Udaya TV

Udaya TV

Udaya SD logo

Logo of Udaya TV
Launched 1 June 1994
Owned by Sun Network
Country India
Language Kannada
Headquarters Banglore
Sister channel(s) Udaya Movies
Udaya Music
Udaya News
Udaya Comedy
Chintu TV
Suriyan TV
Website www.sunnetwork.org/udayatv

Udaya TV (Kannada: ಉದಯ ಟಿ.ವಿ) is a regional Kannada language Indian cable television station. It is also the first Kannada satellite channel in India.[1] The channel is part of the Chennai-based Sun Network of Tamil Nadu. Udaya TV is telecasted in several nations, including India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada and the United States.

Some of the other Kannada channels from Asian Television Network group are Udaya Movies (a 24-hour Kannada movies channel), Udaya News (a 24-hour Kannada news channel), Udaya Music (a 24-hour Kannada music channel) and Udaya Comedy (a 24-hour comedy channel).

History

Udaya TV was incorporated on 2 May 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]

It won the Indian Television Academy's best Kannada TV channel award in the year 2001 and 2002.

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.[5]

In February 2006, the directors of Udaya TV wereKalanidhi Maran, S. Selvam and Kaveri Kalanidhi. S. Selvam was also the Director of the Bangalore Bureau of Udaya TV.[6]

In November 2006, Udaya TV Ltd. was merged with Sun TV Ltd. along with Gemini TV Ltd.[7]

Notable anchors

Currently broadcast by Udaya TV

Dramas

Programs

Key production house

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Channel Information
  2. 1 2 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. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
  3. 1 2 History of Sun TV network and its channels is mentioned by "Sun TV". Online webpage of TelevisionPoint.com. © 2005-2007 Televisionpoint.com. Archived from the original on 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
  4. ↑ A biography of Kalanidhi Maran is presented by M. Anand. "Businessworld, SUN TV: The heat is on". Businessworld, dated 2000-05-29. Businessworld. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
  5. ↑ 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. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
  6. ↑ "Udaya TV employees' protest turns violent". Online Edition of the Deccan Herald, dated 2005-08-17. 2005, The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
  7. ↑ 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 2007-04-21.
  8. ↑ Anand's debut as a hero is mentioned by "Vishnukanth's second movie on April 20". Online webpage of Newindpress.com, dated 2007-04-19, cached on Google. Express Network Private Ltd. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
  9. ↑ Tejashwini Sreeramesh's election campaign is mentioned by Special Correspondent (2004-03-31). "Srikantaiah for Hassan Lok Sabha seat". Online Edition of The Hindu, dated 2004-03-31. Chennai, India: 2004, The Hindu. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
  10. ↑ Srinath's short biography is mentioned by DH News Service. "Discontent in parties over Council poll". Online Edition of The Deccan Herald, dated 2006-05-22. 2005, The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
  11. ↑ Singing competition Aksharamaale Official page retrieved on 21 April 2007
  12. ↑ Crazy Time - A Gameshow - Official Page retrieved on 21 April 2007
  13. 1 2 Sun TV Channels get Best Channel Awards from Indian Television Academy - A picture report.
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