Bharat Express, Republic TV, Vistaar News among successful bidders; slots valid till March 2027

e4m Staff Jun 3, 2026 9:55 AM

The 99th e-auction is scheduled to begin on 26 May 2026

e4m Staff May 20, 2026 10:07 AM

The slots allotted through this process will be valid for a one-year period, from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027

e4m Staff Feb 10, 2026 6:42 PM

The allotment, part of Prasar Bharati’s 93rd round, aims to expand regional language reach on India’s free-to-air DTH platform

e4m Staff Jan 2, 2026 9:13 AM

The auction has been tentatively scheduled for October 

e4m Desk Oct 21, 2025 2:06 PM

The auction is scheduled to tentatively begin on July 2, 2025, and the slots will be allotted for the period July 11, 2025 to March 31, 2026

e4m Staff Jun 24, 2025 4:09 PM

These channels include Aastha Telugu, Bansal News, Bharat 24 Vision of New India, Chardikla Time TV, Gangaur Television, Jai Maharashtra, Live Times, Maiboli, TV9 Gujrati and Zee 24 Kalak

e4m Desk Apr 2, 2025 9:28 AM

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

e4m Staff Jul 17, 2024 12:21 PM

The slots were bagged by Aastha Bhajan, Aastha Tamil, Bansal News, Chardikla Time TV, MH ONE DIL SE, News 18 UP/UK, News State UP/UK, RT, Sudarshan News, Swadesh News and Vedic

exchange4media Staff Feb 20, 2023 6:01 PM

The slots will be allotted for the period, April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024

exchange4media Staff Jan 19, 2023 12:30 PM

The slots have been awarded to fifteen channels

exchange4media Staff Jun 22, 2020 11:55 AM

Samay, 9X Jalwa, Sangeet Bangla and JK 24x7 win slots on a pro-rata basis for the period - February 1 to May 14 - as part of the 43rd e-auction

Sonam Saini Jan 24, 2020 4:11 PM