The BBC’s restructuring of its India operations to comply with the country’s foreign direct investment (FDI) rules was completed on Wednesday with the launch of Collective Newsroom, an independent entity with the U.K.-based public broadcaster as its first client.
The Indian-owned company replaces BBC World Service India to continue to provide language-based content. As part of the restructuring, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) will retain its newsgathering team in India for its English language digital, television and radio outlets headquartered in London.
The move follows the BBC premises in India facing “surveys” by tax authorities and an ensuing investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over alleged FDI violations earlier in 2023.
