 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+ | |
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 | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
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 | edit source]
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
Former[edit | edit source]
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 programming[edit | edit source]
- 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 links[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.