Investigation Discovery (Indian TV Channel)
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]
 Investigation Discovery (ID) | |
| Type | General Entertainment |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Hindi Tamil Telugu English |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) 16:9 (1080i, HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery India |
| Sister channels | Animal Planet Discovery Channel DTamil Discovery Science Discovery Turbo Discovery Kids Eurosport Investigation Discovery TLC |
| History | |
| Launched | 12 February 2018 |
| Replaced | Investigation Discovery |
| Former names | Discovery Jeet (2018-19) Jeet Prime (2019-20) Investigation Discovery (2020-Present) |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Tata Sky | Channel 155 |
| Videocon d2h | Channel 111 |
| Airtel Digital TV | Channel 135 (SD) Channel 136 (HD) |
| Dish TV | Channel 126 |
| Streaming media | |
| Discovery+ | |
Previous LogosEdit
HistoryEdit
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.
ProgrammingEdit
Current
As of October 2018, channel's new programming with Hindi dubbed content from Scripps
90 Din Ka Pyaar: Hoga Inkaar Ya Ikraar
The Great Indian Global Kitchen
FormerEdit
As of June 2018, the channel replaced original programming with Hindi dubbed original shows of the Investigation Discovery channel.[7]
- A Crime to Remember
- Cry Wolfe
- Deadly Sins
- Evil Kin
- Murder Among Friends
- Unraveled
- The Perfect Murder
- Tabloid
- Web of Lies
Former original programmingEdit
- 21 Sarfarosh - Saragarhi 1897[7]
- Anjaan: Special Crimes Unit[7]
- Comedy High School[7]
- Darr Ke Uss Paar[7]
- Gabru: Hip Hop Ke Shehzaade[8]
- Khan No.1[7]
- Man vs Wild with Sunny Leone[8]
- Mere Papa Hero Hiralal [7]
- Shaadi Jasoos[7]
- Swami Ramdev - Ek Sangharsh[7]
External linksEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Jha, Lata (9 January 2020). "Discovery expands Vijay Rajput's role to head of DSPORT channel". Livemint.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Discovery to dub foreign content as Hindi GEC channel doesn't stir viewers". www.afaqs.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 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.
- ↑ Bansal, Shuchi (22 December 2017). "Karan Bajaj: A winning discovery". Livemint. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ "Jeet had a reach of 140 million on launch day, claims Discovery". www.televisionpost.com. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ↑ "Watch Discovery Jeet on Jio TV and Airtel TV". www.indianable.com. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Discovery Jeet postpones 2 show launches to late March". Indian Television. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2019.