Pemra auctions 70 licences of satellite TV stations
May 02, 2019
Representatives from 187 companies have been participating in the auction process in seven categories.
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Wednesday initiated an auction at its headquarters in Islamabad for the issuance of 70 more licences for satellite TV broadcast stations.
The auction will continue until tomorrow during which licences will be auctioned in seven categories — news, current affairs, education, sports, health, entertainment and agriculture.
Representatives from 187 companies have been participating in the auction.
According to the details, licences for eight new channels will be offered in news category, 27 in entertainment, 12 channels of regional languages, 12 in education, five in sports, four in health and two in the agriculture category.
As many as 21 companies participated in the open-bid round for auction of eight licences for news and current affairs. Out of the 35 companies pre-qualified for the auction, 14 didn't take part. Al Kamal Media Private Company placed the highest bid in the sector at Rs283.5 million.
Pemra Chairman Saleem Baig inaugurated the auction. In his speech, he said that 70 licences will be issued today. He hoped that each TV channel would provide livelihood to a large number of people.
He said that the authority works in consultation with all stakeholders. Currently 88 local TV channels and 227 radio channels are being operated in the country. He said that eight Internet Protocol TV licences have been issued, besides one DTH which is expected to be operational soon.
The Pemra chairman expressed his hope that today's auction would be held in a transparent manner.
Out of the total 70, 47 licences in three categories — news and current affairs, entertainment and regional satellite TVs — will be auctioned today.
The base price for news and current affairs TV licence has been fixed at Rs63.5m, entertainment TV licence at Rs48.5m, and regional at Rs10m. The successful bidder will have to submit 15 percent of the bidding price
Successful Bidders
News Category
AAA Media House
Al-Kamal Media
Classic Entertainment
Fifty One Corporation
Mumtaz-6A Ltd
Sardar Media
Talon Media
Entertainment Category
AB Entertainment (Pvt) Ltd Lahore
Al-Kamal Media (Pvt) Ltd
Ali Kazi (Pvt) Ltd
City News Network (Pvt) Ltd
EMTEL Communication (Pvt) Ltd
Galaxy Broadcasting Network(Pvt) Ltd
HI-Tech Feeds (Pvt) Ltd
J&N Communication (Pvt) Ltd
Media and I (Pvt) Ltd
Mehtab Publications (Pvt) Ltd
Mumtaz-6A (Pvt) Ltd
Sardar Media (Pvt) Ltd
Sitara Chemical Industries (Pvt) Ltd
Sohail International (Pvt) Ltd
Venus Entertainment Company (Pvt) Ltd
Vision Network, Television (Pvt) Ltd
Regional Language Category
95 Entertainment Ltd
Ali Kazi Ltd
Big Tree Media
Burdi Media
Galaxy Broadcasting Network
Hamza Sadiq News Network
Media Able
Mehtab Publications
Popular Technology Network
Rainbow Printing Solutions
Sardar Media
