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  • Govt earned Rs 48 crore from foreign TV channels as fees

    Govt earned Rs 48 crore from foreign TV channels as fees

    NEW DELHI: The Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry earned a sum of Rs 48.05 crore during the current year and the last three years from foreign television channels towards registration and annual renewal fees.

     

    Three broadcasting companies, which have permission of 17 foreign TV channels, obtained permission for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) during the last three years as well as the current year.

     

    Speaking in the Lok Sabha, I&B minister Arun Jaitley said that the Ministry has permitted 822 TV channels as on 5 August, 2015 under Uplinking/Downlinking Guidelines. The details are available on the Ministry’s website www.mib.nic.in.

     

    Under the Downlinking Guidelines, the companies are not required to report changes in shareholding pattern to the Ministry for channels uplinked from abroad.

     

    Content telecast on private satellite TV channels is regulated in accordance with the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995 and the Rules framed thereunder.

  • FM Phase III Day 10: Bengaluru provisional price crosses Rs 100 crore

    FM Phase III Day 10: Bengaluru provisional price crosses Rs 100 crore

    NEW DELHI: On the tenth day of FM Phase III bidding, Bengaluru became the second city along with Delhi to cross the Rs 100 crore figure even as the cumulative provisional winning price touched Rs 946 crore against their aggregate reserve price of about Rs 425 crore at the end of 40 rounds.

     

    A total of 86 channels in 56 cities became provisionally winning channels with cumulative provisional winning price. Thus the summation of provisional winning prices surpassed the cumulative reserve price of the corresponding 86 channels by Rs 521.45 crore or 122.7 per cent.

     

    Overall, the cumulative provisional winning price exceeded the total reserve price of the first batch of 135 FM channels in 69 existing cities is Rs 550.18 crore by Rs 396.15 crore or 72 per cent.

     

    The Auction Activity Requirement was raised to 90 per cent after the 37th round after being at 80 per cent from the beginning of the auction. 

     

    The 13 cities for which no bids have come in are Asansol, Gulbarga, Mangalore, Mysore, Puducherry, Rajahmundry, Siliguri, Tiruchy, Tirunveli, Tirupati, Tuticorin, Vijaywada and Warangal.

     

    The demand over the price in many cities fell by up to three per cent below the aggregate demand.

     

    The Percentage Price Increment (in INR) applicable for the Next Clock Round was five per cent in Jaipur and Nasik and just one in Amritsar, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Hisar, Mumbai, Patiala and Pune.

     

    The highest Provisional winning price – the same as the Clock round price at the start of the twenty-eighth round – was in Delhi at Rs 144.27 crore (for just one channel), followed by Bengaluru at Rs 104.99 crore, which had a quantum jump and Mumbai at Rs 93.21 crore showing marginal increase compared to yesterday.

     

    Among cities recording more than Rs 10 crore, it rose sizeably in Jaipur at Rs 23.27 crore and marginally in Chennai at Rs 42.50 crore, Pune at Rs 35.14 crore, Patna at Rs 17.89 crore, Chandigarh at Rs 17.24 crore and Cochin at Rs 11.40 crore.

     

    Thus Mumbai is the only city, which may soon cross the Rs 100 crore figure, besides Delhi and Bengaluru.

     

    On the other hand, Ahmedabad at Rs 42.68 crore, Hyderabad at Rs 18 crore and Lucknow – Rs 14 crore remained static.

     

    The next round of auctions will now take place on Monday, 10 August. 

  • Day 9: FM Phase III price touches Rs 900 crore; demand slows

    Day 9: FM Phase III price touches Rs 900 crore; demand slows

    NEW DELHI: Even as the cumulative provisional winning price touched Rs 900 crore against their aggregate reserve price of about Rs 407 crore at the end of 36 rounds on the ninth day of bidding for FM Phase III, the percentage price increment (in INR) applicable for the Next Clock Round was almost nil in most cities.

     

    A total of 85 channels in 56 cities became provisionally winning channels after four more rounds today (6 August). Thus the summation of provisional winning prices surpassed the cumulative reserve price of the 85 channels by Rs 493.19 crore or 121.2 per cent. 

     

    The cumulative provisional winning price exceeded the total reserve price of the first batch by Rs 349.89 crore or 63.6 per cent. The total reserve price of the first batch of 135 FM channels in 69 existing cities is Rs 550.18 crore. 

