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|available = Nationwide and worldwideMinistry of Information and Broadcasting (India)>Ministry of Information and Broadcasting,Government of India| parent = Prasar BharatiGovernment of India in 1959www.doordarshan.gov.in/}}|logo = DD Logo.svg|logo_size = |image_size = 200px|broadcast_area=India and the World|branding=DD|Picture format=1080i (HDTV)(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)|callsign_meaning=DoorDarshan|screenshot=Doordarshan Bhawan New Delhi.jpg|screenshot_size=200px|screenshot_alt=Doordarshan House}}Doordarshan (abbreviated as DD; {{lit|distant vision, television}}) is an Indian state-owned public television broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati’s two divisions.WEB,www.livemint.com/Consumer/yop6tSTK4fyVQ9vLkT4EeK/The-future-of-Doordarshan-is-on-the-block.html, The future of Doordarshan is on the block, November 2016, 20 August 2017, 20 August 2017,www.livemint.com/Consumer/yop6tSTK4fyVQ9vLkT4EeK/The-future-of-Doordarshan-is-on-the-block.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20170820121047www.livemint.com/Consumer/yop6tSTK4fyVQ9vLkT4EeK/The-future-of-Doordarshan-is-on-the-block.html,">web.archive.org/web/20170820121047www.livemint.com/Consumer/yop6tSTK4fyVQ9vLkT4EeK/The-future-of-Doordarshan-is-on-the-block.html, live, As one of India’s largest broadcasting organisations in studio and transmitter infrastructure, it was established on 15 September 1959.WEB,indiatoday.intoday.in/story/doordarshan-turns-57-watch-video-of-its-first-telecast-plus-7-lesser-known-facts-about-dd-lifetv/1/764901.html, Doordarshan turns 57; watch the video of its first telecast plus 7 lesser-known facts about DD, 13 October 2017, 21 October 2017,indiatoday.intoday.in/story/doordarshan-turns-57-watch-video-of-its-first-telecast-plus-7-lesser-known-facts-about-dd-lifetv/1/764901.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20171021205906indiatoday.intoday.in/story/doordarshan-turns-57-watch-video-of-its-first-telecast-plus-7-lesser-known-facts-about-dd-lifetv/1/764901.html,">web.archive.org/web/20171021205906indiatoday.intoday.in/story/doordarshan-turns-57-watch-video-of-its-first-telecast-plus-7-lesser-known-facts-about-dd-lifetv/1/764901.html, live, Doordarshan, which also broadcasts on digital terrestrial transmitters, provides television, radio, online and mobile services throughout metropolitan and regional India and overseas.

History

Beginnings

(File:Doordarshan 60th Foundation Day Stamps.jpg|thumb|A sheet of stamps released in 2019 on the occasion of Doordarshan’s 60th Foundation Day)(File:Doordarshan 60th Foundation Day Stamp.jpg|thumb|A stamp on Doordarshan’s 60th Foundation Day)The channel began modestly as an experimental broadcaster in Delhi on 15 September 1959, with a small transmitter and a makeshift studio. Regular daily transmission started in 1965 as part of All India Radio, with a five-minute news bulletin read by Pratima Puri. Salma Sultan joined Doordarshan in 1967, and became a news anchor. Later Gitanjali Aiyar, Neethi Ravindran, and Rini Simon became popular news anchors in the ‘70s.NEWS, Kumar, Anuj, 2023-06-07, Gitanjali Aiyar, popular Doordarshan news anchor, passes away, en-IN, The Hindu,www.thehindu.com/news/national/gitanjali-aiyar-popular-tv-news-anchor-passes-away/article66943748.ece, 2023-12-31, 0971-751X, Krishi Darshan debuted on Doordarshan on 26 January 1967, and is the Indian television’s longest-running programme.{{Citation | title=Indian Democracy: Problems and Prospects | author=Sharmila Mitra Deb | date=July 2009 | publisher=Anthem Press, 2009 | isbn=978-81-907570-4-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_XFvehm9NmcC | quote=the well-known program Krishi Darshan, which started its telecast on January 26, 1967... ‘informing’ and ‘educating’ the farmers about improving agricultural productivity | access-date=15 November 2015 | archive-date=1 May 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501190107books.google.com/books?id=_XFvehm9NmcC | url-status=live }}Television service was extended to Bombay (now Mumbai) and Amritsar in 1972. Until 1975, only seven Indian cities had television service, and Doordarshan was the country’s sole television provider.Television service was separated from radio on 1 April 1976.WEB,www.preservearticles.com/2012011821095/short-essay-on-development-of-television-in-india.html, Short essay on Development of Television in India, Payal, Kamat, 18 January 2012, 20 December 2016, 4 January 2017,www.preservearticles.com/2012011821095/short-essay-on-development-of-television-in-india.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20170104035419www.preservearticles.com/2012011821095/short-essay-on-development-of-television-in-india.html,">web.archive.org/web/20170104035419www.preservearticles.com/2012011821095/short-essay-on-development-of-television-in-india.html, live, The All India Radio and Doordarshan were placed under the management of separate directors-general in New Delhi. In 1982, Doordarshan became a national broadcaster.WEB, A Brief History of Television in India,www.davuniversity.org/images/files/study-material/History%20of%20DD.pdf, live, 14 August 2021, 14 August 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210814011244/https://www.davuniversity.org/images/files/study-material/History%20of%20DD.pdf,

