Cabinet okays MoUs between India & foreign broadcasters in radio & TV

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval for the MoUs between India and foreign broadcasters in the field of Radio and Television. 

The MoUs with the foreign broadcasters will help:

• The public broadcaster in exploring new visions
• Development of new strategies to address the demands of new technologies and stiff competition
• Media liberalisation
• Globalisation

Broadcasting of programmes to be obtained through mutual exchange, co-production will lead to equity and inclusiveness among viewer/ listeners of Doordarshan and All India Radio. Exchanges of technical know-how, expertise and training of manpower will help the public broadcaster to meet the emerging challenges in the field of broadcasting.