     

    The Auction Activity Requirement of 80 per cent set at the beginning of the auction continued to remain the same on the ninth day. 

     

    As was previously reported by Indiantelevision.com, the 13 cities for which no bids have come are Asansol, Gulbarga, Mangalore, Mysore, Puducherry, Rajahmundry, Siliguri, Tiruchy, Tirunveli, Tirupati, Tuticorin, Vijaywada and Warangal.

     

    The demand over the price in many cities fell by up to three per cent below the aggregate demand. 

     

    The Percentage Price Increment (in INR) applicable for the Next Clock Round was five per cent in Jaipur and a mere one per cent in Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Mumbai, Nasik, Patiala and Pune.

     

    The highest Provisional winning price – the same as the Clock round price at the start of the twenty-eighth round – was in Delhi at Rs 138.64 crore followed by Mumbai at Rs 91.38 crore with both showing marginal increase compared to yesterday. 

     

    Among cities recording more than Rs 10 crore, the number rose sizeably in Jaipur at Rs 19.15 crore and marginally in Chennai at Rs 40.84 crore, Pune at Rs 33.77 crore, Patna at Rs 17.!5

     

    89,83,876;, Chandigarh at Rs 16,90,34,565, and Cochin – Rs 10,95,52,597.

     

    Thus Bengaluru and Mumbai are the only cities which may soon cross the Rs 100 crore figure, besides Delhi which did so early in the e-auctions.

     

    Bengaluru – Rs 98,02,16,503, Ahmedabad – Rs 42,68,76,267, Hyderabad at Rs 18,00,00,000, and Lucknow – Rs 14,00,55,000 remained static.

  • Day 8: FM Phase III price touches Rs 869 crore; no bids yet in 13 cities

    Day 8: FM Phase III price touches Rs 869 crore; no bids yet in 13 cities

    NEW DELHI: Even though the cumulative provisional winning price touched around Rs 869 crore against their aggregate reserve price of about Rs 395 crore at the end of 32 rounds on the eighth day of bidding for FM Phase III, no bids have come in for as many 13 cities.

     

    A total of 83 channels in 56 cities became provisionally winning channels after four more rounds today (5 August). Thus the summation of provisional winning prices exceeded the total reserve price of the first batch by about Rs 319.11 crore or 58 per cent. The total reserve price of the first batch of 135 FM channels in 69 existing cities of Phase III is Rs 550.18 crore.

     

    The Auction Activity Requirement of 80 per cent set at the beginning of the auction continued to remain the same on the eighth day. 

     

    The cities for which no bids have come so far are Asansol, Gulbarga, Mangalore, Mysore, Puducherry, Rajahmundry, Siliguri, Tiruchy, Tirunveli, Tirupati, Tuticorin, Vijaywada and Warangal.

     

    The demand over the price in many cities fell by up to three per cent below the aggregate demand.

     

    The Percentage Price Increment (in INR) applicable for the Next Clock Round was five in Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar and Jaipur.

     

    The highest Provisional winning price – the same as the Clock round price at the start of the twenty-eighth round – was in Delhi at Rs 133.23 crore, followed by Mumbai at Rs 89.58 crore with both showing marginal increase compared to yesterday.

     

    Among cities recording more than Rs 10 crore, it took a leap in Bengaluru at Rs 98.02 crore; and rose sizeably in Chennai at Rs 39.25 crore, Patna at Rs 17.04 crore; Jaipur at Rs 15.75 crore; and marginally in Chandigarh at Rs 16.57 crore and Cochin at Rs 10.52 crore.

     

    Thus Bengaluru became another city, which may soon cross the Rs 100 crore figure.

     

    On the other hand, Ahmedabad at Rs 42.68 crore, Pune at Rs 32.45 crore, Hyderabad at Rs 18 crore and Lucknow at Rs 14 crore remained static.

  • Information and Broadcasting sector among major FDI beneficiaries in FY-2016

    Information and Broadcasting sector among major FDI beneficiaries in FY-2016

    NEW DELHI: With a total sum of Rs 454.23 crore coming in as foreign direct investment (FDI) up to May this year during FY-2015-16, the Information and Broadcasting sector, including the print media, has been among the biggest beneficiaries of FDI.

