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

e4m Desk 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

e4m Desk Nov 5, 2019 2:07 PM

The industry has mixed emotions about the new viewership reporting pattern

e4m Desk 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

e4m Desk 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

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

e4m Desk 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

e4m Desk Feb 26, 2019 8:47 AM

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

e4m Desk Feb 15, 2019 4:27 PM

Hiked reserve prices have made it difficult for lot of players to even participate in the auction, say industry players

Tasmayee Laha Roy Feb 9, 2019 10:40 AM

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

e4m Desk 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

e4m Desk Jan 22, 2019 8:19 AM

Vempati, CEO Prasar Bharati speaks about the new e-auction move and about the 14 news channels on Free Dish that help take their reach beyond the urban pockets

Ruhail Amin Jan 18, 2019 8:31 AM

In an exclusive interview with exchange4media, Vempati spoke about the challenges facing Prasar Bharati, his vision for the organisation and making it a digitally relevant and commercially viable organisation

Ruhail Amin Jul 11, 2017 8:30 AM

Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar speaks about DD Free Dish, calling it a common man’s substitute, and how it plans to go from 59 to 112 channels

Collin Furtado Mar 30, 2015 8:25 AM

The Additional DG of Doordarshan explains why DD is emphasising on the free-to-air service of its Free Dish DTH platform to cater to the vast semi-urban & rural audience

Abid Hasan Dec 5, 2013 9:05 AM