Nationwide transmission

National telecasts (DD National) were introduced in 1982. Colour television began in India with the live telecast of the Independence Day speech by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 15 August of that year, followed by the colour telecast of the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi.WEB, Bhalla, Sahil, Flashback 1982: The Asian Games that transformed Delhi,scroll.in/article/680435/flashback-1982-the-asian-games-that-transformed-delhi, 2021-12-31, Scroll.in, 25 September 2014, en-US, 31 December 2021,web.archive.org/web/20211231023101/https://scroll.in/article/680435/flashback-1982-the-asian-games-that-transformed-delhi, live, WEB, December 24, 2009, 1982-Colour television is introduced: Out of the dark ages,www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20091228-1982-colour-television-is-introduced-out-of-the-dark-ages-741614-2009-12-24, 2021-12-31, India Today, en, 31 December 2021,web.archive.org/web/20211231023055/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20091228-1982-colour-television-is-introduced-out-of-the-dark-ages-741614-2009-12-24, live, Two years later, Doordarshan as a TV network finally took shape: the then sole TV channel was split into the nationally aired DD-1 and city channel DD-2, later rebranded in 1993 as DD National and DD Metro to catch up with the then newly privatised TV industry.Live telecasts of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics were broadcast on its national channel, and DD Sports provided round-the-clock coverage.NEWS,economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/media/entertainment/entertainment/doordarshan-to-live-telecast-london-olympics-opening-and-closing-ceremonies/articleshow/15146433.cms, Doordarshan to live telecast London Olympics opening and closing ceremonies, 25 July 2012, The Times of India, 25 July 2012, 13 September 2017,economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/media/entertainment/entertainment/doordarshan-to-live-telecast-london-olympics-opening-and-closing-ceremonies/articleshow/15146433.cms," title="web.archive.org/web/20170913183907economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/media/entertainment/entertainment/doordarshan-to-live-telecast-london-olympics-opening-and-closing-ceremonies/articleshow/15146433.cms,">web.archive.org/web/20170913183907economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/media/entertainment/entertainment/doordarshan-to-live-telecast-london-olympics-opening-and-closing-ceremonies/articleshow/15146433.cms, live, On 17 November 2014, Doordarshan director-general Vijayalaxmi Chhabra introduced a pink-and-purple colour scheme with a new slogan: Desh Ka Apna Channel (“The country’s own channel“).NEWS,timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/DD-National-to-be-relaunched-as-Desh-Ka-Apna-Channel/articleshow/45155201.cms, DD National to be relaunched as ‘Desh Ka Apna Channel’, 15 November 2014, 16 November 2014, 6 December 2014,timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/DD-National-to-be-relaunched-as-Desh-Ka-Apna-Channel/articleshow/45155201.cms," title="web.archive.org/web/20141206014256timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/DD-National-to-be-relaunched-as-Desh-Ka-Apna-Channel/articleshow/45155201.cms,">web.archive.org/web/20141206014256timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/DD-National-to-be-relaunched-as-Desh-Ka-Apna-Channel/articleshow/45155201.cms, live, Doordarshan transmitted over a network of nearly 1,400 terrestrial transmitters in 2017, with 46 studios producing TV programmes.Doordarshan Channel List (2017) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217223701www.channellist.in/dd-free-dish/ |date=17 February 2017 }}. DD Free Dish Channels, 17 February 2017 After the introduction of the private channels, Doordarshan is struggling to keep its position in the television space.WEB,www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/doordarshan-a-struggle-for-relevance/1088480/, Doordarshan: A struggle for relevance, 6 March 2018, The Financial Express, 10 February 2019, 26 November 2018,web.archive.org/web/20181126135235/https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/doordarshan-a-struggle-for-relevance/1088480/, live, Currently Doordarshan is trying to improve its studios and programmes while its primary aim is to serve the country.WEB,www.dailyexcelsior.com/indias-radio-signals-got-more-reach-in-pakistan-than-their-in-india-rathore/, India’s radio signals got more reach in Pakistan than they are in India: Rathore, 7 February 2019, Jammu Kashmir Latest News, 10 February 2019, 12 February 2019,www.dailyexcelsior.com/indias-radio-signals-got-more-reach-in-pakistan-than-their-in-india-rathore/," title="web.archive.org/web/20190212011758www.dailyexcelsior.com/indias-radio-signals-got-more-reach-in-pakistan-than-their-in-india-rathore/,">web.archive.org/web/20190212011758www.dailyexcelsior.com/indias-radio-signals-got-more-reach-in-pakistan-than-their-in-india-rathore/, live,

