DD airs The Kerala Story despite protest by CPM, Congress

Despite a strong protest raised by the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist and the Congress in Kerala, Doordarshan on Friday aired the controversial Bollywood movie The Kerala Story. IMAGE: A......

Red hot chillies spice up poll battle in Guntur

‘It is a fiercely fought battle, like our fiery chillies in Guntur.’ IMAGE: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy holds a fan, the election symbol of YSR Congress Party,......

How I Nearly Got Scammed!

In the new year be careful online as there are many scamsters lurking in the cloud, warns A Ganesh Nadar after twice escaping being scammed. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The only......

'Adipurush' makers under fire over 'tapori' language

Several parties, including the Aam Aadmi Party, the Congress and the Shiv Sena (UBT), on Saturday criticised filmmaker Om Raut's Adipurush for hurting the sentiments of the people with the......

DD's DTH becomes pubcaster by default

With most private television channels deserting it, DD Direct Plus, the direct-to-home (DTH) company from Prasar Bharati, has become a true pubcaster carrying 34 channels of which 31 are from......

DD free signals = Rs 600-cr loss for Neo Sports

With about 15 million TV homes in West and East Asia ready to receive un-encrypted sport signals beamed by Prasar Bharati on its direct-to-home service, Neo Sports, which has bought for Rs 2,714......

DD launches SMS news service

Doordarshan on Wednesday launched an SMS-based news service and said it would give the latest stock prices on mobile phones in a fortnight from now. A month later, video clippings of news will also......

PM launches DD's DTH

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday launched DD Direct Plus, India's first free direct-to-home broadcast service, hailing it as a "landmark event" in the history of broadcasting and......

'India Is Ready For The World!'

'Never in the history of Indian cinema did we have a distribution system for 240 countries, but we have it now.''And if we still keep catering to the B and C-tiers of our country, and not the whole......

Goodbye, Dear Nedumudi Venu

'I will miss you, dear Venu. You reached the pinnacle with your talent,' recalls K Kunhikrishnan who knew the legendary actor well. IMAGE: Nedumudi Venu in Sarvam Thaala Mayam. With a heavy heart,......

Want SEXY Richa on your desk?

Richa glams up for a calendar shoot, and she sure looks HOT! Richa Chadda dresses up as Malayalam cinema's raunchy yesteryear actress Shakeela in an upcoming biopic, directed by Indrajit Lankesh,......

How Dangal TV beat Star and Zee

Is Dangal TV a flash in the pan?Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports. Photograph: Kind courtesy StockSnap/Pixabay Is it a flash in the pan or the making of a new broadcasting power? In April this year,......

Will this season's I-League champs play in ISL next year?

IMAGE: All India Football Federation Secretary General Shaji Prabhakaran said in a press conference in New Delhi on Friday that its legal team is looking into the I-League regulations and will......

Nimbus not to share Ind-WI feed with DD

Threatening to go to Court, Nimbus has refused to share the telecast of the forthcoming India-West Indies cricket series with Prasar Bharati, including on its DTH, because of "rigid conditions" put......

PHOTOS: Delhi Daredevils knock Mumbai Indians out of IPL

IMAGE: Amit Mishra of the Delhi Daredevils celebrates after taking the wicket of Hardik Pandya of the Mumbai Indians. Photograph: BCCI Wooden spooners Delhi Daredevils knocked defending......

DD to telecast ODIs with 7-minute delay

Millions of cricket lovers can rejoice as the Delhi high court,on Tuesday, directed public broadcaster Prasar Bharti to show live telecast of India-West Indies cricket series on DD, but deferred by......

Windies series on Ten Sports; SC halts DD

The Supreme Court on Tuesday restrained Prasar Bharti from airing on Doordarshan the upcoming India-West Indies Test and ODI matches starting May 18, the exclusive telecast rights of which are with......