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