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  • How DD will charge, telecast state sessions

    NEW DELHI: Doordarshan kendras have been told that they may cover on payment the sessions of state assemblies. This coverage may be on live or deferred live basis.

    Doordarshan has clarified that the address of the Governor to the state assembly may be telecast free and without any cost. Similarly, the budget presentation in state assemblies may also be telecast free and without any cost.

    The Doordarshan Directorate General said that this was in accordance with the present policy.

    Until the launch of Lok Sabha TV, Doordarshan had been covering without charge the President’s Address to the Joint Sitting of Parliament at the start of the budget session, and also the proceedings of the Lok Sabha.

    However, this coverage is now done by the Lok Sabha TV and the Rajya Sabha TV of their respective houses but the signals are available to Doordarshan without any payment.

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  • Freedish to upgrade on 30 Sept; seek out STB makers shortly

    Freedish to upgrade on 30 Sept; seek out STB makers shortly

    NEW DELHI: The country’s only free-to-air direct-to-home platform, Doordarshan’s Freedish will not be available for five hours on 30 September 2016 ‘due to technical maintenance.’

    The platform, which is slated to carry out its 31st e-auction on 5 October 2016, is understood to be working on increasing its capacity to carry more channels.

    A note on the DD website said: All viewers of DD Freedish may please note that from 00.30 Hrs to 05.30 Hrs on 30.09.2016 Doordarshan DTH service DD Freedish Channels will not be available due to technical maintenance.​”

    Earlier last month, indiantelevision.con had reported that Freedish is increasing its capacity to carry around 104 channels within the next few months.

    A senior Doordarshan official had told indiantelevision.com that the process of switching over from MPEG2 to MPEG4 had been completed and was being tested. This had already taken the headend capacity to 112.

    Freedish at present carries 80 television channels including its own, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha TV, and private channels, apart from 32 channels of All-India Radio.

    The official said the platform had been encrypted by adopting the Indian Conditional Access System (iCAS) developed by Design India Pvt. Ltd. of Bangalore. But, he clarified that the platform would remain free-to-air and the aim of iCAS was only to keep track of the number of households that were using Freedish and keep a check on quality of set top boxes.

    (It is also learnt that Doordarshan is expected to issue an Expression of Notice within a month for manufacture of compatible STBs for Freedish.)

    Also read:  Auctions on 5 Oct for Freedish licence renewal

    Also Read:  Free Dish capacity to go up from 80 to 104 TV channels before year-end

  • Freedish to upgrade on 30 Sept; seek out STB makers shortly

    Freedish to upgrade on 30 Sept; seek out STB makers shortly

    NEW DELHI: The country’s only free-to-air direct-to-home platform, Doordarshan’s Freedish will not be available for five hours on 30 September 2016 ‘due to technical maintenance.’

    The platform, which is slated to carry out its 31st e-auction on 5 October 2016, is understood to be working on increasing its capacity to carry more channels.

    A note on the DD website said: All viewers of DD Freedish may please note that from 00.30 Hrs to 05.30 Hrs on 30.09.2016 Doordarshan DTH service DD Freedish Channels will not be available due to technical maintenance.​”

    Earlier last month, indiantelevision.con had reported that Freedish is increasing its capacity to carry around 104 channels within the next few months.

    A senior Doordarshan official had told indiantelevision.com that the process of switching over from MPEG2 to MPEG4 had been completed and was being tested. This had already taken the headend capacity to 112.

    Freedish at present carries 80 television channels including its own, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha TV, and private channels, apart from 32 channels of All-India Radio.

    The official said the platform had been encrypted by adopting the Indian Conditional Access System (iCAS) developed by Design India Pvt. Ltd. of Bangalore. But, he clarified that the platform would remain free-to-air and the aim of iCAS was only to keep track of the number of households that were using Freedish and keep a check on quality of set top boxes.

    (It is also learnt that Doordarshan is expected to issue an Expression of Notice within a month for manufacture of compatible STBs for Freedish.)

