ABS Free Dish

ABS Free Dish is a Bermuda-based free-to-air digital direct-broadcast satellite television service owned and operated by the Asia Broadcast Satellite. It is the second free-to-air satellite television service in India. Initially, ABS2 satellite at 75° was used to broadcast 97 FTA MPEG-2 channels and one MPEG4 channel. In India, it is headed by Mr. Rajiv Khattar,[1] the erstwhile President of Dish TV India having more than 25 years of cable and broadcasting industry experience.

ABS Free Dish
Private
IndustrySatellite television service
Founded14 May 2012
Headquarters
Hamilton, Bermuda
Area served
India and Saarc Country
OwnerAsia Broadcast Satellite
Websitewww.absatellite.com

History

ABS operates a fleet of six satellites; ABS-1A, ABS-2, ABS-3, ABS-4/Mobisat-1, ABS-6 and ABS-7. The satellite fleet covers 80 per cent of the world’s population across Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, CIS and Russia.

ABS has also procured two Boeing 702SP satellites (ABS-3A & ABS-2A) planned for early and late 2015 with the options to add more satellites over the next 2–3 years to its growing satellite fleet. Headquartered in Bermuda, ABS has offices in the United States, Dubai, South Africa, Germany, Philippines, Indonesia, New Delhi and Hong Kong.

It shut down its service in India in 2018.[2]

See also

References
  1. https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=36872537&privcapId=29186241&previousCapId=29186241&previousTitle=Asia%2520Broadcast%2520Satellite%2520Limited
  2. https://ultra.news/t-t/40059/abs-free-dish-shuts-down-will-reliance-big-tv-benefit
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