wise old village chief while Manonmani, Parimalam and Santhi are the chirpy village girls. "What counts in a radio play is the feel or the emotion. Unlike a stage play, there are no visuals here. You have to recreate the ambience with your voice," says Manonmani.

All of them agree that conveying an emotion is more challenging in a radio play. "However, one advantage of a radio play is that in case a goof-up happens, you can easily cover up by improvising on the spot. No one is looking at you," smiles Parimalam. While impromptu dialogues work well in social plays that use colloquial dialogues, it is not the same with mythological plays. It is important to pay attention to the diction, says C.S. Kannan, who is also a script writer. "The artist should be well versed in the archaic Tamil diction to improvise during the recording of these plays," he says. The mythological plays were usually centred on Mahabharatha and Ramayana. The recent play Vasavadutta, in which Manonmani played the arrogant danseuse ran for seven weeks and was a huge hit, says Venkat who produced it.

Historical plays were also very popular. "They were incorporated in the syllabus of universities and schools," says Koteswaran. "Sujata Rangarajan's Ratham Ore Niram is still considered a classic among radio plays about freedom struggle."

AIR Coimbatore was famous for the radio plays that...................................................

Read more at http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/once-upon-a-time-on-radio/article5018816.ece?homepage=true

AIR, DD to beam President's Address and PM Flag Hoisting on Independence Day

Source: radioandmusic.com | RnM Team  
12 Aug 13 18:18 IST

NEW DELHI: All India Radio and Doordarshan will beam the message of President Pranab Mukherjee to the nation on the eve of Independence Day on 14 August.

The Flag Hoisting Ceremony and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's message to the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort will also be beamed live on 15 August.

While the President's address will be from 7.00 pm on 14 August in English followed by a Hindi translation, the Independence Day programme will commence from 06.25 am.

AIR will broadcast both the events on all its medium wave channels including the Indraprastha channel and Vividh Bharati, and also on the two FM channels FM Gold and FM Rainbow, apart from all regional kendras.

The regional channels will broadcast translations in regional language of the President's broadcast.

Doordarshan will telecast the events on DD National, DD News, DD Bharati, and DD Sports.

Both AIR and DD will also beam a round-up of the events all over the country later in the evening on 15 August.

Link: http://www.radioandmusic.com/sites/radioandmusic.com/files/imagecache/Display_285x175/sites/radioandmusic.com/files/images/146af6ec923b5d6f79705be99c24e704.jpg 

Twenty-one All India Radio channels available on DD Direct Plus

Source: radioandmusic.com | RnM Team
12 August, 2013

NEW DELHI: Twenty-one channels of All India Radio are available through the Doordarshan's free-to-air DD Direct Plus platform throughout the country

A total of 29782 direct-to-home sets for receiving DD Direct Plus, including 20397 in hilly areas of Himachal Pradesh, have been provided by the Government to sixteen states where terrestrial signals are not easily available.

These include 2277 in Rajasthan and 1942 in Madhya Pradesh, according to Information and Broadcasting Ministry sources.

Doordarshan provides free-to-air with a bouquet of 59 TV channels (19 Doordarshan channels and 40 other TV channels). DTH signals can be received by using a set top Box and small sized dish receiver units.

As these signals can be received anywhere in the country except Andaman and Nicobar Islands, DTH service in C-band with bouquet of 10 channels is in operation in the Islands.

The DTH sets have been provided in various states for uncovered areas as part of DTH Scheme and Special NE package (Phase-I).

Link: http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/twenty-one-all-india-radio-channels-available-dd-direct-plus 

Mukherjee to address nation on Independence Day eve

Source: Business Standard | ANI  |  New Delhi
August 13, 2013 Last Updated at 16:33 IST

President Pranab Mukherjee will address the nation tomorrow on the eve of the 67th Independence Day.

The address will be telecast over all channels of Doordarshan in English from 7 p.m. onwards followed immediately by its Hindi translation.

The address will also be broadcast over all Channels of All India Radio (AIR) in English and Hindi from 7 p.m. onwards.

