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  • DD Kashir sees 50% increase in viewership from J&K between 5-16 August

    DD Kashir sees 50% increase in viewership from J&K between 5-16 August

    MUMBAI: After the abrogation of article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, there have been speculations all over the media about communication blackout in the valley. Commenting on the issue, Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati said between 5 to 16 August, Kashmir’s TV channel DD Kashir saw 50 per cent increase in viewership from the Jammu and Kashmir region citing BARC data.

    “Contrary to narratives carried by certain sections of foreign media on information blackout, viewership data released by BARC India reveals that between 5 Aug & 16 August DD Kashir saw a 50 per cent increase in viewership from J&K region and a 60 per cent increase from all over India,” Vempati tweeted.

    Vempati also added that during the same period other prominent news channels also saw a viewership spike from the Jammu and Kashmir region as high as 30-80 per cent. Recently, the central government announced the decision of scraping the special constitutional provision of Article 370 that governed the relationship between India and the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

  • Doordarshan calls off DD Kashir’s channel packaging

    Doordarshan calls off DD Kashir’s channel packaging

    NEW DELHI: Over five months after bids were invited and three months since agencies were shortlisted, Doordarshan (DD) has cancelled the tender for the channel packaging work of DD Kashir.

    DD said the tender has been cancelled ‘due to administrative reasons’ and said bidders could collect the earnest money and processing fee paid by them.

    The decision is the third major decision rescinding in an ongoing exercise at DD since Smriti Irani took over as Information and Broadcasting minister. Earlier, the auctions for DD FreeDish were cancelled and the successful bidders for DD National Prime Time auctions were not allowed to air their programmes as the minister wanted to reportedly study the issue.

    The three agencies finalised for the packaging work were Prime Focus Technologies, Beehive Systems, and Grasshopper Media.
    DD Kashir had issued a similar tender for April but had made some changes following some feedback and changes made by DD Directorate General, particularly relating to the payment mode and sought fresh tenders with 29 June as the last date.

    Details of documents can be viewed at ddindia.gov.in

    DD Kashir was launched in the year 2003 to show the richness, variety and diversity of local culture to Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) viewers. Prasar Bharati is making special efforts in J&K to promote and nurture talent, provide a platform to deserving producers/artists from the state as well as from outside to encourage production of better programmes for Doordarshan viewers.

  • DD Kashir bids: Prime Focus, Beehive, Grasshopper get breather

    DD Kashir bids: Prime Focus, Beehive, Grasshopper get breather

    NEW DELHI: The three agencies which had been shortlisted by Doordarshan to undertake the channel packaging work for its channel DD Kashir can now submit their bid amounts by 29 September 2017.

    DD Kashir, a 24×7 Doordarshan satellite channel, was launched in 2003. It is planning to bring fresh content to showcase richness, variety and diversity of the local culture. The channel’s USP is to attract young people of Jammu & Kashmir.

    The three shortlisted agencies are — Prime Focus Technologies Pvt Ltd, Beehive Systems Pvt Ltd, and Grasshopper Media Pvt Ltd.

    However, the Scrutiny Committee which went through the tender documents of these three agencies had pointed out some flaws in the documents, and asked them to rectify these by 22 August 2017.

    DD Kashir had issued a similar tender for April but has made some changes following feedback and changes made by DD directorate-general, particularly relating to the payment mode and sought fresh tenders in June with 29 June as the last date.

    In June this year, Doordarshan had invited proposals for telecast of programmes under the commissioning category in eleven different categories for DD Kashir.

    According to an announcement on the Doordarshan website at that time, Prasar Bharati is making special efforts in Jammu and Kashmir to promote and nurture talent, provide a platform to deserving producers/artists from Jammu & Kashmir as well as from outside to encourage production of better programmes for Doordarshan viewers.

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  • DD Kashir: Prime Focus, Beehive & Grasshopper shortlisted for packaging

    DD Kashir: Prime Focus, Beehive & Grasshopper shortlisted for packaging

    NEW DELHI: Three agencies have been shortlisted by Doordarshan to undertake the channel packaging work for its channel, DD Kashir. The agencies are — Prime Focus Technologies Pvt Ltd, Beehive Systems Pvt Ltd, and Grasshopper Media Pvt Ltd.

    However the Scrutiny Committee which went through the tender documents of these three agencies has pointed out some defects in the documents and asked them to rectify these by 22 August 2017.

    DD Kashir had issued a similar tender for April but has made some changes following some feedback and changes made by DD Directorate General, particularly relating to the payment mode and sought fresh tenders in June with 29 June as the last date.

