NEWS BROADCASTER

ASSOCIATION
 INTRODUCTION
 The News Broadcasters Association (NBA)
represents the private television news &
current affairs broadcasters.

 It is the collective voice of the news & current

affairs broadcasters in India .It is an
organization funded entirely by its members
 The NBA has presently 14 leading news and
current affairs broadcasters (comprising 34
news and current affairs channels) as its
members.

 The NBA presents a unified & credible voice

before the govt.on matters that affect the
growing industry.
 News Broadcaster Association
To Fight ‘CONTENT CODE’

 To oppose the proposed Content Code and

Broadcast Regulation Bill of the Information
& Broadcasting Ministry, the news
broadcasters in India have joined their hands
to form the News Broadcasters Association
(NBA).

 The association is headquartered in NEW

DELHI.
 Its has been registered as a Section 25 company
under the Companies Act, 1956.

 The broadcasters who are part of NBA are:

 TV TODAY NETWORKS (Aaj Tak, Tez,

Headlines Today etc)

 NDTV Limited (NDTV24X7, NDTV India &

NDTV Profit),
 Times Global Broadcasting Company
(Times Now),

 TV18 Group (CNBC TV18, CNBC Awaaz,

CNN-IBN & IBN7),STAR NEWS &

 Independent News Service (India TV) &

Zee News Ltd (Zee News, Zee Business,
Zee 24 Taas & 25 Ghanta).
 BOARD MEMBERS
of NBA
 At the first board meeting held on July 25,
2007, the NBA elected its board and office-
bearers for 2007-08.
 The BOARD MEMBERS ARE:
 G. Krishnan: Executive Director & CEO, TV
TODAY NETWORK
 Sameer Manchanda: Joint MD Global
Broadcast News (CNN-IBN, IBN7)
K.V.L. Narayan Rao: Group CEO, NDTV.

Sunil Lulla:CEO, Times Now.

Chintamani Rao: CEO, India TV.

Harish Doraiswamy: CEO, Zee News.

Uday Shanker: CEO, Media Content &

Communication Services.
 VISION OF NBA
To help create & nurture an environment in
which news broadcasters can best serve
audiences and also engage with policy makers
on behalf of its members in order to promote an
industry grounded in the principles of
democracy and freedom of expression.
This initiative will help to further promote the
broadcaster's role as an important contributor to
the country's cultural, social and economic
fabric.
 According to NBA secretary-general , the
association has been set up to help create and
nurture an environment in which news
broadcasters can best serve audiences and
contribute to the development and diversity of
the country. The NBA would engage with
policy-makers on behalf of its members to
“promote an industry grounded in the
principles of democracy and freedom of
expression”. It has already been engaging with
the Union Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting on the draft Broadcasting
Regulatory Authority of India Bill and
proposed Content Code.
NBA Frames CODE OF CONDUCT
FOR TV
 The News Broadcaster’s Association (NBA)
has submitted to the central government, code
of ethics and broadcasting standards, in order
to improve the quality of broadcasting on
Indian Television.
 NBA has submitted two principal documents to
the govt “CODE OF ETHICS &
BROADCASTING STANDARDS” & NEWS
BROADCASTING STANDARDS”
Regulations.
 The self-regulation proposals to the government
includes that no news should be selected to or
designed to promote any particular opinion,
belief or desires of any interest group. The
channels, according to the code of ethics, should
maintain objectivity and impartiality in reporting.
On the recent sting operation controversy, the
proposal states that as a guiding principle, sting
and undercover operations should be the last
resort of news channels to give a viewer
comprehensive news coverage of any news
story.  
 The document also contained that crime and
violence should not be glorified in the
country. There is a restriction on portraying
sex and nudity on the channels and clauses
for depiction of violence against women
and children. The news channels are also
expected to maintain neutrality and to
ensure that charges against anyone are not
portrayed as an act of guilt.