Sun Network
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Sun TV Network is an Indian media
company
based in Chennai
, Tamil Nadu
, India
, part of Kal Media Services, Sun Group
. It has been named as Asia
's most profitable media corporations and the largest TV network. Established on April 14, 1993, it created and owns a variety of television channels and radio stations in multiple languages covering all Indian States. Its flagship channel is Sun TV
which was the first fully privately owned Tamil channel in India when it emerged.
The company is owned by Kalanidhi Maran
, who is the chairman and managing director who was recently awarded the CNBC Business Excellence Award in 2005. Sun Network had recently begun film distribution and production through Sun Pictures
. In addition, is also provides direct-broadcast satellite under the service called Sun Direct DTH
, a joint venture along with Astro.
The following channels are planned:
Mass media
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company
Company
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based in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, part of Kal Media Services, Sun Group
Sun Group
Sun Group is a business conglomerate, which is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The group is founded by the DMK Chief Dr. Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi and now owned and headed by Indian billionaire Kalanithi Maran and his family members including his wife Kaveri Maran. In a short span, Sun Group's...
. It has been named as Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
's most profitable media corporations and the largest TV network. Established on April 14, 1993, it created and owns a variety of television channels and radio stations in multiple languages covering all Indian States. Its flagship channel is Sun TV
Sun TV (India)
Sun TV is a regional Indian cable television station. It is the flagship channel of the Chennai-based Sun Network. It was founded and currently owned by Kalanidhi Maran. It was the first fully privately owned television channel in India when it emerged in 1992...
which was the first fully privately owned Tamil channel in India when it emerged.
The company is owned by Kalanidhi Maran
Kalanidhi Maran
Kalanithi Maran is the Chairman and Managing Director of Sun Network, which is the most profitable Television network in Asia.In June 2010, he acquired Spice Jet which was the most profitable airlines in India...
, who is the chairman and managing director who was recently awarded the CNBC Business Excellence Award in 2005. Sun Network had recently begun film distribution and production through Sun Pictures
Sun Pictures
Sun Pictures is a film distribution and production studio unit of Chennai, based Sun Network owned by Kalanidhi Maran. Founded in 2008, it started distributing low-budget Tamil-language films, Kadhalil Vizhunthen being the first, and holds the credit of producing India's costliest film Enthiran...
. In addition, is also provides direct-broadcast satellite under the service called Sun Direct DTH
Sun Direct DTH
Sun Direct is an Indian direct broadcast satellite service provider. Its satellite service, launched on 2005, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in India. Sun Direct uses MPEG-4 digital compression technology, transmitting on INSAT 4B at 93.5°E. and MEASAT-3 at 91.5°E...
, a joint venture along with Astro.
Television channels
Sun Network offers 21 television channels in four languages, generally targeting southern Indian viewers.| Television Television Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound... Channels Television channel A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and... |
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| Category | Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore... | Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu... | Kannada | Malayalam | |
| Entertainment Channels | Sun TV Sun TV (India) Sun TV is a regional Indian cable television station. It is the flagship channel of the Chennai-based Sun Network. It was founded and currently owned by Kalanidhi Maran. It was the first fully privately owned television channel in India when it emerged in 1992... |
Gemini TV Gemini TV Gemini TV is a Telugu language Indian Television channel offered by Sun Network. The channel's programming includes serials, films,interactive film-based programs, game shows and News.... |
Udaya TV Udaya TV Udaya TV is a regional Kannada language Indian cable television station. It is also the very first Kannada satellite channel in India.The channel is part of the Chennai based Sun Network of Tamil Nadu.... |
Surya TV Surya TV Surya TV is a Malayalam television channel in India. Established in 1998 October 7, Surya TV is the first digital channel of India and now the channel is telecasted in MPEG4 format. The channel is in the second position among Malayalam channels. The channel is part of Sun Network and telecast... |
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| Music Channels | Sun Music | Gemini Music Gemini Music Gemini Music is the first non-stop Telugu language music channel, operated by the Sun TV Network in India. It was initially launched as Adithya TV, but was later renamed Gemini Music. It is popular for live, interactive shows.... |
Udaya Music | Kiran TV Kiran TV Kiran TV is the second Malayalam channel from Sun Network, which is based in Trivandrum, Kerala, India. It is a 24 hour Music channel, with more than 12 hours of live film songs and SMS messaging facility. The channel also airs one movie everyday and plays film songs regularly.Vijith NairArun... |
