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Four BBC staff members-Rupa Jha, Mukesh Sharma, Sanjoy Majumder, and Sara Hassan-left the company on December 12 and formed Collective Newsroom to allow BBC World Service India to comply with the 26% limit on foreign ownership in India.

NEW DELHI: British broadcaster the BBC said on Tuesday its staff will launch a new company for Indian language...

People familiar with the matter said that all BBC employees who are working on content published in India would be transferred to the new company that is wholly owned by Indians | Latest News India

The BBC is restructuring its operations in India to comply with the country's foreign investment rules.

BBC World Service India disclosed that it had received a letter from the ministry of information and broadcasting dated March 31, for alleged non-compliance with FDI norms. The company said it has sought time until March 31, 2024, for compliance, and communicated its restructuring proposals to the ministry.

BBC staff members Rupa Jha, Mukesh Sharma, Sanjoy Majumder and Sara Hassan have announced plans to leave the organisation and form a new entity in India which w

Four BBC India staff members have quit and formed a new entity to comply with India's strict foreign direct investment in media rules.

The move follows the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) premises in India facing “surveys” by tax authorities and an ensuing investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over alleged FDI violations earlier this year.

BBC World Service India, 99.99% owned by the British Broadcasting Corp (BBC), is restructuring its shareholding to comply with the Centres foreign direct investment (FDI) guidelines. These limit foreign holdings in digital news entities to 26%.

The BBC plans to launch a new company for Indian language services to comply with foreign investment rules. The broadcaster is being investigated for