HMTV gearing up to launch before elections

Hyderabad Jan 1: New year has Arrived and New News Channels are forwaying into Telugu media World .Kapil Group, a well-diversified group headquartered in Hyderabad with a turnover exceeding Rs 700 crore, is all set to foray into the television space through its subsidiary company, Hyderabad Media House. The Hyderabad Media House is gearing up to launch a 24-hour news and current affairs channel called HMTV.

The channel is expected to go on air by the end of Jan 2008. The Kapil Group has appointed K Ramachandra Murthy, a veteran journalist with over 40 years of experience in journalism, as MD of the new venture. Murthy will also hold additional charge as CEO and Editor-in-Chief of HMTV. Prior to joining HMTV, Murthy was the editor of various Telugu dailies, including Andhra Jyothi, Vaartha and the now defunct Udhayam.