ABN Andhra Jyothi
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Network | Amoda Broadcasting Network |
| Headquarters | HDTV )
(resolution varies depending on affiliate) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Vemuri Radhakrishna |
| History | |
| Launched | 15 October 2009 |
| Links | |
| Website | Andhra Jyothy |
ABN Andhra Jyothy is an Indian Telugu-language 24-hour news channel launched on 15 October 2009.[1] Aamoda Broadcasting Network is the holding company of the channel and is promoted by Vemuri Radhakrishna.[2][3][4] The media house also owns the Telugu daily newspaper Andhra Jyothy.[2][1]
History
ABN Andhra Jyothy was launched as a Telugu-language news channel in October 2009.[2][1] Aamoda Broadcasting Network which owns the Telugu daily newspaper Andhra Jyothi is the holding company of the channel. The channel has the tagline 'We Report, You Decide'.[1]
Ownership
As of April 2017, Aamoda Broadcasting Private Limited, the holding company of ABN Andhra Jyothy, held 87.39% of the shares and the promoter Vemuri Radhakrishna, a professional journalist, owned 9.19% of the shares.[4]
Notable work
The channel came to limelight by exposing the then Andhra Pradesh Governor N. D. Tiwari's sex scandal, leading to his resignation.[2][5][6][7]
Controversies
S. Janardhan, an advocate from Hyderabad, filed a petition in Ranga Reddy court seeking action against the misuse of funds by V. Radha Krishna, which were collected for the maintenance of Warangal-based conjoined twins Veena and Vani.[8][9][10] By June 2015, nearly Rs 25 lakh had been collected for the twins. The court directed the Saroornagar police to register a case under Section 406, 420, 403 and 120(b) and submit a detailed report on the incident by 16 November.[8][9][10]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "About Us". Andhrajyothy.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d Singh, Dr Paramveer (5 August 2021). Indian Silver Screen. K.K. Publications. p. 302.
- Times of India. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
ABN Andhra Jyothy, owned by Vemuri Radhakrishna, is seen as close to Chandrababu Naidu.
- ^ a b Shaw, Padmaja (13 April 2017). "Who wants to own Telugu news channels?". The Hoot. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- DNA India.
- ^ G. S. Radhakrishna (27 December 2009). "Misuse case against Tiwari". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 29 December 2009.
- ISBN 978-93-5009-373-3.
- ^ a b Sravani Telugu (5 April 2018). "ABN Radha Krishna Cheating Twins Veena and Vani". Retrieved 5 August 2018 – via YouTube.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ a b "Conjoined Twins, Broken Promises: Veena and Vani's Painful Story". Thequint.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Andhra Jyothyi MD faces inquiry". Deccanchronicle.com. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2018.