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  • Day 23: Ten cities in FM Phase III inching towards Rs 10 crore mark

    Day 23: Ten cities in FM Phase III inching towards Rs 10 crore mark

    NEW DELHI: Around ten cities that have so far got bids of Rs 6 crore or more are expected to raise the cumulative winnings, going by indications on the twenty-third day in the e-auction for the first batch of FM Phase III cities. The cumulative provisional winning price showed a marginal rise to Rs 1139.3 crore at the end of the 92nd round.

     

    The number of provisional winning channels and cities remained the same as yesterday: 94 channels in 56 cities, but the total bids surpassed the cumulative reserve price by Rs 680.5 crore or 148.3 per cent against the aggregate reserve price of about Rs 459 crore.

     

    The cumulative provisional winning price has thus risen over the total reserve price of the first batch of 135 FM channels in 69 existing cities – Rs 550.18 crore – by Rs 589.2 crore or 107.1 per cent. 

     

    As per Information and Broadcasting Ministry sources, the e-auction will continue as long as bids are received for any of the 135 channels, including the 13 cities for which no bids have come.

     

    The Auction Activity Requirement rose to 100 per cent after the 59th round on 14 August, after being 90 per cent after the 37th round on 7 August.

     

    The winning price has gone up by more than 100 per cent above their respective reserve prices: Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Aurangabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nasik, Patna, Pune, Rourkela and Varanasi, which got provisional winning bidders at prices more than double the respective reserve prices. 

     

    A single channel in Bhubaneshwar created a new record by getting the most competitive bidding increment-wise by going up nine times the reserve price.

     

    However, there were still no bids for thirteen cities namely Asansol, Gulbarga, Mangalore, Mysore, Puducherry, Rajahmundry, Siliguri, Tiruchy, Tirunveli, Tirupati, Tuticorin, Vijaywada and Warangal.

     

    The demand in most cities fell by up to three per cent and by four per cent below the excess demand at the price in the 92nd round in Hyderabad.

     

    The Percentage Price Increment applicable for the Next Clock Round rose to five each in Guwahati, Jodhpur and Varanasi but was just one in Shillong.

     

    Provisional winning price in the top three cities reflected no change: Delhi at Rs 169.16 crore (for just one channel); Mumbai at Rs 122.81 crore (for two channels); and Bengaluru at Rs 109.25 crore.

     

    Kohlapur, which appeared to be the next to enter the Rs 10-crore club remained static for the third day with Rs 9.44 crore though cities like Kanpur, Rajkot, Amritsar and Aurangabad do not seem to be far behind.

     

    Chennai at Rs 53.38 crore, Ahmedabad at Rs 42.68 crore, Pune at Rs 42.03 crore, Jaipur at Rs 28.34 crore, Chandigarh at Rs 19.04 crore, Hyderabad at Rs 18 crore, Patna at Rs 17.89 crore, Cochin at Rs 15.04 crore, Nasik at Rs 14.66 crore and Lucknow at Rs 14 crore remained static.

  • DAS Phase III: 372 MSOs granted registration of which 146 are provisional

    DAS Phase III: 372 MSOs granted registration of which 146 are provisional

    NEW DELHI: Clearly, the pressure of the approaching deadline for the third phase of Digital Addressable System (DAS) is beginning to show its signs in the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry, with a second list of registered multi system operators (MSOs) being issued within one month.

     

    A total of 372 MSOs were issued registration today, which included 226 who have ten-year registration and 146 who have provisional licences.

     

    With indications coming from the Home Ministry that MSOs may no longer insist on security clearance, the hope of the 146 becoming permanent have brightened.

     

    According to the list issued on 14 August, the Ministry had registered a total of 349 MSOs of which 126 were provisional.

     

    The total figure is impressive considering that 74 new MSOs have been permitted to operate since 12 July, though a majority of them have provisional licences.

     

    While a majority of MSOs including Kal Cables have had their licences cancelled following the Home Ministry denying security clearance, some have been cancelled for non-operation. These include four cancelled in 2015.