    Also read:  Auctions on 5 Oct for Freedish licence renewal

    Also Read:  Free Dish capacity to go up from 80 to 104 TV channels before year-end

  • Chrome Week 35- English Movies genre registers two percent rise

    Chrome Week 35- English Movies genre registers two percent rise

    MUMBAI: The English movies genre emerged as the gainer in Chrome’s opportunity to see (OTS) analysis in six metros cities by registering an increase of two per cent. Movies Now was the leader with 47.2 per cent OTS in week 35.

    Next up, the English entertainment genre with a 1.7 per cent gain in the same market took the second spot in the list of top gainers. Comedy Central led the tally with 46.0 per cent OTS.

    The Business news channels’ genre in the same market too noted a growth of 1.7 per cent with CNBC Awaaz emerging as the chart topper with 82.4 per cent OTS.

    Last but not the least, Religious channels in the Hindi speaking market observed a 0.7 per cent rise with Aastha in the number one slot with 97.9 per cent OTS.

    Meanwhile, witnessing a drop of 1.8 per cent, the English News channels’ genre in the six metros topped the loser category with Lok Sabha TV scoring 92.5 per cent OTS.

    On the other hand, with a drop of 1.1 per cent, the Hindi GEC genre in HSM was in the second spot with Star Utsav registering a 97.1 per cent OTS.

    The Hindi Movies genre in an identical market recorded 1.1 per cent drop with Max a scoring a 92.5 per cent OTS. With the drop of 0.6 per cent Music genre in same market stood last in the list with 9 XM in the number one slot with 90.2 per cent OTS.

  • Chrome Week 35- English Movies genre registers two percent rise

    Chrome Week 35- English Movies genre registers two percent rise

    MUMBAI: The English movies genre emerged as the gainer in Chrome’s opportunity to see (OTS) analysis in six metros cities by registering an increase of two per cent. Movies Now was the leader with 47.2 per cent OTS in week 35.

    Next up, the English entertainment genre with a 1.7 per cent gain in the same market took the second spot in the list of top gainers. Comedy Central led the tally with 46.0 per cent OTS.

    The Business news channels’ genre in the same market too noted a growth of 1.7 per cent with CNBC Awaaz emerging as the chart topper with 82.4 per cent OTS.

    Last but not the least, Religious channels in the Hindi speaking market observed a 0.7 per cent rise with Aastha in the number one slot with 97.9 per cent OTS.

    Meanwhile, witnessing a drop of 1.8 per cent, the English News channels’ genre in the six metros topped the loser category with Lok Sabha TV scoring 92.5 per cent OTS.

    On the other hand, with a drop of 1.1 per cent, the Hindi GEC genre in HSM was in the second spot with Star Utsav registering a 97.1 per cent OTS.

    The Hindi Movies genre in an identical market recorded 1.1 per cent drop with Max a scoring a 92.5 per cent OTS. With the drop of 0.6 per cent Music genre in same market stood last in the list with 9 XM in the number one slot with 90.2 per cent OTS.

  • English Movies genre tops the chart with 1.2 % OTS

    English Movies genre tops the chart with 1.2 % OTS

    MUMBAI: The English movies genre emerged as the top gainer in Chrome’s opportunity to see (OTS) analysis for six metros. The space marked an increase of 1.2 per cent. Movies Now emerged as the most benefited channel with 47.4 percent OTS in week 28.

    Next up, the English news genre which recorded an increase of 0.9 per cent in six metros with Lok Sabha TV leading the genre with 92.2 per cent OTS.

    On the other hand, Music in the Hindi Speaking Market (HSM) booked the third spot in the list of top gainers with a 0.7 per cent increase in OTS. 9XM led the tally with 90.6 per cent OTS.

    Last but not the least, English entertainment in the six metros observed a growth of 0.6 per cent. Star World emerged as the chart topper with 44.7 per cent OTS.

    Meanwhile, witnessing a drop of 0.1 per cent, the Hindi GEC genre in HSM topped the loser category with DD National scoring 97.4 per cent OTS.

