Prasar Bharati has extended free access to its SHABD service until March 2026 to support small media organizations. Launched in March 2024, PB-SHABD provides logo-free daily news content in video, audio, text, and photos. The service leverages a network of over 1500 reporters and 60 edit desks, delivering more than 1000 stories daily across 50+ categories in major Indian languages.
PB-SHABD includes live feeds of key national events and press briefings, all without logos, and offers a Media Repository for easy access to archival content. Special packages, interviews, weather updates, and editorial pieces are also regularly updated to help media outlets save time.