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  • Home Ministry plans to scrap security clearance norms for MSOs

    Home Ministry plans to scrap security clearance norms for MSOs

    NEW DELHI: The Home Ministry has recently streamlined and relaxed national security clearance norms for certain sensitive sectors including the media sector, the Lok Sabha was told today.

     

    The Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said the new policy guidelines include doing away with national security clearance for multi system operators (MSOs) in the media sector.

     

    The guidelines are aimed at bringing about a healthy balance between meeting the imperatives of national security and facilitating the ease of doing business and promoting investment in the country.

     

    It may be recalled that while several MSOs had been waiting endlessly for security clearances to ensure they get licences for digital addressable system (DAS) from the Government, the Home Ministry had, earlier this year, indicated requirement of fresh security clearance before renewal of permission can be considered.

     

    Then in June, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had asked MSO applicants to file their applications in an affidavit, wherein they would give assurance that they have no criminal cases pending against them, and that they would shut down if they were refused security clearance. However, it now seems that these steps would be done away with completely with the Home Ministry changing its stance on security clearance for MSOs.

     

    Meanwhile in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore said security clearance is a pre-requisite for grant of permission to TV channels.

     

    Hence, the Ministry has not permitted any private satellite TV channel without security clearance by the Home Ministry. In cases where security clearance is denied or withdrawn, action is taken towards cancellation of permission under the Guidelines.

  • Day 12: Phase III FM bids slow down with moderate increase in winning price

    Day 12: Phase III FM bids slow down with moderate increase in winning price

    NEW DELHI: The twelfth day of the e-auction for the first batch of FM Phase III cities continued to slow down even though the cumulative provisional winning price rose marginally to touch Rs 987 crore against the aggregate reserve price of about Rs 425 crore at the end of 48 rounds.

     

    A total of 86 channels in 56 cities – dropping by one channel compared to yesterday – became provisionally winning channels with cumulative provisional winning price. Thus the summation of provisional winning prices surpassed the cumulative reserve price of the 86 channels by Rs 562.19 crore or 132.3 per cent.

     

    Overall, cumulative provisional winning price exceeded the total reserve price of the first batch of 135 FM channels in 69 existing cities – Rs 550.18 crore – by Rs 436.89 crore or 79.4 per cent.

     

    The Auction Activity Requirement remained for the second day at 90 per cent, raised after the 37th round on 7 August. 

     

    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 over the price in most cities fell by up to three per cent and four per cent below the excess demand at the price in 48th round in Hyderabad.

     

    The Percentage Price Increment (in INR) applicable for the Next Clock Round rose to five per cent in Aurangabad and Kolhapur but was just one per cent in Amritsar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Hisar, Jaipur, Mumbai, Nasik 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 – Rs 156.22 crore (for just one channel), followed by Mumbai – Rs 97 crore, both showing marginal increase compared to yesterday.

     

    Among cities recording more than Rs 10 crore, it rose sizeably in Chennai at Rs 46.03 crore and Pune at Rs 38.05 crore and marginally in Jaipur at Rs 26.70 crore, Chandigarh at Rs 17.94 crore, Cochin at Rs 11.86 crore and Nasik at Rs 10.30 crore.

     

    Thus Mumbai remains the only city, which may soon cross the Rs 100 crore figure.

     

    Bengaluru at Rs 106.04 crore; Ahmedabad at Rs 42.68 crore, Hyderabad at Rs 18 crore, Patna at Rs 17.89 crore and Lucknow at Rs 14 crore remained static.

  • NDTV denies violating any law while covering Yakub Memon’s hanging

    NDTV denies violating any law while covering Yakub Memon’s hanging

    MUMBAI: News channel New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV) has denied violating any law while covering the news of Yakub Memon’s execution. 

     

    The statement comes in the wake of the show cause notice sent to the channel earlier this week by the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry for alleged violation of Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, regarding the broadcast of news related to coverage of Memon’s execution.

     

    “The company firmly believes that it has not violated any law while covering the said news and is in the process of seeking legal opinion before responding to the said notice,” the channel said in an official statement.

     

    Meanwhile, as was reported by Indiantelevision.com earlier, both the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) and the Broadcasters Editors Association (BEA) have expressed concern over the show cause notice sent to NDTV, ABP News and Aaj Tak by the I&B Ministry pertaining to their coverage of stories linked to Memon’s hanging.

  • RS Sharma takes over as TRAI chairman from 10 August

    RS Sharma takes over as TRAI chairman from 10 August

    MUMBAI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) new chairman RS Sharma has taken over his new position, effective 10 August. 