AIR will broadcast the regional language versions of the address over its regional channels from 9.30 p.m. onwards.

Link: http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/mukherjee-to-address-nation-on-independence-day-eve-113081300664_1.html 

Scheme to enable satellite TV reception in remote India

Source: Rapid TV News | Rebecca Hawkes | 

13-08-2013

The Indian Government is providing almost 30,000 satellite television set-top boxes to homes in 16 states where the terrestrial signals of public broadcaster Doordarshan are not easily available.

Now, 20,397 homes in hilly Himachal Pradesh, 2,277 in Rajasthan, 1,942 in Madhya Pradesh, 1,500 in Karnataka and 1,253 in Gujarat will benefit from Doordarshan's direct-to-home (DTH) service DD Direct Plus.

In addition, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry says homes in hard to reach areas of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, and Uttarakhand will also receive the DTH set-top boxes.

DD Direct Plus is a free-to-air service comprising 59 TV channels, 19 of which are provided by Doordarshan. It is available across the entire country, except for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which is served by another DTH service.

Read more: http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/2013081329214/scheme-to-enable-satellite-tv-reception-in-remote-india.html 

DD to increase channels on DTH service in staggered manner

Source: The Economics Times | PTI
August 11, 2013, 10.43AM IST

NEW DELHI: Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati is planning to increase "significantly" the number of channels offered through its free-to-air DTH service, by auctioning them in a staggered manner.

It is also considering carrying out a change in its policy to try and get the best of channels on its DTH service.

Link: http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-08-11/news/41295673_1_dth-service-59-channels-dd 

Over 29,500 DTH sets provided free by the government in 16 states

Source: Indiantelevision.com | Indiantelevision.com Team
12 August 2013 01:30 pm

NEW DELHI: A total of 29,782 direct-to-home boxes are set to receive Doordarshan's free-to-air DD Direct Plus, including 20,397 in hilly areas of Himachal Pradesh, which have been provided by the government to 16 states where terrestrial signals are not easily available.

These include 2,277 in Rajasthan and 1,942 in Madhya Pradesh, according to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry.

Doordarshan provides free-to-air with a bouquet of 59 TV channels (19 Doordarshan channels and 40 other TV channels). DTH signals can be received by using a set top box and small sized dish receiver units.

As these signals can be received anywhere in the country except Andaman and ...........................................................................

Read more at http://www.indiantelevision.com/digital/y2k13/aug/augdig24.php 

Prasar Bharati's Rs 280 crore debt to govt agencies

Source: Indiantelevision.com | Indiantelevision.com Team
8 August 2013 9:25 pm

NEW DELHI: The empire is striking back. The Indian government today said it is taking action at the appropriate level to recover Rs 279.64 crore that is owed by All India Radio and Doordarshan to different government agencies for usage of transponders on ISRO satellites and also the spectrum during 2011-12 and 2012-13.

Prasar Bharati is itself expected to pay the various Central/State/Paramilitary/police organisations the cost of safeguarding the infrastructure, installations, land, buildings of AIR and DD, (such as the Mumbai Kendra pictured here) located across the country

However, the government has already waived a sum of Rs 1349.54 crore that was due to various agencies till 31 March 2011 following the recommendation of the group of Ministers on Prasar Bharati in September 2011.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari told Parliament today that Prasar Bharati...............................................


Read more at http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k13/aug/aug52.php 

Prasar Bharati owes about Rs 280 crore for space segment and spectrum

Source: Radioandmusic.com | RnM Team  
09 Aug 13 15:04 IST

NEW DELHI: The Government is taking adequate steps required to recover Rs 279.64 crore owed by All India Radio and Doordarshan for usage of space segment and spectrum in the years 2011-12 and 2012-13.

However, the Government has already waived a sum of Rs 1349.54 crore that was due to various agencies till 31 March 2011 following the recommendation of the Group of Ministers on Prasar Bharati in September 2011.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari told the Parliament that Prasar Bharati owes Rs 163.26 crore to the Indian Space Research Organisation for space segment and Rs 116.38 crore to the Communication and Information Technology Ministry as spectrum charges for these two years.

