DD Free Dish
| Formerly | DD Direct Plus |
|---|---|
| Company type | Central Public Sector Undertaking |
| Industry | Satellite television |
| Founded | 16 December 2004 |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | SAARC |
| Services | |
| Owner | Prasar Bharati |
| Website | prasarbharati |
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. It was launched in December, 2004. 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.
Currently, DD Free Dish has 184 television channel slots, among which 94 are in MPEG-2 format and 90 in MPEG-4 format. For classes 1 to 12, educational TV channels are run under PM e-Vidya program.