DD Metro

DD metro
Country India
Broadcast area New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai later in Lucknow
Network Doordarshan
Headquarters New Delhi
Programming
Language(s) Hindi
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
Timeshift service Metro Gold
Ownership
Owner Prasar Bharati
Sister channels DD National
DD India
DD Bharati
DD News
DD Sports
History
Launched 9 August 1984
Closed 3 November 2003
Replaced by DD News
Former names DD-2
Links
Website ddindia.gov.in

DD Metro also known as DD 2 was an Indian free-to-air television channel. It was launched in 1984 as DD2 in Delhi as an alternative to DD National. Later, it increased its coverage area by expanding to Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. In 1993, the channel was rebranded as DD-2 Metro. On 3 November 2003, the Prasar Bharati Corporation replaced DD Metro with their new news channel, DD News.

DD Metro programming consisted of many genres of television programmes, including family dramas boasting women as main characters, comedies, reality TV shows and others. The channel's prime-time shift Metro Gold was a landmark in Indian television history, and it replaced Star Plus as the top Hindi-language entertainment channel in 2000 and 2001. DD Metro also used to broadcast some TV series from its sister channel, DD National. In addition, DD Metro was also known for dubbing English and other language movies into Hindi.

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