World News | India and Madagascar Ink MoU on Cooperation in Broadcasting

Antananarivo (Madagascar), May 11 (PTI) India's public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Madagascar's official ORTM (Office de la Radio et de la Television) for cooperation and collaboration in broadcasting.

The MoU was signed by Indian Ambassador Abhay Kumar and Director General of ORTM Jean Yves on Tuesday.

Also Read | Sri Lanka Economic Crisis: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Says He Will Appoint New PM This Week.

The ceremony was graced by the Director of Cabinet to the Ministry of Communication and Culture, India and representatives of the Government of Madagascar.

The MoU aims at exchange of programmes, exploring co-production of programmes and training and exchange of personnel.

Also Read | Global Companies Suffer Under China’s ‘Unsustainable’ Zero COVID-19 Policy.

The TVM (Madagascar National Television) will broadcast programmes from internal productions of Prasar Bharati in the fields of culture, education, science, entertainment, sports, news as well as other areas of mutual interest.

Both sides will explore co-production opportunities related to matters of mutual interest and will arrange training for TVM personnel in India. PTI

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)