India, Feb. 13 -- For private TV channels and their Distribution Platform Operators (DPOs) like cable networks and DTH services, Prasar Bharati's free-to-air DTH platform DD Free Dish is a no-win. DD Free Dish, the only unencrypted DTH platform in the country, has queered the pitch for private DTH operators, cable networks and broadcasters who encrypt or code their signals as per the cable law, distorting the regulatory and commercial landscape for them. The problem has got compounded with the decline in private DTH and pay TV services as viewers move either to subscription streaming services or to DD Free Dish which offers news and entertainment channels for free. Besides the 20 plus Doordarshan channels, Free Dish offers more than 60 pr...