Sun TV Network
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 Sun Network headquarters | |
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| BSE: 532733 NSE: SUNTV | |
| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Kalanithi Maran |
| Headquarters | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Key people | Kalanithi Maran (Chairman) |
| Revenue |  ₹3,001.70 crore (US$380 million) (2018)[1] |
| ₹1,959.48 crore (US$250 million) (2018)[1] | |
| ₹1,093.04 crore (US$140 million) (2018)[1] | |
| Total assets | ₹4,349.83 crore (US$540 million) (2017)[1] |
Number of employees | 1,959 (2017)[1] |
| Parent | Sun Group |
| Website | www www |
Sun TV Network is an Indian mass media company headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The head office is named Murasoli Maran Towers and located in MRC Nagar. The office has 11 floors. It is a part of Sun Group and is one of the Asia's largest TV network.[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, Bengali and Marathi.[6]
Sun Group will be launching 7 new HD channels and 3 new SD channels including network's first channel in Marathi language, marking the entry of the company into Western part of India market after sun bangla in North india.[7] After this, Sun Group will have a total of 33 channels in their bouquet.
| 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 | Udaya 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 SD channels | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Marathi | |
| Entertainment | Sun Marathi | |
Print media
Sun Group owns two daily newspapers and five magazines in Tamil. Dinakaran was founded in 1977 by K. P. Kandasamy and was acquired from K. P. K. Kumaran by Sun Network in 2005.[8][9] It is the second largest circulated Tamil daily in India after Dina Thanthi.[10][11] Tamil Murasu is an evening newspaper. The group owns the magazines Kungumam, Kumguma Chimizh, Kungumam Thozhi, Aanmigam, Mutharam and Vannathirai.
Radio stations
The group owns 70 FM radio stations across India broadcasting under the names Suryan FM, Red FM.[6]
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 Allu Arjun's Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, Rajinikanth's Petta, Vijay's Sarkar and 96.
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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Jeffrey, Robin (24 March 2000). India's newspaper revolution. C. Hurst & Co. p. 79,80,114,135. ISBN 978-1-85065-383-7.
- ^ "Sun acquires Dinakaran newspaper". rediff.com. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ Judy Franko (13 March 2010). "Tamil daily Dinakaran takes over the lead". exchange4media.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ "India's 15 most-read newspapers". rediff.com. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.