DD FreeDish annual e-auction of MPEG-2 slots on 19 February

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Jan 18, 2024 /
indiantelevision.com Team

DD FreeDish annual e-auction of MPEG-2 slots on 19 February

Reserve prices have been maintained at 2023 levels

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Mumbai: It’s FTA e-auction time once again. Pubcastr Prasar Bharati has invited applications for allotment of vacant MPEG-2 slots of DD Free Dish DTH Platform for the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. The e-auction process is scheduled to be held on 19 February.

The pubcaster has classified channels who are eligible to apply after following Indian government guidelines as follows: 

S. No. Bucket Genre / Language
1. Bucket A+ GEC (Hindi / Urdu) Channels
2. Bucket A Movie (Hindi / Urdu) Channels
3. Bucket B

a. Music (Hindi / Urdu) Channels

b. Sports (Hindi / Urdu) Channels

c. All Channels of Bhojpuri Language

d.  All other remaining Genre of Hindi / Urdu
4. Bucket C News & Current Affairs (Hindi / Urdu) Channels
5. Bucket D

a. Devotional / Spiritual / Ayush

b. All Genres of Marathi & Punjabi Channels

c. News & Current Affairs (English) Channels
6. Bucket RI This bucket is for all Channels in languages not covered above

The reserve price for MPEG-2 slots has been defined as follows in round 1 of the auction as follows:

Round No.
    

Starting Reserve Price (in INR)

Round I (Bucket A+)

RS. 15.00.00.000/-

Round I (Bucket A)

RS. 12.00.00.000/-

Round 1 (Bucket B)

RS. 10.00.00.000/-

Round I (Bucket C)

RS. 7.00.00.000/-

Round I (Bucket D)

RS. 6.00.00.000/-
Round I (Bucket RI)

RS. 3.00.00.000/-
The prices for the remaining rounds have been kept as follows

Round No.

Starting

Reserve Price (in INR)

Buckets

Eligible to Bid

Buckets

Not Eligible to Bid

Round 2 (Bucket A+)

RS. 16.00.00.000/-

A+. A.B.C.D.RI

  

Round 3 (Bucket A)

RS. 13.00.00.000/-

A, B, C, D, RI

  

Round 4 (Bucket B)

RS. 11.00.00.000/-

B. C. D. RI

  

Round 5 (Bucket C)

RS. 8.00.00.000/-

  

A+. A. B.

Round 6 (Bucket D)

RS. 7.00.00.000/-

  

A+. A. B. C.

Round 7 (Bucket RI)

RS. 4.00.00.000/-

RI

A+, A, B, C, D
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