Sun TV Network
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 Sun Network headquarters at Chennai | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| BSE: 532733 NSE: SUNTV | |
| Industry | Media conglomerate |
| Founded | 14 April 1993 |
| Founder | Kalanithi Maran |
| Headquarters | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Key people | Kalanithi Maran (Chairman) |
| Products | |
| Revenue |  ₹42.82 billion (US$440 million) (FY24)[1] |
| ₹26.13 billion (US$270 million) (FY24)[1] | |
| ₹19.26 billion (US$200 million) (FY24)[1] | |
| Total assets | ₹114.21 billion (US$1.2 billion) (2024)[2] |
Number of employees | 1,048 (2024)[2] |
| Parent | Sun Group |
| Website | www www |
Sun TV Network Limited is an Indian media conglomerate headquartered in Chennai. It was established on 14 April 1993 by Kalanithi Maran and is a part of the Sun Group.[3] It owns a number of television channels, and the OTT platform Sun NXT.[4]
Television channels
[edit]Sun TV Network owns and operates a number of TV channels across several Indian languages.[5]
| Channel | First aired | Language | Genre | SD/HD/4K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun TV | 1993 | Tamil | General Entertainment | SD+HD |
| KTV | 2001 | Movies | ||
| Sun Music | 2004 | Music | ||
| Sun News | 2000 | News | SD | |
| Chutti TV | 2007 | Kids | ||
| Adithya TV | 2009 | Comedy | ||
| Sun Life | 2012 | Classic | ||
| Sun Gemini | 1995 | Telugu | General Entertainment | SD+HD |
| Sun Gemini Movies | 2000 | Movies | ||
| Sun Gemini Music | 2005 | Music | ||
| Kushi TV | 2009 | Kids | SD | |
| Sun Gemini Comedy | Comedy | |||
| Sun Gemini Life | 2012 | Classic | ||
| Sun Udaya | 1994 | Kannada | General Entertainment | SD+HD |
| Sun Udaya Movies | 2000 | Movies | SD | |
| Sun Udaya Music | 2006 | Music | ||
| Chintu TV | 2009 | Kids | ||
| Sun Udaya Comedy | 2010 | Comedy | ||
| Sun Surya | 1998 | Malayalam | General Entertainment | SD+HD |
| Sun Surya Movies | 2005 | Movies | SD | |
| Kochu TV | 2011 | Kids | ||
| Sun Surya Music | 2013 | Music | ||
| Sun Surya Comedy | 2017 | Comedy | ||
| Sun Bangla | 2019 | Bengali | General Entertainment | SD+HD |
| Sun Marathi | 2021 | Marathi | ||
| Sun Neo | 2024 | Hindi |
Defunct channels
[edit]| Channel | First aired | Ceased | Language | Genre | SD/HD/4K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Action | 2012 | 2017 | Tamil | Movies | SD |
| Gemini Action | 2012 | 2017 | Telugu | SD | |
| Gemini News[6] | 2004 | 2019 | News | ||
| Suriyan TV | 2012 | 2017 | Kannada | Movies | SD |
| Udaya News[7] | 2004 | 2019 | News | ||
| Kiran TV | 2005 | 2017 | Malayalam | Movies | SD |
| Surya Action | 2012 | 2017 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Sun TV's PAT increases by 9 per cent in Q4 FY24". Business Line. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- 1 2 Annual Report 2024 (PDF) (Report). Sun TV Network. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ↑ "Sun TV Network". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Sun Group". Media Ownership Monitor. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ↑ "The Gemini South Maintenance Shutdown". Gemini Observatory. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ "After 19 years, Sun TV to shut down Udaya News over insurmountable losses". The News Minute. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1993 establishments in Tamil Nadu
- Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange
- Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange of India
- Mass media companies of India
- Sun Group
- Television broadcasting companies of India
- Television companies of India
- Television channels and stations established in 1993
- Television networks in India
- Television stations in Chennai