DD’s Freedish eyes expansion in non-Hindi markets

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Doordarshan’s free direct-to-home (DTH) service Freedish plans to roll out its MPEG-4 set-top boxes (STBs) from April 2016, a move that will allow the platform to offer more channels.

Freedish is also planning to reserve certain slots for non-Hindi regional channels.

The move will allow it to expand to non-Hindi markets.


“Encrypted MPEG-4 STBs will begin rolling out in April 2016.

It’s happening now and will take some more time to happen,” Doordarshan DDG (Comm. & Sales/ IR & IMD/ DCD) CK Jain told TelevisionPost.com.

Unlike the MPEG-2 STBs, the MPEG-4 STBs can be procured only from authorised dealers.

“MPEG-4 STBs can be bought from the market, but they will be provided by the authorised distributors.

Even though the STBs are encrypted, subscribers will not have to pay any fee,” Jain added.

The MPEG-4 STBs will be priced upwards of Rs 1,000, he revealed.

“All FTA MPEG-4 STBs will receive MPEG-2 channels as they will be unencrypted,” he said.

Freedish will be able to provide almost 112 channels through MPEG-4 STBs.

Currently, it provides 64 channels through MPEG-2 STBs.

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DD’s Freedish eyes expansion in non-Hindi markets | TelevisionPost.com
 
Music Fan

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Sanjeev said:
So they are bringing MPEG4 boxes next year good initiative by DD Free Dish
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Can we receive these mpeg 4 channels free like mpeg2 channels of free dish on dishtv stb?
Or we have to pay for them?
Or it will not be available for dishtv users?
 
Sanjeev

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Recharge Fan said:
Can we receive these mpeg 4 channels free like mpeg2 channels of free dish on dishtv stb?
Or we have to pay for them?
Or it will not be available for dishtv users?
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If it is from dish then maybe it will be free and dish tv is still using MPEG2
 
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