Australia's ABC to be available on DD's DTH platform

Source: Business Standard | Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi  July 30, 2013

Australian channel ABC International will now be available to viewers of Doordarshan's Direct to Home (DTH) platform after Prasar Bharati and the Australian network signed an agreement today.

The channel is the international service of the Australian public service broadcaster and is beamed to more than 40 countries in Asiaand the Pacific.

Officials said that ABC International will be available on DD Direct Plus from November 1.

Prasar Bharati CEO.............................

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Recapturing Hearts : Buniyaad returns to Doordarshan

Source: The Indian Express | EXPRESS FEATURES SERVICE :
Tue Jul 30 2013

The 1986-TV series Buniyaad returns to Doordarshan after 27 years. The period drama, that told the story of a family during Partition and its aftermath, drew out many iconic characters for an audience untouched by set-top boxes and pay channels. The plot revolves around a young Master Haveliram (Alok Nath) who falls in love and marries Lajwanti (Anita Kanwar), their family strife, struggles, separations and reunion. The story was written by journalist and author, Manohar Shyam Joshi, who had by then scripted TV's first "soap-opera" Hum Log. Directed by Ramesh Sippy, who the country knew as the director for Sholay, and Jyoti Sarup, it had numerous actors who launched their careers through this series. Kiran Juneja as Veeravali, Haveliram's sister, Dalip Tahil, as Bhushan, Haveliram's elder son, Soni Razdan as Lochan, Bhushan's wife, and Vinod Nagpal as Shyamlal, a family friend, among others were memorable for their roles. Its return to the small screen (not the first time) will be a walk down memory lane for the older audience, while for the current generation, it will be a showcase of life at its stoic best.

The show is being aired on Doordarshan every Thursday at 8.30 pm.

Link: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/recapturing-hearts/1148557/ 

Maker of 'Malgudi Days' is dead

Source: Times of India | Bangalore
Jul 28, 2013, 04.04AM IST

BANGALORE: The maker of 'Malgudi Days' is no more. TS Narasimhan, film and TV serial producer, passed away at his residence in Tata Silk Farm here on Friday night. He was 86 and is survived by two sons and a daughter.

According to Badarinath, Narasimhan's son, the producer had been ailing for sometime. "He had undergone a surgery about 8 years ago and didn't recover from that. He had a cup of soup last night (Friday) and died at 9pm,'' said Narasimhan.

Narasimhan became popular for producing 'Malgudi Days', a Hindi serial for Doordarshan in 1986 based on the works of RK Narayan. The 39-episode serial was................................................


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Media is moving towards digitisation: Prasar Bharati CEO

Source: The Economic Times | Ashoke Nag, ET Bureau
Jul 27, 2013, 06.02PM IST

KOLKATA: The future of media is moving in the direction of the digital. Print, films, radio are all heading inexorably towards digitisation of their content and transmission. They would now have to chase their viewers, who are constantly on the move, rather than expect them to watch a fixed TV or sit at a PC desk.

This is what Jawhar Sircar, CEO, Prasar Bharati, told ET on a recent visit to Kolkata. "Hand-held devices (like smartphones and tablets) as the 'hard' and 'soft' ends of the new game and young Indians are not lagging behind. Like most others of their age all over the world, they have seized every new platform that the 'new media' offered as soon as they appeared, but connectivity often played spoilsport," said Sircar.

He went on to say webs and blogs, Facebook, Google Plus, Linkedin, YouTube and Twitter are now essential 'oxygen' for the youth, and "elders are also clambering on, for sheer survival".

Sircar said that "sky is the limit" for the size of the...................................................

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All India Radio’s New Serial “Jamunia” Starts Tonight on Its National Network

Source: pib.nic.in | Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (Release ID :97444)
26 July, 2013

All India Radio is starting the broadcast of a new weekly Radio serial titled "Jamunia" from today on its National Network. The half an hour weekly radio serial will be broadcast every Friday at 9:30 pm on ALL INDIA RADIO`s Indraprastha Channel.

Jamunia is a story of a poor but highly motivated woman who through her courage and commitment gives a voice to her fellow villagers and makes them aware of various schemes and programmes of Government. The villagers start looking up to her and this generates a new awakening amongst them.

