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| Type | Television Channel |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide (except Pakistan and North Korea) South East Asia (including Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia via G-Sat 17) |
| Network | Doordarshan |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i/480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Prasar Bharati, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| Sister channels | See List of channel Doordarshan owned channels |
| History | |
| Launched |
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| Former names | DD International, DD World |
| Links | |
| Website | Official Website |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| YouTube | Official Channel |
| Jio TV HD | LCN 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, TV5Monde, VOA, NHK World-Japan, Arirang, KBS World, 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]
- ^ "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.
- ^ @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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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)
- ^ Dingdong Contest between DD India and Republic TV in English News Genre Archived 13 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Television India
- ^ Prasar Bharati launched DD India HD channel Archived 31 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Freedish Blog