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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = SUN TV Network
| name = Sun TV Network
| logo = Sun TV Network.png
| logo = Sun TV Network.png
| logo_size = 100px
| logo_size = 100px
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| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{BSE|532733}}<br />{{NSE|SUNTV}}
| traded_as = {{BSE|532733}}<br />{{NSE|SUNTV}}
| industry = [[Mass media]]
| industry = [[Media conglomerate]]
| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|p=y|1992|04|14}}
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1993|04|14|df=yes}}
| founder = [[Kalanithi Maran]]
| founder = [[Kalanithi Maran]]
| location = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| location = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
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| owner =
| owner =
| num_employees = 1,451 (2023)<ref name="SunTVAnnualReport" />
| num_employees = 1,451 (2023)<ref name="SunTVAnnualReport" />
| parent = [[SUN Group]]
| parent = [[Sun Group]]
| subsid =
| subsid =
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.suntv.in}}<br />{{URL|http://www.sunnetwork.in/}}
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.suntv.in}}<br />{{URL|http://www.sunnetwork.in/}}
}}
}}


'''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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2009/apr/24sun-zee-tv-top-profitability-chart.htm |title=Sun, Zee remain top on profitability charts|work=Rediff.com|date=31 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kinindia.in/edu/4739-sun-tv-not-working/ |title=Problems in Sun TV Network license renewal |publisher=kinindia.net |date=2015-06-08 }}</ref> Established on 14 April 1992 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 (India)|Sun TV]].{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
'''Sun TV Network Limited''' is an Indian [[Media conglomerate]] company headquartered in [[Chennai|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 (India)|Sun TV]].{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}


== Owned channels ==
==Owned channels==
=== On air channels ===
{{main|List of channels owned by Sun TV Network}}
SUN TV Network currently owns and operates 33 TV channels (25 SD + 8HD) across [[South India|Indian]] languages&nbsp;– [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam]], [[Kannada]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]].


Sun TV owns 37 television channels across 7 different languages. 34 out of these 37 are in South Indian languages i.e. [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada]] and [[Malayalam]], as Sun TV network is a South-India based network. It expanded its reached towards other regions by launching GEC channels in [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Hindi]] languages.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Channel
!Launched
!Language
!Category
!SD/HD availability
!Notes
|-
| [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
| 1993
| rowspan="7" | [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| General Entertainment
| rowspan="3" | SD & HD
|
|-
| [[KTV (India)|KTV]]
| 2001
| Movies
|
|-
| [[Sun Music]]
| 2004
| Music
|
|-
| [[Chutti TV]]
| 2007
| Kids
| rowspan="4" | SD
|
|-
| [[Adithya TV]]
| 2009
| Comedy
|
|-
| [[Sun News (Indian TV channel)|Sun News]]
| 2000
| News
|
|-
| [[Sun Life (Indian TV Channel)|Sun Life]]
| 2013
| Classic
|
|-
| [[Gemini TV]]
| 1995
| rowspan="6" | [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| General Entertainment
| rowspan="3" | SD & HD
|
|-
| [[Gemini Movies]]
| 2000
| Movies
|
|-
| [[Gemini Music]]
| 2005
| Music
|
|-
| [[Kushi TV]]
| 2009
| Kids
| rowspan="3" | SD
|
|-
| [[Gemini Comedy]]
| 2009
| Comedy
|
|-
| [[Gemini Life]]
| 2013
| Classic
|
|-
| [[Udaya TV]]
| 1994
| rowspan="5" | [[Kannada]]
| General Entertainment
| SD & HD
|
|-
| [[Udaya Movies]]
| 2000
| Movies
| rowspan="4" | SD
|
|-
| [[Udaya Music]]
| 2006
| Music
|
|-
| [[Chintu Television|Chintu TV]]
| 2009
| Kids
|
|-
| [[Udaya Comedy]]
| 2010
| Comedy
|
|-
| [[Surya TV]]
| 1998
| rowspan="5" | [[Malayalam]]
| General Entertainment
| SD & HD
|
|-
| [[Surya Movies]]
| 2005
| Movies
| rowspan="6" | SD
|
|-
| [[Surya Music]]
| 2013
| Music
|
|-
| [[Kochu TV]]
| 2011
| Kids
|
|-
| [[Surya Comedy]]
| 2017
| Comedy
|
|-
| [[Sun Bangla]]
| 2019
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| rowspan="2" | General Entertainment
|
|-
| [[Sun Marathi]]
| 2021
| [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|
|}