     

    Eleven MSOs who had earlier been granted permanent licences were permitted to change their areas of operation.

     

    Provisional licences given after 12 July total 66 including one for Assam and another for Mizoram. Provisional licence had been issued prior to 12 July to one MSO in Kashmir. 

  • Day 22: Hope for more FM Phase III bids lie with under-Rs 10 crore cities

    Day 22: Hope for more FM Phase III bids lie with under-Rs 10 crore cities

    NEW DELHI: With no takers for thirteen cities, the hope for more bids shifted to cities, which have so far managed less than Rs 10 crore on the twenty-second day in the e-auction for the first batch of FM Phase III cities even as the cumulative provisional winning price showed a marginal rise to Rs 1136.6 crore at the end of the 88th round.

     

    The number of provisional winning channels and cities remained the same as yesterday: 94 channels in 56 cities, but the total bids surpassed the cumulative reserve price by Rs 677.7 crore or 147.7 per cent against the aggregate reserve price of about Rs 459 crore.

     

    The cumulative provisional winning price has thus risen over the total reserve price of the first batch of 135 FM channels in 69 existing cities – Rs 550.18 crore – by Rs 586.4 crore or 106.5 per cent. Information and Broadcasting Ministry sources told Indiantelevision.com today that the cumulative winning price is exclusive of the migration fee, which will take the total revenue even higher.

     

    The Auction Activity Requirement rose to 100 per cent after the 59th round on 14 August, after being 90 per cent after the 37th round on 7 August.

     

    Sources said that in the notice inviting auction, it was clear that the e-auction will continue as long as bids are received for any of the 135 channels. This included the 13 cities for which no bids have come namely Asansol, Gulbarga, Mangalore, Mysore, Puducherry, Rajahmundry, Siliguri, Tiruchy, Tirunveli, Tirupati, Tuticorin, Vijaywada and Warangal.

     

    The winning price has gone up by more than 100 per cent above their respective reserve prices: Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Aurangabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nasik, Patna, Pune, Rourkela and Varanasi, which got provisional winning bidders at prices more than double the respective reserve prices. A single channel in Bhubaneshwar created a new record by getting the most competitive bidding increment-wise by going up nine times the reserve price.

     

    The demand in most cities fell by up to three per cent and by four per cent below the excess demand at the price in the 88th round in Hyderabad.

     

    The Percentage Price Increment applicable for the Next Clock Round rose to five each in Jodhpur and Varanasi but was just one in Gauhati. There was no change in the other cities.

     

    The provisional winning price in the top three cities reflected no change: Delhi at Rs 169.16 crore (for just one channel); Mumbai at Rs 122.81 crore (for two channels); and Bengaluru at Rs 109.25 crore.

     

    Kohlapur, which appeared to be the next to enter the Rs 10-crore club remained static for the third day with Rs 9.44 crore though cities like Kanpur, Rajkot, Amritsar and Aurangabad do not seem to be far behind. 

     

    Chennai at Rs 53.38 crore, Ahmedabad at Rs 42.68 crore, Pune at Rs 42.03 crore, Jaipur at Rs 28.34 crore, Chandigarh at Rs 19.04 crore, Hyderabad at Rs 18 crore, Patna at Rs 17.89 crore, Cochin at Rs 15.04 crore and Lucknow at Rs 14 crore remained static.

  • Female artists should be groomed to take up non-conventional roles: M&E experts

    Female artists should be groomed to take up non-conventional roles: M&E experts

    NEW DELHI: The advancement in technology has made it possible to essay any kind of role in the media and entertainment industry but there is need for proper grooming and training of females in various non-conventional roles in the industry.

     

    This was the general view at a discussion on “An equal space: Gender parity in media and entertainment sector” held here by the National Commission for Women (NCW) in partnership with the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and ASSOCHAM.

     

    The participants felt that technology and digitisation has changed the scenario – for example, equipments were now lightweight as compared to the earlier times and women are entering into various roles like make-up artists, stuntwomen etc.

