DD invites bids to conduct e-auction of vacant slots on Free Dish

[Thakur]

MUMBAI: On behalf of Prasar Bharati, Doordarshan has invited technical and financial bids from interested agencies to conduct e-auction of Direct To Home (DTH) vacant slots of DD Free Dish platform. 
 
Prasar Bharati has decided to hire an agency for providing a secured e-auctioning platform to bring more transparency in the auctioning and process and allotment of DTH vacant slots of Free Dish to private channels on annual or monthly basis, which would enable legitimate bidders to participate in auction through internet using digital certificates (DSC). No physical presence of bidders would be required at DD premises at the time of bidding.
 
Offered e-auction platform should be envisaged not only for time saving, but bring in transparency, cost effectiveness and efficiency in allotment of vacant slots of Free Dish, which would fetch better revenue for Doordarshan. 
 

http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/terrestrial/dd-invites-bids-to-conduct-e-auction-of-vacant-slots-on-free-dish-150312

 

[SarfaRaZ]

Good News ..so more channels coming soon on DD FD :TUP

 

[Sarkar]

But where is the new STB ?

 

[MohanSai]

MUMBAI: On behalf of Prasar Bharati, Doordarshan has invited technical and financial bids from interested agencies to conduct e-auction of Direct To Home (DTH) vacant slots of DD Free Dish platform. 
 
Prasar Bharati has decided to hire an agency for providing a secured e-auctioning platform to bring more transparency in the auctioning and process and allotment of DTH vacant slots of Free Dish to private channels on annual or monthly basis, which would enable legitimate bidders to participate in auction through internet using digital certificates (DSC). No physical presence of bidders would be required at DD premises at the time of bidding.
 
Offered e-auction platform should be envisaged not only for time saving, but bring in transparency, cost effectiveness and efficiency in allotment of vacant slots of Free Dish, which would fetch better revenue for Doordarshan. 
 

Indian Television Dot Com | DD invites bids to conduct e-auction of vacant slots on Free Dish

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This gives me an inkling that the past auctions were
(1) "not secure",
(2) "not transparent"
(3) the "bidders were not legitimate (at the bidding stage)" &
(4) "required physical presence of the bidder at DD premises" , which itself raises questions about a fair bidding process.

 

[AsitPaul]

Its not channel auction.

Its for choosing Auction Company.