Run-through
Kevin Vaz was re-elected President of the Indian Broadcasting & & Digital Foundation. Rajat Sharma, Gaurav Banerjee, and R. Mahesh Kumar ended up being Vice Presidents. Avinash Pandey was designated Secretary General. Vaz highlighted tv’s durability. He specified 97 percent of India’s initial material is for television. IBDF will promote for steady regulative policies.
Kevin Vaz, CEO-Entertainment at JioStar India, has actually been re-elected President of the Indian Broadcasting & Digital Foundation(IBDF) at its 26th Annual General Meeting. Rajat Sharma(India Television ), Gaurav Banerjee (Sony Pictures) and R. Mahesh Kumar (Sun Network) were called Vice Presidents, with I. Venkat (Eenadu television) continuing as Treasurer.
Attending to members in his very first AGM as President, Vaz highlighted the durability of direct tv. “Television stays the bedrock of material production and brand name structure in India,” he stated, explaining that 97% of India’s initial material, almost 200,000 hours in 2024, was produced for television, which drew 46 trillion minutes of yearly watching throughout 190 million screens.
He included that joyful need and GST reforms would sustain a marketing revival which tv’s future depend on integrating scale and trust with digital reach. IBDF, he stated, will continue to promote a steady regulative program to support long-lasting development.
At its AGM, the IBDF revealed the consultation of media veteran Avinash Pandey as Secretary General from October 1, being successful Siddharth Jain. Members acknowledged Jain’s contribution and invited Pandey, who stated his focus would be on enhancing IBDF’s advocacy function and federal government engagement.
The conference saw the re-election of Gaurav Banerjee and R. Mahesh Kumar to the IBDF Board, with Anil Kumar Singhvi (Zee Media) signing up with as a brand-new director. Sumanta Bose (JioStar), John Brittas (Kairali Television) and Nachiket Pantvaidya (Culver Max) were co-opted.
The Board likewise makes up Aroon Purie (Television Today Network), Gaurav Dwivedi (Prasar Bharati), Jayant Mathew (MMTV) and Punit Goenka (Zee Entertainment).
The AGM was participated in by Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sanjay Jaju and Additional Secretary Prabhat, who engaged with broadcasters at a luncheon hosted by IBDF.