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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Afghanistan to have 24-hour TV news channel with Indian expertise from Prasar Bharati

Source: Indian Television Dot Com | 27 August 2013 04:50 pm

NEW DELHI: Afganistan will have a news channel run by the public service Radio and Television Afghanistan (RTA) in the next three months which is expected to get technical help from Prasar Bharati.

RTA today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Prasar Bharati which will enable the two public service broadcasters to exchange programmes and India will extend help to Afghanistan in infrastructure. The MoU was signed by RTA director general Zarin Anzor and his counterpart in Prasar Bharati, Jawhar Sircar. Abdul Rahman Panjshiri, head of international relations in Afghanistan, was also present, apart from All India Radio Director General L D Mandloi and other officials.

The news channel will initially telecast news for six hours but will gradually become 24x7 channel.

Afghanistan will send ten journalists...........................................

Read more at http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k13/aug/aug146.php 

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