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{{Short description|Indian public broadcast television news channel}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = DD News
| logo =
| logo_size = 160px
| launch_date = {{start date|1999|08|15|df=yes}} (original) {{start date and age|2003|11|03|df=yes}} (relaunch)
| closed_date = {{end date|2002|1|25|df=yes}} (original) ({{age in years and days|1999|08|15|2003|11|03|df=yes}})
| replaced_by = [[DD Bharati]] (2002)
| replaced = [[DD Metro]] (2003)
| owner = [[Prasar Bharati]], [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]] {{small|(downscaled to [[16:9 aspect ratio|16:9]] [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)}}
| type = [[Television Channel]]
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| area = [[Asia]], [[Europe]]
| network = [[Doordarshan]]
| headquarters = [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]], India
| former_names = Doordarshan Kendra Delhi, DD News and Current Affairs (15 August 1999 - 11 September 2001)
| key_people = Navneet Kumar Sehgal (Chairman) Gaurav Dwivedi, IAS (CEO) [[Sudhir Chaudhary]] (Editor-in-chief)
| 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 [[free-to-air]] [[Hindi-language]] [[public broadcasting|public broadcast]] television news channel, owned and operated by [[Doordarshan]], one of the two divisions of [[Prasar Bharati]] under the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]], [[Government of India]]. It was launched on 11 November 2003 as the nation's first [[24-hour news cycle|24-hour]] [[news channel]] to be available on both cable and terrestrial platforms to replace DD Metro. The proposal of its launch was subsequently approved by the [[Cabinet of India|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. During its initial years, its terrestrial reach was 21.6% by area and 44.9% by [[Demographics of India|population of India]].

In 2019, international sister channel [[DD India]] became the exclusive channel for English News and Current Affairs from [[Doordarshan]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> After that parent body [[Prasar Bharati]]'s CEO claimed that DD News will be "100% Hindi soon",<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 (operating system)|Android]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.DDNews|title = DD News - Apps on Google Play}}</ref> and [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> was launched on 7 May 2015 by the then [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of Information and Broadcasting]] [[Arun Jaitley]]. The app aims to instantly communicate news on a 24x7 basis.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/apps/DD-News-mobile-app-launched/articleshow/47190006.cms?from=mdr]{{dead link|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref name="DDNapp">{{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}}</ref>

==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 programmes 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 formerly telecast over 16 hours of live news bulletins in [[Hindi]], [[English language|English]], [[Sanskrit]], and [[Urdu]]. News headlines and breaking news updates were made 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 [[List of commodities exchanges|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 an English news channel.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

On 20 April 2024, DD News announced changing its logo. The old logo, red in colour, was changed to saffron. The change was criticised by several opposition political parties, alleging a move of [[saffronisation]] by the ruling party, [[Bharatiya Janata 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 Bharati|Prasar Bharti]] CEO, Gaurav Dwivedi claimed that the new logo is orange in colour and that it is a change of ''"visual aesthetic"''.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Mobile application==
Information and Broadcasting Minister [[Arun Jaitley]] on 7 May 2015<ref>{{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 }}</ref> 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==
* [[List of programs broadcast by DD National]]
* [[All India Radio]]
* [[DD Direct Plus]]
* [[Doordarshan]]
* [[List of South Asian television channels by country]]
* [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]]
* [[Television in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==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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