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Country | India |
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Headquarters | Hyderabad, India |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Telugu |
Ownership | |
Owner | Kapil Group |
Parent | Hyderabad Media Pvt. Ltd |
History | |
Launched | 12 February 2009 [1] |
Founder | K. Vaman Rao |
Links | |
Website | HMTVlive.com |
HMTV is an Indian 24-hour Telugu news channel launched on 12 February 2009. [1] The channel is operated by Hyderabad Media Pvt. Ltd, which also runs the English newspaper The Hans India . [2] [3] HMTV is a part of Kapil Group, promoted by K. Vaman Rao. [4] [5] [6] Kapil Group is a business conglomerate of over 30 companies whose first company, Kapil Chit Funds was started in 1981. [7] [5] [8] [2]
HMTV launched on 12 February 2009 as a 24-hour Telugu news channel. It is operated by Hyderabad Media House Ltd. [9] [10] [6] [11] . [1] [9] The slogan of the channel is "Vaartha Aagadu, Nijam Daagadu". [2]
HMTV is also the first Telugu news channel to have an ombudsman to carry out a critical review of its content and provide a conduit for viewers. [12]
The channel is owned by Kapil Group, promoted by K. Vaman Rao. [1] [9] [4] Kapil Group is a conglomerate of over 30 companies having presence in over 16 business activities. [7] [8]
Kapil Chit Funds, the first company of the group started in 1981 at Karimnagar by K. Vaman Rao, a Chartered Accountant by profession. [7] [8] It later diversified into sectors like construction, property management, hospitality, manufacturing, media, energy, agriculture, healthcare, finance, IT. [7] [5] [8] [11]
The channel broadcasts shows such as "Jordar Varthalu", and "Nela Thalli". [2] The public discussion program 'Dasa Disa' was widely acclaimed. [12] , 'Dasa Disa' on the channel gave them the confidence to venture into print media with The Hans India in July 2011. [9] The channel has also been lauded for taking up issues like the girl child, building toilets in government schools, drinking water etc. [12]
So far it has not been able to perform too well at the ratings game and is yet to report profits.