Sappal quits as RS TV CEO, Vempati gets addl charge

New Delhi, August 12

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Gurdeep Singh Sappal has resigned as Rajya Sabha TV CEO and Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati has been given the additional charge of the post.

“Consequent upon the acceptance of resignation of Gurdeep Singh Sappal, CEO, RS TV, with effect from August 12, he is directed to hand over the charge of CEO, RS TV to Shashi Shekhar Vempati, CEO, Prasar Bharati,” an order of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat said.

Rajya Sabha TV is owned and operated by the Upper House of Parliament and the Vice-President is its chairman. M Venkaiah Naidu was yesterday sworn in as the 15th Vice-President. His predecessor Hamid Ansari had two successive terms.

In 2008, Rajya Sabha decided to start its own 24x7 TV channel and three years later, the decision was taken to hand over the reins of the proposed channel to Sappal, who was appointed as its CEO.

The limited broadcast of the channel was started in August 2011 and it became a 24x7 channel on January 26, 2012. — PTI