Sun TV Network

{{Infobox company

| name = Sun TV Network

| logo = Sun TV Network.png

| logo_size = 100px

| caption =

| image = SUN network office.JPG

| image_caption = Sun Network headquarters

| type = Public

| traded_as = {{BSE|532733}}
{{NSE|SUNTV}}

| industry = Media conglomerate

| foundation = {{Start date and age|1993|04|14|df=yes}}

| founder = Kalanithi Maran

| location = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

| key_people = Kalanithi Maran (Chairman)

| products = {{hlist|Broadcasting|publishing|radio|web portals }}

| revenue = {{increase}} {{INRConvert|4282.10|c}} (FY24)

| operating_income = {{increase}} {{INRConvert|2613.11|c}} (FY24)

| net_income = {{increase}} {{INRConvert|1925.8|c}} (FY24){{cite news |title=Sun TV’s PAT increases by 9 per cent in Q4 FY24|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/sun-tvs-pat-increases-by-9-per-cent-in-q4-fy24/article68211825.ece |access-date=23 December 2024|work=The Hindu Businessline |date=24 May 2024 |language=en}}

| assets = {{increase}} {{INRConvert|11420.95|c}} (2024){{cite web | url=https://www.suntv.in/pdf/AGM/2024/SunTV_Annual_Report_2023-24_Final.pdf| title= Annual Report 2024 | publisher=Sun TV Network | date=25 June 2024 | access-date= 23 December 2024}}

| owner =

| num_employees = 1,048 (2024)

| parent = Sun Group

| subsid =

| homepage = {{URL|http://www.suntv.in}}
{{URL|http://www.sunnetwork.in/}}

}}

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.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

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.{{Cite news|last=Narasimhan|first=T. E.|date=2020-11-13|title=Sun TV to invest around Rs 600 cr in movies and content for OTT platform|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/entertainment/sun-tv-to-invest-around-rs-600-cr-in-movies-and-content-for-ott-platform-120111300383_1.html|access-date=2020-12-07}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Don't miss out on the ultimate entertainment experience - switch to Sun Network today. {{!}} www.sunnetwork.in |url=https://www.sunnetwork.in/tv-channel.aspx |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=www.sunnetwork.in}}

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.

Owned channels

Sun TV Network currently owns and operates 37 TV channels (26 SD + 11 HD) across some Indian languages – Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali and Hindi.

class="wikitable sortable"

!Channel

!Launched

!Language

!Category

!SD/HD/4K

!Notes

Sun TV

| 1993

| rowspan="7" | Tamil

| General Entertainment

| rowspan="3" |SD+HD

KTV

| 2001

| Movies

Sun Music

| 2004

| Music

Chutti TV

| 2007

| Kids

| rowspan="4" |SD

Adithya TV

| 2009

| Comedy

Sun News

| 2000

| News

Sun Life

| 2013

| Classic

Gemini TV

| 1995

| rowspan="6" | Telugu

| General Entertainment

| rowspan="3" |SD+HD

Gemini Movies

| 2000

| Movies

|Formerly known as Teja TV

Gemini Music

| 2005

| Music

Kushi TV

| rowspan="2"|2009

| Kids

| rowspan="3" |SD

Gemini Comedy

| Comedy

Gemini Life

| 2013

| Classic

Udaya TV

| 1994

| rowspan="5" | Kannada

| General Entertainment

|SD+HD

Udaya Movies

| 2000

| Movies

| rowspan="4" |SD

|Formerly known as Ushe TV and U2

Udaya Music

| 2006

| Music

Chintu TV

| 2009

| Kids

Udaya Comedy

| 2010

| Comedy

Surya TV

| 1998

| rowspan="5" | Malayalam

| General Entertainment

|SD+HD

Surya Movies

| 2005

| Movies

| rowspan="4" |SD

|Formerly known as Kiran TV

Surya Music

| 2013

| Music

Kochu TV

| 2011

| Kids

Surya Comedy

| 2017

| Comedy

Sun Bangla

| 2019

| Bengali

|rowspan="3"|General Entertainment

| rowspan="3" |SD+HD

Sun Marathi

| 2021

| Marathi

Sun Neo

| 2024

| Hindi

= Defunct channels =

class="wikitable"

!Channel

!Launched

!Defunct

!Language

!Category

!Notes

!Source(s)

Sun Action

|2008

|2012

| Tamil

| rowspan="2"|Movies

| Replaced by Gemini Music HD

|{{Cn|date=October 2023}}

Gemini Action

|2012

|2013

| rowspan="2"|Telugu

| Replaced by Gemini Movies HD

|{{Cn|date=October 2023}}

Gemini News

|2004

|2019

| News

| Replaced by Sun Bangla

|{{Cite web |last=iromero |date=2023-10-06 |title=The Gemini South Maintenance Shutdown |url=https://gemini.edu/news/gemini-south-maintenance-shutdown |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=Gemini Observatory |language=en}}

Suriyan TV

|2012

|2017

| rowspan="2"|Kannada

| Movies

| Replaced by Udaya TV HD

|{{Cn|date=October 2023}}

Udaya News

|2004

|2019

| News

| Replaced by Sun Marathi

|{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=T. N. M. |date=2017-08-25 |title=After 19 years, Sun TV to shut down Udaya News over insurmountable losses |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/after-19-years-sun-tv-shut-down-udaya-news-over-insurmountable-losses-67360 |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}

Kiran TV

|2005

|2013

| rowspan="2"|Malayalam

| rowspan="2"|Movies

| Replaced by Surya Movies

|{{Cn|date=October 2023}}

Surya Action

|2009

|2012

| Replaced by Surya Comedy

|{{Cn|date=October 2023}}