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