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| Type | Television Channel |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Broadcast area | Asia, Europe |
| Network | Doordarshan |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Hindi |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i (downscaled to 576i for the SD feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Prasar Bharati, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| Sister channels | DD National DD India DD Sports DD Bharati DD Kisan DD Retro |
| History | |
| Launched |
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| Replaced | DD Metro (When Relaunched) |
| Closed | 25 January 2002 (first) |
| Replaced by | DD Bharati (When Closed) |
| Former names | Doordarshan Kendra Delhi, DD News and Current Affairs (15 August 1999 - 25 January 2002) |
| Links | |
| Website | Official Website |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television | Check local frequencies |
| Streaming media | |
| National Informatics Centre | Webcast NIC |
| YouTube | Official Channel |
DD News is an Indian state-owned news television channel, founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It is the flagship channel of Doordarshan. India's only 24-hour terrestrial TV news channel broadcasting solely in Hindi, and formerly in English. The Prasar Bharati Board approved the proposal to start a 24-hour news channel in place of DD Metro, which was closing. This was subsequently approved by the Union Cabinet in a meeting held on 3 October 2003.
DD Metro was converted into a 24-hour TV news channel, into DD News, which launched on 3 November 2003. Its terrestrial reach is 21.6% by area and 44.9% by population of India.
In 2019, international sister channel DD India become exclusive channel for English News and Current Affairs from Doordarshan.[1] After that parent body Prasar Bharati's CEO claimed that DD News will be "100% Hindi soon",[2] but is yet to be implemented because of availability of content to be aired. Special feature of the channel includes a Sanskrit news show called Vaarta.
The DD News mobile app for Android[3] and Apple[4] was launched on 7 May 2015 by the then Minister of Information and Broadcasting Arun Jaitley. The app aims to instantly communicate news on a 24x7 basis.[5][6]
- ^ @shashidigital (24 January 2019). "English News viewership of @DDNewsLive was always high. It is now getting measured and reported separately by…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @shashidigital (24 January 2019). "All DTH and Cable platforms are being advised regarding the same so that DD India is listed correctly under English…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "DD News - Apps on Google Play".
- ^ "DD News on the App Store". itunes.apple.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "DD News launches revamped App". DD News. DDNews. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.