     

    In his inaugural address, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the world had lost a lot by not giving women equal opportunities and not recognising their talent.

     

    The Minister emphasised that women have qualities like compassion, conviction, consistency and courage which are their unique strengths. There is no difference between men and women in terms of capabilities and men need to be sensitised regarding their attitude towards women, he added. 

     

    NCW chairperson Lalitha Kumara Mangalam said even today, an invisible barrier exists in the media and entertainment industry where women do not get equal opportunities. She said various factors like lack of training and lack of family support are responsible for this situation. “The percentage of women working in this sector is also very low. Even today people do not find this sector as a good place to work,” she added. 

     

    Filmmaker Ramesh Sippy opined that women should be portrayed as empowered characters in the films to send the right message to society. “Female artistes should be encouraged to participate in non-conventional roles in films, which help to eliminate misconception of the entertainment industry being projected as biased,” he added. 

     

    The inaugural session was followed by technical sessions. Deliberations were held on various issues such as equal opportunity for women in media and entertainment, enabling and empowering women at M&E workplace and skill and capacity building.

     

    It was noted that the news industry has much more presence of women as compared to their male counterparts, the participants opined but a lot needs to be done to encourage women to join this sector and establish themselves into the system. 

     

    Personalities related to the M&E industry like actor and director Rajat Kapoor, actresses Divya Dutta and Rajeshwari Sachdev also participated in the seminar. Senior Advocate and Additional Solicitor General of India Pinky Anand, Indian Institute of Mass Communications DG Sunit Tandon, former I&B Ministry director (Films) Nirupama Kotru, National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) MD Nina Lath Gupta, and senior journalist Rahul Kanwal, amongst others were panelists in the discussion. 

  • Day 21: Bidders elude 13 cities in FM Phase III; winning price up marginally

    Day 21: Bidders elude 13 cities in FM Phase III; winning price up marginally

    NEW DELHI: With no takers for as many as 13 cities and bidding slowing down on the 21st day in the e-auction for the first batch of FM Phase III cities, the cumulative provisional winning price showed a marginal rise to touch Rs 1134 crore at the end of the 84th round.

     

    Bids continued to elude 13 cities for the 21st day today with no takers for channels in Asansol, Gulbarga, Mangalore, Mysore, Puducherry, Rajahmundry, Siliguri, Tiruchy, Tirunveli, Tirupati, Tuticorin, Vijaywada and Warangal.

     

    The number of provisional winning channels and cities remained the same as Friday (21 August), i.e.: 94 channels in 56 cities, with the total bids surpassing the cumulative reserve price by Rs 675.22 crore or 147.1 per cent against the aggregate reserve price of about Rs 459 crore.

     

    The cumulative provisional winning price has thus risen over the total reserve price of the first batch of 135 FM channels in 69 existing cities – Rs 550.18 crore – by Rs 583.90 crore or 106.1 per cent.

     

    The Auction Activity Requirement rose to 100 per cent after the 59th round on 14 August, after being 90 per cent after the 37th round on 7 August.

     

    So far, 17 cities have got provisional winning price for their channels more than 100 per cent above their respective reserve prices: Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Aurangabad, Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nasik, Patna, Pune, Rourkela and Varanasi, which got provisional winning bidders at prices more than double the respective reserve prices.

     

    With the provisional winning price more than nine times the reserve price, a single channel in Bhubaneshwar has undergone the most competitive bidding increment-wise.

      

    The demand in most cities fell by up to three per cent and by four per cent below the excess demand at the price in the 80th round in Hyderabad.

     

    Price Increment Algorithm for the e-Auction is based on the increment logic used by Department of Telecommunications in its auctions. As per this logic, there should be no increment for negative excess demand, some increment for zero excess demand and a fixed increment above a certain excess demand. Some increment for zero excess demand means that when demand is equal to supply, seller has right to increase price to see whether purchasers are there at increased price.

     

    The Percentage Price Increment applicable for the Next Clock Round rose to five each in Guwahati, Jodhpur and Varanasi but was just one in Allahabad. There was no change in the other cities.

