Cable, satellite, and other speciality television providers in India
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Prasar Bharati Network
Terrestrial television channels of India
| Formerly | DD Direct Plus |
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| Company type | Central Public Sector Undertaking |
| Industry | Satellite television |
| Founded | 16 December 2004 |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | SAARC |
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| Owner | Prasar Bharati |
| Website | prasarbharati |
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 e-auction.[2][3]
Currently, DD Free Dish has 117 television channels, among which 94 channels are in MPEG-2 format and 23 channels in MPEG-4 format. For classes 1 to 12, educational TV channels are run under PM e-Vidya program.[4]
TV channels owned by Prasar Bharati -
DD Free Dish has four HD channels in MPEG-4 format –
| Name | Language | Region |
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| DD Arun Prabha | Hindi and English | Arunachal Pradesh |
| DD Assam | Assamese | Assam |
| DD Bangla | Bengali | West Bengal |
| DD Bihar | Hindi | Bihar |
| DD Chandana | Kannada | Karnataka |
| DD Chhattisgarh | Hindi | Chhattisgarh |
| DD Girnar | Gujarati | Gujarat |
| DD Himachal Pradesh | Hindi | Himachal Pradesh |
| DD Jharkhand | Hindi | Jharkhand |
| DD Kashir | Kashmiri and Urdu | Jammu and Kashmir |
| DD Madhya Pradesh | Hindi | Madhya Pradesh |
| DD Malayalam | Malayalam | Kerala |
| DD Odia | Odia | Odisha |
| DD Punjabi | Punjabi | Punjab |
| DD Rajasthan | Hindi and Rajasthani | Rajasthan |
| DD Sahyadri | Marathi | Maharashtra |
| DD Saptagiri | Telugu | Andhra Pradesh |
| DD Tamil | Tamil | Tamil Nadu |
| DD Tripura | Bengali and Kokborok | Tripura |
| DD Uttar Pradesh | Hindi | Uttar Pradesh |
| DD Uttarakhand | Garhwali, Kumaoni and Hindi | Uttarakhand |
| DD Yadagiri | Telugu | Telangana |
| Name | Language | Region |
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| DD Goa | Konkani | Goa |
| DD Haryana | Hindi and Haryanvi | Haryana |
| DD Jharkhand | Hindi | Jharkhand |
| DD Manipur | Manipuri | Manipur |
| DD Meghalaya | Khasi and Garo | Meghalaya |
| DD Mizoram | Mizo | Mizoram |
| DD Nagaland | English | Nagaland |
There are 12 educational channels, one for each class from Class 1 to Class 12.
