Thursday, February 22, 2007

TV5 enters the fray

Looks like it’s the season of aaya Rams – gaya Rams!

NTV got a taste of its own medicine! I Satyanarayana, the core team member who resigned, has joined TV5, another channel in the pipeline. So, talent-poacher NTV has itself lost some to rival, even before its launch!

News is in that IS was upset at the princely treatment given to juniors at NTV. For instance, Ramachandra Rao, was offered a salary that was close to what was offered to IS. Ram was a stringer at Chennai when IS was the News Editor of ETV2. TV5 is a natural choice for IS. He is close to the new channel’s CEO, Sivaram Prasad, a former colleague. Prasad was the initial promoter of Satya TV and his long-time associate Rajkumar heads the Marketing Team at TV5. (Geddam) Narsimha Rao is likely to join soon.


Talk is that like in the case of NTV, there are some hidden hands behind the main promoter. Got any inputs? Write to vikram.apmedia@gmail.com

Those who missed, please check reports of a survey in US on blogs. Times of India has it on Page 20 of Thursday’s edition.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

WILL TV5 ATTRACTS COPYRIGHT LAW? AS ONE TV5 IS ALREADY AIRED IN HYD... THOUGH IT IS FRENCH.

Anonymous said...

We know what this Sivaram prasad did in Satyatv. I feel these new channels will remain non-starters.
Vinni

Anonymous said...

Narsimha Rao of Satya TV ( always a forthcoming Channel ) may not join TV5 even though he is close to I.Satyanarayana. His caliber as a bureau chief may be acceptable to Siva Ram Prasad but Narsimha Rao may not be satisfied with this. He is just like NG Ranga--- wont get first place and wont accept second place !

Anonymous said...

I think people at Satya feel 14 month itch at Satya. Earlier, Bhavanarayana ( Now in Maa ) left after 14 months and now it is the turn of Narasimha Rao thinking of going out after 14 months. Or, shall we call it gnanodayam after 14 months ?

Anonymous said...

This shows what kind of cheap path a journalist could take. How the experience matters in getting salaries? Talent matters regardless whatever experience you have in your life.

Anonymous said...

This blog seems to be highly pro-TV9 and pro-congress. Isnt it?

Anonymous said...

some one saying that experience and salary cant match. ok, but I am sincerely request the one who experessed this view to look at Ramachandra Rao's face closely once. And confirm whether he is able to performce on screen or not.
Why waste comments? That is the selection style of NTV