     

    The provisional winning price in the top three cities reflected no change: Delhi at Rs 1.69.16 crore (for just one channel); Mumbai at Rs 122.81 crore (for two channels); and Bengaluru at Rs 109.25 crore.

     

    Kohlapur, which appeared to be the next to enter the Rs 10 crore club, remained static for the second day with Rs 9.44 crore though cities like Kanpur, Rajkot, Amritsar and Aurangabad do not seem to be far behind. 

     

    Chennai at Rs 53.38 crore, Ahmedabad at Rs 42.68 crore, Pune at Rs 42.03 crore, Jaipur at Rs 28.34 crore, Chandigarh at Rs 19.04 crore, Hyderabad at Rs 18 crore, Patna at Rs 17.89 crore, Cochin at Rs 15.04 crore and Lucknow at Rs 14 crore remained static.

  • Day 20: FM Phase III channels winning price rises marginally to Rs 1130 crore

    Day 20: FM Phase III channels winning price rises marginally to Rs 1130 crore

    NEW DELHI: Bidding on the twentieth day in the e-auction for the first batch of FM Phase III cities with the cumulative provisional winning price remained very slow, showing a minuscule rise to touch Rs 1130.51 crore at the end of the 80th round.

     

    The number of provisional winning channels and cities remained the same as yesterday: 94 channels in 56 cities, with the total bids surpassing the cumulative reserve price by Rs 671.65 crore or 146.3 per cent against the aggregate reserve price of about Rs 459 crore.

     

    The cumulative provisional winning price has thus risen over the total reserve price of the first batch of 135 FM channels in 69 existing cities – Rs 550.18 crore – by Rs 580.33 crore or 105.5 per cent.

     

    The Auction Activity Requirement rose to 100 per cent after the 59th round on 14 August, after being 90 per cent after the 37th round on 7 August.

     

    Bids continued to elude thirteen cities for the 20th day today with no takers for channels in Asansol, Gulbarga, Mangalore, Mysore, Puducherry, Rajahmundry, Siliguri, Tiruchy, Tirunveli, Tirupati, Tuticorin, Vijaywada and Warangal.

     

    The demand in most cities fell by up to three per cent and by four per cent below the excess demand at the price in the 80th round in Hyderabad.

     

    The Percentage Price Increment applicable for the Next Clock Round rose to five each in Allahabad, Guwahati, Shillong and Varanasi but was just one in Varanasi. There was no change in the other cities.

     

    The provisional winning price in the top three cities reflected no change: Delhi at Rs 1.69.16 crore (for just one channel); Mumbai at Rs 122.81 crore (for two channels); and Bengaluru at Rs 109.25 crore.

     

    Kohlapur appears to be the next to enter the Rs 10 crore club with Rs 9.44 crore, though cities like Kanpur, Rajkot, Amritsar and Aurangabad do not seem to be far behind. 

     

    Chennai at Rs 53.38 crore, Ahmedabad at Rs 42.68 crore, Pune at Rs 42.03 crore, Jaipur at Rs 28.34 crore, Chandigarh at Rs 19.04 crore, Hyderabad at Rs 18 crore, Patna at Rs 17.89 crore, Cochin at Rs 15.04 crore and Lucknow at Rs 14 crore remained static.

     

    The next round will now commence on 24 August.

  • Day 19: Kohlapur inches towards Rs 10 crore mark in FM Phase III bidding

    Day 19: Kohlapur inches towards Rs 10 crore mark in FM Phase III bidding

    NEW DELHI: After nineteen days in the bidding for the first batch of FM Phase III cities, Kohlapur with a price of Rs 9.34 crore is now inching towards the Rs 10 crore mark.

     

    Among cities recording more than Rs 10 crore, it rose marginally only in Nasik at Rs 14.66 crore. Moreover cities like Kanpur, Rajkot, Amritsar and Aurangabad are also not far behind.

     

    However, interest appeared to be flagging with the cumulative provisional winning price rising very marginally to touch about Rs 1128 crore at the end of the 76th round  on the nineteenth day.

