Udaya TV
Indian Kannada-language TV channel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Udaya TV is an Indian Kannada language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network. Udaya TV is telecast in several nations like India, some Gulf countries and the United States. Udaya TV was launched on 1 June 1994.
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| Country | India |
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| Broadcast area | India, UAE and United States, Europe by satellite TV |
| Headquarters | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Kannada |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sun Network |
| