Google-Prasar Bharati: PM’s I-Day Speech to Feature Prominently

Google will also work towards digitising content from AIR and Doordarshan on Google Arts and Culture.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the nation on the 72nd Independence Day at Red Fort in 2018. 

(Photo: PTI)

Tech giant Google on Tuesday, 13 August, announced a continued long-term collaboration with Prasar Bharati for live coverage on YouTube and Google Search for events of national importance such as the National Independence Day and Republic Day telecast.

Taking to Twitter, Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar said that the coverage of PM Narendra Modi's speech on Independence Day will be "carried prominently by Google on its search page".

Google will also work towards digitising content from over two decades from All India Radio and Doordarshan on Google Arts and Culture, and host digital archives of Prasar Bharati in over 12 Indian languages on YouTube, a statement said.

"As part of the collaboration, viewers from across the globe will be able to watch full parade and prime minister's speech live on Doordarshan's YouTube channel, as India celebrates its 73rd Independence Day on 15 August 2019," it added.

Moreover, the link to the YouTube live feed will be made available on Google Search – both mobile phones and desktop – when users search for India Independence Day, reported PTI.

“We are delighted to collaborate with Prasar Bharati in promoting their library of rich content, as well as promoting Indian events of national importance to the Internet users across the world.”

Google India and South Asia Director (Public Policy) Chetan Krishnaswamy, as quoted by PTI

He added that with this collaboration, the best of Prasar Bharati's broadcast programming will be presented to digital users across age-groups in varied languages.

"The partnership between Prasar Bharati and Google has been instrumental in bringing content of national interest on digital platform to a range of audiences globally... The partnership has also played a key role in creating a mindshare for the public broadcaster among the young audience who are digitally savvy and are increasingly consuming media through smartphones and other mobile handsets," Shashi Shekhar said.

(With inputs from PTI.)