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Sun Tv
Channel Name: Sun
Tv
Launched:
14 April 1993
Owned by:
kalanithi maran
Country:
India
Broadcast area: India
Network:
Sun Network
Headquarters:
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Sister channels:
sun news,sunmusic,
Language: Tamil
Website:
http://www.sunnetwork.in/suntv/
Sun TV (Tamil) is a regional Indian
cable television station. It is the flagship channel of the Chennai-based Sun
Network. It was founded and currently owned by Kalanidhi Maran.
History:
It was the first fully privately owned television channel in India when it
emerged in 1992. It is the most viewed Tamil television channel in the world,
with syndicated broadcasts in several countries, such as the United Kingdom,
United States, and Canada. It remained privately held until 2006, when it was
listed on two Indian stock exchanges, the National Stock Exchange of India and
the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Shows: The
channel broadcasts a variety of shows, such as numerous soap operas, game
shows, newscasts, and shows of general entertainment. Sun TV also hosts
numerous film-industry–related events in Tamil Nadu and, as of 2011, host the
Sun Kudumbam Awards ceremony annually. The channel recently won an award for
being the best general entertainment channel in the Asian continent.] Sun TV
has been accused by some Hindus of being biased against Hindus, and by the
Nithyananda Foundation of slander......More >>
