Doordarshan’s television register separates all-India, regional and international services. Keep the regional or language-specific name when choosing a programme. The official register also records DD Podhigai’s change to DD Tamil on 19 January 2024, so those names can refer to an earlier and later identity of the same service.
Choose the scale of the programme
The register names all-India services including DD National, DD News, DD Sports, DD Bharati, DD Urdu and DD Kisan, with DD India listed separately as international. It also lists regional identities such as DD Malayalam, DD Tamil, DD Sahyadri, DD Girnar, DD Bangla, DD Kashir and others. These names express real editorial or regional distinctions, not interchangeable spellings for one national feed.
A cultural programme from a regional service may be remembered through its language or production location. Keep both clues. For a national series, the programme title and episode are usually more useful than a regional search term that never appeared in its original listing.
How to interpret an older channel name
The register checked for this guide is marked updated 22 May 2026 and explicitly records the Podhigai rename. If an older recording or article uses DD Podhigai, search that name with the programme title, then inspect the current DD Tamil destination for present information. Do not count the legacy label as evidence of a second current channel.
The same principle applies to HD wording in the register: retain it where relevant to a source reference, but keep the underlying programme identity together. A broadcaster’s list of HD services does not establish what another television distributor delivers.
A useful search record
Write down the complete channel label, original programme title, language and episode or date. For a regional news request, add the state or locality when known. If you only remember the subject, use the official service category to narrow the search before looking for individual episodes.
The register is a service-identification reference. Its historical table headings and technical notes should be read with their dates rather than converted into a promise about current schedules. Use the specific channel’s current programme page to decide what is planned for a live showing or published in an archive.
Sources and review
- DD Channels – Prasar Bharati — Prasar Bharati