{{anchor|Current channels}}Channels

Doordarshan operates 46 studios and 33 television channels, including the two pan-India channels (DD National and DD News),NEWS,www.thehindu.com/news/national/irregular-doordarshan-appointments-quashed/article634149.ece, ‘Irregular’ Doordarshan appointments quashed, The Hindu, 14 September 2010, Jebaraj, Priscilla, 6 May 2014, 6 May 2014,www.thehindu.com/news/national/irregular-doordarshan-appointments-quashed/article634149.ece," title="web.archive.org/web/20140506102845www.thehindu.com/news/national/irregular-doordarshan-appointments-quashed/article634149.ece,">web.archive.org/web/20140506102845www.thehindu.com/news/national/irregular-doordarshan-appointments-quashed/article634149.ece, live, 17 regional satellite channels, 11 state networks, an international channel (DD India), a sports channel (DD Sports), DD Bharati, DD Urdu as the cultural and informative channels and an agricultural channel, DD Kisan. On DD National (formerly DD-1), regional and local programs are carried on a time-sharing basis for terrestrial broadcasting only. DD News was launched on 3 November 2003 by replacing DD Metro (formerly known as the DD-2 entertainment channel), which provides 24-hour news. These channels are relayed by all terrestrial transmitters in India. The regional-language satellite channels have two components: a regional service for a particular state (relayed by all terrestrial transmitters in the state), and additional programs in the regional language available through cable operators and DTH operators. DD Sports broadcasts sporting events of national and international importance. It is the only sports channel which telecasts rural sports such as kho-kho and kabbadi.A new regional channel, DD Arunprabha (a 24/7 satellite television channel focusing on the North Eastern region) was scheduled to begin its broadcasting on 15 February 2018;NEWS,www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-modi-to-launch-new-doordarshan-channel-dd-arun-prabha-for-the-north-east-in-arunachal-pradesh-1811881, PM Modi To Launch New Doordarshan Channel for the North East in Arunachal Pradesh, NDTV.com, 26 November 2018, 26 November 2018,web.archive.org/web/20181126134855/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-modi-to-launch-new-doordarshan-channel-dd-arun-prabha-for-the-north-east-in-arunachal-pradesh-1811881, live, NEWS,timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-to-launch-dd-arun-prabha-on-feb-15/articleshow/62887849.cms, PM to launch DD Arun Prabha on Feb 15, The Times of India, 26 November 2018, 26 November 2018,web.archive.org/web/20181126150631/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-to-launch-dd-arun-prabha-on-feb-15/articleshow/62887849.cms, live, however, its launch was placed on hold.NEWS,www.asianage.com/india/all-india/071018/launch-of-dds-arun-prabha-put-on-hold.html, Launch of DD’s Arun Prabha put on hold, 7 October 2018, The Asian Age, 26 November 2018, 26 November 2018,www.asianage.com/india/all-india/071018/launch-of-dds-arun-prabha-put-on-hold.