News Broadcasting
DD News invites tender from creative agencies
MUMBAI: Barely a month old, National broadcaster’s news channel is all set to spruce its image.
Doordarshan has invited tenders from experienced creative agencies for creative and graphics support for DD news channel.
The pubcaster had issued a tender notice in the leading dailies today. According to the advertisment, the tender is a two bid basis proposal.
According to the details available on the website, the applicants would be required to provide support in designing and executing graphics for day to day news bulletins and current affairs programme and to conceptualise and develop montages and stings for regular news segments as well as for special occasions. The applicants are also expected to ve adept in creating story specific animated 3 D graphics for day to day operations, developing automated generation of stock ticker from the stock data being received through ISDN line and automated generation of animated graphics related to special programmes as elections developing interface with data from a third party.
The applicant should be able to execute, on day to day basis, graphics generation for delivery on to the production switcher, to develop application to facilitate updation of news ticker, breaking news, news updates from remote location in the news room and provide automated application for branding of graphics plates of all types.
According to the information available on the site, all the graphics will be bilingual in English and Hindi and the development of graphics and montages/ stings in regional languages should be quoted as an option.
Beside the pubcaster also requires the agency to develop music suiting the channel requirements for channel Id, montages and stings. The agency will also have to create weather graphics with automated generation taking data from IMD on a ISDN Line.
The job under the contract will also include providing support services for the program and news in form of research, production coordination.
One of the important clauses included in that the graphics and research teams will be exclusive to Doordarshan and the output is liable to be rejected in case of poor quality work with penalty imposed.
The applicants will have to submit a non refundable processing fee of Rs 10,000/- by demand draft in the name of “PBBCI, DG Doordarshan” in the envelope along with pre-qualification bid.
Last date for the receipt of tender is 30 January 2004 by 3.00 pm and the tender would be opened on 2 February 2004 in the presence of the bidder or an authorized representative of the same.
News Broadcasting
Rising Bharat Summit 2026 spotlights India’s global ascent
PM Modi keynotes two-day event with ministers, diplomats and icons in New Delhi.
MUMBAI: India didn’t just host a summit, it threw a coming-out party for a nation ready to own the global stage. The News18 Rising Bharat Summit 2026, held on 27–28 February in New Delhi, emerged as a high-octane platform for ideas, vision and strategic dialogue, uniting national leadership, global policymakers, industry titans, defence strategists and cultural icons under the theme “Strength Within”.
Prime minister Narendra Modi set the tone with a keynote that framed India’s resurgence as a reclaiming of lost potential built over generations. “In previous industrial revolutions, India and the Global South were merely followers,” he said. “But in the era of Artificial Intelligence, India is a partner in decisions and shaping them.” He highlighted the country’s thriving AI startup ecosystem and the recent AI Impact Summit attended by over 100 nations.
Union minister Piyush Goyal (Commerce & Industry) stressed India’s readiness to scale exports and deepen manufacturing, while Ashwini Vaishnaw (Railways, I&B, Electronics & IT) positioned technology and infrastructure as twin engines of growth, especially in AI and digital trust. Jyotiraditya Scindia (Communications & North East Development) revealed India’s ambition to lead in 6G through the Bharat 6G Alliance and partnerships with over 30 countries.
Global voices added depth: former Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo called India’s development “self-sustaining” and strategically vital; ex-UK Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter asserted India deserves a seat at the great powers’ table; and former US Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez joined ambassadors from Norway, Germany and Sweden in discussions on geopolitical realignment, sustainability and defence preparedness.
Other speakers included veteran investor Ramesh Damani, World Gold Council CEO David Tait, Vianai Systems founder Dr Vishal Sikka, DeepTech Bharat Foundation co-founder Shashi Shekhar Vempati, defence experts Rajesh Kumar Singh, Sunil Ambekar, Patrick McGee, Tom Cooper and Adrian Fontanellaz, plus cultural and sporting icons Kangana Ranaut, Saina Nehwal, PR Sreejesh, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mithali Raj, Anil Kapoor and Yami Gautam.
The summit was supported by Jio Financial Services (Presenting Partner), Phonepe and DS Group (Co-Presenting Partners), Pernod Ricard India and Kia Seltos (Powered By & Driven By), state governments of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand (State Partners), and associate partners including NSE, M3M Foundation and Reliance Industries.
Broadcast live across News18 Network, CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz, the event reinforced India’s image as a confident democracy and emerging global power proving that when strength comes from within, the world can’t help but watch.
