NBF National Conclave in New Delhi

'Democracy & its Fourth Pillar' was the key focus of Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu's speech as he launched the NBF National Conclave.

NBF Board members meet I&B Minister Anurag Thakur, seek resumption of viewership ratings

The Governing Board members and senior members of the News Broadcasters Federation held a productive meeting with Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday. The Governing Board apprised the Union Minister on key issues facing the news industry, the recent growth and trends in the news broadcasting sector and the challenges facing the […]

News Broadcasters Federation seeks support of advertising fraternity amid COVID-19

The News Broadcasters Federation or the NBF has reached out to the advertising fraternity seeking assistance in the fight against COVID-19. This comes just days after seeking Government’s intervention to overcome the larger impact on economy, society, finance and trade due to Coronavirus outbreak and the nationwide lockdown. The NBF has stated that news broadcasters […]

NBF members meet Finance Minister; seeks parity in GST with newspaper industry

Members of the News Broadcasters Federation (NBF) led by president Arnab Goswami today met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to hand over a recommendation requesting for parity on GST with the newspaper industry. As of now, GST on the print media stands at 5% whereas the news broadcasters are charged 18% GST. During the meeting, […]

News Broadcasters Federation meet held in Mumbai; pushes for self-regulation of content

The topmost executives of India’s news Industry who are a part of the News Broadcasters Federation (NBF) recently held a meeting in Mumbai to decide on the critical issues involving content regulation within the Industry. In a meeting attended by over 30 top executives representing national and regional channels, a decision has been taken to […]