DD Free dish starts MPEG-4 Channels from April 2016

DD Free Dish is India's free direct to home service (DTH Service) now going to be add about 24 television channels in MPEG-4 mode.

According to Mr. CK Jain (Dy. Director General in Prasar Bharati) confirmed via official twitter handle that MPEG-4 channels will be start adding in April 2016, but all these channels would be encrypted by CAS. To watch these channels users’ need to buy CAS enabled MPEG-4 set-top boxes from authorized dealers.

After enabled CAS, DD Free dish will bring more television channels with value added services, he added.

MPEG4 stream with 24 channels likely to be added in April 2016. It will be with CAS.

— CK Jain (@ckjaindd) February 27, 2016

The addition of MPEG4 stream in DDfreedish will bring more channels and more value added services.

— CK Jain (@ckjaindd) February 27, 2016

But encryption means normal set-top boxes will not able to receive these channels (MPEG-4 Encrypted Channels); also there will not be any monthly subscription fee for these channels.

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If you already using DD Free dish by any type of set-top box, no need to worry, because current television channels will remain unencrypted same as before. But you will not receive mpeg-4(encrypted) TV channels by your old set-boxes.

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