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  • E-auction for DD National Prime Time slots set for next month

    E-auction for DD National Prime Time slots set for next month

    NEW DELHI: Producers/production houses, who have produced at least 200 hours of general entertainment programming, including Feature Film production in any Indian language in the last three years will be eligible to apply for bidding for slots on the national channel of Doordarshan.

    In a process that has started de novo, the e-auction is slated for 5 September 2016 and letter of award will be issued on 9 September 2016.

    Following a revision of terms, the Prasar Bharati Board has said that production houses with a turnover of minimum Rs 3 crores per annum in the field of TV and Film production in the last three financial years are eligible to apply.

    Applicants for weekend slots in the genres of Reality, Game, Quiz, should have produced 100 hrs of such content in the last 3 years.

    Earlier, only those with production in television and a minimum of 300 hours had been allowed. But this has been amplified ti include film production houses and 200 hours of entertainment programming.

    Doordarshan had in June announced auction of slots for its prime time but had to keep the policy under suspension after it failed to get adequate response.

    DD has now floated a new RFP document with several flexible eligibility conditions to invite fresh and good quality content on its DD National as a pilot.

    Successful bidder(s) will produce fresh programmes in various genres of general entertainment programme for Doordarshan adhering to the programming/broadcasting codes of Prasar Bharati.

    The last date for submission of qualification bid is 19 August 2016. Bids will be opened on the same day. The final list of bidders will be announced on 30 August. The launch of programmes under the e-auction slots will commence on 31 October 2016.

    The earnest money deposit is Rs 5 Lakhs for each weekdays slot. Bidders may apply for one or more slots and for those applying for three slots, the earnest money will be Rs 15 lakhs.

    REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) of the slot sale can be downloaded from the website www.ddindia.gov.in

  • E-auction for DD National Prime Time slots set for next month

    E-auction for DD National Prime Time slots set for next month

    NEW DELHI: Producers/production houses, who have produced at least 200 hours of general entertainment programming, including Feature Film production in any Indian language in the last three years will be eligible to apply for bidding for slots on the national channel of Doordarshan.

    In a process that has started de novo, the e-auction is slated for 5 September 2016 and letter of award will be issued on 9 September 2016.

    Following a revision of terms, the Prasar Bharati Board has said that production houses with a turnover of minimum Rs 3 crores per annum in the field of TV and Film production in the last three financial years are eligible to apply.

    Applicants for weekend slots in the genres of Reality, Game, Quiz, should have produced 100 hrs of such content in the last 3 years.

    Earlier, only those with production in television and a minimum of 300 hours had been allowed. But this has been amplified ti include film production houses and 200 hours of entertainment programming.

    Doordarshan had in June announced auction of slots for its prime time but had to keep the policy under suspension after it failed to get adequate response.

    DD has now floated a new RFP document with several flexible eligibility conditions to invite fresh and good quality content on its DD National as a pilot.

    Successful bidder(s) will produce fresh programmes in various genres of general entertainment programme for Doordarshan adhering to the programming/broadcasting codes of Prasar Bharati.

    The last date for submission of qualification bid is 19 August 2016. Bids will be opened on the same day. The final list of bidders will be announced on 30 August. The launch of programmes under the e-auction slots will commence on 31 October 2016.

    The earnest money deposit is Rs 5 Lakhs for each weekdays slot. Bidders may apply for one or more slots and for those applying for three slots, the earnest money will be Rs 15 lakhs.

    REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) of the slot sale can be downloaded from the website www.ddindia.gov.in

  • 300 hours eligibility criteria for e-auction of slots on DD National

    300 hours eligibility criteria for e-auction of slots on DD National

    NEW DELHI: Doordarshan, which recently decided to invite eligible producers to create and market fresh content on the channel for a fixed tenure extending up to three years by buying slots through e-auction, today said the offer was open for production houses which have produced at least 300 hours of Hindi general entertainment programming in the last two years.

    Moreover, the production houses should have a turnover of minimum Rs 5 crores per annum in regard to TV and film production in the last three financial years.

    Successful bidders will produce fresh programmes in various genres of general entertainment programme for Doordarshan will be required to adhere to the programming/broadcasting codes of Prasar Bharati.

    Request for Proposal (RFP) of the Slot Sale Policy is available and can be downloaded from the website: www.ddindia.gov.in.

    The policy encourages private entrepreneurs to produce cutting edge general entertainment programming with a commitment for providing wholesome family enjoyment.

    The technical and financial criteria for the new policy will be notified separately.  The sale of slots to be auctioned will be through e-auction mode.

    The roll out of the Slot Sale Policy will commence with DD’s flagship channel ‘DD National’ on its prime time slots will then be progressively extended to other slots and channels.

