Legendary telugu poet Gurajada Venkata Apparao’s famous patriot song written in 1910 – Desamunu Preminchumanna inspired me in many ways. The lyrics – Desamante matti kaadoyi, desamante manushuloyi ( A country is not made of land; a country is made of its people) – motivated me to look beyond the news business. That is one of [...]
Ravi Prakash reveals the success mantra behind TV9
The latest TAM data has thrown up quite a surprise. TAM data for week 34 (August 16-22, 2009) show TV9 Network catapulted to No. 1 spot in the news television space in the country. The channel share of TV9 Network stood at 0.99 per cent (CS 4+ years, All time) against the Star Network, which [...]
Airtel INB Awards 2009: And the winner is… Ravi Prakash – CEO, TV9
TV9 group CEO and prominent anchor-journalist Ravi Prakash received the ‘Regional Language News Broadcaster of the Year 2009’ award at the Airtel Indian News Broadcasting Award (INBA) 2009 in Delhi on Wednesday night.
It was dual celebrations at TV9 office. Ravi Prakash walked away with the regional language news broadcaster of the year 2009 award and [...]
TV9 puts content before TRPs: Nandita Das
In times when television has been reduced to TRP ratings and you get to see only what sells, Naveena is not only a beacon of hope, but also of courage. While most women’s programmes are on beauty, life style, cooking or endorse the homemaker image of women, Naveena has brought to their audiences the everyday [...]
TV9 Telugu News Channel Now In US
Dish Network who is a leader in the international programming, on Thursday introduced TV9 Telugu, a 24-hour news channel focused on enlightening and entertaining the Telugu speaking community, in the US.
Dish Network is proud to offer more Telugu programming than any other pay-TV provider. Dish Network is the only satellite TV provider in US.
The addition [...]
Regional News Channels in 2009
I HAVE written an article on regional langauge news in 2009. It was carried by www.indiantelevision.comas a yearender article. you can access it at :
http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k9/ravi_prakash_yearender.php
Link mentioned here: However for your benefit I am reproducing the entire article.
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For broadcasters, Andhra Pradesh is sizzling. The competition among broadcasters is hotting up with several regional news channels set [...]
TV9’s Clarity On Satyam
I am really surprised with the consistent efforts to malign TV9 by spreading rumours about our association with Satyam.
There hasn’t been any transaction of even a single rupee between our company and Satyam. TV9 has never made any investment or sought funding from any of the Satyam group of companies.
One of the partners in [...]
TV9 adding more feathers
+ TV9 is all set to add new feathers in its cap, TV9 Mumbai is all set to be launched on January 9, 2009.
+ You can reach me at ravi@tv9.net
TV9 – Here, There, Everywhere
THE WORLD KNEW. THE COUNTRY KNEW. TV9 stands for news, authenticity and the first broadcast channel to make it visible to the nation. And as they say pictures speak a thousand words… and they sure will for themselves this time too. On the ill dated July 25 and 26 – India witnessed a series of bomb [...]
