(Domestic Products/Services)
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Prime Time (commercials and announcements)
| Duration |
Rates in Ngultrums |
| 15 seconds |
500.00 |
| 30 seconds |
800.00 |
| 45 seconds |
1,200.00 |
| 60 seconds |
1,600.00 |
Prime Time (public service announcements)
| Duration |
Rates in Ngultums |
| 15 seconds |
350.00 |
| 30 seconds |
600.00 |
| 45 seconds |
900.00 |
| 60 seconds |
1,200.00 |
Greetings during special occasions[15 seconds]
| Greetings |
Day before |
Actual day |
Day after |
| His Majesty's Birthday |
4,000.00 |
5,000.00 |
4,000.00 |
| Coronation Day |
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| National Day |
4,000.00 |
5,000.00 |
4,000.00 |
| Other Greetings |
|
4,000.00 |
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Voice Artist Payment *
Senior Artist: Nu. 1000 per day
Junior Artist: Nu. 500 per day
*Subject to change as per script requirements
Programmes for sponsorship
| Programme |
Per month |
| Bhutan This Week |
8,000.00 |
| Programmes on education, health, agriculture, forestry, youth, women, children, rural development, culture and tradition, religion and heritage |
6,000.00 |
| Prayers and programme highlights |
6,000.00 |
Sponsorship of special music shows/Programme.
Sponsorship of music shows on occasions such as New Year (Losar, Day of traditional offering Nyilo and other such occasions will be on contractual agreement between BBS and the party concerned.
Info blocks
| Rate/Info |
5 times |
10 times |
15 times |
| 1,500.00 |
7,000.00 |
11,000.00 |
15,000.00 |
BBS Home page [Commercial] on the website.
| Slot |
Duration |
Rate in Nu. |
| Commercial page |
Weekly |
350.00 |
| News page[front] |
Weekly |
500.00 |
| Links |
Yearly |
5,000.00 |
Rates for video/audio raw stocks/materials |
| PDVM-32 ME video- as per market rate |
| PDV-16N [64 minutes]- as per market rate |
| PDV-124N [124 min.]- as per market rate |
| PDV-184N [164 min.]- as per market rate |
| VHS cassettes - as per market rate |
| Long term contract rates for Domestic market: Prime Time |
| Duration |
Rate |
92 slots |
184 slots |
276 slots |
368 slots |
| avail 20% discount |
avail 25% discount |
avail 30% discount |
avail 35% discount |
| 15 secs. |
500 |
46,000 |
92,000 |
1,38,000 |
1,84,000 |
| Discount rates: |
36,800 |
69,000 |
96,600 |
1,19,600 |
| 30 secs. |
800 |
73,600 |
1,47,200 |
2,20,800 |
2,94,400 |
| Discount rates: |
58,880 |
1,10,400 |
1,54,560 |
1,91,360 |
| 45 secs. |
1200 |
1,10,400 |
2,20,800 |
3,31,200 |
4,41,600 |
| Discount rates: |
88,320 |
1,65,600 |
2,31,840 |
2,87,040 |
| 60 secs. |
1600 |
1,47,200 |
2,94,400 |
4,41,600 |
5,88,800 |
| Discount rates: |
1,17,760 |
2,20,800 |
3,09,120 |
3,82,720 |
| Long term contract rates for Domestic market: Regular Time |
| Duration |
Rate |
92 slots |
184 slots |
276 slots |
368 slots |
| avail 20% discount |
avail 25% discount |
avail 30% discount |
avail 35% discount |
| 15 secs. |
350 |
32,200 |
64,400 |
96,600 |
1,28,800 |
| Discount rates: |
25,760 |
48,300 |
67,620 |
83,720 |
| 30 secs. |
600 |
55,200 |
1,10,400 |
1,65,600 |
2,20,800 |
| Discount rates: |
44,160 |
82,800 |
1,15,920 |
1,43,520 |
| 45 secs. |
900 |
82,800 |
1,65,600 |
2,48,400 |
3,31,200 |
| Discount rates: |
66,240 |
1,24,200 |
1,73,880 |
2,15,280 |
| 60 secs. |
1200 |
1,10,400 |
2,20,800 |
3,31,200 |
4,41,600 |
| Discount rates: |
88,320 |
1,65,600 |
2,31,840 |
2,87,040 |
Studio and other services
| Description |
Ngultrums |
| Hire of camera/accessories |
4,200.00 per shift |
| Visual editing |
3,000.00 per shift |
| Sound editing/mixing |
500.00 per hour |
| Indoor/studio |
500.00 per hour |
| Sound recording |
500.00 per hour |
| Special effects |
500.00 per hour |
| Subtitling |
1,000.00 per hour |
| Duplication charges [commercial] |
7.00 per minute |
| Duplication [public services] |
5.00 per minute |
| Research/script [15 minutes] |
15,000.00 per programme |
| Research/script [30 minutes] |
20,000.00 per programme |
| Research/script [60 minutes] |
30,000.00 per programme |
| Narrator's fee [15 minutes] |
1,500.00 per programme |
| Narrator's fee [30 minutes] |
2,000.00 per programme |
| Narrator's fee [60 mintues] |
3,000.00 per programme |
Terms and conditions:
1. BBS Corporation reserves the right to change the slots/spots within the relevant time period for which the charge is made, unless they are fixed spots or special position of broadcast as pre-arranged.
2. All materials and scripts for commercial broadcast must conform to the requirements of the censor/BBS code of conduct for commercial broadcasting. The decision of BBS Corporation will be final and will not be contested by agency/advertiser.
3. BBS shall not be held responsible for any legal claims or actions brought or made against it by way of slander, libel or defamation by reason of transmission of advertisement, announcements and sponsored programmes. The advertisers, advertising agencies and sponsors shall be solely responsible and liable to indemnify the aggrieved party.
4. BBS Corporation reserves the right to refuse to transmit any advertisement materials without assigning any reasons.
5. BBS Corporation reserves the right to discontinue, postpone or cancel any programme, without prior notice to agency/advertiser. In such cases, BBS Corporation will allow agency/advertiser to either cancel the contract or accept other alternatives.
6. Commercials tending to run down the products of other competitor or commercials with such an intention will not be accepted.
7. Advertisements/commercials tending to have an adverse impact on the society or those that contain obscene words will not be broadcast.
8. Advertisements of commercials produced/recorded outside BBS studio will be subject to quality test before broadcasting.
9. Announcements regarding loss of important documents and missing persons should be forwarded though the Royal Bhutan Police.
10. Advertisement, announcements and commercials, which need to be broadcast on a priority basis, will be charged 50% higher than the normal rates.
11. Advertisements, announcements or commercials over BBS radio should reach the station one day before the broadcast.
12. BBS Corporation reserves the right not to broadcast any advertisement, announcements or commercial without prior notice.
13. BBS Radio will accept advertisements in Dzongkha, English, Sharchhop and Lhotsham languages only.
14. Agency commission will be as per BBS rules.
15. BBS Corporation reserves the right to change the rates without prior notice
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