TV5
CountryIndia
HeadquartersHyderabad, India
Programming
Language(s)Telugu
Picture format16:9 (576i, SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerShreya Broadcasting Pvt. Ltd.
Key peopleB. R. Naidu (Chairman)
Bollineni Ravindranath (MD and Editor-in-Chief)
Sister channelsTV5 Kannada
TV5 Money
TV5 USA
Hindu Dharmam
History
Launched2 October 2007 (2007-10-02)
Links
WebsiteTV5 News

TV5 is an Indian Telugu-language 24-hour news channel.[1][2] It is launched on 2 October 2007 by Shreya Broadcasting Pvt. Ltd.[3][2] It is founded by B. R. Naidu (Bollineni Rajagopal Naidu) of Chittoor.[4][5] He is also the owner of hair product company, Nuzen Hair oil.[6] Naidu is the chairman, and Bollineni Ravindranath is the Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of the channel.[7][8][9] TV5 is popular for its incisive business reportage.[10]

History

TV5 is launched as a 24-hour Telugu news channel on 2 October 2007 by Shreya Broadcasting Pvt. Ltd.[3][2] It is promoted by B. R. Naidu (Bollineni Rajagopal Naidu) of Chittoor.[11][12][4][13][5] Naidu previously ran a travel agency. He is also the owner of hair product company, Nuzen Hair oil.[6] TV5 is established from the profits of the hair oil business.[14] B. R. Naidu, Bollineni Ravindranath, and Bollineni Surendranath are the board members and directors of the company.[15][6]

The parent company also broadcasts TV5 USA, exclusive to Telugu audience in the US.[9] In August 2016, TV5 launched a digital entity called TV5 Money, exploiting its business specialisation. It was made available as a YouTube channel, mobile app, website and on IPTV platforms. TV5 Money focuses on real time financial market coverage, business news, and life style content.[10]

On 29 March 2017, TV5 launched its devotional and spiritual channel, Hindu Dharmam on the occasion of Ugadi festival.[9] As of March 2017, TV5 had around 300 reporters covering the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[9]

In September 2017, TV5 announced the launch of TV5 Kannada focusing on Karnataka to mark its tenth anniversary.[4] TV5 Kannada launched on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday on 2 October 2017.[16]

Controversies

Conspiracy theory on Rajasekhara Reddy's death

In January 2010, TV5 broadcast a conspiracy theory by the American journalist Mark Ames in the Russian online tabloid The eXile, on the death of former Andhra Pradesh chief minister, Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy in a helicopter crash on 2 September 2009, alleging that Ambani brothers of Reliance group of companies orchestrated the death of Reddy.[11][17] TV5 broke the story while Sakshi TV and NTV relayed the report aired by TV5.[18][11]

The report led to massive attacks against the business establishments owned by the two Ambani brothers in Andhra Pradesh.[19][5][20] On 8 January 2010, senior executive editor of TV5, Brahmananda Reddy and input editor, P. Venkata Krishna were arrested by the CID police of Andhra. Criminal cases were also filed against Sakshi TV and NTV.[18][21] Editors Guild of India asked the channels to desist from "irresponsible reporting" and condemned the reporting as sensational and against the principles of journalism.[20] However, various journalists' associations also protested against the arrest of TV5 journalists and called for the immediate release of the arrested duo, and the withdrawal of the cases filed against them.[17]

References

  1. ^ Business World. Vol. 26. ABP Group. 2007.
  2. ^ a b c "The battle for eyeballs". The Times of India. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b Singh, Dr Paramveer (5 August 2021). Indian Silver Screen. K.K. Publications. p. 302.
  4. ^ a b c "TV5 launches Kannada news channel". Exchange4media. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Das, Ashok (8 January 2010). "AP channel booked over YSR report". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Shaw, Padmaja (13 April 2017). "Who wants to own Telugu news channels?". The Hoot. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  7. ^ Aluri, Srikanth (23 October 2022). "Andhra Pradesh HC puts stay on all further proceedings in CID case against TV channel chairman". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Jubilee Hills Society elections". Deccan Chronicle. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2022 – via PressReader.
  9. ^ a b c d "TV5 launches devotional channel in AP & Telangana, DTH dist plan under way". Indiantelevision.com. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  10. ^ a b "TV5 to spawn business news channel TV5 Money". Indiantelevision.com. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  11. ^ a b c Sukumar, C. R. (9 January 2010). "RIL to file criminal complaint against Telugu TV channel". Mint. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Cooperative tribunal stays removal of Jubilee Hills society secretary". Deccan Chronicle. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  13. ^ Business World. Vol. 26. ABP Group. 2007.
  14. ^ "All you wanted to know about who owns the South Indian news channels you watch". The News Minute. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Shreya Broadcasting Private Limited Information". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  16. ^ "TV5 launches news channel in Kannada on 2nd October". Adgully. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  17. ^ a b "TV5 Journalists Arrest Sparks Furore". fullhyderabad. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  18. ^ a b "Reliance attack: Cases slapped against three TV channels". The Times of India. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Two editors of TV 5 arrested in Hyderabad". The Hindu. 8 January 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Police arrests TV5 editors, Editors Guild condemns irresponsible reporting". Indiantelevision.com. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  21. ^ "Journalists protest TV5 editors' arrest". Business Standard. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

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