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Prasar Bharati invites applications for acquisition of ready-made TV content
Mumbai: Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has invited applications for acquisition of ready-made TV content. The applications should be submitted via the content acquisition portal of Prasar Bharati by 7 February.
The broadcaster has specified that the content must be targeted towards an audience of children and young adults up to the age of 18 in the languages specified on the portal. The applied content should not have been aired either fully or partly from any free-to-air distribution platform like DD Free Dish in the territory of India through terrestrial, cable or direct-to-home mode during the previous three calendar years.
The content should be about half hour or one hour long and for a license period of one year or three years or on a perpetual basis for multiple telecasts on multiple channels of Doordarshan and should be provided in XDCAM 4:2:2 format on a hard disk.
The applicant is required to submit a non-refundable processing fee of Rs 10,000 plus 18 per cent GST in respect of each proposal. The processing fee is not payable in respect of proposals from ministries/departments/undertakings either of central government or state government.
The content rights holder who got themselves registered at the content acquisition portal in response to the notification on 11 October 2021 issued under policy guidelines for acquisition of licensed ready-made audio-visual content need not register again.
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
