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	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[NTV (Telugu)]]		{{short description\|Indian Telugu-language news channel}}
			{{Other uses\|NTV (disambiguation){{!}}NTV}}
			{{Use Indian English\|date=September 2015}}
			{{Use dmy dates\|date=January 2025}}
			{{Infobox television channel
			\| name = NTV
			\| logo = Ntv_India_official_logo.png
			\| founder = [[Narendra Choudary\|Tummala Narendra Choudary]]
			\| launch_date = 30 August 2007
			\| country = India
			\| area =
			\| sister_channels = [[Bhakti TV]]<br/>Vanitha TV
			\| picture_format = [[4:3]] ([[576i]], [[SDTV]])
			\| parent = Rachana Television Pvt. Ltd (RTPL)
			\| key_people = Tummala Narendra Choudary {{small\|(Chairman)}}<br/>Tummala Rama Devi {{small\|(Managing Director)}}
			\| headquarters = [[Jubilee Hills]], Hyderabad, Telangana, India
			\| website = {{URL\|http://www.ntvtelugu.com/\|NTVTelugu.com}}
			\| language = Telugu
			}}
			'''NTV''' is an Indian [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-language [[news channel]] established by [[Narendra Choudary\|Tummala Narendra Choudary]] on 30 August 2007.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=30 August 2007 \|title=NTV and Bhakti TV launched today \|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/ntv-launch.html \|access-date=2022-10-16 \|website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|last=Singh \|first=Dr Paramveer \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ncg7EAAAQBAJ \|title=Indian Silver Screen \|date=2021-08-05 \|publisher=K.K. Publications \|pages=302 \|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_6JaAAAAYAAJ&q=NTV \|title=Business World \|date=2007 \|publisher=Ananda Bazar Patrika Limited \|volume=26 \|pages=17 \|language=en}}</ref> The channel is named after the founder Narendra Choudary who also serves as its chairman while his wife Tummala Rama Devi is the managing director.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Tummala Narendra Choudary & Family \|url=http://india.mom-gmr.org/en/owners/individual-owners/detail/owner/owner/show/tummala-narendra-choudary-family/ \|access-date=2022-08-26 \|website=Media Ownership Monitor \|language=en}}</ref> NTV's parent company is Rachana Television Pvt. Ltd (RTPL).<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|date=12 August 2008 \|title=The battle for eyeballs \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/the-battle-for-eyeballs/articleshow/3353928.cms \|access-date=2022-10-24 \|website=[[The Times of India]] \|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web \|last=Shaw \|first=Padmaja \|date=13 April 2017 \|title=Who wants to own Telugu news channels? \|url=http://asu.thehoot.org/story_popup/who-wants-to-own-telugu-news-channels-10046 \|access-date=2022-11-04 \|website=The Hoot}}</ref> RTPL also owns the devotional channel [[Bhakthi TV]]<ref name=":3" /> and women-focused channel Vanitha TV.<ref name=":2" />

	{{~~R from move~~}}		As per Media Ownership Monitor 2018, Narendra Choudary and family own 66.2% of RTPL, while P. P. Reddy, the founder and chairman of Megha Engineering Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) owns 22.8% of the company, and [[Rameswar Rao Jupally\|Jupally Rameswar Rao]], chairman of My Home Group owns 11%.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":02">{{cite web \|last=Chatterjee \|first=Mohua \|last2=U \|first2=Sudhakar Reddy \|date=24 August 2018 \|title=Tycoons with political links taking over news channels in Andhra, Telangana \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/tycoons-with-political-links-taking-over-news-channels-in-andhra-telangana/articleshow/65523152.cms \|access-date=2018-09-16 \|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

			== History ==
			NTV was launched by [[Narendra Choudary\|Tummala Narendra Choudary]] as a 24x7 [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-language [[news channel]] on 30 August 2007.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The tagline of the channel is ''Prathi Kshaṇam Praja Hitham.''<ref>{{Cite web \|title=About us – NTV Telugu \|url=https://ntvtelugu.com/about-us \|access-date=2022-08-26 \|website=NTV}}</ref> The channel became popular for the accurate estimation of election results.<ref name=":0" />

			== Ownership ==
			NTV's parent company is Rachana Television Pvt. Ltd (RTPL).<ref name=":2" /> Rachana also owns devotional channel [[Bhakthi TV]] and women-focused channel Vanitha TV.<ref name=":4" /> RTPL was incorporated in 2006.<ref name=":2" /> The company management (Narendra Choudary and family) also has interests in publishing (Rachana Publishers Private Limited), Infrastructure Development (Sri Rachana Infra Developers, and Sunshine Infraholdings), etc.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" />

			Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Ltd (MEIL) held 26% of the shareholding in RTPL in 2012-13 and 24% in 2013–14. The promoter, Narendra Choudary, held 69% in 2012-13 and 68% in 2013–14.<ref name=":4" />

			As per Media Ownership Monitor 2018, Narendra Choudary and family own 66.2% of RTPL, while P. P. Reddy, the founder and chairman of Megha Engineering Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) owns 22.8% of the company, and [[Rameswar Rao Jupally\|Jupally Rameswar Rao]], chairman of My Home Group owns 11%.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|title=Rachana Television (RTPL) \|url=http://india.mom-gmr.org/en/owners/companies/detail/company/company/show/rachana-television-rtpl/ \|access-date=2022-08-26 \|website=Media Ownership Monitor \|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":02" />

			== Availability ==
			The channel's live video feed is also streamed on its website NTVTelugu.com and [[YouTube]].

			== References ==
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			==External links==
			* {{Official website\|ntvtelugu.com}}

			{{Television news in India}}
			{{Telugu Language Television}}

			[[Category:Religious television channels in India]]
			[[Category:Telugu-language television channels]]
			[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2007]]
			[[Category:Television stations in Hyderabad, India]]


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