BBC India Restructures Business After Centre Tweaks FDI Rules

Collective Newsroom, founded by four former BBC employees, will commence its operations from April 10.

The BBC has handed over its newsroom publishing licence in India to a private limited company, Collective Newsroom - a first for the public service broadcaster's global operations anywhere in the world. The move comes a year after searches at its offices by the Income Tax department.

Collective Newsroom, founded by four former BBC employees, will commence its operations from April 10. A wholly India-based company, it will produce content for the BBC's digital services in English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu. 

As per the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Collective Newsroom Private Limited was incorporated on October 27 last year.