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20181126135136www.asianage.com/india/all-india/071018/launch-of-dds-arun-prabha-put-on-hold.html,">web.archive.org/web/20181126135136www.asianage.com/india/all-india/071018/launch-of-dds-arun-prabha-put-on-hold.html, live, DD Arunprabha was launched on 9 February 2019.WEB,www.newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=359495, PM Modi launches DD Arun Prabha channel in Itanagar today, newsonair.com, 10 February 2019, 9 February 2019,www.newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=359495," title="web.archive.org/web/20190209180822www.newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=359495,">web.archive.org/web/20190209180822www.newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=359495, live, On 9 March 2019, Prasar Bharati brought 11 more state DD channels to the satellite footprint of India through DD Free Dish. This includes five channels for the North-eastern states: DD Bangla, DD Chhattisgarh, DD Goa, DD Haryana, DD Himachal Pradesh, DD Jharkhand, DD Manipur, DD Meghalaya, DD Mizoram, DD Nagaland, DD Tripura and DD Uttarakhand.NEWS,www.newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=360791, 11 more State DD Channels on Satellite footprint, NewsOnAIR, 9 March 2019, 4 December 2020,www.newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=360791," title="web.archive.org/web/20201204021340www.newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=360791,">web.archive.org/web/20201204021340www.newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=360791, live, NEWS,indianexpress.com/article/india/prasar-bharati-brought-11-more-state-doordarshan-channels-on-satellite-footprint-pm-modi-5618448/, Prasar Bharati brought 11 more state Doordarshan channels on satellite footprint: PM Modi, TheIndianExpress, 9 March 2019, 7 November 2020,web.archive.org/web/20201107225852/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/prasar-bharati-brought-11-more-state-doordarshan-channels-on-satellite-footprint-pm-modi-5618448/, live, DD Bangla, launched on 9 August 1975, consisting of soap operas, infotainment series, news and current affairs, social programs and films in Bangla in its programming. On 13 April 2020, DD RetroNEWS,www.livemint.com/industry/media/covid-19-lockdown-prasar-bharti-launches-dd-retro-to-invoke-nostalgia-11586754534432.html, Covid-19 lockdown: Prasar Bharti launches DD Retro to invoke nostalgia, 14 April 2020, 16 April 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200416091037/https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/covid-19-lockdown-prasar-bharti-launches-dd-retro-to-invoke-nostalgia-11586754534432.html, live, was launched by Prasar Bharati and showed old classic Hindi serials of Doordarshan. The service, however, shortly ceased its operations on 1 April 2023, due to the low viewership.

Channel list

{{anchor|International channel}}International channels {| class“wikitable sortable” style@text-align:middle”

!style="width:180pt; background:Cyan;“|Channel!style="width:180pt; background:Violet;“|Programming!style="width:300pt; background:Cyan;“|Language!style="width:180pt; background: Violet;“|NotesDD International2021-05-19LANGUAGE=EN-INURL=HTTPS://WWW.THEHINDU.COM/NEWS/NATIONAL/DOORDARSHAN-PLANS-TO-LAUNCH-DD-INTERNATIONAL-TO-PRESENT-INDIA-STORY/ARTICLE34600306.ECEISSN=0971-751XARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20210520071918/HTTPS://WWW.THEHINDU.COM/NEWS/NATIONAL/DOORDARSHAN-PLANS-TO-LAUNCH-DD-INTERNATIONAL-TO-PRESENT-INDIA-STORY/ARTICLE34600306.ECEURL=HTTPS://INDIANEXPRESS.COM/ARTICLE/INDIA/CENTRE-TO-SET-UP-BBC-LIKE-CHANNEL-TO-PUSH-INDIA-VIEW-7322205/WEBSITE=THE INDIAN EXPRESSARCHIVE-DATE=20 MAY 2021URL-STATUS=LIVE, | News and Cultural Infotainment| English| Proposed|DD India|News|English|SD+HD

