PM Modi meets top executives of major media companies

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met top executives of major media and communication companies here, discussing the latest trends in the field and opportunities with regard to India.

"Expanding the bandwidth for Brand India. PM @narendramodi with CEOs for a roundtable on Media, Tech & Communications," tweeted External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup as the meeting began.

Top executives of Comcast, Time Warner, Discovery, Sony, ESPN, News Corp, 21st Century Fox, Disney Industries, ABC television group were invited for the interaction with Modi.

The focus of the Prime Minister's meeting with over dozen media honchos was to understand about the trends in media and communication technologies and the opportunities for India.

Among the top media executives who attended the meeting with Prime Minister Modi, were Rupert Murdoch, CEO, News Corp, Brian L Roberts, CEO, Comcast, Jeff Bewkes, CEO, Time Warner, Martin Sorrell, CEO, WPP, and John Skipper, President, ESPN.