In  Free Dish 35th e-auction English National News channel added

This is good news that now minimum one english news channel avaiable on DD Freedish. This channel name is "NewsX". Earlier this channel was already available on DD Freedish platform but this channel won the slot in 35th e-auction.

As you know DD Free dish held its 35th auction for fill vacant DTH slots on its platform, for only non-news & current affairs channels. But English news channel "NewsX" added in DD Freedish DTH.

You can tune this channel (NewsX") at same channel no. Multiplex TV. Multiplex Hindi movie channel removed from DD Freedish.

If you are not getting NewsX channel then you can tune your STB from here.
Here is frequency detail of this channel.
LNB Frequency : 09750-10600
TP Frequency : 11550
POL : V
Symbol Rate : 29500
Quality : DVB-S
Or
LNB Frequency : 05150-05150
TP Frequency : 3350
POL : V
Symbol Rate : 29500
Quality : DVB-S

NewsX channel removed from ABS Freedish

Although you can still get 24X7 Hindi movie channel "Multiplex" TV from SES8 satellite. You can tune your STB by given below frequency details...

Satellite: NSS 6 / SES 8 at 95.0° East.
LNB Frequency: Universal (9750-10600)
Frequency: 12110
Polarity: Horizontal
Symbol Rate: 40700
FEC: 5/6
22K: ON or Auto
Compression: MPEG-2/SD
Resolution: 576i
Encryption: FTA


For more updates of DD Freedish, keep in touch with DD Freedish Blog page.

DD Freedish is India's one and only FREE DTH service which is providing above 80 entertainment and news channels and 48 education TV channels. If you are DD Freedish subscriber and want to contact DD Free Dish DTH then here customer care nos. where you can contact theme for latest channels, e-auctions, iCAS set-top boxes and migration details.

TOLL FREE NO. 1800110510.
ADDRESS Copernicus Marg,
Mandi House, State: Delhi, India.
Pin Code – 11000
E-MAIL ddfreedishdth@gmail.com

Please let us know if you have any query about above DD Freedish toll free customer care nos. if you it is not correct please inform us.

DD Freedish completed it's 35th E-Auction on 25th May 2017

It may a bad news for those who watching ABS satellite free-to-air TV channels because The Ministry of Broadcasting and Information (MIB) has requested the Department of Space (DoS) to block Asia broadcast Satellite (ABS)’s signals in India.

ABS2 satellite beaming ku-band free TV signals in India at 74.9 degree east without licence from the ministry.

ABS2 added many popular free-to-air Indian TV channels on its platform, as per official website of Asia broadcast Satellite there is no information about subscription and its DTH service.

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said in the Lok Sabha that Keeping in view the national security angle, the MIB requested DoS to block the signals of ABS, which is beaming in India.

There are the only 7 (Dish, TataSky, Reliance, Videocon d2h, Sun Direct, Airtel and DD Freedish) DTH platforms in India which are permitted to transmit TVchannels into India.

ABS operates from Hong Kong and the Philippines but is officially headquartered in Bermuda.

So from now this blog will provide some entertaining information from DD Freedish not  from ABS Freedish. And don't take it on your heart :-)

Latest Update: DD Freedish conducted recently 33rd e-Auction for vacant slots on DD Freedish. But this eauction is not completed because no any private broadcaster taken part in it due to hike of annual subscription of vacant slots.

Doordarshan approved five Indian OEMs to produce DD Free Dish iCAS STB

This is breaking news for DD Freedish subscriber that Doordarshan approved tenders of 5 Indian manufacturers to manufacture set-top box for Doordarshan.

Recently Doordarshan announced that now Doordarshan Freedish will carry mpeg-4 channels with iCAS (Indian Conditional Access System). But it does not mean that old STBs will not work, they can enjoy continuously 80 TV channels in their STBs. New MPEG-4 channels will be available in iCAS enabled set-top boxes.

for iCAS DD Free dish approved tenders of five Indian manufactures to produce special set-top box with iCAS system.

DD Freedish official logo

Here are five manufactures:

KMTS Engineering PVT LTD
Brand: SOLID
STB Model No. SOLID 786

Modern Communication and Broadcast
Brand: MCBS
STB Model No. Champion400SI SD
                 Champion400SI HD

Velankani Electronics PVT LTD
STB Model No. PRYSM SD-S2
                 PRYSM HD-S2

BGM Holding Company
STB Model No. WLD001

Millennium Technology
STB Model No. MB441

(But keep remember that Doordarshan approved documents submitted in tender process; agreement still pending, we will update you accordingly.)

What is new in these set-top boxes?
All set-top boxes manufacturing by OEMs (STB manufactures) will be integrate by iCAS provided by ByDesign Company and Doordarshan approved firmware/middleware/software. All set-top box will be BIS certified and tested.

So now wait is over and very soon these set-top boxes will be available in your nearest local shop.

The official update available on DD India website - Click here to read