    DD Kashir is a 24×7 satellite channel of Doordarshan. The channel was launched in the year 2003. It is planned to bring fresh content on DD Kashir to showcase richness, variety and diversity of the local culture. The channel’s USP will be to attract young people of Jammu & Kashmir.

    Earlier in June, Doordarshan invited proposals for telecast of programmes under the Commissioning category in eleven different categories for DD Kashir,
    All proposals had to be submitted by 27 June 2017. Although producers could submit more than one proposal, each proposal had to be accompanied with a non-refundable processing fee of 25,000 as bank draft. 

    According to an announcement on the Doordarshan website, Prasar Bharati is making special efforts in Jammu and Kashmir to promote and nurture talent, provide a platform to deserving producers/artists from Jammu & Kashmir as well as from outside to encourage production of better programmes for Doordarshan viewers.

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  • Doordarshan to acquire programmes for DD Kashir

    NEW DELHI: Doordarshan has invited proposals from reputed Producers/ production houses for its 24×7 satellite channel DD Kashir under Fixed Budget Mode of Programmes Acquisition Category.

    These will be for telecast in accordance with the “Guidelines for Acquisition of Programmes.”

    Last date for submission of proposal -: 3 August 2017. The producers must indicate clearly whether the programme submitted is being offered on ‘Short Term Rights’ transfer basis. Number of episodes to be acquired in each category shall be the discretion of Doordarshan.

    Language dub versions of programmes can be submitted. However Doordarshan will not make any additional payment for dubbing. 

    Applicants must clearly indicate the original language of the programme while submitting the proposal. Information regarding rights and previous telecast of the dubbed version must also be clearly stated.

    Programmes may be submitted under following genre:

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    A full-length programme/ episode (in case programme has more than one episode) from the based on the scripts submitted shall be compulsory with the proposal. Submission of a pilot is mandatory to assess the quality, treatment.

    The applications would be required to pay a non-refundable processing fee of Rs 10,000 for each of the proposal separately. The fee would be payable through bank draft in favour of DDO, Doordarshan,  Kashir’ (payable at New Delhi).

    The decision to acquire is part of Prasar Bharati’s special efforts in revamping programme content on its various channels. Prasar Bharati is in the process of launching a new channel for the north-east region of the country – Arun Prabha – and revamping the content on other channels including DD Kashir.

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  • DD Kashir channel packaging bids invited by 29 June

    NEW DELHI: Doordarshan has invited applications for an agency to undertake the channel packaging work for its channel, DD Kashir. The last date for filing e-tenders is 29 June (3pm). The technical bids will be opened on 30 June 2017 at 3.30 pm. The date of presentation and the date of opening of the financial bids will be announced later. Online registration will be done on e-tendering websites.

    Doordarshan had invited similar tenders in April. However, following suggestions, it has issued notice for a new tender in which it has made changes, primarily relating to the modes of payment.

    DD Kashir is a 24×7 satellite Channel of Doordarshan. The channel was launched in the year 2003. It is planned to bring fresh content on DD Kashir to showcase richness, variety and diversity of the local culture. The channel’s USP will be to attract young people of Jammu & Kashmir.

    For those wishing to file tenders, it is necessary to register with a valid ID and password. Activation of registration may take 24 hours or more subject to the submission of all relevant documents required in the process, Doordarshan said. The bids will be opened in the Prasar Bharati office in Delhi.

    The tender document is available for Rs 5,000 (non-refundable) and there will be a processing fee of Rs 25,000 (non-refundable). The earnest money deposit (EMD) is Rs 600,000. The EMD of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned after 90 days of award of contract and that of successful bidders will be returned after acceptance of work order and submission of Performance Bank Guarantee.

    Meanwhile, the reference for proposal and details thereof are available on the pubcaster’s website as well as e-tendering websites.

    Earlier this month, Doordarshan invited proposals for telecast of programmes under the Commissioning category in 11 different categories for DD Kashir. All proposals have to be submitted by 27 June 2017. Although producers can submit more than one proposal, each proposal will be accompanied with a non-refundable processing fee of 25,000 in a bank draft.

    A show reel of the work done earlier by the producer up to 10 minutes will be mandatory for consideration of any proposal. According to an announcement on the Doordarshan website, Prasar Bharati is making special efforts in Jammu and Kashmir to promote and nurture talent, provide a platform to deserving producers/artists from Jammu & Kashmir as well as from outside to encourage production of better programmes for Doordarshan viewers.