     

    With this, a total of 94 channels in 56 cities became provisional winning channels against their aggregate reserve price of about Rs 459 crore.

     

    Thus the total bids of the provisional winning prices surpassed the cumulative reserve price of the corresponding 94 channels by Rs 669.24 crore or 145.8 per cent.

     

    The cumulative provisional winning price has risen over the total reserve price of the first batch of 135 FM channels in 69 existing cities – Rs 550.18 crore – by Rs 577.92 crore or 105 per cent.

     

    The Auction Activity Requirement rose to 100 per cent after the 59th round on 14 August, after being 90 per cent after the 37th round on 7 August.

     

    As was reported earlier by Indiantelevision.com, despite the slow down, as per Information and Broadcasting Ministry sources, the auction will continue as long as bids are received for any of the 135 channels.

     

    Bids continued to elude thirteen cities for the nineteenth day today, with no takers for channels in Asansol, Gulbarga, Mangalore, Mysore, Puducherry, Rajahmundry, Siliguri, Tiruchy, Tirunveli, Tirupati, Tuticorin, Vijaywada and Warangal.

     

    The demand in most cities fell by up to three per cent and by four per cent below the excess demand at the price in the 76th round in Hyderabad.

     

    The Percentage Price Increment (in INR) applicable for the Next Clock Round rose to five each in Guwahati, Shillong and Varanasi but was just one in Jodhpur and Kolhapur.

     

    The provisional winning price in the top three cities reflected no change: Delhi at Rs 1.69.16 crore (for just one channel); Mumbai at Rs 122.81 crore (for two channels); and Bengaluru at Rs 109.25 crore.

     

    Chennai at Rs 53.38 crore, Ahmedabad at Rs 42.68 crore, Pune at Rs 42.03 crore, Jaipur at Rs 28.34 crore, Chandigarh at Rs 19.04 crore, Hyderabad at Rs 18 crore, Patna at Rs 17.89 crore, Cochin at Rs 15.04 crore and Lucknow at Rs 14 crore remained static.

  • Day 18: FM Phase III bids price rises marginally to Rs 1123 crore

    Day 18: FM Phase III bids price rises marginally to Rs 1123 crore

    NEW DELHI: The eighteenth day of the bidding in the e-auction for the first batch of FM Phase III cities appeared to slump as the cumulative provisional winning price touched about Rs 1123 crore at the end of the 72nd round.

     

    With this, a total of 94 channels in 56 cities became provisional winning channels against their aggregate reserve price of about Rs 459 crore.

     

    Thus the total bids of the provisional winning prices surpassed the cumulative reserve price of the corresponding 94 channels by Rs 664 crore or 144.7 per cent.

     

    The cumulative provisional winning price has thus risen over the total reserve price of the first batch of 135 FM channels in 69 existing cities – Rs 550.18 crore – by 572.68 crore (104 per cent).

     

    The Auction Activity Requirement rose to 100 per cent since 14 August, after being 90 per cent after the 37th round on 7 August.

     

    Information and Broadcasting Ministry sources said the channel allocation stage will continue as long as bids are received for any of the 135 channels.

     

    Bids continued to elude 13 cities for the 19th day today with no takers for channels in Asansol, Gulbarga, Mangalore, Mysore, Puducherry, Rajahmundry, Siliguri, Tiruchy, Tirunveli, Tirupati, Tuticorin, Vijaywada and Warangal.

     

    The demand in most cities fell by up to three per cent and by four per cent below the excess demand at the price in the 72nd round in Hyderabad.

     

    The Percentage Price Increment (in INR) applicable for the Next Clock Round rose to five each in Allahabad, Guwahati, Nasik and Varanasi but was just one in Jodhpur and Srinagar.

     

    The provisional winning price in the top three cities remained the same: Delhi at Rs 1.69.16 crore (for just one channel); Mumbai at Rs 122.81 crore (for two channels); and Bengaluru at Rs 109.25 crore.

