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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
