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DD Tamil
DD Tamil (formerly DD Podhigai) is an Indian Tamil-language state-owned public television broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by Doordarshan. It is broadcast both terrestrially and via satellite. It was established on 15 August 1975. DD Tamil launched its HD version on 19 January 2024. History The channel was first launched as Madras Television Centre (Doordarshan Kendra Chennai) on 15 August 1975 as a South Indian First Television Channel and Indian 5th Television Channel. The second channel was launched as DD 2 on 1 June 1988 as an entertainment channel. It started off with a two-hour programming per day. Doordarshan Kendra Chennai's regional satellite network, DD 5, was launched on 15 April 1993. This service is viewed in India and some parts of the world. DD-5 took a new identity in Tamil and was renamed DD Podhigai on 15 January 2000. DD Podhigai was rebranded as DD Tamil HD on 19 January 2024. History of channel name The name ''Podhigai'' was sugges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
576i
576i is a standard-definition television, standard-definition digital video mode, originally used for Digitization, digitizing 625 lines, 625 line Analog television, analogue television in most countries of the world where the utility frequency for electric power distribution is 50 Hz. Because of its close association with the legacy colour encoding systems, it is often referred to as PAL#PAL region, PAL, PAL/SECAM or SECAM when compared to its 60 Hz (typically, see PAL-M) NTSC-colour-encoded counterpart, 480i. The ''576'' identifies a vertical resolution of 576 lines, and the ''i'' identifies it as an Interlaced video, interlaced resolution. The Refresh rate, field rate, which is 50 Hertz, Hz, is sometimes included when identifying the video mode, i.e. 576i50; another notation, endorsed by both the International Telecommunication Union in Rec. 601, BT.601 and SMPTE in SMPTE 259M, includes the frame rate, as in 576i/25. Operation In analogue television, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DD Chennai
DD Tamil (formerly DD Podhigai) is an Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language State media, state-owned public broadcasting, public television broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by Doordarshan. It is broadcast both terrestrially and via satellite. It was established on 15 August 1975. DD Tamil launched its HD version on 19 January 2024. History The channel was first launched as DD Chennai, Madras Television Centre (Doordarshan Kendra Chennai) on 15 August 1975 as a South Indian First Television Channel and Indian 5th Television Channel. The second channel was launched as DD 2 on 1 June 1988 as an entertainment channel. It started off with a two-hour programming per day. Doordarshan Kendra Chennai's regional satellite network, DD 5, was launched on 15 April 1993. This service is viewed in India and some parts of the world. DD-5 took a new identity in Tamil and was renamed DD Podhigai on 15 January 2000. DD Podhigai was rebranded as DD Tamil HD on 19 January 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Media In Chennai
The article speaks about the many Newspaper, print, television and radio networks that dominate Chennai, Chennai city's mass media market. Print media Newspaper publishing started in Chennai with the launch of a weekly, ''The Madras Courier'', in 1785. It was followed by the weeklies ''Azdarar'', the first Armenian language newspaper ever published, in 1794, and ''The Madras Gazette'' and ''The Government Gazette'' in 1795. ''The Spectator'', founded in 1836, was the first English newspaper in Chennai to be owned by an Indian and became the city's first daily newspaper in 1853. The first Tamil newspaper, ''Swadesamitran'', was launched in 1899. The first Telugu journal printed in Madras was ''Satya Doota'' in 1835. Chennai has six major print media groups that publish about eight major newspapers and magazines. The major English dailies are ''The Hindu'', ''The Times of India'', ''The New Indian Express'' and ''The Deccan Chronicle'' evening dailies, ''The Trinity Mirror'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of South Asian Television Channels By Country ...
