Investigation Discovery (Indian TV Channel)

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Investigation Discovery
ID Logo Grey.png
Investigation Discovery (ID)
TypeGeneral Entertainment
CountryIndia
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Programming
Language(s)Hindi
Tamil
Telugu
English
Picture format4:3 (576i, SDTV)
16:9 (1080i, HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery India
Sister channelsAnimal Planet
Discovery Channel
DTamil
Discovery Science
Discovery Turbo
Discovery Kids
Eurosport
Investigation Discovery
TLC
History
Launched12 February 2018 (2018-02-12)
ReplacedInvestigation Discovery
Former namesDiscovery Jeet (2018-19)
Jeet Prime (2019-20)
Investigation Discovery (2020-Present)
Availability
Satellite
Tata SkyChannel 155
Videocon d2hChannel 111
Airtel Digital TVChannel 135 (SD)
Channel 136 (HD)
Dish TVChannel 126
Streaming media
Discovery+

Investigation Discovery (stylized as ID since 2020) is a Hindi general entertainment pay television channel launched by Warner Bros. Discovery on 12 February 2018 which aired shows from Investigation Discovery and Scripps.[1][2] The channel was originally launched as Discovery Jeet (Later Rebranded as Jeet Prime) and initially featured original programming.[3]

Previous Logos[edit]

File:Discovery Jeet logo.png
Logo as Discovery Jeet
File:Jeet Prime's logo.png
Logo as Jeet Prime

History[edit]

This channel replaced Investigation Discovery on 1 February 2018 and was officially launched on 12 February 2018.[3] The company also shifted their headquarters from Delhi to Mumbai which is more suited for building a national general entertainment channel.[4] It aims to create 1000 hours of original content a year. The shows will also be available digitally via Netflix.[3]

The channel had a reach of 140 million on the day of launch.[5] Investigation Discovery is also available on Discovery +,Jio TV app and Airtel TV app.[6]

Discovery announced plans to revamp the channel with dubbed content from Scripps after low ratings.[2] However, things didn't work out as planned and on 13 January , 2020, the channel was rebranded again to Investigation Discovery. Investigation Discovery is also available in HD. Investigation Discovery Channel is also Known as ID.

Programming[edit]

Current

As of October 2018, channel's new programming with Hindi dubbed content from Scripps

Dangal Kitchen Ka

Little Stars

Kya Swad Hai!

90 Din Ka Pyaar: Hoga Inkaar Ya Ikraar

Deadly Women

The Great Indian Global Kitchen

Bert The Conqueror

Cupcake Wars

Little Singham

Former[edit]

As of June 2018, the channel replaced original programming with Hindi dubbed original shows of the Investigation Discovery channel.[7]

Former original programming[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Jha, Lata (9 January 2020). "Discovery expands Vijay Rajput's role to head of DSPORT channel". Livemint.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Discovery to dub foreign content as Hindi GEC channel doesn't stir viewers". www.afaqs.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Not relying on movies to garner Jeet's viewership: Karan Bajaj". Indian Television Dot Com. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  4. Bansal, Shuchi (22 December 2017). "Karan Bajaj: A winning discovery". Livemint. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  5. "Jeet had a reach of 140 million on launch day, claims Discovery". www.televisionpost.com. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  6. "Watch Discovery Jeet on Jio TV and Airtel TV". www.indianable.com. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 "Discovery Jeet to cease original programming by June-end, launch fresh intl content in H2 FY19". www.televisionpost.com. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Discovery Jeet postpones 2 show launches to late March". Indian Television. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

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