Successful bidders in the third attempt by Doordarshan to attract producers to bid for prime time slots will have to commence telecast of their programmes in February 2017.

The last date for bids for the new content acquisition scheme by Doordarshan for its prime time is 25 November 2016, and the bids will be opened the same day. The final list of qualified bidders was announced on 9 December 2016.

Financial bids will be opened on 12 December, and the letter of award will be issued on 20 December 2016. Procedural formalities and agreement and PBG Submission will be completed on 7 February 2017.

Bidders will have to submit non-refundable tender document fee of Rs 5000 and processing fee of Rs 25000.

Earnest money deposit will be Rs 300,000 for each weekday slot. Bidders may apply for one or more slots (if applying for say three slots, the EMD will be Rs 900,000). For the weekend slots, the EMD will be Rs 6,00,000. Bidders may apply for one or more slots. However, the maximum EMD in either case will be Rs 1.5 million irrespective of any number of slots applied for.

The bidders will be responsible for the costs associated with the preparation of their bids and their participation in the bidding process.

While slotting programmes of successful bidders, DD will give due regard to ensuring a balanced content composition on the channel in respect of variety in formats, genres, themes etc.

There will be no increase in the telecast fee for a period of 12 months from the start of contract. However telecast fee will be increased by 5% of the then existing telecast fee after 12 months and in the event of any further extension after 24 months the telecast fee will be increased by 10% of the then existing telecast fee.

The production house should be an Indian entity (individual proprietorship, partnership, company, society, trust etc.) Incorporated/registered/recognised, as the case may be, under the respective applicable laws and in existence for the last 3 financial years.

The production house must have produced, for any broadcaster(s), at least 200 hours of general entertainment programming (including Feature Films) in any Indian language that has been telecast in the last three calendar years. Applicants for weekend slots in the genres of reality, game, quiz should have produced 100 hours of such content that has been telecast in the last three calendar years.

It should have in regard to TV and Film production a turnover of at least Rs. 30 million per annum in each of the last three financial years. d. The Production House should not be a defaulter in payment of dues to DD at the time of submission of the bid.

Consortium will not be allowed in any form.

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