Sun TV Network
Sun TV Network 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.
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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 |  ₹3,772 crore (US$470 million) (FY23)[1] |
| ₹2,392 crore (US$300 million) (FY23)[1] | |
| ₹1,707 crore (US$210 million) (FY23)[1] | |
| Total assets | ₹7,777.68 crore (US$970 million) (2019)[2] |
Number of employees | 1,451 (2023)[2] |
| Parent | Sun Group |
| Website | www www |
Owned channels
On air channels
Sun TV Network currently owns and operates 37TV channels (26SD + 11HD) across some Indian languages – Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali and Hindi.
| Language | Channel | Launched | Category | SD | HD | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Sun TV | 1993 | General Entertainment | Yes | Yes | |
| KTV | 2001 | Movies | Yes | Yes | ||
| Sun Music | 2004 | Music | Yes | Yes | ||
| Chutti TV | 2007 | Kids | Yes | |||
| Adithya TV | 2009 | Comedy | Yes | |||
| Sun News | 2000 | News | Yes | |||
| Sun Life | 2013 | Classic | Yes | |||
| Telugu | Gemini TV | 1995 | General Entertainment | Yes | Yes | |
| Gemini Movies | 2000 | Movies | Yes | Yes | ||
| Gemini Music | 2005 | Music | Yes | Yes | ||
| Kushi TV | 2009 | Kids | Yes | |||
| Gemini Comedy | Comedy | Yes | ||||
| Gemini Life | 2013 | Classic | Yes | |||
| Kannada | Udaya TV | 1994 | General Entertainment | Yes | Yes | |
| Udaya Movies | 2000 | Movies | Yes | |||
| Udaya Music | 2006 | Music | Yes | |||
| Chintu TV | 2009 | Kids | Yes | |||
| Udaya Comedy | 2010 | Comedy | Yes | |||
| Malayalam | Surya TV | 1998 | General Entertainment | Yes | Yes | |
| Surya Movies | 2005 | Movies | Yes | |||
| Surya Music | 2013 | Music | Yes | |||
| Kochu TV | 2011 | Kids | Yes | |||
| Surya Comedy | 2017 | Comedy | Yes | |||
| Bengali | Sun Bangla | 2019 | General Entertainment | Yes | Yes | |
| Marathi | Sun Marathi | 2021 | Yes | Yes | ||
| Hindi | Sun Neo | 2024 | Yes | Yes |
Defunct channels
| 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] | |
| Udaya News | Kannada | Replaced by Sun Marathi | [4] | |||
| Suriyan TV | 2012 | 2017 | Movies | Replaced by Udaya TV HD | ||
| Surya Action | 2009 | 2012 | Malayalam | Replaced by Surya Comedy | ||
| Kiran TV | 2005 | 2013 | Replaced by Surya Movies |
Film production
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 Rajnikanth starrer Endhiran. It has distributed more than 20 Tamil films starting from Kadhalil Vizhunthen, and now producing many big budget movies.[5][6]
Television production company
Sun Entertainment is a television production company, which 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 and this dept also co-produced the daily soaps which are to be telecasted in their channels.[7]
OTT Platform
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.[6]
See also
- Sun Group
- Sun Pictures
- Sun Kudumbam Awards
- Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Sun Direct
- Red FM, Suryan FM
References
- "Sun TV Q4 net profit down 7% to ₹380 crore". The Hindu Businessline. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- "Sun TV Network Profit & Loss". Sun TV Network. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- 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.
- "Sun TV bails out Endhiran". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- 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.