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] However, 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.
  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.