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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| 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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- ^ a b "Telugu tackled; TV9 keen on Kannada news channel next". indiantelevision.com. 26 February 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Five's not a crowd for Telugu news channels". indiantelevision.com. 14 June 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "'Attempt to control independent media': Sacked TV9 CEO Ravi Prakash alleges conspiracy". The News Minute. 11 May 2019.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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