=== Defunct channels ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Channel
!Launched
!Defunct
!Language
!Category
!SD/HD availability
!Notes
|-
| Sun Action
|2008
|2012
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| rowspan="2" | Movies
| rowspan="7" | SD
| Replaced by ''Gemini Music HD''
|-
| Gemini Action
|2012
|2013
| rowspan="2" | [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| Replaced by ''Gemini Movies HD''
|-
|[[Gemini News]]
|2004
|2019
| rowspan="2" | News
| Replaced by ''[[Sun Bangla]]''
|-
| [[Udaya News]]
|2004
|2019
| rowspan="2" | [[Kannada]]
| Replaced by ''[[Sun Marathi]]''
|-
|Suriyan TV
|2012
|2017
| rowspan="3" | Movies
| Replaced by ''Udaya TV HD''
|-
| Surya Action
|2009
|2012
| rowspan="2" | [[Malayalam]]
| Replaced by ''[[Surya Comedy]]''
|-
| Kiran TV
|2005
|2013
| Replaced by ''[[Surya TV|Surya Movies]]''
|}


==Film production==
==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 [[Kollywood|Tamil films]] starting from ''[[Kadhalil Vizhunthen]]'', and now Producing many big budget movies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/dec-08-03/endhiran-17-12-08.html|title=Sun TV bails out Endhiran|access-date=28 November 2015|website=Behindwoods.com}}</ref><ref name="Narasimhan">{{Cite news|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2020-11-13|title=Sun TV to invest around Rs 600 cr in movies and content for OTT platform|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/entertainment/sun-tv-to-invest-around-rs-600-cr-in-movies-and-content-for-ott-platform-120111300383_1.html|access-date=2020-12-07}}</ref>
[[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 [[Rajinikanth]] starrer ''[[Enthiran]]''. It has distributed more than 20 [[Tamil cinema|Tamil films]] starting from ''[[Kadhalil Vizhunthen]]'', and now producing many big budget movies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/dec-08-03/endhiran-17-12-08.html|title=Sun TV bails out Endhiran|access-date=28 November 2015|website=Behindwoods.com}}</ref><ref name="Narasimhan">{{Cite news|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2020-11-13|title=Sun TV to invest around Rs 600 cr in movies and content for OTT platform|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/entertainment/sun-tv-to-invest-around-rs-600-cr-in-movies-and-content-for-ott-platform-120111300383_1.html|access-date=2020-12-07}}</ref>


==Television production company==
==Television production company==
Sun Entertainment is television production company, which produces small budget movies for [[Sun TV (India)|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.
[[Sun Pictures]] is a television production company, which produces small budget movies for [[Sun TV (India)|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Don't miss out on the ultimate entertainment experience - switch to Sun Network today. {{!}} www.sunnetwork.in |url=https://www.sunnetwork.in/tv-channel.aspx |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=www.sunnetwork.in}}</ref>


== OTT Platform ==
== OTT Platform ==
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* [[Sun Group]]
* [[Sun Group]]
*[[Sun Pictures]]
*[[Sun Pictures]]
* [[Sun Kudumbam Awards]]
* [[Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal]]
* [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
* [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
*[[Sun Direct]]
*[[Sun Direct]]
*[[Red FM (India)|Red FM]], [[Suryan FM]]
*[[Red FM (India)|Red FM]], [[Suryan FM 93.5|Suryan FM]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
{{Sun Group}}
{{Sun Group}}
{{CATV}}
{{CATV}}

Latest revision as of 16:40, 23 June 2024

For the Canadian TV news channel, see Sun News Network.

Sun TV Network
Company typePublic
BSE: 532733
NSE: SUNTV
IndustryMedia conglomerate
Founded14 April 1993; 31 years ago (1993-04-14)
FounderKalanithi Maran
HeadquartersChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Key people
Kalanithi Maran (Chairman)
Products
RevenueIncrease ₹3,772 crore (US$450 million) (FY23)[1]
Increase ₹2,392 crore (US$290 million) (FY23)[1]
Increase ₹1,707 crore (US$200 million) (FY23)[1]
Total assetsIncrease ₹7,777.68 crore (US$930 million) (2019)[2]
Number of employees
1,451 (2023)[2]
ParentSun Group
Websitewww.suntv.in
www.sunnetwork.in

Sun TV Network Limited 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.[citation needed]

Owned channels

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Main article: List of channels owned by Sun TV Network

Sun TV owns 37 television channels across 7 different languages. 34 out of these 37 are in South Indian languages i.e. Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam, as Sun TV network is a South-India based network. It expanded its reached towards other regions by launching GEC channels in Marathi, Bengali and Hindi languages.

Film production

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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 Rajinikanth starrer Enthiran. It has distributed more than 20 Tamil films starting from Kadhalil Vizhunthen, and now producing many big budget movies.[3][4]

Television production company

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Sun Pictures 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.[5]

OTT Platform

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Main article: Sun NXT

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.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sun TV Q4 net profit down 7% to ₹380 crore". The Hindu Businessline. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Sun TV Network Profit & Loss". Sun TV Network. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Sun TV bails out Endhiran". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ "Don't miss out on the ultimate entertainment experience - switch to Sun Network today. | www.sunnetwork.in". www.sunnetwork.in. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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