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  • DD Bharati telecasts mutual interest programs coinciding with Prez’s visit to China

    DD Bharati telecasts mutual interest programs coinciding with Prez’s visit to China

    NEW DELHI: Doordarshan and China’s pubcaster CCTV (China Central Television) are telecasting series of programmes aimed at fostering better people to people understanding between the two countries to coincide with the visit of president Pranab Mukherjee to China.

    The president is in China from today to 27 May and this has led to an interesting exchange of programmes between the public broadcasters of two countries..

    This exchange of programmes comes under the ambit of an MOU signed in May 2015, when prime minister Narendra Modi and Chinese premier Li Keqiang expanded the cooperation between the two countries from films to television co-productions. 

    Prasar Bharati CEO Jawahar Sircar had played an instrumental role in the signing of this agreement with CCTV President Nie Chen Xi.

    The telecast of the selected programmes on the two platforms is on gratis basis. The genre of the programmes range from art, culture, education, science, wildlife, entertainment, tourism, adventure sports, news and current affairs along with human interest, development and success stories.

    DD Bharati scheduled four documentaries of which the first telecast last night was titled‘Laughing Meat Balls’. This documentary gave viewers a valuable peep into the biopic of the founder of the Laughing Meat Balls club. Narrating the overall achievements and qualities of this theatre group, the documentary clearly highlights the essence of traditional Chinese opera.

    A documentary titled ‘A Family of Bowyers’ will be telecast on today at 7:30 pm. The repeat telecast will air on 25 May at 3:30 am and at 11:30 am. This documentary outlines the traditional family trade of quality bow making.

    A third documentary titled ‘My Solo Tour to France’ will be telecast on 25 May at 7:30 pm. The repeat telecast will air on 26 May at 3:30 am and at 11:30 am. It is a story about a person who takes his bicycle to tour the extensive journey of France. The cyclist narrates his experiences and happening during his tour in France.

    The fourth documentary titled ‘Wildlife Photographer’ on 26 May at 7:30 pm will be repeated on 27 May at 3:30 am and at 11:30 am. The film highlights the wildlife photography in China. Apart from the traditional equipment the film also highlight usage of latest electronic and other professional accessories to achieve the best result.

  • 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.
     

     

  • Reduced DD terrestrial viewership has led to decline in IEBR in last two years

    Reduced DD terrestrial viewership has led to decline in IEBR in last two years

    NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati has admitted that declining trend of terrestrial viewership, non-implementation of professional marketing division, aggressive competition, curtailment of advertisement budget of the erstwhile heavy spending by government ministries like Health and Agriculture etc., in Doordarshan had led to decline in the Internal and Extra Budgetary Resources (IEBR) of Prasar Bharati since 2014-15.

    The Parliamentary Standing Committee for Information Technology which goes into issues relating to Information and Broadcasting appreciated steps being taken to reverse this trend which include monetization of resources, reorganization of commercial revenue divisions, change in content sourcing model, exploration of new revenue models from auction of slots on DTH platforms, and Digital Terrestrial Transmitters having multiple channel capacity etc.

    The Committee recommended that Prasar Bharati should continue to explore avenues to augment revenue generation so that the public broadcaster achieves self-sustenance gradually and becomes less dependent on government support.

    The Committee noted that during the year 2015-16, the I and B ministry had spent Rs 2827.75 crore under Non-Plan fund to meet salary and salary related expenses. Separately, Prasar Bharati allocates Rs 200 crore annually from its IEBR for Content Development Scheme as per the 12th Plan Scheme.

    The Committee has been informed that Prasar Bharati spent Rs 295.60 crore in 2012-13, Rs 352.57 crore in 2013-14, Rs 465.34 crore in 2014-15 and Rs 531.78 crore in 2015-16 from IEBR on content development and dissemination. In Budget Estimates 2016-17, Rs 548.54 crore has been allocated out of IEBR for expenditure on content development and dissemination.

  • Reduced DD terrestrial viewership has led to decline in IEBR in last two years

    Reduced DD terrestrial viewership has led to decline in IEBR in last two years

    NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati has admitted that declining trend of terrestrial viewership, non-implementation of professional marketing division, aggressive competition, curtailment of advertisement budget of the erstwhile heavy spending by government ministries like Health and Agriculture etc., in Doordarshan had led to decline in the Internal and Extra Budgetary Resources (IEBR) of Prasar Bharati since 2014-15.

