Prasar Bharati has allotted two slots on day one of the ongoing e-auction for MPEG-2 slots of DD FreeDish DTH platform. The slots are being allotted for one year, from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025.

Sources close to the development have confirmed that on Day 1 of the Free Dish auction only two channels secured the slots for Rs 21.25 crore and Rs 21.15 crore, respectively, in Category A+ (Hindi GEC).

Last year, Prasar Bharati collected more than Rs 100 crore from the same category, which had six slots.