DD India

DD India
Type	Television Channel
Country	India
Broadcast area	Worldwide (except Pakistan and North Korea); South East Asia (including Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia via GSAT-17);
Network	Doordarshan
Headquarters	New 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 Doordarshan owned channels
History
Launched	14 March 1995 (as DD International); 2000 (as DD World); 26 January 2002 (as DD India);
Former names	DD International; DD World
Links
Website	Official Website
Availability
Streaming media
YouTube	Official Channel
Waves	Watch Live
KBS+	Watch Live

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$310 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". The Print. February 2021. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
^ Jha, Lata (6 May 2019). "Arnab Goswami buys back Republic Media shares from Asianet". Live Mint. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
^ "Dingdong Contest between DD India and Republic TV in English News Genre". Indian Television. 7 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
^ "Prasar Bharati launched DD India HD channel". Freedish Blog. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2025.

[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". The Print. February 2021. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

[4] Jha, Lata (6 May 2019). "Arnab Goswami buys back Republic Media shares from Asianet". Live Mint. Retrieved 10 January 2025.

[5] "Dingdong Contest between DD India and Republic TV in English News Genre". Indian Television. 7 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2025.

[6] "Prasar Bharati launched DD India HD channel". Freedish Blog. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2025.

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