DD India

DD India
TypeTelevision Channel
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaWorldwide (except Pakistan and North Korea)
South East Asia (including Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia via G-Sat 17)
NetworkDoordarshan
HeadquartersNew Delhi, Delhi, India
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 576i/480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerPrasar Bharati, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Sister channelsSee List of channel Doordarshan owned channels
History
Launched
  • 14 March 1995; 29 years ago (1995-03-14)
    (as DD International)
  • 2000; 24 years ago (2000)
    (as DD World)
  • 26 January 2002; 22 years ago (2002-01-26)
    (as DD India)
Former namesDD International, DD World
Links
WebsiteOfficial Website
Availability
Streaming media
YouTubeOfficial Channel
Jio TV HDLCN 24

DD India, is an Indian state-owned international English language news and current affairs channel from India. [1] The service is also aimed at the overseas market, similar to WION, CNN International, BBC News, DW, VOA, France24, NHK World-Japan, Arirang, CNA, RT and RTR-Planeta and broadcasts through satellite and cable operators throughout the world as well as online and through its mobile app. It became a full-fledged English news and current affairs channel in January 2019, followed by a decision of the parent Prasar Bharati's board.[2] The total budget provided by the government to this channel is 2,640 crore (US$320 million).[3]

DD India, a public service television news channel, has been the second most-watched English news channel in India since 2017 after Republic TV. It became the most-watched channel in February 2019, according to the Indian newspaper Live Mint.[4] In the first quarter of 2019, DD India and Republic TV have alternated for the most-watched channel position in the English channel news weekly ratings as measured by BARC India group.[5] Prasar Bharati launched the HD simulcast for DD India on 3 October 2020, on its free-to-air DTH service, DD Free Dish.[6]

  1. ^ "DD India to reposition as English channel; digital platform to launch before elections". 23 January 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. ^ @shashidigital (24 January 2019). "Yes DD India has been repositioned as English News and Current Affairs Channel following a decision of the…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "I&B ministry allocated Rs 4,071 crore in Budget 2021-22, ₹303 crore less than last fiscal". February 2021. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. ^ Goswami buys back Republic Media shares from Asianet Archived 30 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Live Mint (a Hindustan Times Media company), Late Jha (May 6, 2019)
  5. ^ Dingdong Contest between DD India and Republic TV in English News Genre Archived 13 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Television India
  6. ^ Prasar Bharati launched DD India HD channel Archived 31 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Freedish Blog