This is a list of South Asian-origin television channels available on cable, satellite and IPTV platforms in Australia, Canada, Malaysia, the Middle East, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom and the United States. Channels broadcasting from different regions of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are available in Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Bhojpuri, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. List of channels Canada Hong Kong Malaysia Middle East Singapore Trinidad and Tobago United States References {{reflist, 2 South Asian South Asia is the southern Subregion#Asia, subregion of Asia that is defined in both geographical and Ethnicity, ethnic-Culture, cultural terms. South Asia, with a population of 2.04 billion, contains a quarter (25%) of the world's populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DD Direct Plus
DD Free Dish (formerly known as DD Direct Plus) is an Indian state-owned free-to-air satellite television provider owned and operated by Public Service Broadcaster Prasar Bharati. It was launched in December, 2004. In March 2022, It has a reach of over 43 million households which is more than 25% of the total TV households in the country. DD Free Dish earns by selling slots to private broadcasters through e-auction. Currently, DD Free Dish has 184 television channel slots, among which 94 are in MPEG-2 format and 90 in MPEG-4 format. For classes 1 to 12, educational TV channels are run under PM e-Vidya program. Television channels Doordarshan TV channels owned by Prasar Bharati: National * DD Bharati – State-owned art and cultural infotainment channel * DD India – State-owned international channel * DD Kisan – Agriculture education and information channel * DD National – General entertainment channel * DD News – News channel * DD Sports – Sports channel * D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prasar Bharati
Prasar Bharati (abbreviated as PB) () is India's state-owned public broadcaster, headquartered in New Delhi, India. It is a statutory autonomous body set up by an Act of Parliament. It comprises Doordarshan, the television broadcaster, and All India Radio, the radio broadcaster, both of which were previously media units of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The Parliament of India passed the Prasar Bharati Act in 1990 to grant this autonomy, but it was not enacted until 15 September 1997. Navneet Kumar Sehgal, a retired bureaucrat, was appointed chairman of Prasar Bharati on 16 March 2024, following A. Surya Prakash's second term, which ended in February 2020. Gaurav Dwivedi is the CEO of Prasar Bharati, having succeeded Shashi Shekhar Vempati, who served until June 2022. The Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2021 stated that DD News and All India Radio are the most trusted news brands in India. Prasar Bharati Act The Prasar Bharati Act provides for the est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All India Radio
All India Radio (AIR), also known as Akashvani (), is India's state-owned public broadcasting, public radio broadcaster. Founded in 1936, it operates under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and is one of the two divisions of Prasar Bharati. Headquartered at the ''Akashvani Bhavan'' in New Delhi, it houses the Drama Section, FM Section, and National Service. It also serves as the home of the Indian television station Doordarshan Kendra. All India Radio is the largest radio network in the world in terms of the number of languages broadcast, the socioeconomic diversity it serves, and the scale of its broadcasting organisation. AIR's domestic service includes 420 stations nationwide, covering nearly 92% of India's geographic area and 99.19% of its population, with programming available in 23 languages and 179 dialects. History Akashvani When the Indian State Broadcasting Service (ISBS) was renamed to All India Radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Programs Broadcast By DD National
This is a list of original television programming currently and formerly broadcast by DD National. Current broadcasts Original series Reruns *''Anudamini'' *''Chitrahaar'' *''Galli Galli Sim Sim'' *''Rangoli (TV series), Rangoli Vividh Bharti Ke Sath'' *''Sanskar'' Acquired series *''Baal Krishna'' *''Porus (TV series), Porus'' *''Shree Ganesh'' Former broadcasts Animated series *''Bongo (Indian TV series), Bongo'' *''Chhota Bheem'' *''Ghayab Aya'' *''Vartmaan'' *''Little Singham'' *''Kisna'' *''Sheikh Chilli and Friendz'' Hindi dubbed shows *''101 Dalmatians: The Series'' *''Aladdin (animated TV series), Aladdin'' *''Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures'' *''Fushigi no Kuni no Alice, Alice In Wonderland'' *''Chamatkari Telephone'' *''Codename: Kids Next Door'' *''Denver, the Last Dinosaur'' (''Danu Danasur'') [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahakavi Bharathi
