In all likelihood, starting next year, Doordarshan (DD) will have two separate news channels— one each in Hindi and English. The move will place DD India in direct competition with private English news channels like Times Now, NDTV 24x7 and Republic TV. However, these numbers are hardly recognized as the channel—DD News—is classified under the Hindi news category and its viewership is not comparable with that of private English news channels. None of the general English news channels are profitable and DD India may face a similar challenge. So will DD news channels be able to compete with private news channels?

Source: Mint June 28, 2017 22:07 UTC