NDTV was founded by Radhika Roy and Prannoy Roy in 1988 as a producer of news programmes for Doordarshan. It ran Star News's 24-hour newsroom from 1998 and lau…
Radhika and Prannoy Roy started NDTV in 1988 to make programmes for Doordarshan, beginning with The World This Week.
From 1995 NDTV produced a daily news bulletin for Doordarshan's DD Metro, India's first daily private national news.
NDTV produced Star News, India's first 24-hour news channel, from February 1998 until its contract ended on 31 March 2003.
In 1999, with live webcasts. NDTV says it drew about 55,000 views a day in its first month.
In April 2003 NDTV launched NDTV 24x7 in English and NDTV India in Hindi, right after the Star deal ended.
NDTV Profit in 2005, Good Times in 2007 and the entertainment channel Imagine in 2008. 92% of Imagine was sold to Turner in 2009.
The Roys' RRPR Holding borrowed about Rs 403.85 crore from VCPL, with Reliance-linked money and warrants for 99.9% of RRPR.
An ED notice, CBI raids in 2017 and a 2019 SEBI ban on the Roys. In July 2022 a tribunal ruled the loan had not given VCPL control.
Adani's AMG Media bought VCPL and converted the warrants, getting RRPR's 29.18% of NDTV. NDTV said the founders were not consulted.
After an open offer added about 8%, the Roys sold 27.26% at Rs 342.65 a share on 30 December 2022.
NDTV MP-Chhattisgarh (Aug 2023), NDTV Rajasthan (Sep 2023) and NDTV Marathi (May 2024).
On 21 October 2024 at the NDTV World Summit, in India, the US, Canada, the UK and the UAE.
Rahul Kanwal, from India Today, became CEO and Editor-in-Chief in May 2025. An Oct 2025 rights issue lifted Adani's group to 69.02%.
No. FY26 revenue rose to Rs 528.29 crore but the loss was Rs 320.70 crore. NDTV now promises an AI-led newsroom.
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