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Google expands partnership with Prasar Bharati for live, archival content

Google will also work towards digitising content from over two decades from All India Radio and Doordarshan on Google Arts and Culture and host digital archives of Prasar Bharti in over 12 languages

Released Rs 2.08 bn for salaries from reserves, says Prasar Bharati CEO

Prasar Bharati CEO S S Vempati tonight clarified that Rs 208 crore released by the public broadcaster towards staff salaries on February 28, 2018 were from its reserves. Earlier in the day, he had tweeted: "Noticed reports in sections of media on non-disbursal of salaries to DD & AIR staff. Rs 208 cr towards salaries were released on the 28th Feb 2018. Attempts to create panic malafide. PB (Prasar Bharati) has so far received Rs 1989 crores from MIB (Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) as grants-in-aid for salaries during FY2017-18." The tweet had not mentioned that the money towards salaries was released from the Prasar Bharati's reserves. But hours later, he put out another tweet which read: "Rs 208 crores were released by @prasarbharati towards salaries for on 28th February 2018 from IEBR reserves." Vempati's remarks came two days after news website 'The Wire' quoted Prasar Bharati Chairman A Surya Prakash as saying that the public broadcaster had to pay staff salary for .

Why Prasar Bharati is in the midst of a crisis

No point in spending public money if it cannot run independently

Prasar Bharti defies I&B ministry diktat, says won't hire 'costly' journos

Board said ministry has been pressurising them to hire the two journalists but problem is compensation they have asked for in the range of Rs 750,000 to 10 mn

I&B Ministry, Prasar Bharati in tussle over appointment of director

Government wants to make exception to rules to appoint a bureaucrat for one term

Rajeev Singh to take charge as interim CEO of Prasar Bharati

The previous CEO Jawhar Sircar had quit in October last year

Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar offers to resign prematurely

Sircar was appointed as Prasar Bharati CEO in 2012.

Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar offers to quit

Prasar Bharati Chief executive Officer Jawhar Sircar is expected to stay on till the auction of DD slots, sources said

Prasar Bharati plans digital brand to tell India story to global audience

Believes global broadcasting majors like Al Jazeera, Russia Today and NPR of the US have formidable presence online