Breaking News DD FD Migrating to Upgraded platform from 10th Jan

[Deepu]

Doordarshan is migrating its DTH service “DD Free Dish” from
old platform to new platform with effect from midnight of 9
th January,
2015 (12.05 A.M. of 10th January, 2015). After migration, total number of
channels available will increase from 59 to 64 TV Channels and 22 to
24 Radio Channels in MPEG-2 format.
All DD Free Dish viewers are requested to follow the following
steps for retuning/ rescanning their Set Top Boxes to get upgraded
Channels.

http://www.ddindia.gov.in/Homepage/...tion regarding retuning the Set Top Boxes.pdf

 

[IndianMascot]

Thanks for the useful information and update Deepu bro.

But what kind of update is this that they created space for 5 Channels.

 

[Deepu]

They are changing SR of all the TP's to 28500

 

[Akash Modi]

Useful share Deepu bro

 

[DashMajor]

Useful update Deepu Bro.

So it would be Saturday Night Dhamaal of Free Dish

 

[Sanjeev]

Good share Deepu bro

 

[NinadG]

DD FD should also broadcast on National channels about these changes otherwise many users would be left.....

 

[Deepu]

DD FD should also broadcast on National channels about these changes otherwise many users would be left.....

As of now, this information is coming on DD News as news scroll in Hindi

 

[Deepu]

Doordarshan’s Freedish to switch to an upgraded platform to increase capacity

Doordarshan’s Freedish, India's only free direct-to-home (DTH) service, is migrating from its old platform to a new upgraded one with effect from midnight of 9 January (12.05 am of 10 January) in its attempt to increase its capacity.

The migration would result in increase of TV channels from 59 to 64 and radio channels from 22 to 24.

To access the upgraded platform, the viewers need to edit the Transponder Parameter by changing only the Symbol Rate from 27500 Ksps to 28500 Ksps in four transponders and retune/rescan their Set Top Box to receive the upgraded TV and radio channels.

Viewers/subscribers who do not rescan their Set Top Box will continue to get only ten channels for a period of seven days only from the date of upgradation. Out of these ten channels, one channel is an informative channel which will show detailed procedure for re-tuning the Set Top Boxes.

Indian Television Dot Com | Doordarshan’s Freedish to switch to an upgraded platform to increase capacity

 

[Deepu]

The interesting part is that the DTH operator will use only four transponders to beam 64 channels. Earlier, it was utilising five transponders for beaming 59 channels.

The technology upgrade will free up one transponder which will be used for providing MPEG4 channels. Additionally, it has leased another transponder for providing MPEG4 channels. It plans to provide 48 channels in MPEG4 technology using the two transponders.

All in all, Freedish will have six transponders out of which four will be used to provide MPEG2 channels while the remaining two transponders will be used for MPEG4 channels.

“Presently, we are leasing five transponders for giving 59 MPEG2 channels. Now we will be upgrading to provide 64 channels by using only four transponders. We will be pushing 16 MPEG2 channels per transponders,” Jain stated.

He further added, “The fifth transponder will be used for providing MPEG4 channels. Apart from that, we have hired one more transponder for providing MPEG4 channels. So we will have six transponders out of which four will be used for MPEG2 and two for MPEG4. For MPEG4, we will be using two transponders to provide 48 MPEG4 channels.”

He also revealed that the MPEG4 upgrade will take some more time.

Read more at: http://www.televisionpost.com/dth/freedish-set-to-undertake-tech-upgrade-to-provide-64-channels/ | TelevisionPost.com