1959 - TV in India on an experimental basis; All India Radio broadcasted for 2 hours every week generally educational broadcasts for school children and farmers
1975 - 1976 - SITE Satellite Instructional Television Experiment collaboration between NASA and ISRO aim to provide educational content to the masses, especially rural and remote areas family planning, agriculture, literacy, health
1967 : Krishi Darshan debuts. Longest running TV program in India
1976 - Doordarshan which was part of AIR is now independent
1982 - First Colour TV broadcast in India; Asian Games broadcast by Doordarshan via INSAT 1A satellite
Important shows 1984 - Hum Log 1987 - Ramayana 1988 - Mahabharata
1992 - ZeeTV launches, first private broadcaster 1995 - CNN strikes a deal with Doordarshan to broadcast
1997 - Establishment of Prasar Bharati
2003 - First DTH service in India - DishTV by Zee 2006 - Tata Sky launches
timeline
1959: First TV transmission on an experimental basis
1967 : Krishi Darshan debuts. Longest running TV program in India
1975-1976: SITE
1976: Doordarshan becomes an independent entity
1982: First Color : Asian Games broadcast by Doordarshan via INSAT 1A satellite
1984: Hum Log
1987: Ramayana
1988: Mahabharata
1992 : ZeeTV launches, (first private broadcaster)
1995 : CNN strikes a deal with Doordarshan to broadcast
1997 : Establishment of Prasar Bharati
2003 : First DTH service in India : DishTV by Zee
2006 : Tata Sky launches
in 2022, the value of the TV industry in India was 709 billion rupees