DD News
{{Short description|Indian state-owned television news channel}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = DD News
| logo = File:DD News New Logo.png
| logo_size = 160px
| launch_date = *{{Start date and age|1999|08|15|df=yes}}(First)*
- {{End date and age|df=y|2003|11|03}} (Relaunch)
| closed_date = {{End date and age|df=y|2002|01|25}} (first)
| replaced_by = DD Bharati (When Closed)
| replaced = DD Metro (When Relaunched)
| owner = Prasar Bharati, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
| picture_format = HDTV 1080i
(downscaled to 576i for the SD feed)
| type = Television Channel
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| network = Doordarshan
| headquarters = New Delhi, Delhi, India
| former_names = Doordarshan Kendra Delhi, DD News and Current Affairs (15 August 1999 - 25 January 2002)
| sister_channels = DD National
DD India
DD Sports
DD Bharati
DD Kisan
DD Retro
| website = {{URL|http://www.ddnews.gov.in/|Official Website}}
| terr_serv_1 = Digital terrestrial television
| terr_chan_1 = Check local frequencies
| online_serv_1 = Waves
| online_chan_1 = [http://www.wavespb.com/pb_live_details?id=dL+j670XDv6akWss3WWOXQ==:MTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1Ng== Watch Live]
| online_serv_2 = National Informatics Centre
| online_chan_2 = [http://www.webcast.gov.in/ Webcast NIC]
| online_chan_3 = {{URL| https://youtube.com/c/DDNews|Official Channel}}
| online_serv_3 = YouTube
}}
DD News is an Indian state-owned Hindi 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.{{cite tweet|number=1088343363609214977|user=shashidigital|title=English News viewership of @DDNewsLive was always high. It is now getting measured and reported separately by…|date=24 January 2019}} After that parent body Prasar Bharati's CEO claimed that DD News will be "100% Hindi soon",{{cite tweet|number=1088413025340542981|user=shashidigital|title=All DTH and Cable platforms are being advised regarding the same so that DD India is listed correctly under English…|date=24 January 2019}} 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{{cite web|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.DDNews|title = DD News - Apps on Google Play}} and Apple{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/dd-news/id992334423?mt=8 |title=DD News on the App Store |website=iTunes |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508061819/https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/dd-news/id992334423?mt=8 |archive-date=2016-05-08}} 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.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/apps/DD-News-mobile-app-launched/articleshow/47190006.cms?from=mdr]{{dead link|date=August 2022}}{{cite web|title=DD News launches revamped App|url=http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Current%20Affairs/Pages/DDNapp.aspx|website=DD News|publisher=DDNews|access-date=16 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216130808/http://ddinews.gov.in/Current%20Affairs/Pages/DDNapp.aspx|archive-date=16 February 2017|url-status=dead}}
History
Initially, after experiencing a partnership with CNN, Doordarshan launched a news and current affairs channel DD CNNi in 1995. DD was catering to an international audience via its DD International channel, and also providing English news, views, current affairs and infotainment programmings to Indian audiences via its DD3 channel.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}} Its DD National and DD Metro channels were also delivering news content, and many private producers also had their news programs on DD channels. They converted it to DD Bharati on 26 January 2002.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
Later DD again launched its DD News channel by replacing DD Metro in 2003 and assured its availability on terrestrial mode. DD News is India's only 24-hour terrestrial news channel.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}} It telecasts over 16 hours of live news bulletins daily in Hindi, English, Sanskrit, and Urdu. Regional news units attached to different Doordarshan Kendras also telecast daily news bulletins in regional languages. News headlines and breaking news updates are regular features, and headlines are accessible via SMS.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
DD News also carries financial information about stocks and commodities, accessing information from the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in addition to leading commodity exchanges including the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) and the MCX Stock Exchange.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
In January 2019, Prasar Bharati converted it into a Hindi news channel, while DD India was converted into English news channel.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
On 20 April 2024, DD News announced changing its logo. The old logo, red in color was changed to saffron. The change was criticized by several opposition political parties alleging a move of saffronisation by the ruling party, BJP. BJP denied the claim saying that Doordarshan originally was launched with a saffron logo in 1959 and that the objection towards it is a display of hate against bhagwa and hindus. Prasar Bharti CEO, Gaurav Dwivedi claimed that the new logo is orange in colour and that it is a change of "visual aesthetic".{{Cite web |date=2024-04-20 |title=India's national broadcaster DD News faces flak from opposition leaders over new logo |url=https://www.wionews.com/india-news/indias-national-broadcaster-dd-news-faces-flak-from-opposition-leaders-over-new-logo-713289 |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=WION |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |date=2024-04-20 |title=Doordarshan logo changes to saffron from red, opposition leaders unhappy |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/doordarshan-logo-changes-to-saffron-from-red-opposition-leaders-unhappy-426235-2024-04-20 |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=Business Today |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-04-20 |title=Doordarshan changes logo colour from red to saffron, sparks row |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/doordarshan-changes-logo-colour-to-saffron-national-broadcaster-2529524-2024-04-20 |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=India Today |language=en}}
Mobile application
Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley on 7 May 2015{{cite web|url=http://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/dd-news-app-launched-by-prasar-bharti-689781?|title = DD News App Launched by Prasar Bharti| date=7 May 2015 }} launched a mobile application of DD News that will provide DD News a platform to instantly communicate news on a 24×7 basis.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.ddinews.gov.in/ DD News site, with live streaming]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALJm42qQZnI 11 years of DD News: Special presentation & discussion]
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