New on WatchIndia.TV – Watch All 9 popular Doordarshan Channels Live on WatchIndia.TV

February 23, 2011 (PRLEAP.COM) Entertainment News
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DD Sports
DD Sports is a state owned 24x7 sports channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra Delhi.

DD Sports offers its viewers a variety of sports programs and matches of: football, athletics, cricket, swimming, tennis, badminton, archery, wrestling, as well as: Olympic Build up, Adventure, International, Magazine shows, News based shows, Sports quiz and personality oriented shows.

In addition, the channel provides coverage to live international sporting events as: cricket, football, tennis, important national tournaments of hockey, and showcases Indian sports as: Kabaddi, Kho-kho and more.

Enjoy all the sports you can get and feel the adrenaline moving through your veins only on DD Sports!

DD India
DD India is an Indian satellite television channel which is marketed towards Indian audiences living abroad.

The channel, owned by Doordarshan Network and its international channel (earlier known as DD World, and was renamed DD India in 2002).
DD India's programs showcase a day-to-day update on the Indian social, cultural, political and economic scene. The channel also brings news bulletins, features on topical events, entertainment programs, feature films, music and dance, children programs, events and tourism.

DD India offers a variety of programs in Regional languages, in addition to Hindi and English, as: Urdu, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati and Marathi.

DD Sahyadri
DD Sahyadri is a state owned Marathi language channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra Mumbai.

DD Sahyadri is a household name in Maharashtra, largely because of its programs with high production values. The channel offers to its viewers: entertainment programs, local news, acclaimed serials, informative programs, public debates and Marathi films.

DD Sahyadri offers about six to eight event properties a year with the big ones being the annual DD Awards, Hirkhani Awards (felicitating women achievers) and the Navaratan Awards.

DD Bangla
DD Bangla is a state owned Bengali language channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata.

DD Bangla offers to its viewers entertainment serials, infotainment programs, news & current affairs, social programs and film based shows as its major content. The channel also showcases soaps in the regional language.

DD Punjabi
DD Punjabi is a state owned Punjabi channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra Jalandhar.

The cultural programs broadcast on DD Punjabi are watched with interest across the state and by lakhs of Punjabi viewers residing in different parts of India. Doordarshan Kendra, Jalandhar is the hub of DD Punjabi productions.

DD National
DD National or DD1 is Doordarshan's flagship Hindi channel and the most widely available terrestrial television channel in India.

DD National showcases a variety of programs as news and current affairs, entertainment, daily soaps, educational and magazine shows, documentaries, art and culture, environment, feature films on weekends and award winning regional films on the last Sunday of the month. The channel also offers entertainment programs in regional languages.

The channel airs and covers live National events as Republic Day Parade, Independence Day Celebrations, National Award Presentation ceremonies, President and Prime Minister's addresses to the Nation and visits abroad, Question Hour in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Election results and analysis, live sports events as Olympics, Asian Games, Cricket Tests and many more.

DD Chandana
DD Chandana is a state owned Kannada channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra Bangalore.
DD Chandana telecasts entertainment shows, drama serials, infotainment programs, news & current affairs, social programs and Kannada movies. The channel also airs 20 commissioned programs, documentaries, telefilms and in addition to Kannada programs displays programs in other dialects as, Konkani, Tulu, Kodava and Urdu.

Doordarshan "Chandana", meaning fragrance of sandalwood in Kannada, offers the Art, Language, Culture, Music and Dance of Karnataka.

DD Podhigai
DD Podhigai is a Tamil entertainment channel, which initially launched as DD 5. `Podhigai' symbolises the birth of Tamil language, and has been suggested by the channel's viewers.

The channel showcases abundance of programs in different genres as: drama serials, Tamil movies, infotainment programs, news and current affairs, morning shows, live sports games, devotional, lifestyle, cookery and classical music shows.
Due to its popularity The Doordarshan Kendra, Chennai also introduced an award known as the `Podhigai Awards`, for recognizing contributions of people in different fields as literature, science, folk arts, theatre, sports and social service.

DD Saptagiri
DD Saptagiri is a state owned Telugu channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra Hyderabad.
DD Saptagiri telecasts entertainment programs, drama serials, infotainment programs, news & current affairs, social programs and Telugu movies.