The Associated Broadcasting Company Ltd (ABCL) is one of the fastest growing media companies in India today. Associated Broadcasting Company Private Limited (ABCL) was started in 2003 by a group of young journalists lead by Ravi Prakash as CEO. With business interests in content, broadcasting and related media services ABCL started its operations in October 2003. ABCL uplinks news channels under the brand name TV9, in India from Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
With TV9, Ravi Prakash unleashed a new era of electronic Journalism. He has successfully proven that the future of the television medium belongs to News Journalism. As the CEO of TV9, Ravi stands for progressive change in the society. He believes that media can be used as an instrument to bring about social change. With his diverse experience in the print and electronic media for over a decade he has succeeded in giving TV9 a unique identity. He is currently anchoring “9pm with Ravi Prakash” which is a popular prime time news bulletin in TV9. In just four years we’ve added five more channels to our bouquet, each a major player in its métier:
- TV9 Karnataka– the first news channel in Kannada, and a runaway TRP topper
- TV9 Gujarat – the only Gujarati news channel, and a resounding success
- Indiavision– fierce competitor in the Malayalam news space
- Kolkata TV – path-breaking Bengali news channel
- Sanskriti –niche channel in Telugu devoted to faith and culture
Four new channels are all set to beam up in 2008:
- TV9 New Delhi (Hindi) – will make us a national player
- TV9 Mumbai (Hindi) – our stake in the financial capital
- Bangalore 9 (English) – a happening channel for our most happening city
- TV9 Chennai (Tamil) – an independent channel for an independent people
- That will make ABCL a truly pan-Indian broadcaster located in every major metropolis in the country, and articulating the concerns of India’s millions in the language most accessible to them.
ABCL is promoted by iLabs Capital, a $350 million India-focused venture capital fund.
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TV 9 ను ’News Channel” అనటం సరికాదని నా అభిప్రాయం. ఇందులో వార్తలకన్న పనికిరాని చర్చలు ఎక్కువ. ఎవరో ఒక అమ్మాయి అబ్బాయి లేచిపోతే దానిమీద interview లు , అదీ “Live Show” గుడ్డలిప్పుకొని గెంతే భామలను, ఊరూ, పేరూ లేని రాజకీయనాయకులతో చర్చలు – ఇలా చెప్పుకుపోతే పనికిరాని చెత్త చాలా ఉంది. దీని వలన సమాజానికి ఒరిగేదేమిటి.
కోపంగా ఉందా! మీకు మేరే అంతర్మధనం చేసుకోండి.
Dear Ravi,
Good to see that TV9 is expanding rapidly. But we are truely missing your program at 9PM. I hope TV9 will not be left behind in the process of this expansion. Some time I feel that TV9 is missing your presence in Hyderabad.
All the best for the new channels.
Ravi we miss you very much in 9 pm live show.Ravi when you will be back?
Hi,
After reading this, I realized how adventurous you could be. All the best for your ventures, in fact when I saw the blog I got so envy of you for using the black and red combination, but please check the back ground color of the (which is another shade of black) site. The present color is making the design appear odd in some areas, especially when the browser scrolls down and when somebody has a bigger monitor resolution.
hi ravi ,
make TV 9 telugu a good channel and bench mark to other channels before entrering in to other state markets .yours first importance should and must be telugu .increase ur presence in telugu our language be a broad ambassidor for tellugu language . k
dear ravi this is ramesh from Finalnd. may talk with you. many times i was try to get your phone number . but no body provide to me.
about some religion problems in the india .
can you give me your phone number
and you are broadcasting news mostly on the politics. its a one kind of advertisement to them. you are concentrating on the society only 1to 5 percent.
please concentrate on remaing things please.
thank you
ramesh
hai ravi
we are not getting any reply from you any more
why we want write information in this blog
thank you
Hi Ravi Praksh,
Can TV9 focus on the Real problems in AndhraPredesh. I still see today about the Traffic in Hyderabad and Water and Poor People suffering with Hungry.
Why can’t TV9 concentrate more on this kind of social problems rather showing some attractive things like citi life and pubs and clubs in the TV9.
Please try to educate the people about the Traffic rules and the try to escalate the issues which Government is not taking care ….
Sriram
chiranjeevi zindabad.
