More TV Channels in Andhra Pradesh

Telugu TV channel space may soon see overcrowding due to launch of more channels by MAA TV and TV9.
Maa TV will launch 3 Telugu TV channels in Music and Movies, a Devotional and a news channel in this year. Name of the devotional channel is finalised as Maa Bhakti.

Latest share holders in MAA TV:
Chiranjeevi-20%
Nagarjuna – 20%
Prasad (Matrix Labs) – 20%.

No.1 news channel of Andhra Pradesh, TV9, is planning to launch 3 channels in Andhra Pradesh. It will also launch Mumbai centric news channel, TV9 Mumbai in September.
TV9 will soon launch religious channel, Sanskriti, in June and TV1, entertainment channel, in July.

After the launch of these new channels, ETV and SUN networks may face stiff competition from Maa TV and TV9 networks. Zee group also has big plans for Andhra market. Is there really any market left for these new channels? Wait and watch.

Courtesy: India television

Top 5 Telugu TV Channels in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh Television market is the most competitive one in India. No channel has much superior share in the market. Both Entertainment and News TV channels are facing severe competition here.
Top 5 TV Channels in AP:

Gemini TV is the number one Telugu TV Channel in Andhra Pradesh with 22.53% market share. City cable is in second place with 15.74% share followed by Teja Tv with 14.25%.
ETV is in fourth place with just 12.4% market share folowed by MaaTV with 4.82% share.

Among News Channels, TV9 is in the first place followed by ETV 2.

Verdict: Sun TV Channels i.e; Gemini TV, Teja TV, Teja News, Aditya are commanding over 40% market share in the Telugu Television market.

Please comment about your favorite TV Channel.

TV9 to launch more regional news channels

TV9, a Telugu news channel, will be raising 200 cr to launch more news channels in various regional languages like Kannada, Gujarathi, Malayalam and Marathi. It is also planning to launch an African regional news channel.

Its slogan " News with Difference" made a significant impact on viewers.

It occupied top slot among Telugu news channels and sixth place among National News channels Below NDTV and AAJTAK.

TV9 launched in Telugu just before 2004 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections came into prominence with sensational reporting.

With "Moddu Seenu Episode", it became synonymous with investigative journalism in Telugu.

Source : Business World