List of Hindi television channels

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Government-owned channels

ChannelLaunchVideoOwner
DD National 1959SD+HD Doordarshan, Prasar Bharati
DD Bharati 2002SD Doordarshan, Prasar Bharati
Sansad TV 1 2021SD+HD Government of India
Sansad TV 2

General entertainment

ChannelLaunchFresh ContentPaid/FreeVideoOwner
StarPlus 1992YesPaidSD+HD JioStar
Star Bharat 2017Yes
Star Utsav 2004NoFreeSD
Colors TV 2008YesPaidSD+HD
Colors Rishtey 2013NoFreeSD
Zee TV 1992YesPaidSD+HD Zee Entertainment Enterprises
&TV 2015Yes
Anmol TV 2013NoFreeSD
Big Magic 2011No
Sony Entertainment Television 1995YesPaidSD+HD Culver Max Entertainment
Sony SAB 1999Yes
Sony Pal 2014NoFreeSD
Dangal 2009YesEnterr10 Television Network
Dangal 2 2022No
Shemaroo TV 2020No Shemaroo Entertainment
Shemaroo Umang 2022No
Ishara TV 2021NoPaid IN10 Media
Nazara TV 2023NoFree
Manoranjan Grand 2019NoManoranjan TV Group Limited
Sun Neo 2024No Sun TV Network

Movies

ChannelLaunchPaid/FreeVideoRatioOwnerNotes
Zee Cinema 1995PaidSD+HD16:9 Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Zee Classic 2005SD4:3
Zee Action 2006FreeAlso called as Action Cinema
&pictures 2013PaidSD+HD16:9 Toonami themed from 2013 to 2020
Anmol Cinema 2016FreeSD4:3
Zee Bollywood 2018Paid
&xplor HD 2019HD16:9
Anmol Cinema 2 2024FreeSD4:3
Sony Max 1999PaidSD+HD16:9 Culver Max Entertainment
Sony Max 2 2014SD
Sony Wah 2016Free
Sony Max 1 2025Paid
Star Gold 1999SD+HD Star (Disney+)
Utsav Movies 31 October 2025FreeSD4:3Formerly Star Utsav Movies
Star Gold Select 2017PaidSD+HD16:9
Star Gold 2 2020Formerly MoviesOK
Star Gold Romance 2023SD
Star Gold Thrills
Colors Cineplex 2016SD+HD
Colors Cineplex Bollywood 2021FreeSD4:3
Colors Cineplex Superhits 2022
B4U Movies 1999 B4U
B4U Kadak 2019
Manoranjan TV 2010Manoranjan TV Group Limited
Manoranjan Prime 2022
WOW Cinema One 201516:9Cinema 24X7 Pvt Ltd
Bflix Movies 2016 Pen Studios
All Time Movies 20244:3
Goldmines 202016:9 Goldmines Telefilms Formerly Dhinchaak
Goldmines Bollywood 20224:3Formerly Dhinchaak 2
Goldmines Movies 2023Formerly Goldmines Bhojpuri

Music

ChannelLaunchVideoOwner
B4U Music 1999SD B4U Network Limited
Zoom 2004 The Times Group
Music India 2006Media Worldwide Private Limited
9XM 2007 9X Media
9X Jalwa 2010
Mastiii 2010Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network Ltd

Youth

ChannelLaunchVideoOwner
MTV 1996SD+HD JioStar
Zing 1997SD Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Q TV 2017QYOU Media
Chumbak TV 2023 Shemaroo Entertainment

Kids

ChannelLaunchVideoOwner
Cartoon Network 1995SD+HD Warner Bros. Discovery India
Nickelodeon 1999 Star (Disney+)
Disney Channel 2004
Hungama SD
Pogo Warner Bros. Discovery India
Nickelodeon Sonic 2011 JioStar
Discovery Kids 2012 Warner Bros. Discovery India
Disney Junior Star (Disney+)
Nick Jr.
Sony YAY! 2017 Culver Max Entertainment
Gubbare 2020 IN10 Media Network
ETV Bal Bharat 2021SD+HD ETV Network
Super Hungama 2022SD Star (Disney+)

Infotainment & lifestyle

ChannelLaunchVideoOwner
Discovery Channel 1995SD+HD Warner Bros. Discovery India
National Geographic 1998 Star (Disney+)
Animal Planet 1999 Warner Bros. Discovery India
TLC 2004
NDTV Good Times 2007SD NDTV [1]
Nat Geo Wild 2009SD+HD Star (Disney+)
Discovery Science 2010SD Warner Bros. Discovery India
Discovery Turbo
History TV18 2011SD+HD Star (Disney+)
Travelxp Celebrities Management Private Limited
Food Food SDTurmeric Vision Private Limited
Epic 2014IN10 Media
Investigation Discovery SD+HD Warner Bros. Discovery India
DD Kisan 2015 Doordarshan
Zee Zest Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Sony BBC Earth 2017 Culver Max Entertainment
Foodxp 2022SDCelebrities Management Private Limited

News

National news channels

ChannelLaunchVideoOwner
ABP News 1998SD ABP Group (formerly Star India)
Zee News 1999SD+HD Zee Media Corporation
Aaj Tak 2000 Living Media (formerly Culver Max Entertainment)
DD News 2003 Prasar Bharati
NDTV India SD NDTV
India TV 2004SD+HD Independent News Services Limited
News18 1 2005SD Star (Disney+) (Formerly TV18)
Sadhna News Asia Limited
Sudarshan News Suresh Chavhanke
India News 2007 ITV Network
News 24 B. A. G. Films
News Nation 2013Celebrities Management Private Limited
Zee Bharat 2017 Zee Media Corporation
Surya Samachar 2018Surya Sagar Communication Pvt Ltd
Republic Bharat TV 2019Republic Media Network
TV9 Bharatvarsh Associated Broadcasting Company Private Limited (ABCPL)
Times Now Navbharat 2021SD+HD The Times Group
Good News Today SD Living Media
Bharat24 2022Jaipur Media and Broadcasting Pvt Ltd
ET Now Swadesh The Times Group
Bharat Express 2023 Upendra Rai

Regional news channels

Bihar and Jharkhand

ChannelLaunchVideoOwner
News18 2 2002SD Star (Disney+) (Formerly TV18)
Zee Bihar Jharkhand 2017SD Zee Media Corporation

Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

ChannelLaunchVideoOwner
News18 3 2002SD Star (Disney+) (Formerly TV18)
India News Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh 2012SD ITV Network
Zee Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh 2013SD Zee Media Corporation
News 24 Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh 5 December 2021SDB. A. G. Films
NDTV Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh 2023SD NDTV

Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand

ChannelLaunchVideoOwner
News18 4 2002SD Star (Disney+) (Formerly TV18)
Bharat Samachar 2016Time Today Media Network Private Limited
Zee Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand 2017 Zee Media Corporation

Rajasthan

Haryana

Business news channels

Religious

Sports

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kaminsky, Arnold P.; Ph.D, Roger D. Long (23 September 2011). India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic [2 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN   978-0-313-37463-0.

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