swati gupta

m.sc. electronic media. 1

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DOORDARSHAN
(1982-2009)

swati gupta
m.sc. electronic media 1st
i.m.c.m.t.
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 SEARCH OF INDIANNESS
1982-1992
 10th April 1982, Insat 1-A launched but did not
work.
 30th August 1982, Insat 1-B
successfully launched.
 1982 Asian games were telecast
 15th August 1982, national telecast started with
evening prime time.

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 JOSHI COMMITEE
 2 April, 1984 –
An Indian Personality
for Television-Report
of the Working
Group On Software
for Doordarshan
 Worked on making national programs

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 15 July, 1984- first serial HUMLOG, 156
episodes, sponsored by nestle maggi noodles.

 After HUMLOG, Buniyad, Khandaan, Rajni,

Nukkad, Kakkaji kahin, Bharat ek Khoj, Tamas
etc…

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 1984- RAJIV Darshan

 1984-1989 fast development of Doordarshan

due to Former PM Rajiv Gandhi.
 Autonomy was not given to doordarshan.

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 Doordarshan-2
 DD-2 started in 1984
 CWC- country wide
classroom launched the same year
 1987- morning telecast
started
 1989-noon telecast
started

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 Invasion of new channels
 1992- industrialist Subhashchandra started ZEE TV
 Other foreign channels
– BBC World, CNN,
Star World, MTV,
ATN, Prime Sports
 Doordarshan
continued as such
metro or DD-2 commercialized

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 Vardhan committee
 1992-A.K.Vardhan
 To stop the influence
of foreign channels
 Cable Television Act 1995,
laws for private channels license acc. To
quality production to private channels

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 With Market (1993-2000)
 Increase in private channels
 Private producers invited
 The World This Week,
Parakh, News Track,
Lens Eye, Eye Witness-
most popular programs
 Chitrahaar, Swabhimaan, Junoon, Shanti- most
popular entertainment programs

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 2001-2009
 Gyandarsahan, DD Bharti, Eklavya,
DD News, DD Urdu, Kissan channels
launched
 11 regional channels were launched
 2 parliament channels (Loksabha &
Rajyasabha)

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 Doordarshan Today
 64 Doordarshan Kendras/Production Centres
 24 Regional News Units
 126 Doordarshan Maintenance Centres
 202 High Power transmitters
 828 Low Power Transmitters
 351 Very Low Power
Transmitters
 18 Transposers
 30 Channels
 DTH Service and has a
sanctioned strength of
21708 officers and staff of various categories. 12
 Important dates in History
 9th Aug 1984 - DD-2 started
 15th Aug 1994 - DD-1 to DD-13
 14th Mar 1995 - DD-INDIA
 23rd Nov 1997 - Prasar Bharti
 18th Mar 1999 - DD Sports
 15th Aug 1999 - DD News though stopped later
 26th Jan 2000 - Gyaandarshan
 26th Jan 2002 - DD-Bharti
 26th Jan 2003 - Eklavya channel
 3rd Nov 2003 - DD-Metro changed to DD News
 16th Dec 2004 - DD Direct. DTH service
 15th Aug 2006 - DD-Urdu
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mottos

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 Golden Jubilee
 DD turned 50 in September this year

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Thanks

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