TV9 Telugu

TV9 Telugu
TV9
CountryIndia
NetworkTV9 Network
HeadquartersHyderabad, Telangana, India
Programming
Language(s)Telugu
Ownership
OwnerMy Home Group, Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Limited (MEIL)[1]
ParentAssociated Broadcasting Company Pvt Ltd
Key peopleRajinikanth Vellalacheruvu (Managing Editor)
Sister channelsTV9 Bangla
TV9 Kannada
TV9 Gujarati
TV9 Marathi
TV9 Bharatvarsh
History
Launched1 February 2004 (1 February 2004)
Founder
Links
Websitetv9telugu.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]

  1. ^ "About us – TV9 Network". TV9. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Reddy, B. Dasarath (27 September 2016). "Zee Group likely to acquire TV9". Business Standard. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "TV9 Network – Broadcast". TV9 Network. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Telugu tackled; TV9 keen on Kannada news channel next". indiantelevision.com. 26 February 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Five's not a crowd for Telugu news channels". indiantelevision.com. 14 June 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  6. ^ "'Attempt to control independent media': Sacked TV9 CEO Ravi Prakash alleges conspiracy". The News Minute. 11 May 2019.
  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Quint, The (10 March 2020). "'Loved His Daughter': Telugu Channels Condone Honour Killing". TheQuint. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

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