    The base price for DD National Prime Time is being kept reasonable keeping in view the content environment and market economics to attract bidders.  

    In the draft notification for sale of slots on prime time of DD National (to be separately notified), the minimum floor price for DD National Prime Time is proposed to be Rs two lakhs for each 30 minute time slot between 7 and 11 PM (excluding Feature Film Slots).

    The slot price increase is to be based on half yearly reviews through a transparent mechanism linked to the ratings achieved in the slot.

    The slots available for bidding would be for a sequence of slots for daily strips on weekdays/weekends. More Free Commercial Time (FCT) will be given to the Bidder or slot holder and the FCT will be enhanced from the existing 2.5 minutes to 4.0 minutes for every 30 minute slot.

    Successful bidders would be free to procure advertisements from all clients within their entitlement of FCT with the exception of Government and PSU (Public Sector Undertaking) clients.

    Bids may be invited for any/various combinations of/all slots as detailed below:

    i) For a single standalone slot
    ii) For longer time durations comprising of more than one slot for catering to the needs of telecasting special events, feature films etc.
    iii) For a single slot on weekly basis
    iv) For a sequence of slots in the same time band running over certain number of days in a week (e.g. Monday-Thursday; Monday-Friday; Saturday-Sunday, etc.)
    The decision regarding inviting bids in respect of slots will be at the sole discretion of Doordarshan after taking into account its programme requirements for any channel or time band.

    The website www.ddindia.gov.in gives detailed information for applicants.
     

     

  • 300 hours eligibility criteria for e-auction of slots on DD National

    300 hours eligibility criteria for e-auction of slots on DD National

    NEW DELHI: Doordarshan, which recently decided to invite eligible producers to create and market fresh content on the channel for a fixed tenure extending up to three years by buying slots through e-auction, today said the offer was open for production houses which have produced at least 300 hours of Hindi general entertainment programming in the last two years.

    Moreover, the production houses should have a turnover of minimum Rs 5 crores per annum in regard to TV and film production in the last three financial years.

    Successful bidders will produce fresh programmes in various genres of general entertainment programme for Doordarshan will be required to adhere to the programming/broadcasting codes of Prasar Bharati.

    Request for Proposal (RFP) of the Slot Sale Policy is available and can be downloaded from the website: www.ddindia.gov.in.

    The policy encourages private entrepreneurs to produce cutting edge general entertainment programming with a commitment for providing wholesome family enjoyment.

    The technical and financial criteria for the new policy will be notified separately.  The sale of slots to be auctioned will be through e-auction mode.

    The roll out of the Slot Sale Policy will commence with DD’s flagship channel ‘DD National’ on its prime time slots will then be progressively extended to other slots and channels.

    The base price for DD National Prime Time is being kept reasonable keeping in view the content environment and market economics to attract bidders.  

    In the draft notification for sale of slots on prime time of DD National (to be separately notified), the minimum floor price for DD National Prime Time is proposed to be Rs two lakhs for each 30 minute time slot between 7 and 11 PM (excluding Feature Film Slots).

    The slot price increase is to be based on half yearly reviews through a transparent mechanism linked to the ratings achieved in the slot.

    The slots available for bidding would be for a sequence of slots for daily strips on weekdays/weekends. More Free Commercial Time (FCT) will be given to the Bidder or slot holder and the FCT will be enhanced from the existing 2.5 minutes to 4.0 minutes for every 30 minute slot.

    Successful bidders would be free to procure advertisements from all clients within their entitlement of FCT with the exception of Government and PSU (Public Sector Undertaking) clients.

    Bids may be invited for any/various combinations of/all slots as detailed below:

    i) For a single standalone slot
    ii) For longer time durations comprising of more than one slot for catering to the needs of telecasting special events, feature films etc.
    iii) For a single slot on weekly basis
    iv) For a sequence of slots in the same time band running over certain number of days in a week (e.g. Monday-Thursday; Monday-Friday; Saturday-Sunday, etc.)
    The decision regarding inviting bids in respect of slots will be at the sole discretion of Doordarshan after taking into account its programme requirements for any channel or time band.

    The website www.ddindia.gov.in gives detailed information for applicants.
     

     

  • DD announces e-auction policy for slots for prime time on DD National

    DD announces e-auction policy for slots for prime time on DD National

    NEW DELHI: After dilly-dallying for several months on the ethics of the move, the pubcaster Doordarshan has invited eligible producers to create and market fresh content on the channel for a fixed tenure extending up to three years.

    Encouraged by its success in e-auction slots in FM Radio Phase III, Prasar Bharati has highlighted some slots in DD prime time that will be put up for e-auction to attract high quality content on its National and Regional Channels.

