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New Delhi Television Ltd is an Indian news media company focusing on broadcast and digital news publication.

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It was founded in , by economist Prannoy Roy and journalist Radhika Roy. It began as a production house for news segments, contracted by the public broadcaster Doordarshan and international satellite channels when television broadcasting was a state monopoly , and transitioned into the first independent news network in India.

The company launched the first 24x7 news channel in partnership with Star India in In , the Adani Group noted for its close ties with the ruling BJP, acquired a majority stake in the company. The takeover by Adani led to resignations by many prominent members of the channel, including Ravish Kumar. The network was then contracted by Doordarshan to produce its coverage of the Indian general elections and budget session specials which too became widely popular.

The format developed by NDTV was contrasted with the simple official announcements publicised by Doordarshan in previous elections and was adopted as a template by news broadcasters over the following decades. The World This Week continued to be aired till The news bulletins had gained both in credibility and were competing with entertainment channels in terms of viewership, which made the network sought after for partnerships by international news networks such as BBC and Rupert Murdoch 's Star Network at a time when restrictions on private participation in television broadcasting were being lifted and Doordarshan's monopoly broken by satellite television.

In , the director general of Doordarshan, Rathikant Basu left the public broadcaster and joined its multinational rival, the Star Network. The resignation brought about a call for scrutinising his activities during his tenure as the director general, [ 6 ] a parliamentary committee was assigned to examine the finances of Doordarshan, which alleged "irregularities" in its dealings with NDTV.

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Under the terms of the agreement, NDTV would produce all news content for the network, [ 6 ] while News Television India subsidiary of Murdoch's News Corporation would finance the endeavor. Over the following years, it also made its first foray into regional markets and began a Tamil language news bulletin on Vijay TV , a channel owned by the Star Network.

Star News was an immediate success, its revenue made the channel break-even at the onset.