DD India goes global, to be telecast in Bangladesh and South Korea: Prakash Javadekar

We have decided to show BTV World, a channel owned by Bangladesh TV, on the DD Free Dish which will be available for the viewers of Doordarshan in our country. At the same time, DD India would be made available in Bangladesh: Union Min @PrakashJavdekar @DrSJaishankar @ihcdhaka pic.twitter.com/q7hxv3uq4H

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“We have decided to show BTV World, a channel owned by Bangladesh TV, on the DD Free Dish which will be available for the viewers of Doordarshan in our country. At the same time, DD India would be made available in Bangladesh,” Javadekar said.

The Union Minister further said that KBS World, a 24×7 English channel of the South Korean government, would also be available on DD Free Dish.

“We have entered into an agreement with South Korea also, where South Korea will show DD India and we will also allow South Korean KBS channel, it will be available in India. This mutual cooperation with neighbouring countries is very important,” he said.

Earlier in May, the I&B ministry had met a delegation from Bangladesh, including Gowher Rizvi, adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Syed Muazzem Ali, the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India and others for agreement on movie co-production and content sharing.

In the meeting, it was decided that Prasar Bharati would co-produce a feature film directed by Shyam Benegal on the life of the founding father of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and also a documentary on Bangladesh Liberation War.