Largest group of broadcasters- News Broadcasters Federation (NBF) consolidates structure

News Brocasters Federation (NBF), largest industry association of over 78 national and regional news channels met on Saturday to consolidate governance and management structure, and to finalise on modalities of a self-regulatory organisation - News Brocasters Federation Authority. 

With aim to bring in transparent self-regulation on content, largest ever group of brocasters unanimously elected Republic Media Network's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami as new President of NBF governing board. 

"I am grateful for trust and confidence shown in me by largest ever group of brocasters in India. NBF is a game changer and its incredible how so many channel owners and top executives have come toger so quickly to make NBF happen." Arnab Goswami said on being elected as President of NBF. "For far too long a clutch of Delhi based channels have falsely claimed to represent Indian brocasting. NBF will change that, for good."

members of largest group of brocasters elected four vice presidents-- Jagi Mangat Panda co-founder of Ortel Communications; Shankar Bala of Fourth Dimension Media;  Sanjive Narain, Chairman and Managing Director of Prag News, and  Kartikeya Sharma of ITV Network, who will be part of governing board.

“I think this is one of best moves that have been taken up with all of us toger and thinking that in brocasting industry, it will be a big step,” said Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, Chairman and Managing Director of Pride East Entertainment, a brocaster from north-eastern part of India. 

"Basically, it is an association of regional channels and brocasters. We represent around 100 crore people. Earlier we were not able to hear in Delhi. Now we are an association where we can reach out in Delhi and sort out our problems, and that’s best part of it," said Anil Ayroor, Chief Operating Officer of Twentyfour News, a news brocaster from Kerala.

members also unanimously named R. Jai Krishna, a former journalist and public policy specialist in Media sector, as first Secretary-General/ Executive Director of NBF.  R. Jai Krishna comes with more than two deces of experience and expertise, especially in news media industry. He will run secretariat being set up in New Delhi, given proximity to government ministries, concerned departments, and industry regulators.

“I am more than happy to represent aspirations of regional news brocasters and resolve ir common issues to make national and regional news industry more sustainable,” R. Jai Krishna said on his appointment. 

Ang Deep Singh, Director of Chandigarh-based Living India News ded: “NBF h to be set up, because we regional and national players wanted someone who could be a voice in nation. Even regional or all of us h to be toger to problems which all of us are facing."

"After forming NBF everyone is coming toger, and re are so many people who are interested and who are joining NBF, y are enthusiastic,” said Sukhdev Singh Ghuman, Chairman of Digiana Industries, one of largest MSOs based in Indore, Mhya Presh.  “I think regional channels are going to be benefitted a lot." 

Prior to meeting, members of board met with Minister of Information and Brocasting Prakash Javekar to present first set of memorandum. Minister urged NBF and its members to form a strong self-regulatory mechanism while recognizing importance of regional news channels.   

What is NBF?

largest-ever federation of news channels, representing both national and regional news brocasters was formed in July this year, by bringing toger 50 news channels. NBF jointly is sled by experience and expertise of over 1000 years, deliver news and information to more than 100 crore viewers from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, and Gandhi Nagar to Guwahati, through ir more than 100,000 direct and indirect employees.

News Brocasters Federation Authority aims to create new standards for news brocasting and will dress violations through a committee of editors from within federation.

“We will strive to make self-regulations and we will strive to make to benefit industry and take forward this industry in a very positive way keeping in mind entire country, keeping in mind entire diversity of country in mind. We will take it forward,” ded Sanjive Narain.   

Founder members of NBF

Republic Media Network (Republic TV and Republic Bharat), Puthiyathalaimurai ( Tamil Nu) and V6 News (Telangana), Orissa TV (Orissa), IBC24 (MP and Chhattisgarh), TV9 Bharatvarsh, Newslive and Norast Live (Assam and Norast), First India News (Rajasthan), Kolkata TV (West Bengal), CVR News (AP and Telangana), Polimer News (Tamil Nu), Khabar Fast (Haryana), Living India News (Punjab), Prag News (Assam), NTV (AP and Telangana), Maha News (AP and Telangana), TV5 News (AP and Telangana), MKTV (Tamil Nu), Vanitha TV (AP and Telangana), DNN and IND24 (MP), Shri Sankara TV and Ayush TV (Karnataka), A1 TV (Jaipur), Power TV (Karnataka),Raj News (Tamil Nu), Twentyfour News (Kerala), CVR News Network (AP and Telangana), National Voice (Uttar Presh), Nirman News (Gujarat), Anai TV (MP and Chhattisgarh), VRL Media (Karnataka), Calcutta News (West Bengal),News 7 (Tamil Nu), DNN and News World ( MP and Chhattisgarh), M H One ( Haryana), Mantavya News (Gujarat), Gujarat Television ( Gujarat), S Newz ( West Bengal), Bansal TV ( MP) and Onkat TV (West Bengal)