     

    Speaking in the Rajya Sabha today, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that proposals for big investments pertained to Pharmaceuticals, Information & Broadcasting, Insurance, Non-banking Finance companies, Private Banks and other financial sectors.

     

    There were 19 proposals of big investments, each in excess of Rs 100 crore under consideration of Government.

     

    “The estimated investment in respect of these proposals is Rs 30,552.45 crore,” she added. 

  • Day 7: FM Phase III price touches Rs 827 crore in 56 cities

    Day 7: FM Phase III price touches Rs 827 crore in 56 cities

    NEW DELHI: The cumulative provisional winning price has risen to around Rs 827 crore for 83 channels in 56 cities against their aggregate reserve price of about Rs 395 crore at the end of the seventh day of bidding for FM Phase III.

     

    Even as 28 rounds of the e-auction ended with four more rounds today (4 August), the provisional winning prices exceeded the total reserve price of the first batch by about Rs 277.05 crore or 50.35 per cent. There was the total reserve price of Rs 550.18 crore for the first batch of 135 FM channels in 69 existing cities of Phase III.

     

    The Auction Activity Requirement of 80 per cent set at the beginning of the auction continued to remain the same on the seventh day.

     

    There were still no bids in as many as 13 cities on the seventh day and the demand over the price in many cities fell by up to three per cent below the aggregate demand except in Bhubaneswar where it rose to four per cent above the aggregate demand.

     

    The Percentage Price Increment (in INR) applicable for the Next Clock Round was five per cent in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Guwahati, Rourkela, Jaipur, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Nasik, Patna, and Rajkot and eight per cent in Bhubaneswar.

     

    As was reported earlier by Indiantelevision.com, the highest Provisional winning price – the same as the Clock round price at the start of the twenty-eighth round – was in Delhi at Rs 123.15 crore, followed by Mumbai at Rs 87.81 crore with both showing marginal increase compared to yesterday.

     

    Among cities recording more than Rs 10 crore, it rose sizeably in Bengaluru to Rs 80.64 crore, Ahmedabad to Rs 42.68 crore, Chennai to Rs 37.72 crore, Patna to Rs 17.04 crore, Jaipur to Rs 12.96 crore and marginally in Chandigarh to Rs 16.24 crore.

     

    Pune at Rs 32.45 crore, Hyderabad at Rs 18 crore, Lucknow at Rs 14 crore and Cochin at Rs 10.21 crore remained static.

  • Day 6: FM Phase III price crosses Rs 779 crore for 82 channels in 56 cities

    Day 6: FM Phase III price crosses Rs 779 crore for 82 channels in 56 cities

    NEW DELHI: A total of 82 channels in 56 Indian cities became provisionally winning channels with cumulative provisional winning price of approximately Rs 779 crore against their aggregate reserve price of Rs 395 crore at the end of the sixth day of bidding for FM Phase III.

     

    Even as 24 rounds of the e-auction ended with four more rounds today (3 August), the provisional winning prices exceeded the total reserve price of the first batch by about Rs 228.68 crore or 41.56 per cent. The total reserve price of the first batch of 135 FM Channels in 69 existing cities of Phase III was Rs 550.18 crore.

     

    The Auction Activity Requirement of 80 per cent set at the beginning of the auction continued to remain the same on the sixth day. 

     

    The sixth day was hectic but there were still no bids in as many as 13 cities though the provisional winning price steadied at the Clock round Price in the other cases.

     

    The demand over the price in many cities fell by up to three per cent below the aggregate demand. 

     

    The Percentage Price Increment (in INR) applicable for the Next Clock Round was five per cent in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Guwahati, Rourkela, Jaipur, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Nasik, Patna, and Rajkot and eight per cent in Bhubaneswar.

     

    The highest Provisional winning price – the same as the Clock round price at the start of the 24th round – was in Delhi – Rs 118.35 crore, followed by Mumbai – Rs 86.08 crore with both showing sizeable increase compared to the first three days. 

     

    Among cities recording more than Rs 10 crore, it rose sizeably in Bengaluru – Rs 66.34 crore, Ahmedabad – Rs 36.87 crore; Pune – Rs 32.45 crore, and Chennai – Rs 33.54 crore, Jaipur – Rs 11.52 crore and marginally in Chandigarh at Rs 15.92 crore.