  • Govt denies cartelisation in Prasar Bharati, 724 complaints against MIB in ’16

    NEW DELHI: Even as corruption complaints against government departments rose by a whopping 67 per cent in 2016 over the previous year, the Government has denied any case of cartelisation in the tendering process of Prasar Bharati including All India Radio and Doordarshan.

    DD recently floated tenders for DD Kashir and Arun Prabha, apart from tenders for Indian Conditional Access system for its DTH platform FreeDish.

    Corruption complaints rose by 67 per cent, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has stated in its annual report tabled in the Parliament recently. The CVC noted that a total of 724 complaints were registered against the information and broadcasting ministry in 2016.

    The information and broadcasting minister M Venkaiah Naidu, however, told the Parliament that Prasar Bharati, including Doordarshan, is adopting a fair and transparent system for the tendering process.

    Naidu added that Prasar Bharati had informed the MIB that it was following the rules and  procedures based on the Government guidelines including General Financial Rules (GFR) and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) guidelines.

    Doordarshan had floated a tender for selecting an agency for channel packaging work for DD Kashir. The last date of submission of bids is 19 April 2017 afternoon. The tenders for technical bids will be opened on 20 April in the afternoon.

    DD Kashir programmes are beamed from Srinagar. An official of DD also denied reports that DD Urdu programmes were being used in DD Kashir.

    Earlier this month, Doordarshan invited applications for an agency to undertake the channel packaging work for its new northeast channel, DD Arunprabha. The last bid date is 1 May 2017.

    Arunprabha would would showcase richness, variety and diversity of local culture and would seamlessly integrate North East with the entire country.

    Also, five companies including two from Delhi were earlier shortlisted as original equipment manufacturers for set-top boxes for Doordarshan’s FreeDish on the Indian Conditional Addressable System (iCAS). The manufacturers are: Modern Communications and Broadcast Systems of Gandhinagar in Gujarat; Velankani Electronics of Bangalore; BGM Holding of Ghaziabad; and KMTS Engineering and Millennium Technology, both from Delhi. The technology of iCAS has been designed by ByDesign of Bangalore.

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  • DD Kashir packaging agency tenders floated

    NEW DELHI: Doordarshan has floated a tender for selecting an agency for channel packaging work for DD Kashir.

    The Description of task, e-tender submission format and procedure is provided in the Bid document available on the DD website and two e-tendering websites. The pre-bid meeting in this connection would be held on 7 April 2017 and the last date of submission is 19 April 2017 afternoon.

    The tenders for technical bids will be opened on 20 April in the afternoon.

    However, Doordarshan sources said that the date of presentation and date of opening of the financial bids of eligible bidders would be announced later.

    DD Kashir programmes are beamed from Srinagar. An official of DD also denied reports that DD Urdu programmes were being used in DD Kashir.

    Earlier this month, Doordarshan invited applications for an agency to undertake the channel packaging work for its new northeast channel, DD Arunprabha. A tender was released today (10 March 2017) and the last bid date is 1 May 2017 evening at 3.00 pm. There will be a pre-bid meeting on 30 March 2017.

    Information and broadcasting minister M Venkaiah Naidu had earlier announced that a new dedicated Doordarshan channel Arunprabha would be launched erly this year. The channel would showcase richness, variety and diversity of local culture and would seamlessly integrate North East with the entire country.

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  • DD sets up ‘War Room’ to revitalise programming & revenues

    DD sets up ‘War Room’ to revitalise programming & revenues

    NEW DELHI: Fazed by stagnant viewership and battling a “negative perception”, Doordarshan has set up a strategy ‘War Room’ to look into re-vitalising the pubcaster’s marketing and content acquisition processes with an overall aim to enhance revenues.

    The crisis management group, set up under the overall stewardship of DD Director-General Supriya Sahu, is mandated to suggest ways to attract and invite fresh talent for various DD channels in view of depleting manpower, new marketing and programming strategies and shore up the bottomlines via innovative marketing.

    Elaborating on the need for a crisis management group, the DG said in an office order: “Dive deep into the issues that are adversely impacting our performance and devise a strategy to re-position ourselves… (hence) it is proposed to set up a strategy ‘War Room’ in the office of Director-General.”

    According to Sahu, who has taken over the new role at DD few months back after having done a fruitful stint at Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), the `War Room’ will study rules and regulations for in-house production and suggest measures to modify them to  improve programming for DD National and regional channels.