     

    Among cities recording more than Rs 10 crore, it rose marginally only in Nasik to Rs 13.29 crore.

     

    Chennai at Rs 53.38 crore, Ahmedabad at Rs 42.68 crore, Pune at Rs 42.03 crore, Jaipur at Rs 28.34 crore, Chandigarh at Rs 19.04 crore, Hyderabad at Rs 18 crore, Patna at Rs 17.89 crore, Cochin at Rs 15.04 crore and Lucknow at Rs 14 crore remained static.

  • FTII impasse continues, 5 students arrested & released on bail for rioting

    FTII impasse continues, 5 students arrested & released on bail for rioting

    NEW DELHI: Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) director Prashant Pathrabe has justified his action in calling in the police after he was gheraoed for close to nine hours last night (18 August) by students.

     

    Speaking to Indiantelevision.com, Pathrabe said that the students verbally abused him and even termed him as inefficient for not being able to resolve their problem with regard to the appointment of Bharatiya Janata Party member and TV actor Gajendra Chauhan as FTII chairman.

     

    He said that he had attempted to pacify the students and requested them not to resort such tactics but to no avail. He was confined to one room and was verbally assaulted. 

     

    Five students, who were arrested in a post-midnight swoop and sent to judicial custody, were then released on bail this evening (19 August).

     

    The police said the students had been charged with rioting and damaging property amongst other charges.

     

    Pathrabe said there were around 40 students who were protesting against what they alleged was “irrational and unjustified” pro-rata course project assessment of the 2008 batch.

     

    The police crackdown came after the 72-day old agitation in which a section of the students are opposing the appointment of Chauhan.

  • Day 17: FM Phase III bidding picks pace; winning price touches Rs 1116 crore

    Day 17: FM Phase III bidding picks pace; winning price touches Rs 1116 crore

    NEW DELHI: Bidding showed mild signs of picking pace as the number of channels being bid for also increased on the day seventeen of the e-auction for the first batch of FM Phase III cities. The cumulative provisional winning price touched about Rs 1116 crore at the end of the 68th round.

     

    With this, a total of 93 channels in 56 cities became provisional winning channels against their aggregate reserve price of about Rs 458 crore.

     

    Thus the summation of provisional winning prices surpassed the cumulative reserve price of the corresponding 92 channels by Rs 657.59 crore or 143.5 per cent.

     

    The cumulative provisional winning price has more than doubled at 102.8 per cent than the total reserve price of Rs 550.18 crore for the first batch of 135 FM channels in 69 existing cities.

     

    The Auction Activity Requirement rose to 100 per cent since 14 August, after being 90 per cent after the 37th round on 7 August.

     

    Information and Broadcasting Ministry sources said the channel allocation stage will continue as long as bids are received for any of the 135 channels.

     

    The thirteen cities for which bids have still not come are Asansol, Gulbarga, Mangalore, Mysore, Puducherry, Rajahmundry, Siliguri, Tiruchy, Tirunveli, Tirupati, Tuticorin, Vijaywada and Warangal.

     

    The demand in most cities fell by up to three per cent and by four per cent below the excess demand at the price in 60th round in Hyderabad.

     

    The Percentage Price Increment (in INR) applicable for the Next Clock Round was just one in Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Cochin, Guwahati, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Mumbai and Nashik.

     

    The highest provisional winning price in Delhi remained the same for the second consecutive day at Rs 169.16 crore (for just one channel), but rose marginally in Mumbai at Rs 122.81 crore (for two channels) while it was static in Bengaluru.

     

    Among cities recording more than Rs 10 crore, it rose marginally in Cochin at Rs 15.04 crore and Nasik at Rs 10.94 crore.

     

    Bengaluru with Rs 109.25 crore, Chennai at Rs 53.38 crore, Ahmedabad at Rs 42.68 crore, Pune at Rs 42.03 crore, Chandigarh at Rs 19.04 crore, Jaipur at Rs 28.34 crore, Hyderabad at Rs 18 crore, Patna at Rs 17.89 crore and Lucknow at Rs 14 crore remained static.