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Prasar Bharati irked by false accounts and sites
NEW DELHI: With people becoming active on social media, all kinds of websites or blog sites are being created – often by people who have nothing to do with the person or organisation in whose name it is created.
While film stars have had to deal with this menace for quite some time, Prasar Bharati has now taken umbrage at the large number of websites or blogsites being run in the name of All India Radio or Doordarshan.
So even as it admits that social media has proved to be of immense importance in staying connected with national and international audiences, the public service broadcaster has issued a list of the sites or social networking handles that it controls.
This has been done, Prasar Bharati officials told indiantelevision.com, because of the manner in which the open platform is being misused by some miscreants as they create fake accounts and issue information in the name of the pubcaster.
However, the pubcaster said this is the first list and it would be issuing further details concerning local stations soon.
Twitter Handle for PrasarBharati
https://twitter.com/prasarbharati(@prasarbharati)
Twitter Handles for Doordarshan and its various channels
1. DD National (Handle: @DDNational)
https://twitter.com/DDNational
2. DD News (Handle: @DDNewsLive)
https://twitter.com/DDNewsLive
3. DD News Hindi (Handle: @DDNewsHindi)
https://twitter.com/DDNewsHindi
4. DD Bharati (Handle: DD_Bharati)
https://twitter.com/DD_Bharati
5. DD Sports (Handle: @ddsportsindia)
https://twitter.com/ddsportsindia
6. DD Newsnight ( Handle: @DDNewsNight)
https://twitter.com/DDNewsNight
7. DD Urdu ( Handle: @DDUrduChannel)
https://twitter.com/DDUrduChannel
Facebook Accounts of Doordarshan
1. DD Bharati https://www.facebook.com/DDBharati
2. DD National https://www.facebook.com/DoordarshanNational
3. Doordarshan Urdu https://www.facebook.com/DoordarshanUrdu/info
Social media links for Akashvani and AIR News are as follows:
1. https://www.facebook.com/AkashvaniAIR for Facebook
2. https://www.youtube.com/AkashvaniAIR for YouTube
3. https://twitter.com/AkashvaniAIR (@AkashvaniAIR for Twitter
4. http://akashvanisamvaad.blogspot.in for Blog
5. https://www.facebook.com/airnewsalerts for Facebook
6. https://twitter.com/airnewsalerts (@airnewsalerts ) for Twitter
The sources said with the help of its social media accounts, the pubcaster has been able to garner both positive and negative feedback. “We are grateful to our followers for leaving comments and posts on our official Facebook pages and Twitter handles. Wherein, positive responses have provided us encouragement, drive and energy for better performances, the negative ones have immensely helped us in identifying our shortcomings and mistakes, thus enabling timely corrective action. We welcome more such responses and assure all of our best services always and wishing for continued patronage from one and all.”
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JioStar revenue hits Rs 9,784 crore as cricket fuels 22 per cent growth
A surge in digital viewership and sports dominance fuels a blockbuster quarter for the media giant
MUMBAI: JioStar is batting on a flat pitch. The media titan’s fourth-quarter results for the financial year 2026 reveal a business scaling new heights, propelled by an unprecedented appetite for premium sports and digital-first storytelling.
Gross revenue for the quarter soared by 22.15 per cent to Rs 9,784 crore, up from Rs 8,010 crore in the third quarter. Operationally, the momentum was equally strong; revenue from operations climbed 21 per cent to Rs 8,372 crore. These figures underscore the firm’s successful integration following the Reliance and Disney merger, creating a dominant force in the Indian market.
The annual performance has been nothing short of a spectacle. Full-year gross revenue reached a massive Rs 36,248 crore, while annual profit after tax hit Rs 3,210 crore. This rapid expansion reflects JioStar’s ability to capture and monetise the massive growth in India’s media consumption.
Cricket proved to be the ultimate growth engine. The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 and TATA IPL 2026 delivered “record-breaking viewership” across both television and digital screens. The World Cup final alone drew a global peak concurrency of 72.5 million on JioHotstar, cementing its status as the nation’s premier streaming destination. On television, JioStar maintained a commanding 34.2 per cent viewership share, reaching a staggering 810 million viewers nationwide.
The digital numbers were just as impressive. JioHotstar averaged 500 million monthly active users, driven by consistent subscriber growth and innovative AI-led content discovery tools. These advancements are ensuring that JioStar remains at the cutting edge of the global “Race for Attention.”
With a firm grip on the country’s most valuable sporting rights and a rapidly growing digital footprint, JioStar is perfectly positioned for the future. It has built the ultimate content powerhouse—one that is ready to dominate the Indian living room for years to come.
