It is reported that a satellite DTH television service called Freesat Sri Lanka will be launched in Sri Lanka soon, similar to satellite DTH television services such as DD Freedish in India and Freesat UK in the UK. They can watch free TV channels for a monthly or annual fee.
It is reported that the FreeSat Sri Lanka satellite TV service will be launched on the SES 12 - 95 ° E satellite and several foreign channels, including local TV channels, mainly DVB-S2X technology, will be broadcast in HD technology free of charge monthly or annually.
At the same time, local television channels to be telecast on Freesat Sri Lanka include 13 educational television channels from Year 1 to Year 13 to be launched by the Ministry of Education.
The Free Setup Box (STB) and Dish for watching TV channels on Freesat Sri Lanka will have to be purchased from the market and the equipment will be launched in the near future at affordable prices for anyone.