DD India
Channel Name: DD
India
Launched:
14 March 1985 (as DD 3), 14 March 1995 (as DD World), 26 January 2002 (as DD
India).
Owned by:
Doordarshan Network
Country:
India
Network:
Doordarshan
Headquarters:
New Delhi, Delhi, India,
Sister channels:
DD National, DD News, DD Sports, DD Bharati, DD Metro.
Language: Hindi
Website:
http://www.ddindia.gov.in/
DD India is an Indian satellite
television channel which is marketed towards Indian audiences living abroad,
and offers an update on the social, cultural, and political aspects of India.
The channel was launched on March 14, 1995 as DD International(DD 3), and is
available in 146 countries throughout the world. It was renamed as DD World in
year 2000 and finally rebranded as DD India in 2002.The channel is owned and
operated by Doordarshan, a television network of Prasar Bharati Broadcasting
Corporation and is based in New Delhi, India. The network features some
original programming, such as dramas, comedy-series, talk shows, documentaries,
and re-runs of popular TV shows from other Indian television channels. In
addition, the channel also shows programmes in other Indian languages, such as
Urdu, Punjabi, Tamil, etc.
The
programming on this channel continues to be done in a manner to enable it to
meet its primary objective of providing a window to the world especially for
the Indian diaspora to witness the Indian social, cultural, political and
economic scene. The Channel continues to carry news bulletins in Hindi,
English, Urdu, Sanskrit, Gujarati, Malayalam and Telugu, features on topical
events and discussions on issues of international significance. It also beams
many entertainment programmes, serials, theatre, music and dance besides
feature films.
Programmes
in regional languages such as Punjabi, Urdu, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada,
Malayalam, Gujarati and Marathi form an essential ingredient of this channel.
Live Coverage of national events like Independence Day, Republic Day
Celebrations, the Budget presentation and other happenings of national and
international importance are regularly carried on this channel.
In
United States, the channel was launched on July 26, 2007, and is available on
DirecTV through Genesis Networks......More >>
