Soft launch of Kisan TV on 23 March; Prasar Bharati working on north-east TV channel: Jaitley

[Deepu]

Kisan TV, which is slated for formal launch on Baisakhi Day 14 April as a 24-hour channel devoted to farmers and rural India, will have its soft launch on 23 March.

In a report on action taken on promises made in the budget presented by him in July, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) had given its “in-principle” approval on 5 November. (This is the first time that a Finance Minister has appended an action-taken report on his last budget while presenting the budget for the new fiscal year.)

The content on DD Kisan will be in Hindi with regional dubbing.

Indian Television Dot Com | Soft launch of Kisan TV on 23 March; Prasar Bharati working on north-east TV channel: Jaitley

 

[Technoglitch]

let's hope that they launch it as per the given date.

 

[DashMajor]

So Sarv Dharma Sangam wala slot will remain blank till 23rd march.

 

[IndianMascot]

Read in yesterday's TOI that this channel is launching on Baishakhi.

 

[NinadG]

Hope to see channel launch as per schedule & in mpeg2.............& offering good competition to Green TV.............

 

[SUNIEL]

Hope to see channel launch as per schedule & in mpeg2.............& offering good competition to Green TV.............

For what MPEG 2? if on dd then surely on MPEG 2

 

[NinadG]

For what MPEG 2? if on dd then surely on MPEG 2

I fear that DDFD might launch it in mpeg4.................as they are expanding further in mpeg4...............

 

[Deepu]

I fear that DDFD might launch it in mpeg4.................as they are expanding further in mpeg4...............

No, still there are 2 MPEG2 slots available and 100 % DD Kisan will be in MPEG2

 

[Akash Modi]

So Finally Channel Will be Available on DD FD

 

[DashMajor]

DD channels will be in MPEG 2, I am worrying that just because of DD channels they don't needs to move current Private channels in MPEG 4

Since I think they have only one slot left and according to me 1 will remain as Info channel just like other DTH, in that case 2 upcoming DD channels 1 slot bahut naa insaafi hai