13 Sep, 2016, 17:01 hrs IST
MUMBAI: Leading direct-to-home (DTH) player
Dish TV has added 32 educational channels, launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, to its platform.
The content of all the 32 channels is unique and different in order to provide maximum information through the visual medium. With the focus on using space technology to expand reach, these channels will offer high quality educational content to all subscribers designed by central universities such as Jamia Millia Islamia, Punjabi University, IGNOU, Kashmir University and other leading educational institutions.
The service will also offer telecast of live classroom lectures from top institutions including the IIT.
Arun Kumar Kapoor, CEO at DishTV, said, "We support the Government's initiative of driving education through TV sets, and are delighted that these educational channels from the Ministry of Human Resource Development are available to all Dish TV subscribers."
With the availability of these channels, Dish TV has taken its total count to more than 585 channels and services, highest in the industry. The educational channels are available from channel number 2001 to 2032 on Dish TV and Zing.
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