The e-auction will be conducted as per e-auction methodology for allotment of DD Free Dish slots to private TV channels, notified by the pubcaster on Jan 27, 2023

e4m Staff Aug 29, 2024 3:14 PM

While Sachin Tanwar was taken in by Tamil Thalaivas for Rs 2.15 crore, Haryana Steelers spent Rs 2.07 crore for Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh

e4m Staff Aug 17, 2024 8:55 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 allotment of the vacant slots is for the period June 4, 2024 to March 31, 2025, for MPEG 4; for MPEG-2 the period is June 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025 

e4m Staff May 28, 2024 10:52 AM

Manoranjan Grand paid the highest price, Rs 21.25 crore, for a slot on the platform

Sonam Saini Feb 27, 2024 8:58 AM

Last year, the pubcaster had earned Rs 1073 crore from the e-auction of 65 MPEG-2 slots

Sonam Saini Feb 26, 2024 5:02 PM

Last year, the pubcaster earned a total of Rs 1,073 crore from the 65 slots on the DD FreeDish

Sonam Saini Feb 24, 2024 9:19 AM

Overall, Prasar Bharati has earned Rs 645 crore from 34 channels in the auction so far

Sonam Saini Feb 23, 2024 8:29 AM

The slots were picked up by Zee News, NDTV, Aaj Tak, ABP News, News18 and R Bharat

Sonam Saini Feb 21, 2024 4:43 PM

The pubcaster sold 13 slots in the last two days of the FreeDish MPEG-2 auction

Sonam Saini Feb 21, 2024 8:06 AM

The slots were bought by nine channels

Sonam Saini Feb 20, 2024 7:07 PM

The event’s watch time was 57% higher compared to last year’s, the network said

e4m Staff Jan 2, 2024 12:53 PM

The online e-auction process to be tentatively held on September 12, 2023

exchange4media Staff Sep 7, 2023 4:26 PM

The CEO of Reliance Broadcast Network spoke to e4m on TRAI’ recommendations for the sector, going big on innovations, new advertisers and the expansion in tier cities

Tanya Dwivedi Apr 12, 2023 8:55 AM

The average price per slot stands at Rs 16.5 crore

Sonam Saini Mar 21, 2023 8:49 AM

On the last day on Monday, seven slots were auctioned. The highest bid came from Bflix

exchange4media Staff Mar 20, 2023 6:43 PM

According to sources, the pubcaster has mopped up approximately Rs 409 crore in these two rounds; bidding for remaining rounds to continue on March 20

Sonam Saini Mar 20, 2023 8:01 AM

Zee Chitramandir, Zee Punjabi, Fakt Marathi, Shemaroo MarathiBana,  Manoranjan Movies, Sanskar TV and Sun Marathi picked up the slots

exchange4media Staff Mar 18, 2023 7:50 AM

The six slots under Bucket C category have been secured by News18, Republic Bharat, TV9, Zee News, NDTV and ABP News

exchange4media Staff Mar 17, 2023 12:23 PM

News18, Republic Bharat, TV9 & Zee News paid Rs 19.85 crore, Rs 16.55 crore, Rs 14.55 crore and Rs 15.5 crore respectively, shared sources

Sonam Saini Mar 16, 2023 6:16 PM

The first two slots under Bucket C, for news & current affairs (Hindi) channels, has been picked up for Rs 19.85 crore and Rs 16.55 crore say sources

Sonam Saini Mar 16, 2023 4:46 PM

At Rs 24 crore, Zee Anmol Cinema buys the most expensive movie genre slot ever

Sonam Saini Mar 16, 2023 8:32 AM

Three slots in Bucket B also sold on Day 3

Sonam Saini Mar 15, 2023 7:57 PM

The industry bodies believe that the auction procedure is skewed against all news and current affairs channels

