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  • Doordarshan to live telecast Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day programme

    Doordarshan to live telecast Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day programme

    NEW DELHI: Doordarshan will cover the 68th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day on 30 January at Gandhi Smriti in Tees January Marg.

     

    Sarva Dharma Prarthna Sabha, a programme on Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day will be live telecast on DD National, DD Bharati, DD Kisan and DD India from 3.30 – 5.30 pm on 30 January.

     

    After the live telecast, DD Bharati will air a biography on Mahatma Gandhi, titled Mahatma – The Great Soul. The biography will take viewers to the time Gandhi was in South Africa and subsequently his return to India as the Mahatma.

     

    The one hour biography highlights how India became independent and viewers would also get to hear the actual voice of Mahatma Gandhi during the telecast.

  • Doordarshan to live telecast Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day programme

    Doordarshan to live telecast Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day programme

    NEW DELHI: Doordarshan will cover the 68th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day on 30 January at Gandhi Smriti in Tees January Marg.

     

    Sarva Dharma Prarthna Sabha, a programme on Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day will be live telecast on DD National, DD Bharati, DD Kisan and DD India from 3.30 – 5.30 pm on 30 January.

     

    After the live telecast, DD Bharati will air a biography on Mahatma Gandhi, titled Mahatma – The Great Soul. The biography will take viewers to the time Gandhi was in South Africa and subsequently his return to India as the Mahatma.

     

    The one hour biography highlights how India became independent and viewers would also get to hear the actual voice of Mahatma Gandhi during the telecast.

  • Doordarshan to live telecast India-Africa Forum Summit

    Doordarshan to live telecast India-Africa Forum Summit

    NEW DELHI: Doordarshan will telecast live the main summit of the third edition of the India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) on 29 October on all its three national channels.  

     

    The Summit (IAFS) is scheduled from 26 to 29 October at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Complex in New Delhi and Doordarshan is the host broadcaster for the event.

     

    IAFS is a celebration of the close-knit partnership between India and Africa. The four day long event started with senior officials meeting and will be followed by a Foreign Minister’s Meeting and Prime Minister’s bilateral meeting.

     

    The Opening Session will be telecast live on 29 October on DD National, DD India and DD News channels from IGSC. The session will commence at 8.50 am and will tentatively end by 11.30 am.

     

    The closing ceremony of the Summit on the same day will be held at 4.30 pm at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium Complex and will be telecast live on DD National, DD India and DD News channels.

     

    Doordarshan will deploy a special team of programme personnel and technical crew for the coverage. All other Doordarshan Kendras will also telecast the event as Network transmission and would join DDK Delhi.

  • DD India’s Europe transmission uninterrupted by Deutsche Welle contract expiry

    DD India’s Europe transmission uninterrupted by Deutsche Welle contract expiry

    NEW DELHI: With Doordarshan’s contract with German pubcaster Deutsche Welle ending soon, the transmission of DD’s international channel DD India may go off the Hotbird European satellite.

     

    However, Doordarshan sources told Indiantelevision.com that DD India is available and will continue to be available to European viewers via the INSAT 4B’s connectivity with IS 20 satellite.

     

    Sources also said that the Prasar Bharati Board was considering various options available apart from IS 20, and will take a decision shortly.

     

    The agreement with Deutsche Welle was a year-long agreement on barter basis under, which India was using the German pubcaster’s transponder on Hotbird and was transmitting their German channel on an Indian satellite.

     

    Sources said that the stoppage of use of Hotbird will not mean depriving European viewers of DD India as the IS 20 transmission was on.

  • ‘Mann Ki Baat’ back on DD on public demand

    ‘Mann Ki Baat’ back on DD on public demand

    NEW DELHI: Mann Ki Baat, Doordarshan’s television series on mental health issues presented by psychiatrists Avdhesh Sharma and Sujatha Sharma, will be back on public demand, 17 June onwards.

     

    The series – which has earlier been telecast on DD National, DD Bharati and DD India – will now be aired every Tuesday and Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. on DD 1. 

     

    Issues related to mental health, psychosocial issues, stress related problems, emotional and behavioral disorders in the various age groups as well as issues related to positive mental health and well-being will be the focus of the series, comprising 78 episodes.  Each episode focuses on a specific topic with emphasis on understanding and seeking solutions for the problem concerned.

     

    It has been found that about 25 per cent of the Indian population suffers from psychological distress/illness in their lifetime while countless others have sub clinical problems. It has also been found that humans do not use even 5 per cent of their potential powers of the mind, which can always be improved. Caring for the mind is a major responsibility and it is crucial and important to recognise early signs of psychological distress and address them immediately through self-help or seeking outside help so that it does not become a mental illness.

     

    Mann Ki Baat was born out of the need to create a platform for awareness on mental health issues – both the ordinary ones that affect our daily lives and the not so ordinary issues like mental illnesses that may not directly affect us but someone we know or care for. 

     

    The series focuses on issues related to the mind and mental health of individuals and the society at large. The program is essentially a studio based discussion between the anchor and the experts in the field with inputs in the form of comments from general public, case studies as well as experts from different related professions. 

