Sun TV Network
Sun Network headquarters | |
| Company 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 | ₹4,282.10 crore (US$510 million) (FY24)[1] |
| ₹2,613.11 crore (US$310 million) (FY24)[1] | |
| ₹1,925.8 crore (US$230 million) (FY24)[1] | |
| Total assets | ₹11,420.95 crore (US$1.4 billion) (2024)[2] |
Number of employees | 1,048 (2024)[2] |
| Parent | Sun Group |
| Website | www www |
Sun TV Network Limited is an Indian media company, headquartered in Chennai. It is a part of Sun Group and was 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.
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 Rajinikanth starrer Enthiran. It has distributed more than 20 Tamil films starting from Kadhalil Vizhunthen, and now producing many big budget movies.[3]
Television production company
Sun Entertainment is a television production company, which co-produces the daily soaps which are to be telecasted in their channels to hold the ip rights for future with themselves and also 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.[4]
OTT Platform
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.[3]
Owned assets
Sun TV Network currently owns and operates 36 TV channels (25 SD + 11 HD) across some Indian languages – Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali and Hindi.
| Channel | Launched | Language | Category | SD/HD/4K | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Formerly known as Gemini TV |
| Sun Gemini Movies | 2000 | Movies | Formerly known as Teja TV, Gemini Movies | ||
| Sun Gemini Music | 2005 | Music | Formerly known as Gemini Music | ||
| Kushi TV | 2009 | Kids | SD | ||
| Sun Gemini Comedy | Comedy | Formerly known as Gemini Comedy | |||
| Sun Gemini Life | 2012 | Classic | Formerly known as Gemini Life | ||
| Sun Udaya | 1994 | Kannada | General Entertainment | SD+HD | Formerly known as Udaya TV |
| Sun Udaya Movies | 2000 | Movies | SD | Formerly known as Ushe TV, U2, Udaya Movies | |
| Sun Udaya Music | 2006 | Music | Formerly known as Udaya Music | ||
| Chintu TV | 2009 | Kids | |||
| Sun Udaya Comedy | 2010 | Comedy | Formerly known as Udaya Comedy | ||
| Sun Surya | 1998 | Malayalam | General Entertainment | SD+HD | Formerly known as Surya TV |
| Sun Surya Movies | 2005 | Movies | SD | Formerly known as Kiran TV,
Surya Movies | |
| Kochu TV | 2011 | Kids | |||
| Sun Surya Music | 2013 | Music | Formerly known as Surya Music | ||
| Sun Surya Comedy | 2017 | Comedy | Formerly known as Chirithira(2012)(Sundirect exclusive) | ||
| Sun Bangla | 2019 | Bengali | General Entertainment | SD+HD | |
| Sun Marathi | 2021 | Marathi | |||
| Sun Neo | 2024 | Hindi |
Defunct channels
| Channel | Launched | Defunct | Language | Category | SD/HD/4K | Notes | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Action | 2012 | 2017 | Tamil | Movies | SD | Replaced by Gemini Music HD | |
| Gemini Action | 2012 | 2017 | Telugu | SD | Replaced by Gemini Movies HD | ||
| Gemini News | 2004 | 2019 | News | Replaced by Sun Bangla | [5] | ||
| Suriyan TV | 2012 | 2017 | Kannada | Movies | SD | Replaced by Udaya TV HD | |
| Udaya News | 2004 | 2019 | News | Replaced by Sun Marathi | [6] | ||
| Kiran TV | 2005 | 2017 | Malayalam | Movies | SD | Replaced by Surya Movies | |
| Surya Action | 2012 | 2017 | Replaced by Surya Comedy |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Sun TV's PAT increases by 9 per cent in Q4 FY24". The Hindu Businessline. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Annual Report 2024" (PDF). Sun TV Network. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Don't miss out on the ultimate entertainment experience - switch to Sun Network today. | www.sunnetwork.in". www.sunnetwork.in. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ iromero (6 October 2023). "The Gemini South Maintenance Shutdown". Gemini Observatory. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Staff, T. N. M. (25 August 2017). "After 19 years, Sun TV to shut down Udaya News over insurmountable losses". The News Minute. Retrieved 29 October 2023.