Of the dues, the share of All India Radio for 2011-12 and 2012-13 is Rs........................................................

Read more at http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/prasar-bharati-owes-about-rs-280-crore-space-segment-and-spectrum#.UgiOZtIwej8 

AIR, DD to beam President's address and PM flag hoisting on 15 August

Source: Indiantelevision.com | Indiantelevision.com Team
10 August 2013 4:16 pm

NEW DELHI: All India Radio and Doordarshan will beam the message of President Pranab Mukherjee to the nation on the eve of Independence Day on 14 August.

The flag hoisting ceremony and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's message to the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort will also be beamed live on 15 August.

While the President's address will be from 7:00 pm on 14 August in English followed by a Hindi translation, the Independence Day programme will commence from 06:25 am.

AIR will broadcast both the events on all its medium wave channels including the Indraprastha channel and Vividh Bharati, and also on the two FM channels, FM Gold and FM Rainbow, apart from all regional kendras.

The regional channels will broadcast translations in regional language of the President's broadcast. Doordarshan will telecast the events on DD National, DD News, DD Bharati, and DD Sports.

Both AIR and DD will also beam a round-up of the events all over the country later in the evening on 15 August.

Link: http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k13/aug/aug62.php

Tewari green signal for first FM station in city

Source: The Indian Express | Divya Goyal : Ludhiana
Sun Aug 11 2013, 00:46 hrs

With not even a single FM station based in Ludhiana, the city will soon witness its first FM station making its entry. Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Member of the Parliament from Ludhiana, Manish Tewari, on Saturday cleared the decks for the first FM station in the city. The FM station will be operated under the All India Radio (AIR) for the city.

As per AIR sources, Ludhiana Gold FM will soon start operations in city and will be heard at 100.1 frequency. Till now only Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata have Gold FM functional. Ludhiana will be the first in Punjab and fifth in India to have FM station under AIR. As per sources, BSNL office in Transport Nagar will initially be used as the broadcasting station till the setup is ready.

Sources from Congress said that all the formalities have been completed and services are expected to start by August 16.

FM station under AIR is also expected to act as a medium for publicising the policies of the UPA government and especially Manish Tewari and act as an image builder for the UPA in Ludhiana. Pawan Dewam, district president, Congress, told The Indian Express, "Yes, we are getting FM station under AIR to Ludhiana. We prefer to reveal other details later."

Link: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/tewari-green-signal-for-first-fm-station-in-city/1153767/ 

DD to increase channels on DTH service in staggered manner

Source: Business Standard | Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi
August 11, 2013 Last Updated at 10:20 IST

Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati is planning to increase "significantly" the number of channels offered through its free-to-air DTH service, by auctioning them in a staggered manner.

It is also considering carrying out a change in its policy to try and get the best of channels on its DTH service.

From Tuesday, six vacant slots on Prasar Bharati's Direct to Home (DTH) wing DD Direct Plus are set to go under the hammer. ABangalore based private firm - Synise Technologies - has been chosen to conduct the e-auction.

Currently, Doordarshan's DTH platform offers 59 channels of....................................

Read more at http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/dd-to-increase-channels-on-dth-service-in-staggered-manner-113081100087_1.html

Revamp of Doordarshan has the stamp of Tewari

Source: The Sunday Standard (The New Indian Express) | By Pratul Sharma - NEW DELHI
Published: 11th Aug 2013 11:20:59 AM

Photos

Manish Tewari.

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari has ensured the completion of the swanky National Media Centre at 7 Raisina Road, hailed as the new operational hub for both national and international press in New Delhi.

