Sun TV (India)

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Sun TV
Sun TV logo.svg
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaWorld wide
NetworkSun TV Network
HeadquartersChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Programming
Language(s)Tamil
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed)
History
Launched14 April 1993; 28 years ago (1993-04-14)[1]
31 December 1996 (1996-36-31) (HDTV)
Links
WebsiteSun TV Sun NXT
Availability
Cable
SCV
(Chennai, India)		Channel 100 (SD)
Channel 1000 (HDTV)
Hathway
(Mumbai, India)		Channel 51 (SD)
Asianet Digital TV
(Kerala, India)		Channel 200 (SD)
Kerala Vision Digital TV
(Kerala, India)		Channel 61 (SD)
Channel 882 (HD)

(Andhra Pradesh, India)		Channel 503 (SD)
Digicon
(Tamil Nadu, India)		Channel 901 (HDTV)
Channel 101 (SD)
Satellite
Sun Direct
(India)		Channel 800 (HDTV)
Channel 011 (SD)
TATA Sky
(India)		Channel 1503 (HDTV)
Channel 1504 (SD)
Dish TV & d2h
(India)		Channel 2858 (HDTV)
Channel 2859 (SD)
Airtel digital TV
(India)		Channel 755 (HDTV)
Channel 754 (SD)

Sun TV is an Indian Tamil-language general entertainment pay channel launched on 14 April 1993. It is the flagship channel of the Chennai-based media conglomerate Sun Group's Sun TV Network. It was founded and is owned by Kalanithi Maran.[2] Sun TV launched its HD version on 11 December 2011.[3]

Since its inception, the channel consistently remains the top rated Tamil channel and one of the top rated Indian television channel.[4][5][6]

History[]

Sun TV is the flagship channel of Sun TV Network started on the Tamil New Year 14 April 1993.[7][8][9]

It started off with a four and a half hour programming per day on a time sharing agreement with ATN. However, in January 1997 it became 24 hours programming channel.

Sun TV was listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange on January 1997 upon raising $133 million.[10] It is the most viewed Tamil television channel in the world with syndicated broadcasts in several countries such as the United States, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Qatar, Hong Kong, Europe (United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands and Ireland) and other countries.[11]

Programming[]

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Sun TV (India)

Awards[]

Sun TV also hosts numerous film-industry–related events in Tamil Nadu and the Sun Kudumbam Awards ceremony biannually.[12]

OTT[]

Digital Platform[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sun TV Netgwork Ltd". The Economic Times. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  2. ^ Menon, Jaya (8 November 2005). "Karunanidhi wife pulls out stake in Sun TV". The Indian Express.
  3. ^ "Sun TV HD launched". bseindia.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. ^ "The amazing rise of Sun TV". Rediff.com.
  5. ^ Vijayakumar, Sanjay; Kandavel, Sangeetha (22 October 2018). "Sun group bets big on second channel to take on competition". The Hindu.
  6. ^ "WEEK 44 - DATA: Week 44: Saturday, 30th October 2021 To Friday, 5th November 2021". Broadcast Audience Research Council. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Sun TV history". Economic Times. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  8. ^ Karmali, Naazneen (30 November 2009). "Strong Signal". Forbes. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  9. ^ "Rediff India Abroad, April 28, 2006 – Kalanithi Maran: A 'Sunshine' story, by Sanjiv Shankaran and S. Bridget Leena in New Delhi". Rediff.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  10. ^ Bharatan, Shilpa (27 March 2006). "Variety.com, Monday, April 24, 2006, 6:36pm PT – Sun TV shines on Exchange". Variety. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  11. ^ Ram, Arun (7 November 2005). "Karunanidhis pull out of Sun TV". Daily News and Analysis.
  12. ^ Sharma, Kishore (8 November 2005). "Karunanidhi pull out of Sun TV". Televisionpoint.com.

External links[]

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