Broadcasters' body seeks transparent framework for DD Free Dish auctionThe Indian Broadcasting & Digital Foundation (IBDF) has urged Prasar Bharati to enhance transparency and predictability in the e-auction pr...
29 Aug, 2025, 12.56 PM IST
DD Free Dish gains ground in TV distribution market amid debate over its actual reachDD Free Dish dominates India's TV distribution with 49 million homes, potentially exceeding 60 million, surpassing pay DTH. Its unencrypted...
19 Aug, 2025, 11.14 AM IST
Pay-TV players fret as channels return to DD free dishLeading broadcasters JioStar, Zee Entertainment, and Sony Pictures Networks India are set to relaunch free-to-air Hindi general entertainme...
20 Feb, 2025, 02.10 PM IST
TDSAT declines stay on DD Free Dish pay channel regulation, gives broadcasters two weeks to complyThe Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) rejected broadcasters' plea to stay TRAI's new tariff regulation for DD Free...
19 Dec, 2024, 09.29 PM IST
Broadcasters may move TDSAT against Trai’s new tariff regulationIndian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation plans to approach the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal regarding new broadcast...
08 Oct, 2024, 05.35 PM IST
No coercive action against broadcasters for non-publication of RIO, Trai tells Kerala HCThe Kerala High Court was assured by the telecom regulator to not enforce actions on broadcasters non-compliant with the new tariff regulat...
22 Aug, 2024, 10.18 AM IST
Broadcasters may move court against Trai ruling on pay channelsTV broadcasters are preparing to challenge the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (Trai) directive legally. The directive mandates tha...
11 Jul, 2024, 12.47 AM IST
TRAI seeks views on regulating DD Free DishThe regulator has asked the TV broadcast industry to give their views on upgrading DD Free Dish to an addressable platform. The TRAI has al...
09 Aug, 2023, 01.06 AM IST
Prasar Bharati earns over ₹1K cr from auction of DD free dish slotsExperts say that the change in auction methodology has paid rich dividends for Prasar Bharati. The pubcaster had allowed channels from diff...
22 Mar, 2023, 12.46 AM IST
Six news channels pay more to secure DD Free Dish slotsSix news channels – News18 India, ABP News, NDTV India, Republic Bharat, Zee News and TV9 Bharatvarsh – have collectively spent Rs 100 cror...
18 Mar, 2023, 12.04 PM IST
News broadcasters boycott e-auction by DD free dishThe news broadcasters have raised three key concerns with Prasar Bharati. First, they noted that the number of slots allocated to the news ...
15 Mar, 2023, 10.27 AM IST
Several Hindi GECs may return to DD free dishBroadcasters Disney Star, Zee Entertainment, Culver Max Entertainment (Sony) and Viacom18 are considering taking back their Hindi general e...
11 Feb, 2023, 05.11 PM IST
Sony Pal, Colors Rishtey pull out of DD free dish after winning slots"Sony Pal and Colors Rishtey have not been added to DD Free Dish as both channels have backed out despite winning slots in a recent e-aucti...
15 Dec, 2022, 12.44 AM IST
DTH, Cable companies cry foul as broadcasters offer pay channels on DD FreeDishThe distribution platform operators (DPOs) — a combined term used for DTH and cable operators — are irked with the fact that the broadcaste...
08 Sep, 2021, 09.23 AM IST
DD Free Dish has crossed about 40 million subscribers: ReportThe EY FICCI Media Entertainment Report 2021 attributed the growth to less expensive television sets, economic issues, launch of the DD Ret...
27 Mar, 2021, 05.35 PM IST
Arnab Goswami gained ‘illegal’ access to DD FreeDish usersThe matter has once again come in the limelight after the Mumbai Police started probe into the alleged TRP manipulation case and filed its ...
21 Jan, 2021, 01.04 PM IST
I&B ministry asks Prasar Bharati to explain DD free dish continuationThe broadcaster has also been asked to explain why was it not reviewing its Free Dish programme, which the ministry said, benefited only pr...
20 Apr, 2018, 08.00 AM IST