Naman Ramachandran The BBC‘s news operations in India have been effectively divided from Wednesday with the launch of Collective Newsroom.
Collective Newsroom was formed in December 2023 in order to comply with India’s strict foreign direct investment (FDI) in media rules.
The Indian government’s cap on FDI in digital news outfits is 26%. BBC World Service India is 99% owned by the BBC, a British public service broadcaster.
BBC India staffers Rupa Jha, Mukesh Sharma, Sanjoy Majumder and Sara Hassan quit the corporation to form the new Indian-owned media company, serving as directors, with Jha as the CEO.
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