{{anchor|National channel}}National channels {| class“wikitable sortable” style@text-align:middle”

!style="width:180pt; background: Cyan;“|Channel!style="width:180pt; background:Lime;“|Programming!style="width:300pt; background:Cyan;“|Language!style="width:300pt; background:Lime;“|SD/HD availability|DD National |General Entertainment and News|Hindi and EnglishSD+HD|DD News|News|Hindi|DD Sports|Sports|Hindi and English|DD Bharati|Art and Cultural Infotainment|Hindi and EnglishSD|DD Kisan|Agricultural Infotainment|Hindi|DD Urdu|InfotainmentUrdu language>Urdu|DD Retro|Old Classic General Entertainment|Hindi

{{anchor|Regional language channel}}Regional channels

State network{| class“wikitable sortable” style@text-align:middle”

!style="width:180pt; background:Cyan;“|Channel!style="width:180pt; background: Yellow;“|Language!style="width:300pt; background:Cyan;“|Region|DD Arunprabha|Hindi|Arunachal Pradesh|DD AssamAssamese language>Assamese|Assam|DD BanglaBengali language>Bengali|West Bengal|DD Bihar|Hindi|Bihar|DD ChandanaKannada language>Kannada|Karnataka|DD Chhattisgarh|Hindi|Chhattisgarh|DD GirnarGujarati language>Gujarati|Gujarat|DD GoaKonkani language>Konkani and Marathi|Goa|DD Haryana|Hindi|Haryana|DD Himachal Pradesh|Hindi|Himachal Pradesh|DD Jharkhand|Hindi|Jharkhand|DD Madhya Pradesh|Hindi|Madhya Pradesh|DD MalayalamMalayalam language>Malayalam|Kerala|DD Manipur (aka DDK Imphal) Meitei language>Meitei (aka Manipuri language)SINGH URL=HTTPS://BOOKS.GOOGLE.COM/BOOKS?ID=NCG7EAAAQBAJ&DQ=MANIPURI+LANGUAGE+DOORDARSHAN&PG=PA43 DATE=2021-08-05 PAGES=43, 65, 66 QUOTE= ...THE CENTRE BROADCASTS MOST OF ITS PROGRAMS IN THE MANIPURI LANGUAGE..., |Manipur|DD MeghalayaKhasi language>Khasi and English|Meghalaya|DD MizoramMizo language>Mizo|Mizoram|DD NagalandIndian English>English|Nagaland|DD OdiaOdia language>Odia|OdishaDD Podhigai>DD TamilTamil language>TamilTamilnadu>Tamil Nadu|DD PunjabiPunjabi language>PunjabiPunjab, India>Punjab|DD Rajasthan|Hindi|Rajasthan|DD SahyadriMarathi language>Marathi|Maharashtra|DD SaptagiriTelugu language>Telugu|Andhra Pradesh|DD TripuraBengali language>Bengali and Kokborok|Tripura|DD UttarakhandHindi, Garhwali language>Garhwali and Kumaoni|Uttarakhand|DD Uttar Pradesh|Hindi|Uttar Pradesh|DD YadagiriTelugu language>Telugu|Telangana

UT network{| class“wikitable sortable” style@text-align:middle”