Mahakavi Bharathi is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language historical documentary television series directed by Latha Krishna. The series explores the life of Tamil poet, freedom fighter, and social reformer Subramania Bharati. The show stars Naveen Kumar, Isaikavi Ramanan, Deepika and Dharma in lead roles. It airs on DD Tamizh from 21 January 2024 on every Sunday at 21:30. Premise The series delves into the life of Tamil writer, poet, journalist, Indian independence activist, social reformer and polyglot Subramania Bharati and his wife Chellamma. Cast Main * Isaikavi Ramanan as Subramania Bharati ** Naveen Kumar as young C. Subramaniyan * Dharma as Chellamma ** Deepika as young Chellamma Recurring * Y. G. Mahendran as Kuvalai Kannan * Kathadi Ramamurthy as Swaminatha Deekshitar * Logesh Natrajan as Sri Aurobindo Sri Aurobindo (born Aurobindo Ghose; 15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an Indian Modern yoga gurus, yogi, maharishi, and Indian nationalist. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thayamma Kudumbathaar
''Thayamma Kudumbathaar'' is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language family drama serial directed by E.Vikkiramathithan and produced by Radaan Mediaworks. The show stars Radhika Sarathkumar, Venu Arvind and Mahalakshmi in lead roles. It premiered on DD Tamizh TV on 19 January 2024, along with two other serials Budget Kudumbam and Shakthi IPS. Cast Main * Radhika Sarathkumar as Thayamma * Venu Arvind as Velmurugan * Mahalashmi Shankar as Shyamala Nandan * Arjun as Ram * Praharshitha as Gowri * Vittal as Bharath Recurring * Poovilangu Mohan as Sattanathan (Antagonist) * Senthilnathan Senthilnathan Jambulingam is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and television actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and serials, based in Chennai. He is best known for his action-masala films. As of 2013, he has directed m ... as Ezhumalai * Rani as Prabhavathy Elangovanan (Main Antagonist) * Vinoth Kumar as Saravanan * Rekha Angelina as Baakiyam (Antagonist) * Harshini as Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budget Kudumbam
''Budget Kudumbam'' is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language television series directed by S.N. Shakthivel produced by Vikatan Televistas. The show stars Sushma Sunil Nair and Kurinji Nathan in lead role. The series revolves around a middle-class family of Vanmathi (Sushma Sunil Nair), Chanduru (Kurinji Nathan) and their three children. It currently airs on DD Tamizh from 21 January 2024 on Monday to Friday at 20:00. This series was launched along with ''Thayamma Kudumbathaar'' and ''Shakthi IPS''. Cast * Sushma Sunil Nair as Vanmathi * Kurinji Nathan as Chanduru * ... as Minimini * ... as Kanmanai * Sharvesh as Kannan Production Development On 17 November 2023, Actress Sushma Sunil Nair confirmed through a their Instagram Instagram is an American photo sharing, photo and Short-form content, short-form video sharing social networking service owned by Meta Platforms. It allows users to upload media that can be edited with Social media camera filter, filters, be ... page, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thamirabarani River
The Thamirabarani or Tamraparni or Porunai is a perennial river that originates from the Agastyarkoodam peak of Pothigai hills of the Western Ghats, above Papanasam in the Ambasamudram taluk. It flows through Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts of the Tamil Nadu state of southern India into the Gulf of Mannar. It was called the Tamraparni River in the pre-classical period, a name it lent to the island of Sri Lanka. The old Tamil name of the river is Porunai. From the source to sea, the river is about long and is the only perennial river in Tamil Nadu. This river flows towards north direction initially. However, it changes to east direction later. Etymology From the Tamilakam era, the area of the Tamraparni river, in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, has had changes in its name, from the original ''Tan Porunai'' river to ''Tamira Porunai'', from ''Tamraparni'' to ''Tambraparni'' and now called "Thamirabarani River". A meaning for the term following its derivation became "copper- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
