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<p>DD India, is an Indian <a href="/facts/State_media/M8T78X4P">state-owned</a> <a href="/facts/International_broadcasting/rwxs0Hv6">international</a> <a href="/facts/English_language/tpkxGt7b">English language</a> news and current affairs channel from India. The service is also aimed at the overseas market, similar to <a href="/facts/WION/RdpwjP1l">WION</a>, <a href="/facts/CNN_International/fLqHoAQm">CNN International</a>, <a href="/facts/BBC_News_(international_TV_channel)/8r9pdaQd">BBC News</a>, <a href="/facts/Deutsche_Welle/HnINyUVK">DW</a>, <a href="/facts/Voice_of_America/PrTjgDn7">VOA</a>, <a href="/facts/France24/zYlWxWsH">France24</a>, <a href="/facts/NHK_World-Japan/BKNFXcLW">NHK World-Japan</a>, <a href="/facts/Arirang_TV/C0Wygq7x">Arirang</a>, <a href="/facts/CNA_(TV_network)/XaTTcoct">CNA</a>, <a href="/facts/RT_(TV_network)/9d48Xk8D">RT</a> and <a href="/facts/RTR-Planeta/4oyGWBCU">RTR-Planeta</a> and broadcasts through satellite and cable operators throughout the world as well as online and through its mobile app. It became a full-fledged English news and current affairs channel in January 2019, followed by a decision of the parent <a href="/facts/Prasar_Bharati/Ixdm17so">Prasar Bharati</a>'s board. The total budget provided by the government to this channel is ₹2,640 crore (US$310 million).
</p><p>DD India, a public service television news channel, has been the second most-watched English news channel in India since 2017 after <a href="/facts/Republic_TV/fDomFdsP">Republic TV</a>. It became the most-watched channel in February 2019, according to the Indian newspaper <a href="/facts/Live_Mint/JbkmwAUY">Live Mint</a>. In the first quarter of 2019, DD India and Republic TV have alternated for the most-watched channel position in the English channel news weekly ratings as measured by BARC India group. Prasar Bharati launched the HD simulcast for DD India on 3 October 2020, on its free-to-air DTH service, DD Free Dish.
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