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Country | India |
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Network | TV9 Network |
Headquarters | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Telugu |
Ownership | |
Owner | My Home Group, Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Limited (MEIL)[1] |
Parent | Associated Broadcasting Company Pvt Ltd |
Key people | Rajinikanth Vellalacheruvu (Managing Editor) |
Sister channels | TV9 Bangla TV9 Kannada TV9 Gujarati TV9 Marathi TV9 Bharatvarsh |
History | |
Launched | 1 February 2004 |
Founder |
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Links | |
Website | tv9telugu.com tv9.com |
TV9 Telugu (formerly TV9) is an Indian Telugu-language 24-hour news channel focusing on the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[3] It formally launched on 1 February 2004 with a 15-day trial run before the formal launch.[4] It is headquartered in Hyderabad. Along with its rival ETV2 (now ETV Andhra Pradesh), it is the oldest 24-hour news channel in Telugu.[4][2][5]
The founding CEO was Ravi Prakash who served in the role till May 2019.[2][6] The channel was founded with seed capital from serial entrepreneur Srini Raju's iLabs Ventures.[7] Srini Raju exited the company in August 2018 by selling his 80% stake to a group of investors including promoters of My Home Group and Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Limited (MEIL).[7]
Rajinikanth Vellalacheruvu is the current Managing Editor of the channel.[8][3]
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