DTH News of This week

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Ayurveda Tv channel test transmission was
starting on IS 17
TP : 3946 v 27691.
1yes Tamil channel is started on IS-17
TP : 3877 H 14299

Dish Tv :
4 TEST Channels are now added in testing on
Dish tv on new frequency 11750 V 29500,
DVB S mode.
Recently , there are not come in stb but it
will soon add by next few days.

ABS Free Dish :
These are channels removed from 12227 H
44000 frequency on ABS 2.
ZONET
Peace Of Mind
Samaya TV
Nepal 1
These are channels removed from 12227 H
44000 frequency on ABS 2.

The four free-to-air (FTA) TV channels are
Win TV (Tamil), Win TV (UP), Cuisine TV and
Aaseervatham TV. Out of these, two are
discontinued and the plan is to relaunch
them soon. The company is planning to
revamp Win TVUP, which caters to news and
current affairs in the state of Uttar Pradesh,
and Cuisine TV, which caters to food and
culinary.

Doordarshan has set in motion the process ofrolling out encrypted MPEG 4 set-top boxes(STB) for its free DTH service Freedish

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Dd Free Dish :
Doordarshan has set in motion the process of
rolling out encrypted MPEG 4 set-top boxes
(STB) for its free DTH service Freedish.The plan
is to roll out MPEG 4 STBs within four months.
It will start with 24 channels and then add
capacity in phases. DD Freedish will also get
additional transponders to expand the
service.The pubcaster has floated tender for
appointing authorised STB original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs).“We have issuedtender
for rolling out MPEG 4 STBs. We hope to roll
out MPEG 4 STBs in 3–4 months. The MPEG 4
STBs will have 24 channels to be with. We will
add capacity in phases,” Doordarshan deputy
director general (DTH) AK Jha.
The authorised OEMs will sell Doordarshan-app
roved CAS and firmware/middleware-enabl
edSTBs. The e-application was issued on 20
September, while the e-application will open
on 25 October.The delivery period of STB is
three months. A pre-bid conference for the
tender will be held in Doordarshan Bhawan on
2 October.The target is to provide 250
channels through theMPEG 4 STBs. Freedish
will also get additional transponders for
expanding its service. “We will get additional
transponders for providing 250 channels.
Currently, we have six transponders,” Jha
added.