     

    Hyderabad at Rs 18 crore, Lucknow at Rs 14 crore and Cochin at Rs 10.21 crore remained static.

     

  • Agri graduates hired by AIR, no plans for recruitments for Kisan TV: Jaitley

    Agri graduates hired by AIR, no plans for recruitments for Kisan TV: Jaitley

    NEW DELHI: All India Radio has appointed 26 agricultural graduates as Farm and Home/Farm Radio reporters for its programmes aimed at the farming community.

     

    The Parliament was informed by Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley that these appointees are from the recently concluded recruitment for the post of Transmission Executive. 

     

    Meanwhile, he said Prasar Bharati has ‘no proposal as of now’ to recruit agricultural graduates for Kisan TV channel. 

     

    He said Kisan TV was being run by the in-house staff of Doordarshan and by engagement of casual staff according to the requirement of the channel. 

     

    Experts from the agricultural field are consulted from time to time as required, he added in reply to a question.

     

  • Govt. cans plans of introducing comprehensive broadcast legislation

    Govt. cans plans of introducing comprehensive broadcast legislation

    NEW DELHI: Contrary to plans of the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, the present government has said there are no plans to introduce a comprehensive broadcast legislation in the Parliament.

     

    Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley said, “No such proposal is under consideration of the Ministry.”

     

    The previous government had not only drawn up plans for such legislation but placed it on the Ministry website. In fact, a draft of the proposed Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill 2007 – which was a revised version of the proposed legislation of 2006 – is still on the website.   

     

    Meanwhile, Jaitley told Lok Sabha that all the areas uncovered by terrestrial transmitters along with rest of the country have been provided with multichannel TV coverage through Doordarshan’s free to air direct-to-home Freedish service anywhere in the country. 

     

    Doordarshan coverage is estimated to be available to about 92 per cent population spread over about 81 per cent area of the country.

     

    DD has 1416 TV transmitters of varying power in terrestrial mode, whereas DD’s Free Dish services on DTH has currently 64 TV channels on air.

  • FM Phase III Day 5: Delhi crosses Rs 100 crore as total bids touch Rs 714 crore

    FM Phase III Day 5: Delhi crosses Rs 100 crore as total bids touch Rs 714 crore

    NEW DELHI: Even as twenty rounds of FM Phase III e-auction ended with four more rounds today, the provisional winning price for one channel in Delhi crossed the Rs 100 crore mark.

     

    The bidding for this one channel in Delhi got Provisional winning price of Rs 105.23 crore, which is more than three times its reserve price of Rs 31.42 crore.

     

    At the close of the fifth day of bidding, 80 channels in 55 cities became provisionally winning channels with cumulative provisional winning price of around Rs 714 crore against their aggregate reserve price of about Rs 391 crore.

     

    Thus the summation of provisional winning prices exceeded the total reserve price of the first batch by about Rs 163.48 crore or 29.71 per cent. The total reserve price of the first batch of 135 channels in the existing 69 cities is Rs 550.18 crore.

     

    The fifth day of the e-auction was hectic but there were still no bids in as many as 14 cities though the provisional winning price steadied at the Clock round Price in the other cases.

     

    The Auction began for the fifth day with Auction Activity Requirement set at 80 per cent.

     

    The demand over the price in many cities fell by up to three per cent below the aggregate demand.

     

    The Percentage Price Increment (in INR) applicable for the Next Clock Round was five in the metros of Delhi and Mumbai, and in Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Rourkela, Jaipur, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Nasik, Patna, and Rajkot and eight per cent in Bhubaneswar.

     

    The highest Provisional winning price – the same as the Clock round price at the start of the twentieth round – was in Delhi – Rs 105.23 crore followed by Mumbai – Rs 82.72 crore with both showing sizeable increase compared to the first three days.

     

    Among cities recording more than Rs 10 crore, it rose sizeably in Bengaluru – Rs 54.58 crore; Ahmedabad – Rs 30.33 crore; Pune – Rs 29.11 crore and Chennai – Rs 29.82 crore and marginally in Chandigarh at Rs 15.92 crore.

     

    Hyderabad at Rs 18 crore, Lucknow at Rs 14 crore and Cochin at Rs 10.21 crore remained static.