Sun TV Network

Sun TV Network
TypePublic
BSE: 532733
NSE: SUNTV
IndustryMedia conglomerate
Founded14 April 1993; 33 years ago (1993-04-14)
FounderKalanithi Maran
HeadquartersChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Key peopleKalanithi Maran (Chairman)
Products
RevenueIncrease ₹42.82 billion (US$440 million) (FY24)
Increase ₹26.13 billion (US$270 million) (FY24)
Increase ₹19.26 billion (US$200 million) (FY24)
Total assetsIncrease ₹114.21 billion (US$1.2 billion) (2024)
Number of employees
1,048 (2024)
ParentSun Group
Websitewww.suntv.in
www.sunnetwork.in

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. It owns a number of television channels, and the OTT platform Sun NXT.

Television channels

Sun TV Network owns and operates a number of TV channels across several Indian languages.

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

Channel First aired Ceased Language Genre SD/HD/4K
Sun Action 2012 2017 Tamil Movies SD
Gemini Action 2012 2017 Telugu SD
Gemini News 2004 2019 News
Suriyan TV 2012 2017 Kannada Movies SD
Udaya News 2004 2019 News
Kiran TV 2005 2017 Malayalam Movies SD
Surya Action 2012 2017

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sun TV's PAT increases by 9 per cent in Q4 FY24". Business Line. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 Annual Report 2024 (PDF) (Report). Sun TV Network. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Sun TV Network". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. ↑ 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. ↑ "Sun Group". Media Ownership Monitor. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "The Gemini South Maintenance Shutdown". Gemini Observatory. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "After 19 years, Sun TV to shut down Udaya News over insurmountable losses". The News Minute. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2023.