Sun TV Network
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 Sun Network headquarters | |
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| BSE: 532733 NSE: SUNTV | |
| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | 14 April 1993 |
| Founder | Kalanithi Maran |
| Headquarters | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Key people | Kalanithi Maran (Chairman) |
| Products | |
| Revenue |  ₹3,780 crore (US$450 million) (2020)[1] |
| ₹1,836 crore (US$220 million) (2020)[1] | |
| ₹1,389 crore (US$170 million) (2020)[1] | |
| Total assets |  ₹6,507 crore (US$780 million) (2020)[1] |
Number of employees | 1,352 (2020)[1] |
| Parent | SUN Group |
| Website | www www |
Sun TV Network is an Indian mass media company headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a part of Sun Group and is one of Asia's largest TV networks.[2][3] Established on 14 April 1993 by Kalanithi Maran, it owns a variety of television channels and radio stations in multiple languages. Its flagship channel is Sun TV, which was the first fully privately owned Tamil channel in India. Sun Group has owned Hyderabad-based IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad since 2012.[4][5]
Products and operations
Television channels
SUN Group currently owns and operates 32 TV channels (24 SD + 8 HD) across Indian languages – Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Bengali.[6]
SUN Group will be launching 8 new HD channels and 3 new SD channels including network's first channel in Marathi language, marking the entry of the company into North Indian market after sun bangla.[7] After this, Sun Group will have a total of 43 channels.
| HD channels | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Tamil | Telugu | Kannada | Malayalam |
| Entertainment | Sun TV HD | Gemini TV HD | Udaya TV HD | Surya TV HD |
| Music | Sun Music HD | Gemini Music HD | ||
| Movie | K TV HD | Gemini Movies HD | ||
| SD channels | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Tamil | Telugu | Kannada | Malayalam | Bengali |
| Entertainment | Sun TV | Gemini TV | Udaya TV | Surya TV | Sun Bangla |
| Music | Sun Music | Gemini Music | Udaya Music | Surya Music | |
| Movie | K TV | Gemini Movies | Udaya Movies | Surya Movies | |
| Comedy | Adithya TV | Gemini Comedy | Udaya Comedy | Surya Comedy | |
| Kids | Chutti TV | Kushi TV | Chintu TV | Kochu TV | |
| Classic | Sun Life | Gemini Life | |||
| News | Sun News | ||||
Upcoming HD channels
*Sun News HD
*Sun Bangla HD
*Adithya TV HD
*Gemini Comedy HD
*Udaya Movies HD
*Surya Movies HD
*Udaya Music HD
*Surya Music HD
Upcoming SD channels
*Sun Marathi
*Udaya Life ( Classic)
*Surya Life (Classic)
OTT Platform
Sun NXT is a global online audio/video streaming platform owned and operated by Sun TV Network. Has more than 4000 movie titles including movies like Ajith Kumar's Mankatha, Vijay's Sarkar and Rajinikanth's Petta .Sun tv network is planning to invest more it's ott platform Sun NXT by making original web series and original ott movies from the mid of the 2021 .[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Sun TV Network Profit & Loss". Sun TV Network. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Sun, Zee remain top on profitability charts". Rediff.com. 31 December 2013.
- ^ "Problems in Sun TV Network license renewal". kinindia.net. 8 June 2015.
- ^ "Sun TV Network win Hyderabad IPL franchise". Wisden India. 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ "Sun Risers to represent Hyderabad in IPL". Wisden India. 18 December 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Kalanithi Maran: Defying the odds". Forbes. 25 November 2015.
- ^ Babu, T. E. Narasimhan & Gireesh (13 August 2018). "Sun TV plans to foray into Bengali and Marathi entertainment space". Business Standard India. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ 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.