Shashi Shekhar Vempati, who is also on the board of BARC India as a Prasar Bharati representative, said that there is no reason to delay the resumption of news ratings further

exchange4media Staff Jan 14, 2022 4:26 PM

The Joint Working Group will comprise Prasar Bharati CEO S.S. Vempati, DTH Association President Harit Nagpal and representatives from MeitY, BIS, BARC & AIDCF

exchange4media Staff Jan 12, 2022 5:17 PM

I&B minister Anurag Thakur further stated that the recommendations will be incorporated in the existing TV rating guidelines wherever required

exchange4media Staff Jul 23, 2021 1:15 PM

Speaking at the e4m TV First Conference, BARC CEO Lulla noted that the audience may spend time on TV and digital, so both forces will co-exist as they have their own inherent strengths

exchange4media Staff Apr 28, 2021 8:57 AM

The latest expansion now pushes the total number of MPEG-2 slots from 88 to 94

Tasmayee Laha Roy Apr 2, 2021 8:25 AM

The spurt in numbers is attributed to affordable television sets, economic issues, the launch of the DD Retro Channel, and the return of big broadcasters to the Free Dish platform

exchange4media Staff Mar 30, 2021 10:39 AM

Proposed guidelines aim at bringing ease of doing business in the broadcast sector

Tasmayee Laha Roy Mar 9, 2021 8:15 AM

The reserve price has been increased to Rs 50 lakh/annum from Rs 5 lakh/annum, and the incremental amount has been revised to a minimum of Rs 2 lakh and multiples against the initial Rs 10,000

Tasmayee Laha Roy Mar 5, 2021 8:20 AM

While most broadcasters paid a huge premium over what they paid last year for a slot on the platform, the highest bid went up by 80%

Tasmayee Laha Roy Mar 3, 2021 8:39 AM

The five-day e-auction will be conducted in multiple rounds starting with genres with highest reserve price

Tasmayee Laha Roy Feb 24, 2021 9:03 AM

The partnership will feature daily content offerings including Hardwood Classics, Marquee Matchups, NBA championship videos, NBA TV specials & public service announcements

exchange4media Staff Jan 27, 2021 12:25 PM

The government will now study the report and will take further actions accordingly

exchange4media Staff Jan 12, 2021 5:35 PM

The draft policy aims to meet the diverse requirements of the audience to receive news, reliable information & high-quality entertainment anytime, anywhere in the language of their choice

exchange4media Staff Jan 12, 2021 3:51 PM

In 51st online e-auction, the public broadcaster has also invited applications for allotment of vacant MPEG-4 slots for the period, January 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021

exchange4media Staff Dec 22, 2020 8:42 AM

In a strongly-worded letter, CPM MP Binoy Viswam requested I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar for a swift intervention to roll back the decision by Prasar Bharati

exchange4media Staff Dec 1, 2020 1:16 PM

Industry sources say the ‘relief’ comes as a double whammy as broadcasters delaying payment of fees will have to pay interest both to the bank for the PBG & to the public broadcaster

Tasmayee Laha Roy May 14, 2020 9:20 AM

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

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

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

Also, Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of MIB for introducing Cinematograph Amendment Bill 2019 to amend the Cinematograph Act, 1952

exchange4media Staff Feb 7, 2019 8:45 AM