     

    The content for the series has been developed by Sujatha D. Sharma, a clinical psychologist with over 25 years of experience who has also scripted several other television documentaries on mental health in the past. Avdhesh Sharma, a well known psychiatrist is the director and expert anchor of the series. Avdhesh has anchored and directed numerous health programs for the electronic media for over 30 years. Kanupriya, a well known media personality for nearly two decades, is the anchor of the present series.

     

    The series deals with psychosocial issues spanning all ages, from mental stress in children and adolescents to marital problems of the elderly.  It also deals with common psychological problems like depression, anxiety, suicide, sleep and eating disorders, alcohol abuse, myths and stigma about mental illness etc.  There is a focus on self growth such as enhancing emotional intelligence, positive emotions and controlling negative ones.

  • Psychological series ‘Mind Matters’ to commence on DD Bharati in 78 episodes

    Psychological series ‘Mind Matters’ to commence on DD Bharati in 78 episodes

    NEW DELHI: Doordarshan’s cultural channel DD Bharati has commenced the telecast of Mann ki Matters (Mind Matters), a seventy-eight episode series on mental health awareness and stigma reduction which earlier had successful runs on both DD National as well as DD India.

     

    The series in Hindi was made by Mind Vision Enterprises, developed by Dr Avdesh Sharma (consultant psychiatrist) and Dr Sujatha Sharma (consultant clinical psychologist) for DD National, reaching about 95 per cent television households in India. The series was beamed to about 140 countries all over the world. 

     

    The series consists of episodes of in-depth discussion of a particular issue with experts in the field and an in house expert, computer graphics for take home points, case stories and interviews with international and national experts. The topics are relating to Mental Health and Psychosocial Issues laying emphasis on self-help, early intervention, social support, holistic management and relapse prevention. The series involves inputs of more than 100 mental and social health experts.

     

    The series is slated to start from 17 February everyday at 12 midnight, 8 am and 4 pm. Each day would have a new episode. Various subjects will be covered including solutions of stress relating to society, children at home and school, adolescence with parents, adolescence with peers and so on; managing negative emotions; abnormal behaviours and mental illness; myths of mental illness; stigma of psychological issues like anxiety, fears and phobias (Social phobias), depression and suicide, psychosomatic illnesses; psychology of pain; sleep and dreams; tobacco and smoking; alcohol and drugs; and addictions of internet/gaming/chatting/social networking.

  • Six ATN channels launch on Canadas Bell Fibe TV

    Six ATN channels launch on Canadas Bell Fibe TV

    MUMBAI: Asian Television Network (ATN) International has launched six new channels on Bell Fibe TV, an IP based TV service offered by Bell Canada. Four of them are in collaboration with India’s public service and largest terrestrial broadcaster Doordarshan and the other two with SAB TV Network.

     

    The channels are GEC ATN-DD India, news channel ATN-DD News, cultural and lifestyle channel ATN DD Bharati, Urdu GEC ATN-DD Urdu, comedy channel ATN – Dhammal and music channel ATN- Mastiii. “We have aggressive plans to add substantial value to our Diaspora and enhance our strong Customer base on a Consumer oriented Pick and Pay Model across Canada,” says ATN CEO and president Shan Chandrasekar.

     

    Earlier this year, ATN collaborated with DD to launch five channels in Canada earlier this year. It had said that it wanted to expand its base through cable, satellite and IPTV platforms across Canada. ATN has 44 channels to its list.

     

    Bell Fibe TV was launched three years ago and it is expected to be available to about five million households by 2015.

     

    ATN caters to the Indian population in Canada. It is also a major distributor of cricket programming in the country.

  • Five DD channels licensed to ATN for Canadian diaspora

    Five DD channels licensed to ATN for Canadian diaspora

    MUMBAI: Indian state-owned pubcaster Doordarshan is headed to Canada, the land of the maple leaf. And partnering it on its journey
    there is Asian Television Network (ATN), Canada‘s largest south Asian broadcaster. ATN announced a short while ago that it would be launching five channels under a license agreement with DD in Canada.

    The deal has ATN getting exclusive rights to the five television services, namely DD India, DD News, DD Bharati, DD Urdu and DD Sports. The channels will have the tag ATN added before them, according to a release issued by it.

    Says DD director general Tipurari Sharan, “In Canada, Indians form one of the most respected and professionally accomplished communities who have kept their cultural roots intact while adapting to Canada and we have been striving to connect with the international audience rapidly. It gives me immense pleasure to announce our relationship with ATN for meeting this objective by distributing five of our main channels in Canada. Both ATN and DD have walked the extra mile in making this happen and I hope that this effort will help strengthen the feeling of togetherness through Doordarshan channels which are rich in cultural values, art, music, dance, entertainment and depict the crucible of culture, India has been for millennia.”

    ATN president & CEO Shan Chandrasekar adds, “India is the world‘s largest democracy and has a population of over a billion People. We are delighted to be associated with the launch of India‘s official national broadcaster Doordarshan which is similar to the BBC in the UK and CBC in Canada. We have aggressive plans to add substantial value to our diaspora and enhance our strong customer base on cable, satellite and credible distributors across Canada.”

    In addition to the existing subscriber base, with the launch of these new channels, ATN expects to gain new subscribers through cable, satellite and IPTV platforms across Canada.