Free Dish Is The New Name Of Doordarshan’s Direct To Home Service – DD Direct Plus
India’s unique free Direct To Home (DTH) service, now known as Free Dish, was originally launched as DD Direct Plus by Prasar Bharati under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on December 16, 2004. This service has quickly become one of the leading DTH options in the country, especially after its inauguration by former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. Free Dish has proven to be a significant boon for people living in remote areas, providing them with access to television entertainment that they might not have otherwise. The service covers a vast majority of India, making it accessible to a large audience. Plus, the process of purchasing and installing DD Direct DTH is straightforward, allowing users to set it up with ease.
In contrast to other DTH services in India, such as Dish TV, Tata Sky, Airtel Digital TV, Sun Direct, Reliance Digital TV, and Videocon D2H, which all require monthly subscription fees, Free Dish stands out by offering its services completely free of charge after the initial installation cost for the necessary hardware. This makes it an attractive option for many households looking to save on entertainment expenses. However, it’s worth noting that, as of now, Free Dish does not include channels in Malayalam or Tamil, which may limit its appeal to speakers of those languages. Nonetheless, the affordability and accessibility of Free Dish continue to make it a popular choice among viewers across the nation.
India Free DTH Service
At Present Free Dish Is Offering 59 Television Channels and Some Radio Channels. Its Planning to expand The Service to 120 Channels. Free Dish DTH is Using The Satellite Insat 4B For Its Transmission. It have 5 Ku Band Transponders. You can check the Complete List of Channels In DD Direct Plus from here.
DD Free Dish channels
At Present Free DTH Dish have Some International Channels Like France 24, Russia Today, NHK World and DW TV. Another International Channel ” ABC International ” From Australia is Supposed to Join the Platform Very Soon. Free Dish have a Good Number of Hindi General Entertainment Channels Like B4U Movies, Big Magic, Dabangg TV, Enterr10 Movies, Rishtey, Star Utsav, Zee Anmol, 9X, Cinema TV, Zee Smile etc. Rishtey TV is The Latest addition To The Platform.
Did You Like The New name Of Your favorite Direct To Home Service ?. What are your Expectations About It ?. Do you have any creative Ideas or Suggestions to Improve the quality of Service Of Free DTH Dish. Please Post Your Comments Here.
will i use my sundirect stb to free dth if you have any please post
Pl. Give some malayalam free channels
APNA DISH would have been more appropriate
than FREE DISH. Add more regional channels from Southern languages if it is to be truly national. Also bring back SVBC/TTD.
APNA DISH or BHARAT DISH would have been better than FREE DISH.
Add more southern regional channels to make it acceptable pan India.
Bring back SVBC/TTD.
There are so many free channels in Malayalam. Unfortunately, only one channel is seen included (DD Malayalam) in the “DD Free Dish”, erstwhile ‘DD Direct Plus’. Hence, I request you to enhance the Malayalam Channels [minimum 10 channels], in the DD Free Dish, at the earliest.