    On the other hand, with a drop of 0.1 per cent, the Hindi movies genre in an identical market was in the second spot with Max emerging as the most affectedC channel with 91.8 per cent OTS.

  • English Movies genre tops the chart with 1.2 % OTS

    English Movies genre tops the chart with 1.2 % OTS

    MUMBAI: The English movies genre emerged as the top gainer in Chrome’s opportunity to see (OTS) analysis for six metros. The space marked an increase of 1.2 per cent. Movies Now emerged as the most benefited channel with 47.4 percent OTS in week 28.

    Next up, the English news genre which recorded an increase of 0.9 per cent in six metros with Lok Sabha TV leading the genre with 92.2 per cent OTS.

    On the other hand, Music in the Hindi Speaking Market (HSM) booked the third spot in the list of top gainers with a 0.7 per cent increase in OTS. 9XM led the tally with 90.6 per cent OTS.

    Last but not the least, English entertainment in the six metros observed a growth of 0.6 per cent. Star World emerged as the chart topper with 44.7 per cent OTS.

    Meanwhile, witnessing a drop of 0.1 per cent, the Hindi GEC genre in HSM topped the loser category with DD National scoring 97.4 per cent OTS.

    On the other hand, with a drop of 0.1 per cent, the Hindi movies genre in an identical market was in the second spot with Max emerging as the most affectedC channel with 91.8 per cent OTS.

  • Crome week 20: Movies Now leads the loser’s list

    Crome week 20: Movies Now leads the loser’s list

    MUMBAI: According to the week 20 of Chrome’s Opportunity to see (OTS) data, English Movies topped the loser’s list with 3. 5 per cent OTS in six metros; Movies Now witnessed a drop of 50.9 per cent OTS. English News followed the list with a drop of 1.5 per cent OTS; Lok Sabha TV saw lowest drop with 92.4 per cent OTS in six metros. 

    Hindi News was next on the loser’s list with a drop of 1.1 per cent OTS in Hindi Speaking Market (HSM); Hindi News in the genre saw a drop of 96.0 per cent OTS. 

  • Crome week 20: Movies Now leads the loser’s list

    Crome week 20: Movies Now leads the loser’s list

    MUMBAI: According to the week 20 of Chrome’s Opportunity to see (OTS) data, English Movies topped the loser’s list with 3. 5 per cent OTS in six metros; Movies Now witnessed a drop of 50.9 per cent OTS. English News followed the list with a drop of 1.5 per cent OTS; Lok Sabha TV saw lowest drop with 92.4 per cent OTS in six metros. 

    Hindi News was next on the loser’s list with a drop of 1.1 per cent OTS in Hindi Speaking Market (HSM); Hindi News in the genre saw a drop of 96.0 per cent OTS. 

  • Chrome week 3: Sports genre tops chart with 3.7% OTS

    Chrome week 3: Sports genre tops chart with 3.7% OTS

    MUMBAI: The sports channels’ genre emerged as the gainer in Chrome’s opportunity to see (OTS) analysis across India by registering an increase of 3.7 per cent. DD Sports was the leader with 75.8 per cent OTS in week 3.

     

    Next up, the kids genre with 3.7 per cent gain in the same market took the second spot in the list of top gainers. Nickelodeon led the tally with 72 per cent OTS.

     

    The religious channels’ genre in Hindi Speaking Market (HSM) too noted a growth of 3.3 per cent with Aastha emerging as the chart topper with 91.1 per cent OTS.

     

    Last but not the least, music channels in an identical market observed a 2.8 per cent rise with 9XM in the number one slot with 81.8 per cent OTS.

     

    Meanwhile, witnessing a drop of 0.5 per cent, the English News channels’ genre in the six metros topped the loser category with Lok Sabha TV scoring 91.4 per cent OTS.

     

    On the other hand, with a drop of 0.1 per cent, the English movies genre in six metros was in the second spot with Movies Now emerging as the most affected channel with 57.9 per cent OTS.