I&B Minister Manish Tewari inaugurates BES Expo 2014
Author(s): City Air NewsThe Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information & Broadcasting, Manish Tewari presenting the Life Time Achievement award to N.S. Ganesan for his outstanding contribution in the field of broadcasting,...
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Jan 14, 2014 12:30
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The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Information & Broadcasting, Manish Tewari presenting the Life Time Achievement award to N.S. Ganesan for his outstanding contribution in the field of broadcasting, at the inauguration of the “BES EXPO-2014”- 20th International Conference & Exhibition on Terrestrial and Satellite Broadcasting, in New Delhi on Tuesday. The Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Bimal Julka, the CEO, Prasar Bharati, Jawhar Sircar and other dignitaries are also seen.
New Delhi, January 14, 2014: The Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Manish Tewari inaugurated 20th International Conference & Exhibition on Terrestrial and Satellite Broadcasting – BES Expo 2014, today at New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion he said, the last two decades have witnessed exponential growth in both the broadcasting and telecom sectors, giving rise to 800 plus television channels.
Commenting on the problems and challenges faced by the broadcasting sector due to competition for market share, he said the Union Cabinet has recently approved the proposal of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting for a comprehensive regulatory framework in the form of guidelines for Television Rating Agencies in India. These guidelines cover detailed procedures for registration of rating agencies, eligibility norms, terms and conditions of registration, cross-holdings, methodology for audience measurement, a complaint redressal mechanism, sale and use of ratings, audit, disclosure, reporting requirements and action on non-compliance of guidelines.
Also speaking at the function, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Bimal Julka, said the Ministry is planning to strengthen Community Radio movement in India, which would help in giving voice to the voiceless.
The BES expo is being attended by over 300 eminent broadcasters, media industry professionals and experts from India and abroad. The three day long expo will have deliberations on issues such as terrestrial broadcasting, future of TV, digitization, disaster broadcast systems for information dissemination, regulatory framework in broadcasting and other important issues related to the broadcasting industry.
