Republic Day coverage on YouTube network of Doordarshan gets 2.6 Crore views

The government-owned television news and views channel Doordarshan has broken its own record of viewership of the Republic Day event of 2022. Its coverage and commentary has been well-appreciated not only in India but abroad too and has received record-breaking viewership this year.

According to the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, “That Doordarshan’s broadcast has no parallel when it comes to 360-degree coverage of gigantic events of national importance has been well established multiple times in the past. But DD has outdone itself this time through unprecedented coverage of Republic Day 2022, with never seen images of fly-past by Indian AIR Force in its full glory and much more.”

“In a sign of changing viewership pattern, Republic Day coverage on YouTube network of DD garnered more views than its TV network, at 2.6 Crore and 2.3 Crore respectively. These figures together indicate the scale of reach of Doordarshan network. This was further exponentially amplified to a total of more than 3.2 Billion Television Viewing Minutes by more than 180 channels across the country which aired these Doordarshan visuals from 9:30 AM in the morning till noon,” the Ministry added.

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting is of the view that through this historical Republic Day coverage, Doordarshan has also made inroads into global audiences, by registering manifold increase in its global viewership together in more than 140 countries, including US, Canada, Germany, Japan, France, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and UAE.