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  • Prasar Bharati invites applications for vacant MPEG-2 slots in 56 e-auction

    Prasar Bharati invites applications for vacant MPEG-2 slots in 56 e-auction

    Mumbai: Prasar Bharati has invited satellite TV channels to bid for vacant MPEG-2 slots on DD Free Dish DTH Platform through the 56th e-auction. Successful bidders would be distributed on the platform for the allotment period between 1 January and 31 March 2022.

    The bidding process shall be open to all language genre channels starting at a reserve price of Rs 1.94 crore and going up to Rs 5.51 crore.  The e-auction, if required, will be conducted on 24 December and the last date to submit applications is on 23 December by 3 p.m.

    The public broadcaster has categorised TV channels into different buckets in accordance with the genre/language of the channel and defined a starting reserve price for the allotment period.

    Only satellite channels licensed by the ministry for information and broadcasting for downlinking in India would be allotted slots on DD Free Dish. Only license holder company or their authorised distributor partners can apply for allocation of DD Free Dish slots.

    Applicants must also pay a mandatory non-refundable processing fee of Rs 25,000 and participation fee of Rs 1.5 crore. For unsuccessful bidders, the participation fee will be refunded within three weeks after the declaration of the results of e-auction. For successful bidders, participation fee will be adjusted in the final installment of the carriage fee/bid amount.

  • TRAI extends deadline for submissions in satellite-based connectivity paper

    TRAI extends deadline for submissions in satellite-based connectivity paper

    New Delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has extended the deadline for stakeholders to submit their suggestions on satellite-based connectivity for low-bit rate applications to 23 April.

    The telecom regulator had floated a discussion paper on 12 March seeking views to make satellite communications more affordable in the country. It had also sought feedback on whether licensed national long distance (NLD) operators can be allowed to offer satellite services to connect the new wave of Internet of things (IoT) devices, and if only some frequency bands should be available for such satellite-based IoT connectivity.

    TRAI seeks suggestions to make satellite broadband services affordable

    The low bit-rate applications (below 64 kbits per second) are sensor-based applications used in ATMs, traffic management, vehicle tracking, IoT devices. The written comments were invited from the stakeholders by 9 April and counter comments by 23 April.

    On Friday, TRAI announced that it has extended the deadline for submission of written comments and counter comments up to 23 April and 7 May respectively upon industry request. “No further requests for extension would be considered,” it stated in a press release.

    “With the evolution of satellite communication technologies, new types of applications based on low-bit-rate applications are emerging. Such applications require low cost, low power, and small size terminals that can effectively perform the task of signal transfer with a minimum loss,” TRAI highlighted in its paper, adding that there was also a need for a single-window clearance for all kinds of satellite-based processes.

    Among other issues, it also sought views on whether satellite service licensees should be allowed to obtain bandwidth from foreign satellites for providing IoT connectivity. It also invited suggestions on whether a new licensing framework should be proposed for the provision of satellite-based connectivity for low-bit-rate applications or the existing licensing framework may be suitably amended to include the provisioning of such connectivity.

    “Even though the cost of launching a satellite in India is the lowest globally, yet the licensing formalities, technical criteria, lack of ‘Open Skies Policy’ are significant barriers for the growth of satellite services in the country. The satellite services need to be made affordable for wider acceptability by price-sensitive Indian industry and end-users,” the telecom regulator had noted.

  • Doordarshan Freedish to hold 19th online e-auction to fill four slots

    Doordarshan Freedish to hold 19th online e-auction to fill four slots

    NEW DELHI:  In a pace that has surprised many, Doordarshan is set to hold the 19th e-auction for Freedish on 12 December in an attempt to touch the target of 112 television channels in the next few months.

    Doordarshan has set a reserve price of Rs 3.7 crore per slot for the 19th online e-auction, though indiantelevision.com learnt that the bid amount went up to Rs 4.2 crore in the 17th e-auction held on 12 November. This came shortly after the 16th e-auction on 28 October.

     DD sources also said the 19th auction is to fill four slots. Earlier, Prasar Bharati officials had decided not to disclose the number of slots to be e-auctioned to prevent bidders forming consortia to bid or resort to other malpractices.

     Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar had said recently that the future of Doordarshan was in Freedish and digitisation. He had added that this may mean that some channels would have to be attracted to Freedish by means other than e-auction.

