Udaya TV
Udaya TV is an Indian Kannada language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network.[1] Udaya TV is telecast in several nations like India, some Gulf countries and the United States. Udaya TV was Launched on 1 June 1994.
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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | India, UAE and United States, Europe by satellite TV |
| Headquarters | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Kannada |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sun Network |
| Sister channels | Sun Network Channels |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 June 1994 |
| Links | |
| Website | Udaya TV Sunnetwork.in |
History
Udaya TV was incorporated on 1 June 1994 as a private limited company engaged in television broadcasting with a registered office at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[3] It was launched by the chairman of Sun TV, Kalanidhi Maran, and it started broadcasting from 1 June 1994.[4] It was the first Kannada satellite channel to go on air.[4]
It grew rapidly and by May 2000, Udaya TV has captured 70% of ad spending on TV in the state of Karnataka.[5] In 2000 and 2001, it won the Indian Television Academy's award for the best Kannada TV channel for 2001[6] It forayed into FM radio broadcasting by launching Vishaka FM, an FM channel in Visakhapatnam.[3] It was a free-on-air channel until 1 August 2004, when it was made a pay channel with a subscription fee of Rs.18.[7]
In February 2006, the directors of Udaya TV were Kalanidhi Maran, S. Selvam and Kaveri Kalanidhi. S. Selvam was also the Director of the Bangalore Bureau of Udaya TV.[8] In November 2006, its owner Kalanithi Maran merged Udaya TV Ltd. with Sun TV Network along with Gemini TV Ltd for IPO listing of Sun TV Network.[9]
Programming
Channels
| Name | Launch Date | Category | SD/HD Availability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udaya TV | 1 June 1994 | GEC | SD and HD | The first GEC in Kannada |
| Udaya Movies | 25 May 2000 | Movies | SD only | • Formerly Ushe TV
• The first movies channel in Kannada |
| Udaya Comedy | 2010 | Comedy | SD only | The first comedy focused channel in Kannada |
| Udaya Music | 5 February 2006 | Music | SD only | • Formerly Udaya 2 (U2)
• The first music focused channel in Kannada |
| Chintu TV | 11 April 2009 | Kids | SD only | The first kids focused channel in Kannada |
| Udaya News
(Now defunct) |
2000 | News | SD only | Rebranded as Sun Marathi |
Awards
See also
References
- Channel Information Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- "Udaya TV HD Launching On 15th March 2017 - High Definition TV Channel". Dooradarshana. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- Financial and other details related to Udaya TV are mentioned in "Sun TV Limited Prospectus" (PDF). Online Webpage of SEBI, Securities and Exchange Board of India. Sun TV Ltd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
- History of Sun TV network and its channels is mentioned by "Sun TV". Online webpage of TelevisionPoint.com. © 2005-2007 Televisionpoint.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
- A biography of Kalanidhi Maran is presented by M. Anand. "Businessworld, SUN TV: The heat is on". Businessworld, dated 2000-05-29. Businessworld. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
- Sun TV Channels get Best Channel Awards from Indian Television Academy - A picture report.
- Udaya TV being made a pay channel is mentioned by G R N Somashekar. "Pay Channel". Online photo images of the Hindu, dated 2004-08-16. Chennai, India: 2004, The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
- "Udaya TV employees' protest turns violent". Online Edition of the Deccan Herald, dated 2005-08-17. 2005, The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
- Merger of Udaya TV with Sun TV is discussed by "Gemini, Udaya merger with Sun TV". Online edition of The Hindu Businessline, dated 2006-11-28. 2006, The Hindu. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
