Sun TV Network
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 Sun Network headquarters | |
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| BSE: 532733 NSE: SUNTV | |
| Industry | Media conglomerate |
| Founded | 14 April 1993 |
| Founder | Kalanithi Maran |
| Headquarters | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Key people | Kalanithi Maran (Chairman) |
| Products | |
| Revenue |  ₹4,282.10 crore (US$490 million) (FY24)[1] |
| ₹2,613.11 crore (US$300 million) (FY24)[1] | |
| ₹1,925.8 crore (US$220 million) (FY24)[1] | |
| Total assets | ₹11,420.95 crore (US$1.3 billion) (2024)[2] |
Number of employees | 1,048 (2024)[2] |
| Parent | Sun Group |
| Website | www www |
Sun TV Network Limited is an Indian Media conglomerate company headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a part of Sun Group and is one of Asia's largest TV networks. Established on 14 April 1993 by Kalanithi Maran, it owns a variety of television channels in multiple languages and radio stations in multiple languages. Its flagship channel is Sun TV.[citation needed]
Owned channels
[edit]Sun TV owns 37 television channels across 7 different languages. 34 out of these 37 are in South Indian languages i.e. Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam, as Sun TV network is a South-India based network. It expanded its reached towards other regions by launching GEC channels in Marathi, Bengali and Hindi languages.
On air channels
[edit]| Channel | Launched | Language | Category | SD/HD/4K | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun TV | 1993 | Tamil | General Entertainment | SD+HD | |
| KTV | 2001 | Movies | |||
| Sun Music | 2004 | Music | |||
| Chutti TV | 2007 | Kids | SD | ||
| Adithya TV | 2009 | Comedy | |||
| Sun News | 2000 | News | |||
| Sun Life | 2013 | Classic | |||
| Gemini TV | 1995 | Telugu | General Entertainment | SD+HD | |
| Gemini Movies | 2000 | Movies | Formerly known as Teja TV | ||
| Gemini Music | 2005 | Music | |||
| Kushi TV | 2009 | Kids | SD | ||
| Gemini Comedy | Comedy | ||||
| Gemini Life | 2013 | Classic | |||
| Udaya TV | 1994 | Kannada | General Entertainment | SD+HD | |
| Udaya Movies | 2000 | Movies | SD | Formerly known as Ushe TV and U2 | |
| Udaya Music | 2006 | Music | |||
| Chintu TV | 2009 | Kids | |||
| Udaya Comedy | 2010 | Comedy | |||
| Surya TV | 1998 | Malayalam | General Entertainment | SD+HD | |
| Surya Movies | 2005 | Movies | SD | Formerly known as Kiran TV | |
| Surya Music | 2013 | Music | |||
| Kochu TV | 2011 | Kids | |||
| Surya Comedy | 2017 | Comedy | |||
| Sun Bangla | 2019 | Bengali | General Entertainment | SD+HD | |
| Sun Marathi | 2021 | Marathi | |||
| Sun Neo | 2024 | Hindi |
Defunct channels
[edit]| Channel | Launched | Defunct | Language | Category | Notes | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Action | 2008 | 2012 | Tamil | Movies | Replaced by Gemini Music HD | |
| Gemini Action | 2012 | 2013 | Telugu | Replaced by Gemini Movies HD | ||
| Gemini News | 2004 | 2019 | News | Replaced by Sun Bangla | [3] | |
| Suriyan TV | 2012 | 2017 | Kannada | Movies | Replaced by Udaya TV HD | |
| Udaya News | 2004 | 2019 | News | Replaced by Sun Marathi | [4] | |
| Kiran TV | 2005 | 2013 | Malayalam | Movies | Replaced by Surya Movies | |
| Surya Action | 2009 | 2012 | Replaced by Surya Comedy |
Film production
[edit]Sun Pictures is a film production and distribution company established in 2000. It is a part of Sun TV Network. It has produced the TV film Siragugal and Rajinikanth starrer Enthiran. It has distributed more than 20 Tamil films starting from Kadhalil Vizhunthen, and now producing many big budget movies.[5]
Television production company
[edit]Sun Entertainment is a television production company, which co-produces the daily soaps which are to be telecasted in their channels to hold the ip rights for future with themselves and also produces small budget movies for Sun TV Direct TV Premier, after movie released in TV it will available only on Sun NXT OTT App, also will be co-producing upcoming webseries for the Sun NXT OTT Platform.[6]
OTT Platform
[edit]Sun NXT is a global online audio/video streaming (over-the-top) platform owned and operated by Sun TV Network. Has more than 4000 movie titles and more than 450 TV shows. Sun TV network usually takes the movies digital rights of the ones which are telecasted in its TV channels.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Sun TV's PAT increases by 9 per cent in Q4 FY24". The Hindu Businessline. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Annual Report 2024" (PDF). Sun TV Network. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ iromero (6 October 2023). "The Gemini South Maintenance Shutdown". Gemini Observatory. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Staff, T. N. M. (25 August 2017). "After 19 years, Sun TV to shut down Udaya News over insurmountable losses". The News Minute. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ a b Narasimhan, T. E. (13 November 2020). "Sun TV to invest around Rs 600 cr in movies and content for OTT platform". Business Standard India. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Don't miss out on the ultimate entertainment experience - switch to Sun Network today. | www.sunnetwork.in". www.sunnetwork.in. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Sun Group
- 1993 establishments in Tamil Nadu
- Television networks in India
- Television stations in Chennai
- Television channels and stations established in 1993
- Indian Premier League franchise owners
- Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange of India
- Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange
- Television broadcasting companies of India
- Mass media companies of India
- Television companies of India