     DD Sources also said that while Freedish may be encrypted to keep a tab on the number of subscribers, it would remain free-to-air.

    The e-auction will be conducted by Synise Technologies, Pune on behalf of Prasar Bharati.   

     The reserve price in the 15th e-auction was Rs three crore and was raised to Rs 3.7 crore in the 16th auction.

     Prior to the 16th auction, the total number of channels on Freedish was 58.

     Meanwhile, a Doordarshan official declined to give the number of successful bids in recent auctions as engineers of the pubcaster had to test these channels before verifying any numbers.

     The eligibility terms and conditions including other relevant details for this e-auction are displayed on DD website: www.ddindia.gov.in.

     However, the participation amount (EMD) in the e-auction is Rs 1.5 crore which will be deposited in advance on or before 11 November evening along with processing fee of Rs 10,000 (Non-refundable) in favour of PB (BCI) Doordarshan Commercial Service, New Delhi.

     Applicants have also been asked mandatorily to deposit a Demand Draft of Rs 5,500 registration amount favouring  Synise Technologies, payable at Pune at the time of submission of the application.

    The time for every slot e-auction will be of 15 minutes duration.

     The applicants must provide details of the uplink/downlink permission documents received from the concerned Ministries with the applications to ensure they are not rejected.

     The demand drafts of unsuccessful bidders will be returned immediately or within a week after the e-auction process is completed.  

     

  • Metrological Application Platform gets backing from Liberty Global

     

    MUMBAI: Innovative software developer Metrological Group has announced that it has received financial backing from new strategic investor Liberty Global, the leading international cable operator. This strategic investment will help Metrological extend its technology platform across multiple industry verticals and geographic markets.

     

    Metrological Application Platform is a key component of Horizon TV, Liberty Global’s revolutionary media and entertainment platform which has been successfully launched in four of its country operations since September 2012. Liberty Global has launched over 125 apps on the platform to date and continues to grow. Rotterdam-based Metrological has been in partnership with Liberty Global since 2010 and was recognised last year as one of the company’s most important suppliers. 

     

    As part of the investment transaction, Liberty Global Ventures director Sander Vonk will join the board of Metrological. The other members of the board are Robert Jan Lijdsman, advisor at Allen & Overy, Walter Blom, independent advisor and former CFO of Ziggo and Estro Group, and Erwin van Dommelen, Managing Partner at Merapar.

     

    “Our investment in Metrological is testimony to its cutting edge technology and great contribution to our Horizon TV platform,‘‘ said Liberty Global executive VP and CTO Balan Nair. “We believe that Metrological is well positioned to address the growing needs of the telecom industry for flexible solutions such as their app platform.’’ 

     

    “Liberty Global‘s investment reflects the strength of our innovations in the market and with our customers‘‘, said Metrological CTO Albert Dahan. “This enables us to bring our business to the next level.‘‘
     

  • Marshall Electronics introduces its first products for professional broadcast and A/V applications

    MUMBAI: Marshall Electronics has announced that its newly formed Wireless Division is developing a number of solutions for professional broadcast, audio, and video applications.

    Marshall Electronics‘ new Wireless HDMI transmitter/receiver system brings together its high quality audio with its new cutting-edge video technology for remote DSLR monitoring and audio-visual solutions. The system’s range of 300ft. improves the limited HDMI cable distance up to 10 times. The 300ft range does not require a direct line of sight.

    The Wireless Monitor System is available with the V-LCD70MDW 7” camera-top field monitor or V-LCD90MDW 9” camera-top field monitor. With each monitor, the user has the choice of two wireless receiver battery mounting plates: the V-ABR when using Anton-Bauer batteries or the V-VMR when using the IDX style V-Mount batteries.

    A third receiver option is the VWHR, a standalone receiver that can be used with any monitor and a WHDI transmitter.

    The monitors work with two available transmitters. The V-WHT-A stick transmitter plugs directly into the camera and draws power from the camera’s HDMI port. The V-MHT-B belt pack transmitter can use a variety of small DSLR or camcorder batteries.

    In addition to wireless monitors, Marshall has released the FR-500WK Wireless Professional Portable Audio System under the MXL brand. It is a belt pack system consisting of a compact, battery-operated transmitter and a receiver with a unique built-in speaker for extra versatility. The receiver is mountable directly onto a DSLR camera.