The New Media Wing will be headed by an official with the rank of joint secretary and would require Rs 22.5 crore during the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17). As parties gear up for the 2014 elections, they are increasingly engaging with young first-time voters through the social media. As an official spokesperson for the government, Tewari often sets the agenda with his acerbic early morning tweets against the BJP and its prime ministerial contender Narendra Modi. Tewari's strategy is to draw critics into a successful debate, ministry sources claim. While, official party spokespersons hold forth at 24 Akbar Road, Tewari is tasked with presenting the government's side on television. If former I&B minister Ambika Soni maintained a healthy distance from the TV channels, Tewari is a hands-on minister.

With less than 10 months in his first ministerial assignment, the erudite lawyer Tewari has not shied away from taking tough decisions that could have otherwise invited howls of protest against curbing the freedom of press. He told Parliament in a written reply two days ago, "Permissions of 71 channels have been cancelled till date due to reasons of non-operationalisation, non-submission of PBG (Performance Bank Guarantee) or surrender of permission." Similarly, several channels were taken off air for several days for broadcasting obscene content.

His significant intervention has been the revamp of the government broadcasting company, Doordarshan. He pushed to recruit..............................

Read more at http://newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/Revamp-of-Doordarshan-has-the-stamp-of-Tewari/2013/08/11/article1728222.ece 

Doordarshan to increase channels on DTH service

Source: Business Line | PTI

New Delhi, Aug 11:  Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati is planning to increase "significantly" the number of channels offered through its free-to-air DTH service, by auctioning them in a staggered manner.

It is also considering carrying out a change in its policy to try and get the best of channels on its DTH service.

From Tuesday, six vacant slots on Prasar Bharati's Direct to Home (DTH) wing DD Direct Plus are set to go under the hammer. A Bangalore based private firm - Synise Technologies - has been chosen to conduct the e-auction.

Currently, Doordarshan's DTH platform offers 59 channels of which 30 are private, 21 of DD, Lok Sabha TV, Rajya Sabha TV and two channels run by the UGC.

Four foreign channels - NHK, ABC, France 24 and Russia Today - complete the bouquet of channels on the DTH wing.

"The capacity to carry channels on our DTH wing is set to increase significantly as Doordarshan is planning to.......................................


Read more at  http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/doordarshan-to-increase-channels-on-dth-service/article5012204.ece?css=print 

Ludhiana set to get FM radio station on Aug 16

Source: Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times  Ludhiana, August 12, 2013
First Published: 01:19 IST(12/8/2013) | Last Updated: 01:26 IST(12/8/2013)

Ludhiana is set to get its first FM radio station on August 16. Union minister for information and broadcasting Manish Tewari on Saturday cleared the decks for the first FM station in the city. The FM station, Ludhiana FM Gold, will be heard at 100.1 frequency and operated under the All India Radio (AIR).

Ludhiana will be the first in Punjab and fifth in India to have a FM station under the AIR. As per sources, BSNL office in Transport Nagar will initially be used as the broadcasting station till the setup is ready.

Till now only Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata have Gold FM functional.

Opening of the FM radio station here would not only provide information and entertainment to city residents and those in the surrounding areas, but will also create a lot of employment opportunities for the local youth. The local artistes are enthusiastic about the station as it will provide them a platform to perform.

Link:  http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Ludhiana/Ludhiana-set-to-get-FM-radio-station-on-Aug-16/SP-Article1-1106790.aspx 

DD to Telecast New Serial of UPA Success Stories

Source: OutlookIndia.com| NEW DELHI | AUG 07, 2013

National broadcaster Doordarshan today announced the launch of a Hindi tele-serial which through its narrative would showcase the benefits of UPA government's policies and schemes.

In a statement released here, Doordarshan said the serial 'Poorva Suhani Aayi Re' is the story of an illiterate girl who through courage and commitment gives voice to fellow villagers and makes them aware of the benefits of various welfare schemes and policies and helps them improve their living standards.

As per the plot of 'Poorva Suhani Aayi Re', the female protagonist Poorva is married to the son of an influential landlord who is also the village pradhan.

However, when the government implements fifty per cent reservation for women in panchayats in the village, the landlord appoints Poorva in his place, thinking his daughter- in-law would be pliable as pradhan.

Initially, Poorva, has to play in the hands of her husband and.......................

