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{{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" /> | |||
{{ | 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 == | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
==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]] | |||
{{India-tv-stub}} | |||
Latest revision as of 03:19, 24 March 2026
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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Telugu |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Parent | Rachana Television Pvt. Ltd (RTPL) |
| Key people | Tummala Narendra Choudary (Chairman) Tummala Rama Devi (Managing Director) |
| Sister channels | Bhakti TV Vanitha TV |
| History | |
| Launched | 30 August 2007 |
| Links | |
| Website | NTVTelugu.com |
| Availability | |
NTV is an Indian Telugu-language news channel established by Tummala Narendra Choudary on 30 August 2007.[1][2][3] 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.[4] NTV's parent company is Rachana Television Pvt. Ltd (RTPL).[5][6][7] RTPL also owns the devotional channel Bhakthi TV[5] and women-focused channel Vanitha TV.[6]
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 Jupally Rameswar Rao, chairman of My Home Group owns 11%.[6][8]
History[edit | edit source]
NTV was launched by Tummala Narendra Choudary as a 24x7 Telugu-language news channel on 30 August 2007.[2][3] The tagline of the channel is Prathi Kshaṇam Praja Hitham.[9] The channel became popular for the accurate estimation of election results.[2]
Ownership[edit | edit source]
NTV's parent company is Rachana Television Pvt. Ltd (RTPL).[6] Rachana also owns devotional channel Bhakthi TV and women-focused channel Vanitha TV.[7] RTPL was incorporated in 2006.[6] 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.[6][7]
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.[7]
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 Jupally Rameswar Rao, chairman of My Home Group owns 11%.[6][8]
Availability[edit | edit source]
The channel's live video feed is also streamed on its website NTVTelugu.com and YouTube.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "NTV and Bhakti TV launched today". Idlebrain.com. 30 August 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Singh, Dr Paramveer (5 August 2021). Indian Silver Screen. K.K. Publications. p. 302.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Business World. Vol. 26. Ananda Bazar Patrika Limited. 2007. p. 17.
- ↑ "Tummala Narendra Choudary & Family". Media Ownership Monitor. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The battle for eyeballs". The Times of India. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 "Rachana Television (RTPL)". Media Ownership Monitor. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Shaw, Padmaja (13 April 2017). "Who wants to own Telugu news channels?". The Hoot. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chatterjee, Mohua; U, Sudhakar Reddy (24 August 2018). "Tycoons with political links taking over news channels in Andhra, Telangana". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ↑ "About us – NTV Telugu". NTV. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
External links[edit | edit source]
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