Prasar Bharati invites applications for allotment of vacant MPEG-4 slots of DD Free Dish DTH for the period from 1st Septemeber 2020 to 31st March 2021.
Recently Prasar Bharti completed 47th e-Auction for MPEG-2 slots, which was for the period from 6.08.2020 to 31.03.2021.
So once again private satellite TV channels licensed by the Ministry can participate in this e-auction to avail on DD Free Dish DTH.
Prasar Bharti also informed in this advertisement that International Public Broadcasters licensed/permitted by the Ministry of I&B can also participate in this auction.
The channel provider shall be required to notify viewers of the need to use the Prasar Bharati authorized Set-top-Boxes (i-CAS enabled STBs). Prasar Bharati reserves all rights to restrict access of MPEG-4 signals to unauthorized STBs at any point in time.
Successful Channels will be required to arrange their own IRD Box in advance at DTH Earth Station, Todapur, New Delhi, to place their Channel on DD Free Dish Platform.
You can check currently available MPEG-4 TV channels List from here.