Prasar Bharati is inviting applications for the allocation of vacant MPEG-4 slots on the DD Free Dish DTH platform for the period from September 13, 2024, to March 31, 2025. This will be conducted through the 82nd online e-auction, tentatively scheduled for September 5, 2024.
The e-auction will be conducted according to the methodology for allocating DD Free Dish slots to private TV channels, as outlined by Prasar Bharati on January 27, 2023.
The pubcaster stated that only satellite channels licensed by the Ministry of I&B are eligible to participate in the e-auction. Only companies with valid permission from the Ministry of I&B may apply for participation in the DD Free Dish slot allocation e-auction.
Bidding for MPEG-4 slots in the e-auction will be available to all genre and language channels, starting at a reserve price of Rs. 1,10,70,000, for the period from September 13, 2024, to March 31, 2025.