    The policy encourages private entrepreneurs to produce cutting edge general entertainment programming with a commitment for providing wholesome family enjoyment.

    The technical and financial criteria for the new policy will be notified separately.

    The Sale of slots to be auctioned will be through e-auction mode.

    The roll out of the Slot Sale Policy will commence with DD’s flagship channel ‘DD National’ on its prime time slots will then be progressively extended to other slots and channels.

    The base price for DD National Prime Time is being kept reasonable keeping in view the content environment and market economics to attract bidders.

    In the draft notification for Sale of Slots on Prime Time of DD National (to be separately notified), the Minimum Floor Price for DD National Prime Time is proposed to be Rs Two lakhs for each 30 minute time slot between 7-11 PM (excluding Feature Film Slots).

    The Slot price increase is to be based on half yearly reviews through a transparent mechanism linked to the ratings achieved in the slot.

    The slots available for bidding would be for a sequence of slots for daily strips on weekdays/weekends.

    The aim is to follow a transparent bidding process so that opportunities are made available to all.

    Give more Free Commercial Time (FCT) to the Bidder or slot holder. For Sale of Slots on Prime Time of DD National, the Free Commercial Time (FCT) will be enhanced from the existing 2.5 minutes to 4.0 minutes for every 30 minute slot.

    This will ensure that there is no competition between DD and the bidder/slot holder in vying for the same clients and advertisements. Successful Bidders would be free to procure advertisements from all clients within their entitlement of FCT with the exception of government and PSU (Public Sector Undertaking) clients.

    Bids may be invited for any/various combinations of/all slots as detailed below:

    i) For a single stand alone slot
    ii) For longer time durations comprising of more than one slot for catering to the needs of telecasting special events, feature films etc.
    iii) For a single slot on weekly basis
    iv) For a sequence of slots in the same time band running over certain number of days in a week (e.g. Monday-Thursday; Monday-Friday; Saturday-Sunday, etc.)

    The decision regarding inviting bids in respect of slots will be at the sole discretion of Doordarshan after taking into account its programme requirements for any channel or time band.

    The website www.ddindia.gov.in gives detailed information for applicants.

     

  • DD announces e-auction policy for slots for prime time on DD National

    DD announces e-auction policy for slots for prime time on DD National

    NEW DELHI: After dilly-dallying for several months on the ethics of the move, the pubcaster Doordarshan has invited eligible producers to create and market fresh content on the channel for a fixed tenure extending up to three years.

    Encouraged by its success in e-auction slots in FM Radio Phase III, Prasar Bharati has highlighted some slots in DD prime time that will be put up for e-auction to attract high quality content on its National and Regional Channels.

    The policy encourages private entrepreneurs to produce cutting edge general entertainment programming with a commitment for providing wholesome family enjoyment.

    The technical and financial criteria for the new policy will be notified separately.

    The Sale of slots to be auctioned will be through e-auction mode.

    The roll out of the Slot Sale Policy will commence with DD’s flagship channel ‘DD National’ on its prime time slots will then be progressively extended to other slots and channels.

    The base price for DD National Prime Time is being kept reasonable keeping in view the content environment and market economics to attract bidders.

    In the draft notification for Sale of Slots on Prime Time of DD National (to be separately notified), the Minimum Floor Price for DD National Prime Time is proposed to be Rs Two lakhs for each 30 minute time slot between 7-11 PM (excluding Feature Film Slots).

    The Slot price increase is to be based on half yearly reviews through a transparent mechanism linked to the ratings achieved in the slot.

    The slots available for bidding would be for a sequence of slots for daily strips on weekdays/weekends.

    The aim is to follow a transparent bidding process so that opportunities are made available to all.

    Give more Free Commercial Time (FCT) to the Bidder or slot holder. For Sale of Slots on Prime Time of DD National, the Free Commercial Time (FCT) will be enhanced from the existing 2.5 minutes to 4.0 minutes for every 30 minute slot.

    This will ensure that there is no competition between DD and the bidder/slot holder in vying for the same clients and advertisements. Successful Bidders would be free to procure advertisements from all clients within their entitlement of FCT with the exception of government and PSU (Public Sector Undertaking) clients.

    Bids may be invited for any/various combinations of/all slots as detailed below:

    i) For a single stand alone slot
    ii) For longer time durations comprising of more than one slot for catering to the needs of telecasting special events, feature films etc.
    iii) For a single slot on weekly basis
    iv) For a sequence of slots in the same time band running over certain number of days in a week (e.g. Monday-Thursday; Monday-Friday; Saturday-Sunday, etc.)

    The decision regarding inviting bids in respect of slots will be at the sole discretion of Doordarshan after taking into account its programme requirements for any channel or time band.

    The website www.ddindia.gov.in gives detailed information for applicants.