The 44th e-auction allotment of MPEG-2 slots of DD Free Dish was concluded last month where only 53 out of the 54 available slots were sold to the highest bidder

Tasmayee Laha Roy Mar 19, 2020 2:39 PM

Bids for second annual e-auction of MPEG-2 slots have been higher than reserved prices for all buckets with News & Current Affairs (Hindi / Punjabi) recording the highest increase of over Rs 5 crore

Tasmayee Laha Roy Mar 3, 2020 8:07 AM

Bucket A+ channel slots awarded to Shemaroo GEC, Dangal, Big Magic and ABZY Cool

exchange4media Staff Feb 29, 2020 9:44 AM

Some channels like ABZY COOL Movies, Dangal TV & B4U Music, that came on board during the 42nd auction have managed to get MPEG-2 slots this time too

Tasmayee Laha Roy Feb 28, 2020 8:20 AM

A total of 54 channels had submitted their bids for the 44th e-auction allotment of MPEG-2 slots

exchange4media Staff Feb 25, 2020 2:16 PM

Prasar Bharati has suggested that allotment of transporter on GSAT15 satellites should be restricted to only government users and the public broadcaster to avoid malpractices

Tasmayee Laha Roy Feb 25, 2020 8:29 AM

The e-auction is to be tentatively held from February 24

exchange4media Staff Feb 19, 2020 6:20 PM

Few broadcasters have reportedly been bypassing Free Dish regulations and causing Prasar Bharati a loss of nearly Rs 60 crore in a year

exchange4media Staff Feb 13, 2020 8:37 AM

Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempatti says the focus is to bring in more diversity among participating channels while sustaining the current revenue

Tasmayee Laha Roy Feb 11, 2020 8:00 AM

These amendments have come into force from November 1

exchange4media Staff Nov 5, 2019 2:07 PM

The industry has mixed emotions about the new viewership reporting pattern

exchange4media Staff Jul 12, 2019 8:52 AM

Channels that were earlier free to air charged advertisers anywhere between Rs 4000/10 secs and Rs 5500/10 secs. But the rates have now reduced to Rs 3000/10 secs, say industry experts

Tasmayee Laha Roy Jul 10, 2019 8:52 AM

The move comes in as a boost for cross-border relations and has been taken up under an MoU signed between Prasar Bharati and Bangladesh TV (BTV) on May 7

exchange4media Staff Jun 19, 2019 6:20 PM

Industry experts agree that elections are a big reason behind this shift, but it is not the only reason for a surge of FMCG brands on news channels

Moumita Bhattacharjee May 17, 2019 8:50 AM

Bucket R1 is newly introduced to reserve MPEG2 slots towards devotional/spiritual/AYUSH channels on DD Free Dish

exchange4media Staff Apr 6, 2019 11:12 AM

For the first time states of Chhattisgarh, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura & Uttarakhand have got their own DD Channel

exchange4media Staff Mar 11, 2019 8:19 AM

Only satellite channels licensed by the Ministry of I&B would be allowed to participate in the e-auction

exchange4media Staff Feb 26, 2019 8:47 AM

Bucket C, that has News and Current Affairs channels, has got the highest premium over reserved price

exchange4media Staff Feb 15, 2019 4:27 PM

The plea was submitted by 9X Media, B4U Broadband and TV Vision

exchange4media Staff Feb 5, 2019 7:01 PM

Private satellite TV channels to be allowed interim placement on pro-rata basis from Jan 26 to Feb 28

exchange4media Staff Jan 22, 2019 8:19 AM