More than two years after it cancelled its subscription to news agency Press Trust of India, state broadcaster Prasar Bharati has signed an exclusive two-year contract with the Hindusthan Samachar agency.
An agreement was signed in 2020 and officials said a “prior contract” was “renewed” this month, according to the Indian Express. Officials told the paper that the renewed contract entails a minimum of 10 national news items and 40 “local stories” in regional languages each day.
