TV9 Telugu (formerly TV9) is an Indian Telugu-language 24-hour news channel focusing on the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
[7] It was reported that TV9 received ₹15 crore funding from Srini Raju's iLabs and Chennai-based Unify Wealth Management.
[5] The founding CEO Ravi Prakash mentioned that they launched TV9 as a news channel targeting the youth and women.
In August 2018, a group of investors including promoters of ALANDA media picked up the nearly 80% stake held by Srini Raju in Associated Broadcasting Company Ltd (ABCL) which owns TV9 Telugu and its sister channels.
[16] In April 2019, Srini Raju agreed to pay ₹650 crore to SAIF Partners (now Elevation Capital), who were also the investors in the company (ABCL).
It was also reported that film actor Sivaji who had previously bought around 9% of ABCL from founder CEO Ravi Prakash had raised objections to the sale of 80% equity to My Home Group and Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Limited (MEIL).
Jagan Mohan Reddy has eroded the unbiasedness of TV9 and that the channel is now being used to further the agenda of Telangana Rashtra Samiti government and Chandrasekhar Rao.