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| Movie Channels | K TV | Gemini Movies Gemini Movies Gemini Movies is a Telugu language Indian Television channel offered by Sun Network. It was previously Teja TV. It is the only 24 hour movie channel in Telugu. It also telecasts movie based programs, songs and film news.-External links:**... |
Udaya Movies Udaya Movies Udaya Movies is an Indian regional cable television station in the Kannada language and is part of the Sun Network.The channel is broadcast in several nations including India, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia... |
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| News Channels | Sun News Sun News (India) Sun News is a part of India's largest media conglomerate, Sun Network, based in Chennai,India having a reach of more than 95 million households in India... |
Gemini News Gemini News Gemini News is a 24-hour News Channel from the Sun Network of India. Though the channel was launched in May 2004 with much publicity, it failed to attract the viewers. Critics have blamed poor technical standards for the channel's lack of popularity. Now, the Sun Network is planning to revamp the... |
Udaya News Udaya News Udaya News is an Indian regional cable television station in the Kannada language and is part of the Sun Network.Some of the other channels from Sun Network group are, Udaya TV , Udaya News , Udaya music and Udaya Movies , Udaya Comedy Udaya News is an Indian regional cable television station in... |
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| Comedy Channels | Adithya TV Adithya TV Adithya TV is a 24-hour comedy channel from the Sun TV Network in India. The channel also plays Telugu music from Tollywood. The songs are in large part played by audience request.... |
Gemini Comedy Gemini Comedy Gemini Comedy is a 24 hour comedy channel from the Sun TV Network.... |
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| Kids Channels | Chutti TV Chutti TV Chutti TV is a 24-hour Tamil language television channel owned by the Sun Network. The target audience are children aged between 3 and 14. It was launched in 2007, making it Sun TV Network's first ever television channel for kids.... |
Kushi TV Kushi TV Kushi Tv is a Kids television Channel in Telugu from Sun Television Network. It was launched in 2009 and broadcasts cartoons and kids programmes in Telugu. Most of the content is similar to the content of its sister channel in Tamil chutti TV.-Website:**... |
Chintu TV Chintu TV Chintu TV is a Kannada Kids channel launched on April 12th 2009 in Bengaluru. This is the first and only Kannada Cartoon channel but not yet provided by any of the cable operators all over Karnataka, available only in Sun Direct DTH.... |
Kochu TV |
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The following channels are planned:
- GEMINI ACTION
- GEMINI LIFE
- GEMINI TV HD
- K TV HD
- SUN ACTION
- SUN LIFE
- SUN MUSIC HD
- SUN NEWS ENGLISH
- SUN TV HD
- SUN TV R1
- SURIYAN TV
- SURYA ACTION
Print media
- DinakaranDinakaranDinakaran is a Tamil daily newspaper distributed in India. , Dinakaran is the largest Tamil daily newspaper in terms of net paid circulation, which was 1,235,220...
(daily morning newspaper) - Tamil Murasu (daily evening newspaper)
- KungumamKungumamKungumam is a Tamil weekly magazine published in Chennai, India. It is owned by Kalanidhi Maran's Sun Network. According to the Kungumam emerged as the top-selling Tamil weekly magazine overtaking historical market leaders like Kumudam and Ananda Vikatan. Also, is the second best selling...
- MutharamMutharamMutharam or Manthani Mutharam is a mandal in Karimnagar district, Andhra Pradesh, India.Mutharam is located 17km from town name Manthani. Its surrounded by thick forests, which have been a lifeline for the people who live here....
- Vannathirai
- Kumguma Chimizh
Radio stations
Sun Network owns two Radio brands: Suryan FM and for other territories than Tamil Nadu, Red FM. Sun is one of the largest Radio broadcasters in India.| SURYAN FM 93.5 MHZ | ||||||||
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| Tamilnadu | TAMIL | Chennai Chennai Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India... |
Coimbatore Coimbatore Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India".... |
Trichy | Madurai Madurai Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and... |
Tirunelveli Tirunelveli Tirunelveli , also known as Nellai , and historically as Tinnevelly, is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Tirunelveli District and the sixth biggest city in Tamil Nadu... |
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| State | Language | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Kerala | MALAYALAM | Kochi | Trissur | Kannur | Kozhikode | Thiruvananthapuram | - |
| Andhra pradesh |
TELUGU | Rajamundry | Hyderabad | Tirupati | Vijayawada | Vishakapatnam | Warangal |
| Karnataka | KANNADA | Bengaluru | Mangalore | Mysore | Gulbarga | - | - |
| Maharashtra | HINDI /OTHER | Aurangabad | Pune | Nashik | Nagpur | - | - |
| Uttar pradesh |
HINDI /OTHER | Lucknow | Varanasi | Kanpur | Allahabad | - | - |
| Gujarat | HINDI /OTHER | Rajkot | Vadodara | Ahmedabad | - | ||
| Madhya pradesh |
HINDI /OTHER | Indore | Bhopal | Jabalpur | - | - | - |
| HINDI /OTHER | Asansol | Jamshedpur | Guwahati | Jaipur | Bhubaneshwar | - | |
| HINDI /OTHER | Gangtok | Siliguri | Shillong | ||||
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| with a 48.9% stake |
HINDI /OTHER | New Delhi | Mumbai | Kolkata | |||
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