1400 Hours of DD Programmes Digitized Plan Underway to Completely Digitize Archives

Doordarshan has drawn a detailed plan for digitizing its holdings of approximately 70,000 hours of programme on analogue video tapes in its Central Archives. 1400 hours of programmes have already been digitized and DD Archives so far released 51 titles in the market. 600 hours of programmes have been identified for the DD MTNL Broadband Video on demand project. These are exclusive content relating to culture, travel, personalities, historical places, health, fitness, lifestyles, crafts etc.

The future comprehensive plan in this regard includes, Digital migration, Facilitating Broadband convergence, Commercial exploitation of the holdings, Preparing DVDs/CDs/VCDs to provide more flexibility of viewing and listening to the connoisseurs, Creating interest of learners and young practitioners of Indian culture in these programmes and Making the recordings of performances of our great artists available to cultural institutions in India and abroad.

Source : Press Information Bureau

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