    The Parliamentary Standing Committee for Information Technology which goes into issues relating to Information and Broadcasting appreciated steps being taken to reverse this trend which include monetization of resources, reorganization of commercial revenue divisions, change in content sourcing model, exploration of new revenue models from auction of slots on DTH platforms, and Digital Terrestrial Transmitters having multiple channel capacity etc.

    The Committee recommended that Prasar Bharati should continue to explore avenues to augment revenue generation so that the public broadcaster achieves self-sustenance gradually and becomes less dependent on government support.

    The Committee noted that during the year 2015-16, the I and B ministry had spent Rs 2827.75 crore under Non-Plan fund to meet salary and salary related expenses. Separately, Prasar Bharati allocates Rs 200 crore annually from its IEBR for Content Development Scheme as per the 12th Plan Scheme.

    The Committee has been informed that Prasar Bharati spent Rs 295.60 crore in 2012-13, Rs 352.57 crore in 2013-14, Rs 465.34 crore in 2014-15 and Rs 531.78 crore in 2015-16 from IEBR on content development and dissemination. In Budget Estimates 2016-17, Rs 548.54 crore has been allocated out of IEBR for expenditure on content development and dissemination.

  • 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.

     

  • DD Documentary ‘Whispers of Warming’ bags top award at ABU

    DD Documentary ‘Whispers of Warming’ bags top award at ABU

    NEW DELHI: ‘Whispers of Warming’, a documentary made by Doordarshan on climate change by its assistant director of Programmes Anoop Khajuria has bagged the top honour for Best Television Documentary at the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union TV Award competition.

    The competition was held in Krabi, Thailand. The DD film competed with 40 films from 20 countries across the world. Prasar Bharati Chief Executive Officer Jawhar Sircar has congratulated the director and his team.

    The one hour documentary film on climate change attempts to tell the story of people in the Ladakh division in the western Himalayas who are being impacted by climate change due to global warming. The film shows an extraordinary journey onto pinnacles and gorges of Kashmir Himalayas, travelling through its geographical textures, seasonal hues, endemic communities, languages and cultures to document the phenomenon of climate change through people’s perceptions and their struggle to adapt to the changing weather conditions following stories and characters in Jammu & Kashmir.

    It starts in January 2015 when the silence and wilderness of Zanskar was shattered by a massive landslide in River Phugtal blocking the river at 4,000 meters in minus 35 degree Celsius. A 14 kilometer long frozen lake threatened to wash away people and villages below.  

    Earlier in September 2014, the Gujjars – nomadic sheep herders – felt extreme and critical low temperatures in September 2014 at Zojila Pass of Pir Panjal range while the Kashmir valley was inundated with heavy and excessive rains marooning millions and killing two hundred. The Meteorological office explained the phenomenon as a ‘rare condition’.

    Heavy rains coupled with warming are melting the Glaciers faster than normal. Rongdum, a village in Zanaskar valley reels under the shortage of green fodder. Plant Species are vanishing as their life cycles are broken by dry spells. Drass- the second coldest inhabited place in the world after Siberia – is living under threat of flash floods. .

    The Aryans, a hymn singing community believed to be of Mediterranean origin, is experiencing agriculture bonanza amidst changing weather patterns. But Shilikchay Kargil is hard hit with curly moth disease hitting fruiting plants and less snowfall decreasing crucial moistures for seed germination.

     

  • DD Documentary ‘Whispers of Warming’ bags top award at ABU

    DD Documentary ‘Whispers of Warming’ bags top award at ABU

    NEW DELHI: ‘Whispers of Warming’, a documentary made by Doordarshan on climate change by its assistant director of Programmes Anoop Khajuria has bagged the top honour for Best Television Documentary at the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union TV Award competition.

    The competition was held in Krabi, Thailand. The DD film competed with 40 films from 20 countries across the world. Prasar Bharati Chief Executive Officer Jawhar Sircar has congratulated the director and his team.

