DD Free Dish
Indian free-to-air satellite television service / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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DD Free Dish (formerly known as DD Direct Plus) is an Indian free-to-air satellite television provider owned and operated by Public Service Broadcaster Prasar Bharati.[1] It was launched in December, 2004. In March 2022, It has a reach of over 43 million households which is more than 25% of the total TV households in the country. DD Free Dish earns by selling slots to private broadcasters through Online auction.[2][3]
Quick Facts Formerly, Company type ...
Formerly | DD Direct Plus |
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Company type | Central Public Sector Undertaking |
Industry | Satellite television |
Founded | 16 December 2004; 19 years ago (2004-12-16) |
Headquarters | |
Area served | SAARC |
Services | |
Owner | Prasar Bharati |
Website | prasarbharati |
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Currently, DD Free Dish has 116 television channels, among which 94 channels are in MPEG-2 format and 22 channels in MPEG-4 format. For classes 1 to 12, educational TV channels are run under PM e-Vidya program.[4]