Read more at http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=806355 

Priya for a cause, courtesy All India Radio

Source: RadioandMusic.com| RnM Team    07 Aug 13 19:59 IST

NEW DELHI: All India Radio is commencing broadcast of a new series, 'Priya', that will reach audiences pan-India through its various channels in 22 languages.

Directed by Sudershan Kumar of Delhi kendra of AIR for producer Pramod Kumar, the twelve-part series is penned by Shailendra. The story of 'Priya'   about a young, poor, uneducated but courageous woman who fights against all odds, bringing the village folk together, and generating awareness in them in the modern context. Gradually the villagers wakening blooming within themselves and the benefits of the myriad government schemes begin reaching the village. Within a span the whole village experiences a new makeover.

This Hindi serial will be produced by AIR Delhi in twelve episodes and it will be broadcast every Thursday with effect from 8 August 2013 at 6.15 to 6.30 pm from Vividh Bharati and every Friday with effect from 9 August 2014 on FM(Gold) at 12.10 pm to 12.25 pm, on FM (Rainbow) at 2.45 pm  and also on Indraprastha channel at 12.45 pm to 1.00 pm in women programme 'Aadha Akash Hamara'.

Read more at http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/priya-a-cause-courtesy-all-india-radio 

DD, AIR to commence fiction series depicting issues of rural India

Source: Indian Television Dot Com| Indiantelevision.com Team
7 August 2013 9:21 pm

NEW DELHI: Come Thursday and Doordarshan and All India Radio will air fiction shows which highlight the travails of the rural poor and how flagship programmes help them overcome their problems. While DD will showcase Poorva Suhani Aayi Re, the All India Radio will air Priya.

Poorva Suhani Aayi Re is a 52 episode soap directed by Sanjiv Kaul of Kyunki Saas bhi kabhi bahu thhi fame. Priya is a 12 episode show which will reach audiences pan-India through AIR's various channels, in 22 languages. The protagonists of both programmes are women – Poorva being a married woman and Priya a poor uneducated girl.

While the soap on Doordarshan will be aired every Thursday at 10.00 pm, the AIR series will be broadcast on different channels at different times. Produced by AIR Delhi, it will be broadcast every....................................................

Read more at http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k13/aug/aug45.php 

Rituparno Ghosh's last film to premiere on DD

Source: Business Standard | Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi  
August 7, 2013 Last Updated at 13:48 IST

Late Rituparno Ghosh's last film, an impressionistic documentary on the life of Rabindranath Tagore, will have its television premiere tomorrow. 

"Jeevan Smriti: Selected Memories", produced by the Ministry of Culture, will be screened on Doordarshan national network, coinciding with Tagore's death anniversary. 

The film is divided into chapters arranged chronologically but not as a continuous flow. It focuses on some key journeys in Tagore's life that evolved and enriched his quest to re-imagine a new India, which would rise above narrow patriotic concerns prevailing in the country of the time. 

"This is not a truncated biography; nor an attempt to deal with the..........................................

Read more at http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/rituparno-ghosh-s-last-film-to-premiere-on-dd-113080700567_1.html  

How India Became a Republic

Source: The Indian Express | Sankhayan Ghosh :
Wed Aug 07 2013, 03:36 hrs


The banner of Bharat Ek Khoj outside Doordarshan Kendra at Worli is proof that Shyam Benegal's epic television series, even after more than 20 years, remains one of the best advertisements of Indian television of the yore, when DD defined television for India. A screen adaptation of Jawaharlal Nehru's Discovery of India, it is one of the last achievements of the state-run channel that lost out to privatisation over the years. It was also Benegal's last television project.

Now, however, Benegal will return to Indian television with Samvidhan, on yet another state-run channel, Rajya Sabha TV. A mini-series, it is, as its name suggests, based on the Indian Constitution.

"Many of us take the Constitution for granted, complain about it. There have been amendments but no major change. Instead, .................................

