Sun TV (India)

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Sun TV is a regional Tamil language Indian cable television station. It is the premier flagship channel of the Chennai-based Rs 12000-crore Sun Network. Sun TV is the most viewed channel in Tamil Nadu. It was the first fully privately owned Tamil channel in India when it emerged in 1992. Its serials and soaps have generated the maximum TRP rating for viewership all over India, making it the most popular channel in India. Coupled with the DMK-backed Karunanidhi family, it was the largest political-media family in India till the split in November 2005.

Sun TV has the largest collection of movie titles in its library – about 2,400 films, though according to sources, the real number is pegged at over 6,000 titles. [1], [2].

Its service is broadcast through cable or satellite networks throughout India. Sun TV is also available to viewers in the U.S., Dubai, Europe, Australia, South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore and the Asia Pacific region. Popular programs such as Kolangal and Selvi are its major attractions.

[edit] History and Ownership

It was the first fully privately owned Tamil channel in India when it emerged in the early 1990s.

Monday November 7 2005, DMK president M Karunanidhi announced that his wife Dayalu Ammal has relinquished her 20% shares in Sun Network and its Tamil publications [3].

SunTVs serials are viewed by millions of people (mainly in South India). Sun TV has the maximum viewership in the cable based reachability in Tamil Nadu. Udaya, Surya are other channels for Kannada and Malayalam viewers. Sun TV's reachability is powerful enough give a complete blackout of news or bias the viewers with its news content. Sun's last hour telecast before the election day on the last 5 year's prior govt's mis-adventures helped to gain a major vote change.

Having different arms in all states sun faces crisis as the reporting has to be focussed for different states. Sun TV's kannada channel is forced to give pro kannada new content particularly during cauvery issue, while Sun TV's Tamil news is forced to give news content otherwise. Knowing the fact that it is has a major stake holder from DMK ruling TN, the news contents are not that trusted by the states kannada and kerala when issues of cauvery and mullai periyar arise. The news content seems timid and seemed pro TN.

[edit] Others

Most of the people in Tamil nadu refer the satellite connection as "Sun TV Connection"^{[citation needed]} . This is mainly due to its popularity and its earliest arrival among other satellite channels. Sun Tv made its debut in NSE and BSE in mid 2006 See Also