Tag: DD Bihar

  • Jharkhand to get DD channel, DD Bihar to show Ranchi feed till then

    NEW DELHI: A separate 24×7 Doordarshan channel is being launched shortly for Jharkhand, the information & broadcasting minister M Venkaiah Naidu has said.

    The Government is putting up a vision document for the Jharkhand channel for the people of the state and the proposal was included in the three years Action Plan of DD.

    However till the launch of the channel, DD Ranchi programmes would be telecast on DD Bihar. Jharkhand related programmes would be provided a special window in already available 24×7 satellite channel — DD Bihar.

    The Minister was speaking at a review meeting of the programs & initiatives of Ministry held at Ranchi, Jharkhand today. Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das was also present during the review meeting.

    While giving an overview of issues discussed during the review meeting, Naidu said the Jharkhand Government has been requested to provide a dedicated power supply through separate feeders to All India Radio & Doordarshan Stations in the state. He mentioned that action was being taken to cover all shadow areas of Koderma region by December 2018, to ensure 100% coverage of all geographic regions in the state by DD & AIR.

    Naidu also complimented the state government for receiving the Special Mention Award in the Most Film Friendly State Award category at the 64th National Film Awards. He said that such appreciation would encourage state government to establish the profile of the state as the best filming destination.

  • BARC week 41: Dangal TV pips Big Magic Ganga to become No 1 Bhojpuri channel

    BARC week 41: Dangal TV pips Big Magic Ganga to become No 1 Bhojpuri channel

    MUMBAI: The much awaited All India television ratings data have been released by BARC India and the pecking order in the Bhojpuri channels space has changed. The leader in the space until now – Big Magic Ganga has been dethroned by Dangal TV.

     

    As per week 41 data by BARC India, Dangal TV with 12650 (000Sums) led the pack by a large margin in the Bihar & Jharkhand NCCS All: Individuals: All India (U+R) data. On second spot was Big Magic Ganga with 8138 (000Sums), followed by ETV Bihar Jharkhand with 5961 (000Sums) in the third slot.

     

    The fourth and fifth positions were occupied by DD Bihar and Anjan TV respectively. While DD Bihar scored 3130 (000Sums), Anjan TV totted 2667 (000Sums) in week 41.

     

    Last week sans the rural data, the pecking order in the Bhojpuri channels space was as follows: Big Magic Ganga led with 3862 (000Sums) followed by Dangal TV in the second slot with 1539 (000Sums), whereas Anjan TV was on the third spot with 1346 (000Sums).