Mumbai: Doordarshan has garnered 2.6 crore views on YouTube and 2.3 crore views on its TV network on Republic Day 2022. The event also clocked 3.2 billion TV viewing minutes across 180 channels across the country which aired DD visuals from 9:30 a.m till noon.
Through its Republic Day coverage, Doordarshan also registered a 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.
“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,” said the ministry of information and broadcasting in the statement.
The public broadcaster also received much praise for its coverage of Republic Day on social media channels such as Twitter.
Spectacular coverage by @DDNational & @prasarbharati of the 73rd #RepublicDayParade. Shots of IAF flypast were breathtaking, & the in-cockpit view allowed us to experience a different dimension.
Congratulations to @shashidigital & his team for making this possible@ianuragthakur pic.twitter.com/bNyDcJWAlI— Abhay Karandikar (@karandi65) January 27, 2022
Nicely done @IAF_MCC, @prasarbharati @DDNewslive @shashidigital
Excellent coverage of the flypast! https://t.co/9L19KkGoH2
— Amit Paranjape (@aparanjape) January 26, 2022
Never seen camera angles! What an experience @DDNewslive #RepublicDay pic.twitter.com/aPHc6xNh7O
— Payal Mehta/પાયલ મેહતા/ पायल मेहता/ পাযেল মেহতা (@payalmehta100) January 26, 2022