!style="width:180pt; background:Cyan;“|Channel!style="width:180pt; background:Coral;“|Language!style="width:300pt; background:Cyan;“|Region|DD Andaman and NicobarHindi, Bengali language>Bengali, Tamil language, Telugu language>Telugu and Malayalam|Andaman and Nicobar Islands|DD ChandigarhHindi and Punjabi language>Punjabi|Chandigarh|DD Dadra and Nagar HaveliHindi, Gujarati language>Gujarati and Marathi|Dadra and Nagar Haveli|DD Daman and DiuHindi, Gujarati language>Gujarati and MarathiDaman, India>Daman and Diu|DD KashirKashmiri language>KashmiriJammu and Kashmir (union territory)>Jammu and Kashmir|DD Lakshadweep|Malayalam|Lakshadweep|DD PondicherryTamil language>Tamil, Telugu and MalayalamPuducherry (union territory)>Puducherry

Former channels{| class“wikitable“|+

!Channel!Language!From!Until|DD Retro|Hindi|2020|2023

International broadcasting

The DD India satellite channel has been broadcast in 146 countries. In the United Kingdom, it was available through the Eurobird satellite on the Sky system’s channel 833; its logo was Rayat TV. Transmission via Sky Digital ended in June 2008, and via DirecTV in the United States the following month.

Record viewership during the pandemic

{{Recentism|date=March 2023}}Ramayan on DD National created a world record by becoming the highest-viewed entertainment programme globally. The 9 pm show on 16 April 2020 was watched by 77 million viewers.NEWS, Coronavirus Lockdown Creates Captive Audience for ‘80s Show,www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-lockdown-creates-captive-audience-for-80s-show-11588082808, subscription, Eric, Bellman, wsj, April 28, 2020, 27 December 2021, 23 December 2021,web.archive.org/web/20211223093512/https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-lockdown-creates-captive-audience-for-80s-show-11588082808, live, The show managed to reach more than 285 million viewers through the length of the broadcast. As a broadcasting response to the nationwide lockdown, apart from Ramayan, many other nostalgia shows were broadcast on DD network. These included Mahabharat, Chanakya, Shri Krishna, Malgudi Days,Byomkesh Bakshi and Shaktimaan. In light of increasing public demand for such content, Prasar Bharati launched ‘DD Retro’ as a full-time channel dedicated to the same. The channel started garnering viewership of almost 5 crore (50 million) within five weeks of its launch. Delivering on its mandate of public messaging, the DD network, through COVID-focused awareness messages and shows, reached more than 400 million viewers during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020.

