India TV’s Rajat Sharma elected as NBDA president

The News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDA) has unanimously elected India TV chairman Rajat Sharma as its president.

He replaces Avinash Pandey, the former CEO of ABP Network.

Sharma said that the TV news industry is at a critical juncture and NBDA needs to collectively work together to advance the interests of the genre, which is operating under tremendous pressure.