MUMBAI: Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani has said that public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has finished upgrading DD’s free direct-to-home (DTH) platform Freedish for 104 channels with new compression technology (MPEG 4). Presently, 80 TV channels with existing MPEG-2 technology are operational. This upgrade has been done in line with the recommendations of Sam Pitroda […]
NEW DELHI: Public broadcaster Doordarshan has allocated Rs 20 crore for distributing 30,000 direct-to-home (DTH) receiver sets in tribal, remote and border areas, Minister of State in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore told the Rajya Sabha. DD runs Freedish, a subscription-free DTH service which has a base of over 22 million […]
NEW DELHI: Doordarshan’s FreeDish is all set to hold its second e-auction with differential reserve prices for general entertainment channels and news channels. The 37th e-auction is slated for 22 August and the reserve prices for general entertainment channels will be Rs 80 million but the reserve price for news and current affairs channels will […]
MUMBAI: Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati will likely distribute around 10 lakh direct- to-home (DTH) set-top boxes free in Naxal-hit areas of the country. The purpose is to reach out to people in the “media dark” region, which is affected by Left-wing extremism. Prasar Bharati runs Freedish, a subscription-free DTH service which has a base of […]
Star India announces the launch of India’s first private free-to-air sports channel, Star Sports First. The channel will go on air on July 21, 2017 on Doordarshan’s FTA DTH platform Freedish. This will allow sports fans and enthusiasts to watch sports action in Hindi, without paying any subscription fee. The channel will air the Pro […]
MUMBAI: Star India is deepening its association with sports by launching India’s first private free-to-air (FTA) sports channel. Currently, public broadcaster Doordarshan’s DD Sports is the only FTA sports channel in the country. The FTA sports channel, christened Star Sports First, will be launched on DD’s FTA DTH platform Freedish, which has an estimated 22 […]
According to research firm EY, free TV viewership (or viewership of free-to-air channels) in India is set to grow exponentially, reaching 46 million households by 2020. In its report titled ‘India’s Free TV – A game changing opportunity’ the firm adds that this viewership will be in addition to the consumption of content on mobile […]
