List of Hindi television channels

See also: List of news channels in India

Main articles: Television in India and Lists of television channels in India

Government-owned channels

Channel	Launch	Video	Owner
DD National	1959	SD+HD	Doordarshan, Prasar Bharati
DD Bharati	2002	SD	Doordarshan, Prasar Bharati
Sansad TV 1	2021	SD+HD	Government of India
Sansad TV 2

General entertainment

Channel	Launch	Fresh Content	Paid/Free	Video	Owner
StarPlus	1992	Yes	Paid	SD+HD	JioStar
Star Bharat	2017	Yes
Star Utsav	2004	No	Free	SD
Colors TV	2008	Yes	Paid	SD+HD
Colors Rishtey	2013	No	Free	SD
Zee TV	1992	Yes	Paid	SD+HD	Zee Entertainment Enterprises
&TV	2015	Yes
Anmol TV	2013	No	Free	SD
Big Magic	2011	No
Sony Entertainment Television	1995	Yes	Paid	SD+HD	Culver Max Entertainment
Sony SAB	1999	Yes
Sony Pal	2014	No	Free	SD
Dangal	2009	Yes			Enterr10 Television Network
Dangal 2	2022	No
Shemaroo TV	2020	No			Shemaroo Entertainment
Shemaroo Umang	2022	No
Ishara TV	2021	No	Paid		IN10 Media
Nazara TV	2023	No	Free
Manoranjan Grand	2019	No			Manoranjan TV Group Limited
Sun Neo	2024	No			Sun TV Network

Movies

Channel	Launch	Paid/Free	Video	Ratio	Owner	Notes
Zee Cinema	1995	Paid	SD+HD	16:9	Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Zee Classic	2005		SD	4:3
Zee Action	2006	Free				Also called as Action Cinema
&pictures	2013	Paid	SD+HD	16:9		Toonami themed from 2013 to 2020
Anmol Cinema	2016	Free	SD	4:3
Zee Bollywood	2018	Paid
&xplor HD	2019		HD	16:9
Anmol Cinema 2	2024	Free	SD	4:3
Sony Max	1999	Paid	SD+HD	16:9	Culver Max Entertainment
Sony Max 2	2014		SD
Sony Wah	2016	Free
Sony Max 1	2025	Paid
Star Gold	1999		SD+HD		Star (Disney+)
Utsav Movies	31 October 2025	Free	SD	4:3		Formerly Star Utsav Movies
Star Gold Select	2017	Paid	SD+HD	16:9
Star Gold 2	2020					Formerly MoviesOK
Star Gold Romance	2023		SD
Star Gold Thrills
Colors Cineplex	2016		SD+HD
Colors Cineplex Bollywood	2021	Free	SD	4:3
Colors Cineplex Superhits	2022
B4U Movies	1999				B4U
B4U Kadak	2019
Manoranjan TV	2010				Manoranjan TV Group Limited
Manoranjan Prime	2022
WOW Cinema One	2015				16:9	Cinema 24X7 Pvt Ltd
Bflix Movies	2016			Pen Studios
All Time Movies	2024				4:3
Goldmines	2020			16:9	Goldmines Telefilms	Formerly Dhinchaak
Goldmines Bollywood	2022			4:3		Formerly Dhinchaak 2
Goldmines Movies	2023					Formerly Goldmines Bhojpuri

Music

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

Youth

Channel	Launch	Video	Owner
MTV	1996	SD+HD	JioStar
Zing	1997	SD	Zee Entertainment Enterprises
Q TV	2017		QYOU Media
Chumbak TV	2023		Shemaroo Entertainment

Kids

Channel	Launch	Video	Owner
Cartoon Network	1995	SD+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	2021	SD+HD	ETV Network
Super Hungama	2022	SD	Star (Disney+)

Infotainment & lifestyle

Channel	Launch	Video	Owner
Discovery Channel	1995	SD+HD	Warner Bros. Discovery India
National Geographic	1998		Star (Disney+)
Animal Planet	1999		Warner Bros. Discovery India
TLC	2004
NDTV Good Times	2007	SD	NDTV[1]
Nat Geo Wild	2009	SD+HD	Star (Disney+)
Discovery Science	2010	SD	Warner Bros. Discovery India
Discovery Turbo
History TV18	2011	SD+HD	Star (Disney+)
Travelxp			Celebrities Management Private Limited
Food Food		SD	Turmeric Vision Private Limited
Epic	2014		IN10 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	2022	SD	Celebrities Management Private Limited

News

National news channels

Channel	Launch	Video	Owner
ABP News	1998	SD	ABP Group (formerly Star India)
Zee News	1999	SD+HD	Zee Media Corporation
Aaj Tak	2000		Living Media (formerly Culver Max Entertainment)
DD News	2003		Prasar Bharati
NDTV India		SD	NDTV
India TV			2004	SD+HD	Independent News Services Limited
News18 1	2005	SD	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	2013		Celebrities Management Private Limited
Zee Bharat	2017		Zee Media Corporation
Surya Samachar	2018		Surya Sagar Communication Pvt Ltd
Republic Bharat TV	2019		Republic Media Network
TV9 Bharatvarsh			Associated Broadcasting Company Private Limited (ABCPL)
Times Now Navbharat	2021	SD+HD	The Times Group
Good News Today		SD	Living Media
Bharat24	2022		Jaipur Media and Broadcasting Pvt Ltd
ET Now Swadesh			The Times Group
Bharat Express	2023		Upendra Rai

Regional news channels

Bihar and Jharkhand

Channel	Launch	Video	Owner
News18 2	2002	SD	Star (Disney+) (Formerly TV18)
Zee Bihar Jharkhand	2017	SD	Zee Media Corporation

Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

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

Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand

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

Rajasthan

• India News Rajasthan
• Jan TV
• News18 5
• Zee Rajasthan
• NDTV Rajasthan

Haryana

• Zee Punjab Haryana Himachal (a part)
• India News Haryana
• News18 6 (a part)
• Zee Delhi NCR Haryana (a part)

Business news channels

• Business18 1
• ET Now Swadesh
• Zee Business

Religious

• Aastha TV
• Aastha Bhajan
• Vedic
• Hare Krsna TV
• Lord Buddha TV
• Sanskar TV

Sports

• DD Sports
• Eurosport
• Sony Sports Ten 3 Hindi
• Star Sports 7
• Star Sports 3
• Star Sports 4
• Star Sports 5
• Star Sports 6

See also

• India portal
• Journalism portal

• List of 4K channels in India
• List of HD channels in India