DD Direct Plus To Extend Service To Cover 200 Channels
DD Direct Plus
Many popular television channels will soon be available to viewers on Doordarshan’s Direct Plus as the government is all set to expand its free-to-air DTH bouquet from the present 59 channels to 200.
“We are hoping to do it by the end of this year,” Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni told Deccan Herald here.
The Prasar Bharati board has approved the proposal and the ministry has decided to carry out an e-auction for prospective bidders next month, to ensure complete transparency.
Doordarshan is the world’s largest terrestrial broadcaster with over 1,400 terrestrial TV transmitters located throughout the country covering approximately 90 per cent of India’s geographical area.
A top official of the ministry said a large number of broadcasters, including some which were very popular and were available as pay channels, were interested in airing their programmes through DTH. “About 150 channels which include many news channels are already in line and desperately waiting for the e-auction,” sources said.
The channels are keen on broadcasting through DTH because of its reach across the country. There are about eight million DTH users across the country and the number is growing by about one million households every year.
The low cost of distribution is one reason why many popular television channels are interested in airing their programmes through Doordrashan’s DTH platform.
A channel had to invest about Rs.70 crore annually to air its programme at the national level. Through Doordarshan DTH, the cost would come down to Rs. 2 to 3 crore to reach millions of DTH users, sources said.
Officials in the ministry said “We have targeted to air 400 channels through DTH by the end of 2012.”
Currently, the various direct to home (DTH) service providers —Tata Sky, Dish TV, Reliance Big TV among others — offer various bouquets of free and paid channels, at varying costs. “Once 200 channels are available through DTH, the consumer will be able to view many popular channels just making a one-time expenditure of Rs 1,500,” an official said.
Source – Deccan Herald.com
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NICE
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What about Gsat8 ???
GSAT-8 is exclusively for dd direct pus. it has 24 ku transpondar. i think we have to change the angle of our dd dth dish . GSAT-8 is at 55 degree east location.
what size we required for G8SAT at 56 ?
when it will going to HD
Location of GSAT-8 is which side in the sky in Mumbai ?
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PLEASE START SOME BENGALI CHANNEL.i.e.STAR JALSHA,RUPASHI BANGLA,ETV BANGLA ZEE BANGLA,,AAKASH BANGLA,ETC END OF 2011.THANKS.
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