Investigation Discovery (Indian TV channel)
Investigation Discovery (abbreviated as ID) is an Indian multinational pay television network dedicated to true crime documentaries owned by Warner Bros. Discovery broadcasting in English and Hindi. The channel was launched on 1 June 2014 then again relaunched on January 2020. The channel airs programming from its American counterpart and Scripps.[1][2]
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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Indian Subcontinent |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Hindi |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SD feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery India |
| Sister channels | See List of channels owned by Warner Bros. Discovery in India |
| History | |
| Launched | 2014 (ID) 12 February 2018 (Discovery Jeet) 13 January 2020 (second incarnation of ID) |
| Replaced | Jeet Prime |
| Closed | February, 12 2018 (original) |
| Former names | Discovery Jeet (2018-19) Jeet Prime (2019-20) |
| Availability - Available on all major Indian DTH & Cables. | |
| Terrestrial | |
| DVB-T2 (India) | Check local frequencies |
| Streaming media | |
| Discovery+ (India) | SD & HD |
| Jio TV (India) | SD & HD |
| Amazon Prime Video (India) | SD & HD |
The channel was rebranded as Discovery Jeet in 2018, and later was rebranded as Jeet Prime.[3] However due to poor ratings, the channel switched back as Investigation Discovery in 2020.
History
Investigation Discovery was launched in 2014 by Discovery Communications India as a Hindi-language entertainment channel.[4] Later, on 1 February 2018, the channel rebranded as Discovery Jeet.[3]
The company also shifted their headquarters from Delhi to Mumbai which is more suited for building a national general entertainment channel.[5] It aims to create 1000 hours of original content a year.[6] The shows will also be available digitally via Netflix.[3] The channel had a reach of 140 million on the day of launch.[7]
Discovery announced plans to revamp the channel with dubbed content from Scripps after low ratings.[2]
However, things did not work out as planned and on 13 January 2020, the channel was rebranded again to Investigation Discovery.
Programming
- Khooni Saaya (Hosted by Rohit Roy)
- Husn Ki Laakhon Rang
- Disappeared
- A Crime to Remember
- Tehkikaat
- Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry?
- Shaitaan - A Criminal Mind (Hosted by Sharad Kelkar)(Rerun show from Colors TV)
- Your Worst Nightmare
- Deadly Women
- Blood Relatives
- Redrum
- House of Horrors - Kidnapped
- Young, Hot & Crooked
- Evil Kin
- Murder Among Friends
- Cry Wolfe
- Unraveled
- The Perfect Murder
- Tabloid
- I Faked My Own Death
- Betrayed
- True Conviction
- Calls From The Inside
- Evil Lives Here
- Dates From Hell
- The Murder Tapes
- Ghost Asylum
- Shattered
- Extreme Forensics
- Haunted Towns
- Murder Comes to Town
- Deadly Sins
- I'd Kill for You
- Obsession: Dark Desires
- Shadow of Doubt
- Heartbreakers
External links
- [https://www.facebook.com/DiscoveryJeet Official Facebook page
References
- Jha, Lata (9 January 2020). "Discovery expands Vijay Rajput's role to head of DSPORT channel". Livemint.
- "Discovery to dub foreign content as Hindi GEC channel doesn't stir viewers". www.afaqs.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- "Not relying on movies to garner Jeet's viewership: Karan Bajaj". Indian Television Dot Com. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- "Investigation Discovery launched in India". Business Standard. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- 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.