DD Free Dish, India’s popular direct-to-home (DTH) service, conducted its 67th e-auction and as on March 21, 2023, for MPEG-2 slots the result is here for you. The e-auction was organized by Prasar Bharati, India’s public broadcaster, and was aimed at offering additional channels to the Indian audience at an affordable price. The e-auction saw a total of 57 channels win slots across four bouquets, which were classified as A+, A, B, and C.
Bouquet A+ saw 12 channels win slots, with Dangal TV being the highest bidder at ₹ 17.60 crore. Other channels that won slots in this bouquet include Shemaroo TV, Big Magic, Nazara, and Manoranjan TV, among others.
Bouquet A saw 13 channels win slots, with Zee Anmol Cinema being the highest bidder at ₹ 24.05 crore. Other channels that won slots in this bouquet include Star Gold Thrill, Sony Wah, and B4U Movies, among others.
Bouquet B saw 14 channels win slots, with Zee Biskope being the highest bidder at ₹ 21.20 crore. Other channels that won slots in this bouquet include Sports18 Khel, MTV Beats, and Dil Se, among others.
Bouquet C saw 9 channels win slots, with News18 India being the highest bidder at ₹ 19.85 crore. Other channels that won slots in this bouquet include Zee News, Republic Bharat, and Aaj Tak, among others.
Bouquet D saw 9 channels win slots, with Zee Punjabi being the highest bidder at ₹ 12.45 crore. Other channels that won slots in this bouquet include Sanskar TV, Shemaroo Ashirwad, and Aastha Channel, among others.
The e-auction is a significant opportunity for broadcasters to reach a wider audience in India, especially in the rural areas, where DD Free Dish is a popular DTH service due to its affordability. The e-auction also provides an opportunity for new and regional broadcasters to reach a national audience.
Here is the list of channels that won slots in the DD Free Dish 67th E-auction for MPEG-2 slots, categorized by bouquets, along with their respective winning prices:
Bouquet A+
- Dangal TV – ₹ 17.60 Crore
- Dangal 2 – ₹ 16.80 Crore
- Shemaroo TV – ₹ 17.70 Crore
- Shemaroo Umang – ₹ 16.65 Crore
- Big Magic – ₹ 17.65 Crore
- The Q – ₹ 17.90 Crore
- Enterr10
- Ishara – ₹ 16.75 Crore
- Nazara – ₹ 16.60 Crore
- Manoranjan TV – ₹ 17.80 Crore
- Manoranjan Grand – 17.10 ₹ Crore
- Manoranjan Prime – ₹ 16.70 Crore
Bouquet A
- Zee Anmol Cinema – ₹ 24.05 Crore
- Star Utsav Movies
- Star Gold Thrill – ₹ 17.85 Crore
- Colors Cineplex Superhits
- Colors Cineplex Bollywood – ₹ 17.50 Crore
- Sony Wah – ₹ 20.25 Crore
- B4U Movies
- B4U Kadak
- B4U Dhamaka
- Goldmines – ₹ 16.90 Crore
- Goldmines Bollywood – ₹ 16.70 Crore
- Dhinchak 2 – ₹ 15 Crore
- Movie Plus – ₹ 15.20 Crore
Bouquet B
- Sports18 Khel
- MTV Beats
- Mastii
- Zing
- B4U Music – ₹ 17.05 Crore
- Showbox – ₹ 17.05 Crore
- Dil Se – ₹ 17.05 Crore
- 9XM – ₹ 15.20 Crore
- Zee Ganga
- Zee Biskope – ₹ 21.20 Crore
- Filmachi – ₹ 16.70 Crore
- Goldmines Bhojpuri – ₹ 15.35 Crore
- B4U Bhojpuri – ₹ 15.05 Crore
- Bhojpuri Cinema – ₹ 15.10 Crore
Bouquet C
- News18 India – ₹ 19.85 Crore
- Zee News – ₹ 15.50 Crore
- Republic Bharat – ₹ 16.55 Crore
- NDTV India – ₹ 16.55 Crore
- TV9 Bharatvarsh – ₹ 14.55 Crore
- ABP News – ₹ 17.10 Crore
- Times Now Navbharat – ₹ 15.15 Crore
- Aaj Tak – ₹ 15.10 Crore
- News Nation – ₹ 15.05 Crore
Bouquet D
- Zee Punjabi – ₹ 12.45 Crore
- Manoranjan Movies – ₹ 13.40 Crore
- Zee Chitramandir – ₹ 13.40 Crore
- Fakt Marathi – ₹ 12.65 Crore
- Sun Marathi
- Shemaroo Marathibana – ₹ 13 Crore
