New Delhi, Mar 13, 2025, Special Correspondent

New Delhi, Mar 13: Prasar Bharati Thursday announced that free access to PM-SHABD will remain free till March, 2026.

PB-SHABD (Prasar Bharati-Shared Audio-Visuals for Broadcast and Dissemination) was launched in March, 2024 as a shared feed service to provide access to logo free, daily news items across various formats including video, audio, text, and photos to media organizations.

The free acess to SHABD will help media organization, especially the smaller ones, immensely, according to an official release.

Leveraging a robust network of over 1,500 reporters, correspondents, and stringers, supported by 60 dedicated edit desks operating round the clock, PB-SHABD offers the latest news from every corner of India.

More than 1000 stories, covering over 50 news categories such as agriculture, technology, foreign affairs and political developments, are uploaded daily in all major Indian languages from the Regional News Units (RNUs) and headquarters combined.

The content provided through PB-SHABD is logo-free, and no credit is required on using content from this platform. Additionally, the service includes a Live Feed feature, offering exclusive coverage of live events such as events of national importance as well as various press briefings, all without logo.

To further enhance access, a Media Repository is available as an archival library, allowing subscribers to easily access archival footage, along with special curated packages.

Special packages, interviews, daily weather updates from across India, and editorial pieces are regularly updated on PB-SHABD ensuring that content may be readily used by media outlets thereby saving time.