Rajat Sharma to lead NBDA in 2025–26

The News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDA) has elected Rajat Sharma as President for the 2025–2026 term. The decision was taken at the association’s board meeting held on 19 September 2025. NBDA is an industry body representing leading television and digital news broadcasters in the country.

M.V. Shreyams Kumar, Managing Director of Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co., has been appointed Vice President, while Anuradha Prasad Shukla, Chairperson and Managing Director of News24 Broadcast India, will serve as Honorary Treasurer for the term.

The NBDA Board also includes Rahul Joshi, Managing Director of Network18 Media & Investments; Kalli Purie Bhandal, Vice-Chairperson and Managing Director of TV Today Network; Anil Kumar Malhotra, Advisor at Zee Media Corporation; Dhruba Mukherjee, Director of ABP Network Pvt.; I. Venkat, Director of Eenadu Television Pvt.; Rahul Kanwal, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of New Delhi Television; Mahesh Kumar Rajaraman, Managing Director of Sun TV Network; and Rohit Gopakumar Velloli, CEO of the TV Division at Bennett Coleman & Company. BW Marketing World