Udaya TV was incorporated on 1 June 1994 as a private limited company engaged in television broadcasting with a registered office at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[2] It was launched by the chairman of Sun TV, Kalanidhi Maran, and it started broadcasting from 1 June 1994.[3] It was the first Kannada satellite channel to go on air.[3]
It grew rapidly and by May 2000, Udaya TV has captured 70% of ad spending on TV in the state of Karnataka.[4] In 2000 and 2001, it won the Indian Television Academy's award for the best Kannada TV channel for 2001[5] It forayed into FM radio broadcasting by launching Vishaka FM, an FM channel in Visakhapatnam.[2] It was a free-on-air channel until 1 August 2004, when it was made a pay channel with a subscription fee of Rs.18.[6]
In February 2006, the directors of Udaya TV were Kalanidhi Maran, S. Selvam and Kaveri Kalanidhi. S. Selvam was also the Director of the Bangalore Bureau of Udaya TV.[7] In November 2006, its owner Kalanithi Maran merged Udaya TV Ltd. with Sun TV Network along with Gemini TV Ltd for IPO listing of Sun TV Network.[8]
^ abFinancial and other details related to Udaya TV are mentioned in (PDF). Online Webpage of SEBI, Securities and Exchange Board of India. Sun TV Ltd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
^A biography of Kalanidhi Maran is presented by M. Anand. "Businessworld, SUN TV: The heat is on". Businessworld, dated 2000-05-29. Businessworld. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
^ abcSun TV Channels get Best Channel Awards from Indian Television Academy - A picture report.
^Udaya TV being made a pay channel is mentioned by G R N Somashekar. . Online photo images of the Hindu, dated 2004-08-16. Chennai, India: 2004, The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
^. Online Edition of the Deccan Herald, dated 2005-08-17. 2005, The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
^Merger of Udaya TV with Sun TV is discussed by "Gemini, Udaya merger with Sun TV". Online edition of The Hindu Businessline, dated 2006-11-28. 2006, The Hindu. Retrieved 21 April 2007.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article may require copy editing for Grammar Format Tone NPOV etc You can assist by editing it December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Udaya TV news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Udaya TV is an Indian Kannada language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network 1 Udaya TV is telecast in several nations like India some Gulf countries and the United States Udaya TV was Launched on 1 June 1994 citation needed Udaya TVCountryIndiaBroadcast areaIndia UAE and USA Europe by satellite TVHeadquartersBengaluru Karnataka IndiaProgrammingLanguage s KannadaPicture format576i SDTV 1080i HDTV OwnershipOwnerSun NetworkSister channelsSun Network ChannelsHistoryLaunched1 June 1994 28 years ago 1994 06 01 LinksWebsiteUdaya TV Sunnetwork in Contents 1 History 2 Programming 3 Channels 4 Awards 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditUdaya TV was incorporated on 1 June 1994 as a private limited company engaged in television broadcasting with a registered office at Chennai Tamil Nadu 2 It was launched by the chairman of Sun TV Kalanidhi Maran and it started broadcasting from 1 June 1994 3 It was the first Kannada satellite channel to go on air 3 It grew rapidly and by May 2000 Udaya TV has captured 70 of ad spending on TV in the state of Karnataka 4 In 2000 and 2001 it won the Indian Television Academy s award for the best Kannada TV channel for 2001 5 It forayed into FM radio broadcasting by launching Vishaka FM an FM channel in Visakhapatnam 2 It was a free on air channel until 1 August 2004 when it was made a pay channel with a subscription fee of Rs 18 6 In February 2006 the directors of Udaya TV were Kalanidhi Maran S Selvam and Kaveri Kalanidhi S Selvam was also the Director of the Bangalore Bureau of Udaya TV 7 In November 2006 its owner Kalanithi Maran merged Udaya TV Ltd with Sun TV Network along with Gemini TV Ltd for IPO listing of Sun TV Network 8 Programming EditMain article List of programs broadcast by Udaya TVChannels EditName Launch Date Category SD HD Availability NotesUdaya TV 1 June 1994 GEC SD and HD The first GEC in KannadaUdaya Movies 25 May 2000 Movies SD only Formerly Ushe TV The first movies channel in KannadaUdaya Comedy 2010 Comedy SD only The first comedy focused channel in KannadaUdaya Music 5 February 2006 Music SD only Formerly Udaya 2 U2 The first music focused channel in KannadaChintu TV 11 April 2009 Kids SD only The first kids focused channel in KannadaUdaya News Now defunct 2000 News SD only Rebranded as Sun MarathiAwards EditIndian Television Academy s award for the best Kannada TV channel for 2001 5 Indian Television Academy s award for the best Kannada TV channel for 2002 5 See also EditList of Kannada language television channels Television in India Media in Karnataka Media of IndiaReferences Edit Channel Information Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine a b Financial and other details related to Udaya TV are mentioned in Sun TV Limited Prospectus PDF Online Webpage of SEBI Securities and Exchange Board of India Sun TV Ltd Archived from the original PDF on 28 September 2007 Retrieved 21 April 2007 a b History of Sun TV network and its channels is mentioned by Sun TV Online webpage of TelevisionPoint com c 2005 2007 Televisionpoint com Archived from the original on 1 June 2007 Retrieved 2007 04 19 A biography of Kalanidhi Maran is presented by M Anand Businessworld SUN TV The heat is on Businessworld dated 2000 05 29 Businessworld Retrieved 21 April 2007 a b c Sun TV Channels get Best Channel Awards from Indian Television Academy A picture report Udaya TV being made a pay channel is mentioned by G R N Somashekar Pay Channel Online photo images of the Hindu dated 2004 08 16 Chennai India 2004 The Hindu Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 Retrieved 21 April 2007 Udaya TV employees protest turns violent Online Edition of the Deccan Herald dated 2005 08 17 2005 The Printers Mysore Private Ltd Archived from the original on 5 July 2011 Retrieved 21 April 2007 Merger of Udaya TV with Sun TV is discussed by Gemini Udaya merger with Sun TV Online edition of The Hindu Businessline dated 2006 11 28 2006 The Hindu Retrieved 21 April 2007 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Udaya TV amp oldid 1136392414, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
