Good news for Doordarshan viewers! For the first time, select IPL matches including the opening and closing ceremonies, are set to be telecast on a one hour deferred live basis by Doordarshan, the national broadcaster. There will be a 50:50 revenue sharing between Star India, which had bagged the IPL media rights last September and […]
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DD Free Dish offering 72 channels as eight channels leave the platform
MUMBAI: Doordarshan’s free direct to home (DTH) platform Free Dish has seen a drop in its TV channel offering. The DTH platform is now offering 72 channels which is less than the 80 channels that it was offering at its peak. These eight channels including Baba Ramdev’s Aastha channel are believed to have left the […]
DD Freedish encryption coming soon; box manufacturing starts
Rajyavardhan Rathore, junior minister for information and broadcasting today confirmed that Doordarshan has given permission to eleven companies to manufacture set top boxes with encryption for use on its DTH service DD Free Dish. The statement confirms that the much delayed encryption of the service is on track and will be implemented once the stock […]
Good news for cricket fans: IPL matches to be broadcasted on Doordarshan
In a good news for the Indian Premier League (IPL) fans, the matches of Indian professional Twenty20 cricket league will be broadcast on Doordarshan. This is claimed by an English TV channel Republic World on 30th November. It is also being told that there may be some changes in the IPL this time too. According […]
TDSAT gives Prasar Bharati 2 days to respond to FreeDish auction suspension
NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati has two days more to come out with the real reason for suspending the auctions on its DTH service FreeDish in August this year. From 27 October 2017 the telecoms and broadcast disputes tribunal TDSAT will hear two petitions challenging the decision of public broadcaster. In the last hearing, the tribunal […]
DD Free Dish Model Causes Mounting Losses At Doordarshan
Doordarshan channel, saw its losses mounting to an estimated Rs 800 crore during 2016-17 (April-March), according to a source close to the development. The reason behind these mounting losses, said the source can be attributed to the fact that while private operators pay a paltry sum of Rs 6 crore – Rs 8 crore rupees […]
DD Free Dish has cancelled the 37th e-auction scheduled for 22 August due to administrative issues
MUMBAI: Doordarshan’s free direct-to-home (DTH) platform Freedish has cancelled the 37th e-auction scheduled for 22 August due to administrative issues. The pubcaster had issued an ad on 12 August informing broadcasters about the e-auction of non-news slots on 22 August. It has advised broadcasters to track the DD website for further information on the status […]