January 27th, 2021 4:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

Prasar Bharati Set to Hold DD Free Dish Annual E-Auction in February

Prasar Bharati, India’s public service broadcaster on Friday invited applications for the allotment of vacant MPEG-2 slots on DD Free Dish, the free Direct-to-Home (DTH) service. According to the notice issued by Prasar Bharati, the vacant MPEG-2 slots on the DD Free Dish are to be allotted through the third annual e-auction scheduled to be held from February 22, 2021. The public service broadcaster said that the slots won through... Read More

January 11th, 2021 4:45 PM 0 COMMENTS

DD Free Dish, Smart TV to Restrict Cable, DTH Growth in India: Analyst

Prabhudas Lilladher, a research based financial services organization in a report said that the pay TV services including cable TV and Direct-to-Home (DTH) will deliver “low single digits” growth in India. The firm in a report on Tuesday said that the “uptick in DD Free Dish” along with the “higher growth in connected TVs” will restrict the growth of pay TV homes across India. Prabhudas Lilladher highlighted that the pay... Read More

December 30th, 2020 3:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

Jantantra TV to Soon Land on DD Free Dish, 3 New Channels Now Available

Prasar Bharati, India’s public service broadcaster on Monday announced that Jantantra TV emerged as the winner of its 51st e-auction. The public service broadcaster on Monday held its latest round of e-auction for the allotment of the vacant MPEG-4 slot on the DD Free Dish platform. Prasar Bharati on December 21, 2020, invited applications from broadcasters for the allotment of vacant MPEG-4 slots on India's free Direct-to-Home (DTH) service. The... Read More

December 22nd, 2020 3:06 PM 1 COMMENTS

Prasar Bharati Adds 3 New Channels on DD Free Dish, More Channels to be Added Soon

Prasar Bharati, India’s public service broadcaster on Monday announced that three new channels have secured slots on its DD Free Dish platform, the free Direct-to-Home (DTH) service. The public service broadcaster highlighted that the three channels including Star Utsav Movies, Sony Wah and Filmachi secured the vacant MPEG-2 slots through the 50th e-auction held on Monday. Prasar Bharati earlier on December 15, 2020, had invited applications from broadcasters to “fill... Read More

October 2nd, 2020 7:02 AM 10 COMMENTS

DD Free Dish Now Offers Over 100 Channels

Prasar Bharati, India’s public service broadcaster in a release in mid-September highlighted that the DD Free Dish platform now offers over 100 channels absolutely for free. The broadcaster highlighted that it offers channels on different genres including regional, general entertainment channel (GEC), movies, music and news. So there is something free for every kind of customer. In recent months, the broadcaster has conducted periodic e-auction with Prasar Bharati inviting applications... Read More

December 14th, 2015 11:12 AM 24 COMMENTS

DD free dish plans to expand to 250 channels in the next two years

DD free dish the the only free DTH service by Doordarshan may have some happy news for its subscribers. The operator which currently has only 64 slots for television channels and is expected to go up to 112 by March-end, has received a green signal for upgradation to 250 TV channels under the 12th Plan. Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley told Parliament that the Department of Space had agreed... Read More

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