    The one hour documentary film on climate change attempts to tell the story of people in the Ladakh division in the western Himalayas who are being impacted by climate change due to global warming. The film shows an extraordinary journey onto pinnacles and gorges of Kashmir Himalayas, travelling through its geographical textures, seasonal hues, endemic communities, languages and cultures to document the phenomenon of climate change through people’s perceptions and their struggle to adapt to the changing weather conditions following stories and characters in Jammu & Kashmir.

    It starts in January 2015 when the silence and wilderness of Zanskar was shattered by a massive landslide in River Phugtal blocking the river at 4,000 meters in minus 35 degree Celsius. A 14 kilometer long frozen lake threatened to wash away people and villages below.  

    Earlier in September 2014, the Gujjars – nomadic sheep herders – felt extreme and critical low temperatures in September 2014 at Zojila Pass of Pir Panjal range while the Kashmir valley was inundated with heavy and excessive rains marooning millions and killing two hundred. The Meteorological office explained the phenomenon as a ‘rare condition’.

    Heavy rains coupled with warming are melting the Glaciers faster than normal. Rongdum, a village in Zanaskar valley reels under the shortage of green fodder. Plant Species are vanishing as their life cycles are broken by dry spells. Drass- the second coldest inhabited place in the world after Siberia – is living under threat of flash floods. .

    The Aryans, a hymn singing community believed to be of Mediterranean origin, is experiencing agriculture bonanza amidst changing weather patterns. But Shilikchay Kargil is hard hit with curly moth disease hitting fruiting plants and less snowfall decreasing crucial moistures for seed germination.

     

  • Parliamentary Committee hopes Prasar Bharati will plan better in 2016-17

    Parliamentary Committee hopes Prasar Bharati will plan better in 2016-17

    NEW DELHI: Noting that delay in Plan Expenditure has affected studio modernization, a Parliamentary Committee has expressed the hope that Prasar Bharati would resort to better planning during 2016-17 in execution of schemes for Doordarshan and All India Radio with available state of-the-art technology and gainfully utilize the allocated funds.

    The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology which goes into I and B issues took note of the assurance of the pubcaster’s chief executive officer Jawhar Sircar in this connection.

    Sircar told the Committee that the reason for under-utilization of Plan funds during 2015-16 as a policy decision was to avoid expenditure on obsolete technology such as analogue transmission, short wave and medium wave radio transmission etc.

    Observing there had been delay in procurement of Camera Chains, XD Cam, Recorders and digitisation of transmitters, the Committee said less utilization of funds is likely to result in spill over of schemes to the next year.

    The Committee noted that for the 12th Five Year Plan, the Government approved a total outlay of Rs 3,826 crore for Prasar Bharati – Rs 2,614.86 crore for Continuing Schemes and Rs 1,211.14 crore for New Schemes.

    The outlay for Broad schemes namely ‘Broadcasting and Infrastructure Network Development’ was Rs 3,500 crore, for ‘Content Development and Dissemination’ Rs 186 crore and for ‘Special Project’ Rs 140 crore.

    In addition, a separate outlay was being provided for ‘Kisan Channel’ – Rs 26 crore in 2014-15, Rs 45 crore in 2015-16 and Rs 60 crore for the year 2016-17.

    For the Annual Plan 2016-17, the total outlay is Rs 450 crore which includes Rs 60 crore for the Kisan Channel and Rs 390 crore for Schemes ‘Broadcasting Infrastructure Network Development’ and ‘Special Projects’.

    The Committee was told that there had been reduction in funds at the Revised Estimates stage as compared to the Broadcast Estimates given in 2015-16 for certain schemes as these were not expected to be executed by the Prasar Bharati during the remaining period of that  financial year. These pertained to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) transmitters, Direct to Home (DTH), Set Top Boxes (STBs), Digital Satellite News Gathering Vehicles (DSNGs) etc., in the case of DD. In the case of AIR, the requirement of funds was reduced, broadly because various schemes of AIR were reviewed in 2013-14 and 2014-15, and those found as having negative cost benefits were ordered to be ceased or tapered off.

    The Committee noted that the Ministry had released Rs 453.77 crore to Prasar Bharati during the year 2015-16 and this amount was construed as expenditure by the ministry. However, Prasar Bharati said out of this, an amount of Rs 246.42 crore had been actually booked as expenditure by them which includes Rs 220.17 crore on Plan Capital in AIR and DD and Rs 26.25 crore for Content Development and Dissemination for DD Kisan.