Doordarshan is an Indian public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions. One of India's largest broadcasting organisations in studio and transmitter infrastructure, it was established on 15 September 1959. Doordarshan, which also broadcasts on digital terrestrial transmitters, provides television, radio, online and mobile service throughout metropolitan and regional India and overseas.
Prasar Bharati is India's state-owned public broadcaster, headquartered in New Delhi. It is a statutory autonomous body set up by an Act of Parliament and comprises the Doordarshan Television Network and Akashvani All India Radio, which were earlier media units of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The Parliament of India passed the Prasar Bharati Act to grant this autonomy in 1990, but it was not enacted until 15 September 1997.
The television industry in India is very diverse and produces thousands of programs in many of the Indian languages. More than half of all Indian households own a television. As of 2016, the country had over 857 channels of which 184 were pay channels. The Hindi, Telugu and Tamil language television industries are by far the largest television industries in India.
StarPlus is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and television films.
DD Free Dish is an Indian free-to-air satellite television provider. DD Free Dish DTH service is owned and operated by Public Service Broadcaster Prasar Bharati. It was launched in December, 2004. On March 2022, It has a reach of over 43 million households which is more than 25% of the total TV households in the country. DD Free Dish earns by selling slots to private broadcasters through e-auctions.
Dialog TV (DTV) is a direct broadcast satellite pay TV service provider based in Sri Lanka. A fully owned subsidiary of Dialog Axiata PLC, Dialog TV was launched in July 2005 under the name "CBNsat". It was later renamed to Dialog TV in February 2007 after the company was acquired by Dialog Axiata PLC.
Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd. is an Indian content creator, aggregator and distributor, specifically in the media and entertainment industry. It was founded by Buddhichand Maroo in 1962 as a book circulating library under the name Shemaroo and set up India's first video rental business in 1979. The company went national after it began content distribution in 1987, became aggregators and bought rights to movies for home video.
DishTV India is an Indian satellite television provider based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh with Yes Bank as its biggest stakeholder. DishTV was launched by the Zee Group on 2 October 2003. It ranked #437 and #5 on the list of media companies in Fortune India 500 roster of India's largest corporations in 2011. Dish TV was also voted India's most trusted DTH brand according to the Brand Trust Report 2014, a study conducted by Trust Research Advisory. On 22 March 2018, Dish TV completed a merger with Videocon d2h, creating the largest DTH provider in India at the time of merger.
9XM is an Indian Hindi free-to-air music channel based in Mumbai.
Doordarshan Madhya Pradesh often abbreviated as DD Madhya Pradesh is a 24-hour regional satellite TV channel primarily telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra Bhopal and is a part of the state-owned Doordarshan television network. It was previously known as DD-11 Madhya pradesh
Direct-to-Home (DTH) television is a method of receiving satellite television by means of signals transmitted from direct-broadcast satellites. The Government of India (GoI) permitted the reception and distribution of satellite television signals in November 2000. The first DTH service in the country was launched by Dish TV on 2 October 2003. DD Free Dish, the first free DTH service in India, was launched by public broadcaster Prasar Bharati in December 2004.
Mastiii is a Hindi language free to air music television channel. Launched by TV Vision, which is a fully owned subsidiary of Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network Ltd, it was among the top five channels in the Hindi music category after just one month of launch. Mastiii Bollywood music channel also available on DD Free dish DTH at channel number 62.
Zindagi is an Indian general entertainment channel, owned by the Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL). It also promoted itself as a television channel broadcasting short-run programming and as India's new Hindi entertainment channel, rather than on-going, indefinite serials. It has syndicated content from various countries including Brazil, Pakistan, South Korea, Turkey and Ukraine. Launched on 23 June 2014, ZEEL invested ₹100 crores to launch the network.
Cinema TV India is an Indian Hindi/Bhojpuri movies channel owned by Cinema 24X7 PVT LTD. The channel was launched on 1 June 2012. Cinema tv is Available on DD Free Dish Mpeg4 From 4 July 2022. The Free-To-Air TV channel airs all types of film genres.
Aajtak Tez or Tez News renamed as Good News Today or GNT was 24-hour Hindi reality show channel owned by the TV Today Network, and a sister channel of Aaj Tak. Tez was running between 22 August 2005 and 4 September 2021. The channel has renamed to Good News Today or GNT which came from effect from 5 September 2021. GNT News TV channel now available on DD Free dish DTH, at channel number 13.
Aryan TV is a Hindi-language 24/7 news television channel, owned by Aryan Films Limited. Aryan TV International channel is a regional TV channel for the Bihar & Jharkhand. The channel is also available on DD Free dish DTH at slot No. 614 and channel no. 103.
Housefull Movies is an Indian cable and satellite 24-hour Hindi movie television channel that was owned by Swami Films Entertainment Pvt Ltd. The channel was launched on 1 September 2015 and replaced TV24 News, after the news channel was removed due to non-renewal of contract. The free-to-air channel faces stiff competition from the likes of Hindi movie channels, like Zee Cinema, SET Max, Star Gold and many more.
Ishara TV is an Indian Hindi language free to air general entertainment television channel owned by IN10 Media. The network's programming consists of family dramas, mythlogical shows, family dramas, romantic serials, thriller and crime serials. The channel is also available on DD Free Dish from 16 August 2021. On 24 September 2021, due to the case filed by private dth providers, it left DD Free Dish platform.Now Ishara Tv is available on DD Free Dish from 1 April 2022 on LCN 9.
Movie Plus is a Hindi-language 24x7 movie channel that was owned by Swami Films Entertainment Pvt Ltd.