Dear ravi,
Can u try to do something for poor people like education societys and heart operations because poor people don’t have money to do operations.But many people wear dieing Please try to educate the people this kind of social problems rather showing some attractive things like subject knowledge…
Thank you
Do you really think telecasting the program ‘CRIME WATCH’ useful for society.
Moreover the idea of those fake actors in that program SUCKS.
THIS PROGRAM IS NOTHING BUT JUNK.
dear ravi prakash,
Firstly I congratulate on your success in establishing new channels and making a brand name. But, I also suggest you to stick to HUMAN ETHICS…. Just having “Merugaina Samajam Kosam TV9″ as captions doesn’t mean that you are fulfilling your responsibility. By showing some stupid interviews and clippings( some thing really disguisting- raped girls ) etc., you create a lot of mental tension to the family of the injured/molested…
One more stupid thing is you try to create some havoc on unneccesary things… This may increase your TRP ratings initially but in long term you get a very bad name (which already started a long time ago)…
Coming to “merugaina samajam”… did you ever create any awareness or any useful health camps or bring up youth(doctors, engineers, any other employed) together and bring many use ful activites which can help poor… There are many youth who are ready to help poor when approached with proper plans….
Hope you will maintain HUMAN ETHICS & grow further…
All the best
Hi Ravi,
This is pavan from hyd. I like tv9.
Hi Ravi,
Its really great that you are expanding your network with a starting caption “for a better society”. Every telugu and every indian must be proud of you.
TV9 Chennai (Tamil) – an independent channel for an independent people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what is this caption for this channel? I personally feel that this caption is not good for you for the people of tamil.
Good Luck in your expansion but dont leave AP TV9 (birth place) behind.Make it more effective within Telugunadu.
Hi Ravi Prakash,
I am very much impressed, when you do the program encounter in Teja Tv. TV9 brought you a good platform to encounter the political parties and Society. I want to express one thing, when one situation or any problem raises you are publishing that, its good, after that you are not following up until it is solved. In my view TV9 should be opposition to the political parties which raises a question on behalf of people. Try to club the people of particular issue corresponding to that department and get the solution from the debate. I expect TV9 to be better to the society and bitter to wrong people.
hello,when ur started that time ur done verygood job but now tv9 also became commercial , try to do some programmes on poor people
Hi Ravi,
Its been a mess happening around Telangana issue by the spoken words of ass holes like Botsa Satyanarana, stupids like Vijjiwada big as hole RajGopal. They dont know how to talk in a dignified way. They always talk with the inherited cunning character.They need some political training on how to talk on issues keeping broad sense in the mind. I dont no why YSR keeping them in his cabinet instead dumping them in the Pure Moosi River.
When it comes to TV9 too you are calling them to your studio asking questions which are really good for Better Society which you wanted ,but I have been observing that you are not focusing on the root causes and remedies for it.
Like Telangan issue ,you never asked the root cause for it to any ass hole from any region. You never asked why it is like this and what can be done to find out a remedy.
If you have a problem and then you find a remedy then deal is done.
I sincerly suggest you to keep your channel strength , dont call as holes like Botsa Satyanarayana and RajGopal to your studio. Bcause they dont know talking ,and even if they talk people cannt understand who are watching your channel……………….NatthiNaayaallu.
Sincerly
BelovedTelugu
When will the TV9 Tamil Edition launch?
hi ravi,
very sad for the mishapening at the mumbai.the one terorist who has been caught should not be left alive for a long time because they may again make a hostage of any important personality and demand for his release.so get all the information from the one alive terorist as soon as possible and just kill him to avoid any other mishapening.
We Thank TV9, for war against bad politics, terror politics and corrupt politics.
Thank you very much & keep it up.
Hari
Hyderabad – India
hi ravi,
i need ur number.i was fighting for justice and it turned out back to me.i was trying to get any of ur numbers so that i can discuss my issue.
Hi Ravi,
Good Evening. Well this is regarding social issues of Hyd. I have never seen any news channel which concentrates on Old City issues..
Problem
1) We never have proper roads
Example: Purana Pool to Kishan Bagh
2) Clean and Green. People never stay more than one hour in any place at Old City.
If it is rainy season it is like hell.
3) Health Care
Ex; Take Drinking water at any old city..Do you think is it Safety enough to drink.
4) Education..
70% people of Old City are uneducated and working as labours..
Please act on the issues..
Regards,
Kalesha