Watch Doordarshan On Mobile, Tablet Or Laptop For Free
If the constant bombarding of soaps and mindless reality shows make you want to go back to the 90s, Prasar Bharati is readying a solution for you. Soon, viewers in 10 cities across India, including Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai & Kolkata will be able to watch Doordarshan along with other 19 channels offered by Prasar Bharti on their mobile phone, tablets or laptop computeres. And all the goodness will be delivered free to all users across India. the officials say that the national broadcaster has chalked an aggressive growth plan for the mobile TV services. The plan is to reach out to over 40 cities but the pilot will start with 10 cities by the end of 2013.
Prasar Bharati began testing their Mobile TV services & offerings back in 2007. A pilot project was set up in Delhi. The technological limitations back then allowed the signal to be transmitted only within a radius of about 10 kilometers. However, with Digital Video Broadcast - terrestrial aka DVB-T2 technology, high quality signal can be easily transmitted within a radius of about 90 kilometers.
The government officials believe that the new launch of services on online and mobile platform would allow them to command a stronger grip over a new market segment. Prasar Bharti hopes to tap into the ever expanding video on mobile markets which has seen exponential growth in the last few months.
The biggest advantage of the DVB-T2 technology is that there won't be any buffering unlike traditional mobile video. The technology allows a high definition signal to be transmitted within the coverage area and the overal experience would be very much similar to watching a live TV. A dedicated engineering wing of Doordarshan is busy examining the kind of content that'd be suitable to be aired via the new technology.
The organisation also expects other TV channels to use their platform to deliver their content. In the recent times, we saw All India Radio (AIR aka Aakashvani) stepping up the game by launching a dedicated <a href="https://www.crazyengineers.com/threads/all-india-radio-air-aka-aakashvani-app-for-android-download-available.67265">All India Radio (AIR Aka Aakashvani) App For Android - Download Available</a>. We're not yet sure which cities apart from the Metros will be covered during the launch. Of course, we'll keep you updated with the happenings.
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