     

    Prior to joining TRAI, Sharma was working as secretary to Government of India in the Department of Electronics and Information Technology. He has also worked as chief secretary to the State Government of Jharkhand (India).

     

    Sharma’s other assignments include director general and mission director of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) where he was responsible for over-all implementation of the project undertaken by the Government for providing Unique Identification to all its  residents. Before his posting with UIDAI, Sharma worked with the Government of Jharkhand as principal secretary of the Departments of Science and Technology, Drinking Water & Sanitation.

     

    Sharma has held important positions both in the Government of India and State Governments in the past and has been deeply involved in the administrative reforms and leveraging IT to simplify administrative processes.

     

    During his posting in the Government of India, he worked in the Department of Economic Affairs and dealt with bilateral and multilateral development agencies like World Bank, ADB, MIGA and GEF. He was also in-charge of Financing of Infrastructure projects in the Highways, Ports, Airports and Telecom sectors. 

  • Day 11: FM Phase III auction provisional winning price touches Rs 969 crore; Nasik shows sizeable rise

    Day 11: FM Phase III auction provisional winning price touches Rs 969 crore; Nasik shows sizeable rise

    NEW DELHI: Nasik became the only new city to enter the Rs 10 crore club even as the cumulative provisional winning price slowed down and touched Rs 969 crore against the aggregate reserve price of about Rs 425 crore at the end of 44 rounds on the eleventh day of bidding for FM Phase III.

     

    A total of 87 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 87 channels by Rs 543.83 crore or 127.9 per cent.

     

    Overall, cumulative provisional winning price exceeded the total reserve price of Rs 550.18 crore of the first batch of 135 FM channels in 69 existing cities by Rs 418.68 crore or 76 per cent. 

     

    The Auction Activity Requirement remained for the second day at 90 per cent, which was raised after the 37th round on 7 August.

     

    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 most cities fell down by up to three per cent and went down by four per cent below the aggregate demand in Gulbarga.

     

    The Percentage Price Increment (in INR) applicable for the Next Clock Round was just one per cent in Amritsar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Hisar, Jaipur, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nasik 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 150.12 crore (for just one channel), followed by Bengaluru at Rs 106.04 crore and Mumbai at Rs 95.09 crore, showing marginal increase compared to yesterday.

     

    Among cities recording more than Rs 10 crore, it rose sizeably in Jaipur at Rs 25.92 crore and marginally in Chennai at Rs 44.23 crore, Pune at Rs 36.56 crore, Chandigarh at Rs 17.58 crore, Cochin at Rs 11.86 crore and Nasik where it crossed the Rs 10 crore figure today at Rs 10.20 crore.

     

    Thus Mumbai is the only citiy, which may soon cross the Rs 100 crore figure.

     

    Ahmedabad at Rs 42.68 crore, Hyderabad at Rs 18 crore, Patna at Rs 17.89 crore and Lucknow at Rs 14 crore remained static.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • DD Urdu relies on consultants in absence of programme executives posts

    DD Urdu relies on consultants in absence of programme executives posts

    NEW DELHI: A sum of Rs 10.16 crore including Rs 9.38 crore for commissioned and the balance Rs 78.05 lakh on in-house programmes was spent for Doordarshan’s Urdu channel during 2014-15, the Rajya Sabha was told on 4 August.

    Even as there is no sanctioned post of Urdu programme executive in Doordarshan Kendra Delhi, three consultants (retired programmers) and one external consultant conversant with Urdu have been taken in to help the production work of DD Urdu channel.

    Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Arun Jaitley and Minister of State Rajyavardhan Rathore said in replies to different questions that there are other programme executives in DDK Delhi but Prasar Bharati had informed that no post of programme executive had been sanctioned for DD Urdu and DD News Urdu.

    Programme executives are also called on tour as and when required to meet additional requirements, Jaitley said.

    The work of DD News Urdu is being looked after by assistant director (news) who is fully conversant with Urdu language. Urdu programmes of DDK, Delhi, are produced by existing programme executives. The channel is run by the in-house staff of Doordarshan as well as contractual staff hired as required.

    Rathore said DD Urdu had been refurbished with new content through commissioning of programmes under different genres apart from increasing in-house productions.

    Ten news bulletins in Urdu are also being telecast daily on DD Urdu channel. Programmes of specific interest to the Urdu speaking audiences like minority issues, Government schemes for minorities, events in the neighbouring countries, etc. have also been launched to give a new look to DD Urdu channel.

    DD Urdu has an updated website as a part of Doordarshan. Promos about DD Urdu are also loaded on YouTube and Facebook, he added.

                           Amount spent on DD-Urdu programmes in the last 3 years