With the second round of bidding for the e-auction of DD Freedish slots commencing on Friday, News24 bought a slot for Rs 17.85 crore in the Bucket A+. The news channel, which skipped the e-auction last year, paid a little above 10% over the base price of Rs 16 crore. ABP News and News18 India shell out Rs 18.95 crore each while Aaj Tak buys a slot for Rs 18.85 crore. Republic Bharat buys the last slot of the first round for Rs 18 crore. The base price for Bucket C in the first round was Rs 7 crore.

Source: News 24 February 23, 2024 09:50 UTC