    The office order doesn’t mince words when it goes on to add that new programming strategy should look at revamping how programmes and films are acquired for DD channels— especially for the auction slots — and suggest credible methods to improve viewership (audience measurement) and enhance revenues. 

    In addition, this group is to deliberate on present marketing initiatives of DD, which experts feel are out-dated, and devise new strategies to revitalise it, apart from suggesting innovative ways to pool resources and synergise efforts for maximising DD’s impact. 

    Sahu has made it clear that since there cannot be a one-shoe-fits-all approach, the `War Room’ has to come up with programming and marketing strategies that is specific to each channel like DD National, DD  Kisan, DD  Bharati, DD  India (the international channel), DD Urdu, DD Kashir and DD Sports.

    Dwelling on the negative perception relating to the overall functioning of DD, especially content acquisition policies and marketing processes, Sahu said in the office order, “We need to change this perception. This would happen through a very strategic thinking, planning, implementation & initiation.”

    The `War Room’ would end its work later this month when it is expected to submit a report on ways to reboot DD, which, hopefully, would also resonate with parent Prasar Bharati’s bosses.
    Headed by Deputy Director of Programmes G Sajan, the other members of this group include P.K. Srivastava, PEX, DDK-Raipur; Sandeep Sood, ADP, DDK-Pune; Anurag Darshan, Programme Executive (PEX) DD National; Abhishek Dubey, Advisor DD Sports; Ms. Soma Bose, Consultant, Films Division; Sanjeev Rai, Production Assistant, DD Urdu; Tathagat, Creative Editor, DD Bharati; Karmdeep, Senior Content Manager, DD Sports; Birupakhya Goutom Phukan, Senior Programmer and Arjun  Mehto, Senior Content Manager.

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  • DD sets up ‘War Room’ to revitalise programming & revenues

    DD sets up ‘War Room’ to revitalise programming & revenues

    NEW DELHI: Fazed by stagnant viewership and battling a “negative perception”, Doordarshan has set up a strategy ‘War Room’ to look into re-vitalising the pubcaster’s marketing and content acquisition processes with an overall aim to enhance revenues.

    The crisis management group, set up under the overall stewardship of DD Director-General Supriya Sahu, is mandated to suggest ways to attract and invite fresh talent for various DD channels in view of depleting manpower, new marketing and programming strategies and shore up the bottomlines via innovative marketing.

    Elaborating on the need for a crisis management group, the DG said in an office order: “Dive deep into the issues that are adversely impacting our performance and devise a strategy to re-position ourselves… (hence) it is proposed to set up a strategy ‘War Room’ in the office of Director-General.”

    According to Sahu, who has taken over the new role at DD few months back after having done a fruitful stint at Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), the `War Room’ will study rules and regulations for in-house production and suggest measures to modify them to  improve programming for DD National and regional channels.

    The office order doesn’t mince words when it goes on to add that new programming strategy should look at revamping how programmes and films are acquired for DD channels— especially for the auction slots — and suggest credible methods to improve viewership (audience measurement) and enhance revenues. 

    In addition, this group is to deliberate on present marketing initiatives of DD, which experts feel are out-dated, and devise new strategies to revitalise it, apart from suggesting innovative ways to pool resources and synergise efforts for maximising DD’s impact. 

    Sahu has made it clear that since there cannot be a one-shoe-fits-all approach, the `War Room’ has to come up with programming and marketing strategies that is specific to each channel like DD National, DD  Kisan, DD  Bharati, DD  India (the international channel), DD Urdu, DD Kashir and DD Sports.

    Dwelling on the negative perception relating to the overall functioning of DD, especially content acquisition policies and marketing processes, Sahu said in the office order, “We need to change this perception. This would happen through a very strategic thinking, planning, implementation & initiation.”

    The `War Room’ would end its work later this month when it is expected to submit a report on ways to reboot DD, which, hopefully, would also resonate with parent Prasar Bharati’s bosses.
    Headed by Deputy Director of Programmes G Sajan, the other members of this group include P.K. Srivastava, PEX, DDK-Raipur; Sandeep Sood, ADP, DDK-Pune; Anurag Darshan, Programme Executive (PEX) DD National; Abhishek Dubey, Advisor DD Sports; Ms. Soma Bose, Consultant, Films Division; Sanjeev Rai, Production Assistant, DD Urdu; Tathagat, Creative Editor, DD Bharati; Karmdeep, Senior Content Manager, DD Sports; Birupakhya Goutom Phukan, Senior Programmer and Arjun  Mehto, Senior Content Manager.

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