Sonam Saini Mar 14, 2023 10:30 PM

Six GEC and five movie channels grab slots even as auction continues

Sonam Saini Mar 14, 2023 7:27 PM

Originally scheduled for March 13, the online auction is for vacant MPEG-2 slots of the DD Free Dish from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024

exchange4media Staff Mar 14, 2023 8:05 AM

Speaking at an event, IB Secretary Apurva Chandra also reportedly said the government will begin trial of direct-to -mobile television broadcast this year

exchange4media Staff Feb 17, 2023 9:29 AM

This has come into effect from 27th January

exchange4media Staff Jan 31, 2023 11:23 AM

Industry sources say Disney Star, ZEEL, Culver Max Entertainment and Viacom18 plan to bid for the DD FreeDish slots for their Hindi GECs like Star Utsav, Zee Anmol, Sony Pal and Colors Rishtey

Sonam Saini Jan 30, 2023 8:53 AM

BCCI set for Rs 4,000 crore gain after raking in Rs 951 crore from media rights sale

exchange4media Staff Jan 25, 2023 7:59 AM

While Star Sports is reportedly seeking Rs 35-40 lakh for a co-presenting sponsor slot, JioCinema is said to have priced its inventory at Rs 20 lakh

Sonam Saini & Kanchan Srivastava Dec 22, 2022 8:28 AM

The season ahead could be a spectacle for fans as well as advertisers on TV looking to leverage this high-impact media vehicle

exchange4media Staff Aug 9, 2022 10:12 AM

The gaming industry, the fastest-growing space in digital advertising, has the most to gain from introduction of 5G, given that India is a mobile-first country in every segment, say industry players

Shantanu David Jul 25, 2022 8:30 AM

According to people in the know, the simultaneous e-auction ensured that each of the players put their entire purse on the table before they pulled out

Javed Farooqui Jun 20, 2022 8:45 AM

The auction will be held by the end of July

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2022 12:55 PM

The winning bid is Rs 33.24 crore per match

exchange4media Staff Jun 14, 2022 5:16 PM

While Disney won the bid for Package A at Rs 23,575 crore,Viacom18 snatched Package B for Rs 20,500 crore. Bids for Package C rights have already touched Rs 1800 crore

exchange4media Staff Jun 14, 2022 9:00 AM

Jio seems to have bagged digital rights while there are speculations of a hard-fought contest between Sony and Disney Star for TV rights

exchange4media Staff Jun 13, 2022 3:55 PM

A simultaneous e-auction will be conducted for Package A and Package B

Javed Farooqui Jun 12, 2022 12:47 PM

According to sources, the auctions saw participation from all buyers of IPL tender, including Amazon India, Disney Star, ZEEL and Google India

exchange4media Staff Jun 6, 2022 7:36 AM

The broadcasting industry has been voicing its concern over the disruption of satellite services due to the reduction of the guard band

exchange4media Staff Apr 13, 2022 4:01 PM

Experts say the non-exclusive digital rights will be the game-changer as it will encourage more bidders to throw their hats in the auction ring

Javed Farooqui Apr 4, 2022 8:20 AM

As per sources, Prasar Bharati has some unsold slots left from the recently held annual e-auction

Javed Farooqui Mar 14, 2022 7:48 AM

Industry watchers say that the pullout of channels like Star Utsav, Zee Anmol, Colors Rishtey and Sony Pal will also benefit news channels in the form of more slots being allotted to Bucket C

exchange4media Staff Mar 10, 2022 10:04 AM

Republic Bharat, ABP News, Zee News, News Nation and Times Now Navbharat are the channels that secured slot

exchange4media Staff Mar 9, 2022 7:17 PM

The public broadcaster is believed to have mopped up over Rs 75 crore from Bucket A + category which is reserved for Hindi GECs

exchange4media Staff Mar 9, 2022 7:14 PM

The e-auction for the rights will be completed in two months, the BCCI secretary has said

exchange4media Staff Feb 21, 2022 8:42 AM

The 4th article in the PowerPlay Series talks about how this year’s recently concluded mega auction sets the stage for a successful 15th edition slated to deliver exponential visibility

exchange4media Staff Feb 17, 2022 12:43 PM

Mumbai Indians made the most expensive purchase of Rs 15.25 crore for wicket keeper-batsman Ishan Kishan

exchange4media Staff Feb 14, 2022 8:24 AM

The slots will be awarded through the fourth annual e-auction process to be tentatively held from March 7

exchange4media Staff Feb 10, 2022 8:31 AM