DD Free Dish (formerly known as DD Direct Plus) is an Indian State-owned free-to-air satellite television provider owned and operated by Public Service Broadcaster Prasar Bharati.
In 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-auction.
For classes 1 to 12, educational TV channels are run under PM e-Vidya program.
[4] TV channels owned by Prasar Bharati: DD Free Dish has seven HD channels in MPEG-4 format – There are 12 educational channels, one for each class from Class 1 to Class 12.