Sun TV Network

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Sun TV Network Limited
Type
Public
Traded as
BSE: 532733
NSE: SUNTV
IndustryMass media
Founded1991
FounderKalanidhi Maran
Headquarters
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Key people

Kalanidhi Maran (Chairman)
K. Vijaykumar (CEO and MD)
Revenue
Increase2,703.80 crore (US$380 million) (2017)[1]
Operating income

Increase1,490.35 crore (US$210 million) (2017)[1]
Net income

Increase979.41 crore (US$140 million) (2017)[1]
Total assets
Increase4,349.83 crore (US$610 million) (2017)[1]
Number of employees
1,959 (2017)[1]
ParentSun Group
Website
www.suntv.in
www.sunnetwork.in

Sun TV Network Limited is an Indian mass media company headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a part of Sun Group and is Asia's largest TV network.[2][3] Established on 14 April 1993 by Kalanidhi 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]




Contents





  • 1 Products and operations

    • 1.1 Television channels


    • 1.2 Print media


    • 1.3 Radio stations



  • 2 See also


  • 3 References




Products and operations



Television channels




Sun Network office in Chennai


Sun Group currently owns and operates 33 TV channels (25 SD + 8 HD) across four South Indian languages - Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.[6]


Sun Group will be launching 7 new HD channels and 4 new SD channels including network's first channels in Bengali and Marathi languages, marking the entry of the company into North Indian markets.[7] After this, Sun Group will have a total of 42 channels in their bouquet.


Asterisk (*) in the below tables denote upcoming channel; Up-Arrow (^) denotes channels being shut-down.
























































SD channels
CategoryTamilTeluguKannada
Malayalam

Bengali

Marathi
EntertainmentSun TVGemini TVUdaya TV
Surya TV
Sun Bangla*
Sun Marathi*
Sun Life
Gemini Life
Udaya Life*
Surya Life*
MusicSun MusicGemini MusicUdaya Music
Surya Music


MovieK TVGemini MoviesUdaya Movies
Surya Movies


ComedyAdithya TVGemini ComedyUdaya Comedy
Surya Comedy


KidsChutti TVKushi TVChintu TV
Kochu Tv


NewsSun News
Gemini News^

Udaya News^


































HD channels
CategoryTamil
Telugu

Kannada

Malayalam
EntertainmentSun TV HD
Gemini TV HD

Udaya TV HD

Surya TV HD
MusicSun Music HD
Gemini Music HD

Udaya Music HD*

Surya Music HD*
MovieK TV HD
Gemini Movies HD

Udaya Movies HD*

Surya Movies HD*
Comedy

Adithya TV HD*

Gemini Comedy HD*


News

Sun News HD*




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 48 FM radio stations across India broadcasting under the names Suryan FM and Red FM.[6]



See also


  • Sun Kudumbam Awards

  • Sunrisers Hyderabad


References




  1. ^ abcde "Annual Report 2016-17" (PDF). Sun TV Network. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Sun, Zee remain top on profitability charts". Rediff.com. 31 December 2013.


  3. ^ "Problems in Sun TV Network license renewal". kinindia.net. 2015-06-08.


  4. ^ "Sun TV Network win Hyderabad IPL franchise". Wisden India. 25 October 2012.


  5. ^ "Sun Risers to represent Hyderabad in IPL". Wisden India. 18 December 2012.


  6. ^ ab "Kalanithi Maran: Defying the odds". Forbes. 25 November 2015.


  7. ^ Babu, T. E. Narasimhan & Gireesh (2018-08-13). "Sun TV plans to foray into Bengali and Marathi entertainment space". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2018-10-30.


  8. ^ Jeffrey, Robin (24 March 2000). India's newspaper revolution. C. Hurst & Co. p. 79,80,114,135. ISBN 978-1-85065-383-7.


  9. ^ "Sun acquires Dinakaran newspaper". rediff.com. Retrieved 7 November 2010.


  10. ^ 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.


  11. ^ "India's 15 most-read newspapers". rediff.com. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2010.









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