{{anchor|Allegations of state control|Commercial viability}}Criticisms

Prasar Bharati is Doordarshan’s parent body, and its board members are appointed by the Government of India through the Information and Broadcasting Ministry.WEB,ddbhopal.nic.in/RTI/32.pdf, Powers of the Director Doordarshan Kendra Bhopal, Doordarshan Bhopal, 28 May 2009, 21 July 2011,ddbhopal.nic.in/RTI/32.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20110721165106ddbhopal.nic.in/RTI/32.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20110721165106ddbhopal.nic.in/RTI/32.pdf, dead, Doordarshan has been used, especially during the Emergency, to disseminate government propaganda.NEWS,www.telegraphindia.com/1040126/asp/nation/story_2827052.asp, Channel war drives DD to shelve bias, The Telegraph, 26 January 2004, 29 May 2012, New Delhi, 24 October 2012,www.telegraphindia.com/1040126/asp/nation/story_2827052.asp," title="web.archive.org/web/20121024111251www.telegraphindia.com/1040126/asp/nation/story_2827052.asp,">web.archive.org/web/20121024111251www.telegraphindia.com/1040126/asp/nation/story_2827052.asp, dead, During Operation Blue Star in 1984, only government sources were used to report the story. Doordarshan was complicit in the production of a video claiming acts of violence which, when investigated by independent journalists, were found to be false.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}In 2004, it censored a controversial documentary on Jayaprakash Narayan, an opposition leader during the Emergency.NEWS, Kuldip Nayar Posted: 9 November 2004 at 0012 hrs IST,www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/58549/, Censoring his own past, The Indian Express, 9 November 2004, 29 May 2012, 31 December 2010,www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/58549," title="web.archive.org/web/20101231150025www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/58549,">web.archive.org/web/20101231150025www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/58549, live, In 2014, When Doordarshan broadcast a 70-minute Vijayadashami speech by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Mohan Bhagwat, the Narendra Modi administration and the BJP were criticised for “misusing” the public broadcaster. According to DD director-general Archana Datta, the “speech was like any other news event; therefore, we covered it.“NEWS, Doordarshan telecasts RSS chief’s speech live, stirs controversy,timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Doordarshan-telecasts-RSS-chiefs-speech-live-stirs-controversy/articleshow/44189792.cms, The Times of India, 3 October 2014, 4 November 2014, 6 October 2014,timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Doordarshan-telecasts-RSS-chiefs-speech-live-stirs-controversy/articleshow/44189792.cms," title="web.archive.org/web/20141006041213timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Doordarshan-telecasts-RSS-chiefs-speech-live-stirs-controversy/articleshow/44189792.cms,">web.archive.org/web/20141006041213timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Doordarshan-telecasts-RSS-chiefs-speech-live-stirs-controversy/articleshow/44189792.cms, live, NEWS, Kalbag, Chaitanya, A dangerous line was crossed when Doordarshan telecast Bhagwat’s speech live,qz.com/275648/a-dangerous-line-was-crossed-when-doordarshan-telecast-bhagwats-speech-live/, Quartz, 3 October 2014, 4 November 2014, 4 November 2014,qz.com/275648/a-dangerous-line-was-crossed-when-doordarshan-telecast-bhagwats-speech-live/," title="web.archive.org/web/20141104071447qz.com/275648/a-dangerous-line-was-crossed-when-doordarshan-telecast-bhagwats-speech-live/,">web.archive.org/web/20141104071447qz.com/275648/a-dangerous-line-was-crossed-when-doordarshan-telecast-bhagwats-speech-live/, live, NEWS, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s speech covered just like a news event: Doordarshan,indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/rss-chief-mohan-bhagwats-speech-covered-just-like-a-news-event-doordarshan/, The Indian Express, 3 October 2014, 4 November 2014, 4 November 2014,indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/rss-chief-mohan-bhagwats-speech-covered-just-like-a-news-event-doordarshan/," title="web.archive.org/web/20141104085428indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/rss-chief-mohan-bhagwats-speech-covered-just-like-a-news-event-doordarshan/,">web.archive.org/web/20141104085428indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/rss-chief-mohan-bhagwats-speech-covered-just-like-a-news-event-doordarshan/, live, Since private television channels were authorised in 1991, Doordarshan has experienced a steep decline in viewership. Although it earns significant advertising revenue—due to its compulsory feed—from the highest bidder for national events (including cricket matches),WEB,www.thehindubusinessline.com/2002/07/23/stories/2002072301320600.htm, DD leads viewership sweepstakes — Tops among all homes nationwide, but lowest in C&S, Business Line, 23 July 2002, 29 May 2012, 1 June 2005,www.thehindubusinessline.com/2002/07/23/stories/2002072301320600.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20050601015218www.thehindubusinessline.com/2002/07/23/stories/2002072301320600.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20050601015218www.thehindubusinessline.com/2002/07/23/stories/2002072301320600.htm, live, there has been a proposal to fund it by imposing a licence fee to own a television in India.NEWS, Himanshi Dhawan,articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-07-10/india/27967311_1_licence-fee-colour-prasar-bharati-act,articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-07-10/india/27967311_1_licence-fee-colour-prasar-bharati-act," title="web.archive.org/web/20110811092349articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-07-10/india/27967311_1_licence-fee-colour-prasar-bharati-act,">web.archive.org/web/20110811092349articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-07-10/india/27967311_1_licence-fee-colour-prasar-bharati-act, dead, 11 August 2011, Govt mulls ‘licence fee’ on every colour TV, 10 July 2007, The Times of India, 29 May 2012,

Legacy

A film named after the broadcaster, spiritually motivated by the 2003 German film Good Bye, Lenin!, was released in February 2020.

See also

• All India Radio
• Sansad TV
• DD Free Dish
• Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)
• DD Retro
• List of programs broadcast by DD National

References

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External links

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• Durdarshan official site
• Doordarshan news site
• DD News on Twitter
• DD News on Facebook

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