Investigation Discovery (Indian TV channel) explained

Investigation Discovery
Launch Date: (ID)
(Discovery Jeet)
(second incarnation of ID)
Picture Format:1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SD feed)
Former Names:Discovery Jeet (2018-19)
Jeet Prime (2019-20)
Replaced:Jeet Prime
Closed Date:February 12, 2018 (original)
Owner:Warner Bros. Discovery India
Headquarters:Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Country:India
Area:Indian Subcontinent
Language:English
Hindi
Sister Channels:See List of channels owned by Warner Bros. Discovery in India
Terr Serv 1:DVB-T2 (India)
Terr Chan 1:Check local frequencies
Availability Note:- Available on all major Indian DTH & Cables.
Online Serv 1:Discovery+
(India)
Online Chan 1:SD & HD
Online Serv 2:Jio TV
(India)
Online Chan 2:SD & HD
Online Serv 3:Amazon Prime Video
(India)
Online Chan 3:SD & HD

Investigation Discovery (abbreviated as ID) is an Indian multinational pay television network dedicated to true-crime documentaries owned by Warner Bros. Discovery broadcasting in English and Hindi. The channel was launched on 1 June 2014 then again relaunched in January 2020. The channel airs programming from its American counterpart and Scripps.[1]

The channel was rebranded as Discovery Jeet in 2018, and later was rebranded as Jeet Prime.[2] Due to poor ratings, the channel switched back as Investigation Discovery in 2020.

History

Investigation Discovery was launched in 2014 by Discovery Communications India as a Hindi-language entertainment channel.[3] Later, on 1 February 2018, the channel rebranded as Discovery Jeet with English, Tamil, Telugu audio feeds.

The company also shifted their headquarters from Delhi to Mumbai which is more suited for building a national general entertainment channel.[4] It aims to create 1000 hours of original content a year.[5] The shows will also be available digitally via Netflix. The channel had a reach of 140 million on the day of launch.[6]

Discovery announced plans to revamp the channel with dubbed content from Scripps after low ratings.[7]

However, things did not work out as planned and on 13 January 2020, the channel was rebranded again to Investigation Discovery.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Discovery expands Vijay Rajput's role to head of DSPORT channel. Lata. Jha. 9 January 2020. Livemint.
  2. News: Not relying on movies to garner Jeet's viewership: Karan Bajaj. 2018-02-06. Indian Television Dot Com. 2018-02-14. en.
  3. News: Investigation Discovery launched in India. 5 August 2014. 12 July 2022. Business Standard.
  4. News: Karan Bajaj: A winning discovery. Bansal. Shuchi. 2017-12-22. Livemint. 2018-02-14.
  5. Web site: Jeet had a reach of 140 million on launch day, claims Discovery. 2018-02-14. www.televisionpost.com. en-US. 15 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180215023439/http://www.televisionpost.com/jeet-had-a-reach-of-140-million-on-launch-day-claims-discovery/. dead.
  6. Web site: Watch Discovery Jeet on Jio TV and Airtel TV. 2018-02-15. www.indianable.com. en-US.
  7. Web site: Discovery to dub foreign content as Hindi GEC channel doesn't stir viewers. www.afaqs.com. en. 2018-05-08. 9 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180509013300/http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/52900_Discovery-to-dub-foreign-content-as-Hindi-GEC-channel-doesnt-stir-viewers. dead.