News Broadcasters Association
The News Broadcasters Association is a private association of different current affairs and news television broadcasters in India . It was established by leading Indian news broadcasters in 3 July 2007. The Association was set up to deal with ethical, operational, regulatory, technical and legal issues affecting news and current-affairs channels. Its founding members were
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| Abbreviation | NBA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 3 July 2007 |
| Type | Private organization. |
President | Rajat Sharma (Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, India TV) |
Vice President | M. V. Shreyams Kumar (JMD - Mathrubhumi News) |
Main organ | Board of Directors |
| Website | nbanewdelhi |
4. Independent News Service Pvt. Ltd.
5. Times Global Broadcasting Company Ltd.
6. Television Eighteen India Ltd.
7. Media Content & Communication Service (India) Ltd.
Board members of the association for the year 2019-20
The Office Bearers of NBA for the year 2019-20 are :
1. Mr. Rajat Sharma – President (Chairman & Editor-in-Chief (India TV) – Independent News Service Pvt. Ltd.)
2. Mr. I. Venkat - Vice President (Director - Eenadu Television Pvt. Ltd.)
3. Mrs. Anuradha Prasad Shukla – Honorary Treasurer (Chairperson-cum-Managing Director, News24 Broadcast India Ltd.)
The other Members on the NBA Board are:
4. Mr. M.K. Anand, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer – Times Network - Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.
5. Mr. M.V. Shreyams Kumar, Joint Managing Director, Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd.
6. Mr. Rahul Joshi, CEO News & Group Editor-in-Charge - TV18 Broadcast Ltd.
7. Mr. Avinash Pandey, Chief Operating Officer - ABP News Network Pvt. Ltd.
8. Ms. Kalli Purie Bhandal, Vice-Chairperson & Managing Director - TV Today Network Ltd.
9. Ms. Sonia Singh, Editorial Director, NDTV - New Delhi Television Ltd.
10. Mr. Sudhir Chaudhary, Chief Executive Officer - Cluster 1, Zee Media Corporation Ltd.
Membership
Membership to the association is governed by qualifying certain guidelines. Besides this, an annual subscription fee has also to be paid by the applicant/member. The Association as on date has 27 members representing 70 channels.