Prasar Bharati CEO Elected As Vice President Of Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union
17 Dec 2020 11:01:26
New Delhi, December 17: Achieving yet another milestone in the broadcasting industry, Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati has been elected as the Vice President of the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU).
Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) is one of the largest broadcasting associations in the world. The election took place on Wednesday during the General Assembly of the Union. Vempati has been elected to the office of the Vice President, ABU for three years with immediate effect.
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar congratulated Shri Vempati on his election and has thanked all ABU members who voted in favor of India.
I congratulate Prasar Bharti CEO Mr Shashi Shekhar Vempati, for winning the election for the post of Vice President of Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union.
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) December 16, 2020
Thanks to all the ABU members who voted in India's favour.@shashidigital
It is remarkable to note that almost all of the Public Broadcasters of the member countries in the Asia Pacific region strongly supported the candidature of India’s Public Broadcaster that was forwarded by NHK Japan.
Almost all of the Public Broadcasters of the member countries in the Asia Pacific region strongly supported the candidature of India’s Public Broadcaster which was forwarded by NHK Japan. The candidature of the nominee from China’s NRTA was unsuccessful, failing to garner support from any of the members, paving the way for CEO Prasar Bharati India’s election to the Vice Presidency of ABU.
The Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union was formed in 1964 as a professional association of broadcasting organisations with over 286 members in 57 countries and regions, reaching a potential population of about three billion people.