New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai later in Lucknow
Network
Doordarshan
Headquarters
New Delhi
Programming
Language(s)
Hindi
Picture format
576i (SDTV)
Timeshift service
Metro Gold
Ownership
Owner
Prasar Bharati
Sister channels
DD National DD India DD Bharati DD News DD Sports
History
Launched
9 August 1984
Closed
3 November 2003
Replaced by
DD News
Former names
DD-2
Links
Website
ddindia.gov.in
DD Metro also known as DD 2 was an Indian free-to-air television channel. It was launched in 1984 as DD2 in Delhi as an alternative to DD National. Later, it increased its coverage area by expanding to Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. In 1993, the channel was rebranded as DD-2 Metro.[1] On 3 November 2003, the Prasar Bharati Corporation replaced DD Metro with their new news channel, DD News.[2]
DD Metro programming consisted of many genres of television programmes, including family dramas boasting women as main characters, comedies, reality TV shows and others. The channel's prime-time shift Metro Gold[3][4] was a landmark in Indian television history, and it replaced Star Plus as the top Hindi-language entertainment channel in 2000 and 2001.[5] DD Metro also used to broadcast some TV series from its sister channel, DD National. In addition, DD Metro was also known for dubbing English and other language movies into Hindi.[6][7]
^"DD Metro to stay terrestrial channel". Business Line. 11 June 2002. Archived from the original on 6 December 2005. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
^"News channel to replace DD Metro: Prasar Bharati". Indian Express. 2002.
^"DD Metro's Golden Time "9 Gold"". Indian Express. 2001. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
^"9 Gold On DD Metro". The Hindu. 2000.
^"DD Metro Grabbed No.1 position: India Tele Awards". Indian Express. 2001. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
^"DD Metro to air dubbed Hollywood films". Indian Television Dot Com. 2002.
^"French films heating up Friday nights on DD Metro". Indian Television Dot Com. 14 August 2002.
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