Investigation Discovery (Indian TV channel)

Investigation Discovery is an Indian television channel dedicated to true crime documentaries owned by Warner Bros. Discovery International,broadcasting in English and Hindi. The channel was launched by Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific on 12 February 2018 which aired programming from its American counterpart and Scripps.[1][2]

Investigation Discovery
CountryIndia
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Programming
Language(s)English
Hindi
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SD feed)
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific
Sister channels
History
Launched2014 (2014) (ID)
12 February 2018 (2018-02-12) (Discovery Jeet)
13 January 2020 (2020-01-13) (second incarnation of ID)
ClosedFebruary, 12 2018 (original)
Former namesDiscovery Jeet (2018-19)
Availability
Streaming media
Discovery+
(India)		SD & HD
Jio TV
(India)		SD & HD

The channel was rebranded as Discovery Jeet in 2018, and later was rebranded as Jeet Prime.[3] However due to poor ratings, the channel switched back as Investigation Discovery in 2020.

Logo as Discovery Jeet

History
Jeet Prime (2019-2020)

Investigation Discovery was launched in 2014 by Discovery Communications India as a Hindi-language entertainment channel.[4] Later, on 1 February 2018, the channel rebranded as Discovery Jeet.[3]

The company also shifted their headquarters from Delhi to Mumbai which is more suited for building a national general entertainment channel.[5] It aims to create 1000 hours of original content a year.[6] The shows will also be available digitally via Netflix.[3] The channel had a reach of 140 million on the day of launch.[7]

Discovery announced plans to revamp the channel with dubbed content from Scripps after low ratings.[2]

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

Former shows

Original programming

Dubbed shows

References
  1. Jha, Lata (9 January 2020). "Discovery expands Vijay Rajput's role to head of DSPORT channel". Livemint.
  2. "Discovery to dub foreign content as Hindi GEC channel doesn't stir viewers". www.afaqs.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  3. "Not relying on movies to garner Jeet's viewership: Karan Bajaj". Indian Television Dot Com. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  4. "Investigation Discovery launched in India". Business Standard. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  5. Bansal, Shuchi (22 December 2017). "Karan Bajaj: A winning discovery". Livemint. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  6. "Jeet had a reach of 140 million on launch day, claims Discovery". www.televisionpost.com. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  7. "Watch Discovery Jeet on Jio TV and Airtel TV". www.indianable.com. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  8. "Discovery Jeet to cease original programming by June-end, launch fresh intl content in H2 FY19". www.televisionpost.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  9. "Discovery Jeet postpones 2 show launches to late March". Indian Television. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
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