The Serial to be .broadcast in 26 episodes at 9.30 p.m. every Friday brings out a picture which highlights the rapid transformation towards development, which lakhs of villages in India are presently undergoing.

Along with the Indraprastha channel, the radio serial will also be broadcast througsh additional centres of AIR.

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Season of re-runs and gritty viewing

Source: Hindustan Times | By Poonam Saxena, HT
July 27, 2013

It's the season of re-runs. Buniyaad, India's first big family serial in colour (Hum Log was in black and white), returned to Doordarshan this week, 27 years after it was made. For readers who belong to another generation and have only the fuzziest notion of what Buniyaad was all about, here's a very brief, very basic primer.

Set against the backdrop of Partition, the show traces the fortunes of the family of the idealistic nationalist and Arya Samaji, Master Haveliram and his gentle, loving wife Lajoji.

This is the show that launched dozens of careers — from Alok Nath (who played Haveliram) to a whole host of................

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Delhi signs MoU with Doordarshan

Source: traveldailymedia.com
26 JUL 2013

The Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Doordarshan's Art & Culture channel, DD Bharati.

Delhi signs MoU with Doordarshan
 

The MoU will be effective for three years, was signed at the Doordarshan (DD) office by Tripurari Sharan, director general of Doordarshan and G G Saxena, managing director & CEO of DTTDC along with Usha Bhasin, channel head of Doordarshan.

According to the MoU, Doordarshan will promote Delhi's tourism for three years through documentaries and cultural events. DD Bharti will cover all the cultural events in Delhi while..............................................................

Read more at http://www.traveldailymedia.com/195018/delhi-signs-mou-with-doordarshan/ 

Doordarshan to start Hindi news channels in four states

Source : livemint | Vidhi Choudhury | Updated: Fri, Jul 26 2013. 12 44 AM IST
First Published: Thu, Jul 25 2013. 10 25 PM IST

The main opposition party BJP questioned the timing of the launch of the news channels

A file photo of I&B minister Manish Tewari. Photo: PIB

New Delhi: State-run broadcaster Doordarshan will start Hindi news channels for Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, states that will play a crucial role in determining the outcome of the national election due in May 2014.

This is an attempt by the public broadcaster to provide localized and region-specific content to the four Hindi heartland states, Manish Tewari, minister of information and broadcasting, told reporters in New Delhi.

The channel may provide a platform to the Congress party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to publicize its achievements, including the food security law that seeks to provide subsidized foodgrains to the poor, according to experts.
Experts are, however, sceptical whether starting news channels will.........................

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Byomkesh Bakshi, Chanakya to be re-run on Doordarshan

Source: Hindustan Times | Sweta Kaushal, New Delhi, July 25, 2013
Published on Fri,26 Jul 2013
Popular TV shows of yesteryears Chanakya and Byomkesh Bakshi will be aired again on Doordarshan, in a bid to boost up the TRPs, Doordarshan News tweeted on Thursday. 

TV series Buniyaad will also be re-telecast.

The development comes at a time when Indian cinema is showing newly-grown love for...........

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Delhi Tourism, DD sign MoU to promote tourism

Source: PTI News | STAFF WRITER 20:40 HRS IST

New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) Delhi Tourism and Doordarshan today signed a memorandum of understanding under which the public service broadcaster will air programmes with an aim to promote tourism in the city.

As per the MoU, Doordarshan will promote Delhi's tourism for three years through documentaries and cultural events.

Link: http://www.ptinews.com/news/3831703_Delhi-Tourism--DD-sign-MoU-to-promote-tourism 

The wonder that was Radio

Source: The New Indian Express |  By Express News Service - CHENNAI

25th July 2013 11:03 AM

It has been 86 years since All India Radio was started in India. To mark the occasion, a special postal cover was released. | Albin Mathew/EPS

It was a celebration of 86 years since electricity crackled through the capacitors and amplifiers of the Indian Broadcasting Company's Bombay transmitter station on July 23, 1927, bringing to life the first radio station in Bombay.

Tributes poured in, highlighting the glorious era of Radio when it was the sole medium of entertainment before the advent of television, at a function here.

At a programme held to mark the anniversary, former Supreme Court Judge S Mohan walked down memory lane highlighting how it...........

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