TV5 (India)
Indian Telugu-language TV channel
TV5 is an Indian Telugu-language 24-hour news channel in India, launched on 2 October 2007 by Shreya Broadcasting Pvt. Ltd. It was founded by B. R. Naidu (Bollineni Rajagopal Naidu) of Chittoor, who is also the current chairman of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) and the owner of Nuzen Hair Oil. The channel is managed by B. R. Naidu as the chairman, with Bollineni Ravindranath serving as the Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief. TV5 is perceived as a propaganda outlet for Nara Chandrababu Naidu. The channel has been found to be in breach of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) code of ethics on various occasions.
History
TV5 is launched as a 24-hour Telugu news channel on 2 October 2007 by Shreya Broadcasting Pvt. Ltd. It is promoted by B. R. Naidu (Bollineni Rajagopal Naidu) of Chittoor. Naidu previously ran a travel agency.
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