TV9 (India)
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TV9 is a Telugu language television channel broadcast by Associated Broadcasting Company Private Limited of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Founded in 2003 by Ravi Prakash, TV9 claims to be the first Telugu-language channel offering 24-hour free to air television news coverage from February 2005. A.C. Nielsen's Indian TAM ratings show TV9 and ETV 2 as the leading Telugu-language news channels.[1] TV9 is distributed, on a subscription basis, by Sneha TV in the United States and Europe since 2004.[2]
A Kannada language channel for Karnataka has been announced, but is not yet available.[3] The Kannada channel will be in competition with general entertainment channels such as ETV Kannada, and news channels such as Sun Network's Udaya News and the planned Kannada Kasturi channel.[4]
ABC Pty Ltd has announced plans to expand into Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Delhi markets under the TV9 name.[5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ My-Telugu TV roundup
- ^ The Hindu, Tuesday, Jun 15, 2004
- ^ Economic Times, TUESDAY, June 15, 2004
- ^ Indian Television, 9 September, 2006.
- ^ Indian Television, 4 February, 2006
