In a bid to give private channels a run for their money, Prasar Bharati is considering a proposal to split the bilingual Doordarshan News into exclusive Hindi and English channels. DD News will feature only Hindi news while the public broadcaster will launch a dedicated English channel. The channel could also be scaled up to broadcast internationally. The proposal for an international channel has been on the drawing board for some time. I&B minister Manish Tewari in his previous avatar as Congress spokesperson had suggested that an international channel would help showcase India as a soft power. Sources said the proposal was sent to the National Security Council Secretariat for further consideration.
The ministry has now asked Prasar Bharati to consider the proposal. Sources said Prasar Bharati was working on the proposal under CEO Jawhar Sircar.
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