Read more at http://www.indianexpress.com/news/how-india-became-a-republic/1151956/

'Priya' radio show aims to inspire women, rural masses

Source: Business Standard | IANS  |  New Delhi
August 6, 2013 Last Updated at 19:52 IST

Taking its endeavour to provide qualitative edutainment to its listeners, All India Radio Tuesday announced the launch of its new serial "Priya", which aims to spread the message of women empowerment, as well as educate rural masses about various government welfare schemes they can avail.

"Priya" is a story of a poor but courageous young woman who fights against all odds to get educated and create awareness and progress in her village.

"It is a story of a young girl who grows up to be a well-aware citizen and aims to illuminate her village using non-conventional energy through wind power. How this girl fights all evils and creates awareness for the villagers, forms the story," Laxmi Shankar Bajpai, ......................................

Read more at http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/priya-radio-show-aims-to-inspire-women-rural-masses-113080601297_1.html

Serial on AIR to highlight merits of UPA's schemes

Source: Business Standard | Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi
August 6, 2013 Last Updated at 21:24 IST

All India Radio will broadcast a serial which will highlight merits of UPA government's schemes through its narrative.

"Priya" will be the second such serial as the AIR is already broadcasting "Jamunia" which too follows a similar theme.

In a statement issued here, AIR said that "Priya" is a story of a poor but courageous young women protagonist, who fights against all odds, bringing the village folk together, generating awareness in them in the modern context.

The objective of this serial is to make rural people aware of various welfare schemes like MNREGA, mid-day meal, educational loans, property rights of women, digitisation of land records, rural health schemes, ..........................................

Read more at http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/serial-on-air-to-highlight-merits-of-upa-s-schemes-113080601419_1.html

Poll buzz on DD heartland channels

Source: The Telegraph | SUMI SUKANYA
Saturday , August 3 , 2013

New Delhi, Aug. 2: Doordarshan (DD) has lined up a Hindi regional channel each in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan with sources saying they are part of the Centre's efforts to reach out to the Hindi heartland ahead of elections.

Assembly polls are due in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan later this year, followed by the general election next summer, and the 24X7 channels will help public broadcaster Prasar Bharati spread word about the UPA government's "policies and schemes" among the people, the sources said.

While the channels in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh have already gone on air, the other two will start on August 15.

DD officials, however, denied ..................................

Read more at http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130803/jsp/nation/story_17190492.jsp#.Uf3xfdIwej8 

Vijay Sharma elected as State Secretary ARTVE

Source: KASHMIR TIMES | KT NEWS SERVICE
News Updated at : Saturday, August 03, 2013

JAMMU, Aug 2: Vijay Kumar Sharma, Assistant Engineer Doordarshan Kendra Jammu, has been elected as State secretary of the Association of Radio and TV Engineering Employees (ARTEE) in its Executive members of Association of Radio & TV Engg (ARTVE) held at New Delhi.

Result of the elections were declared in national capital New Delhi here on the other day in which Asstt Engineer (AE) Doordarshan Kendra Jammu has been elected as State Secretary (J&K) of Association of Radio & TV Engg (ARTVE) for the term 2013-15.

According to the press statement issued today stated that result of ....................................

Read more at http://www.kashmirtimes.com/newsdet.aspx?q=20877 

Rituparno’s unreleased Tagore docu on TV

Source: Times of India | Zinia Sen, TNN
Aug 1, 2013, 12.00AM IST

Jeevan Smriti (Selective Memories) will be premiered on Doordarshan on August 8

"It has taken me longer than any of my feature films. And it's not been an easy period for me â€" I had to be admitted to hospital while I was stillfilming. It was almost as if I was alive because I had to complete the project. It's a feeling I've never had before..." This is what RituparnoGhosh had told CT in an interview last August after completingJeevanSmriti (Selective Memories), his docu-fictionon Tagore.

(Rituparno Ghosh )

Though Rituparno's dream of a theatrical release is still unfulfilled, JeevanSmriti will be premiered on Doordarshan to mark Tagore's death anniversary on August 8, which isBaisheShrabon.

The project was commissioned by the central ministry of culture to NFDC as part of................................

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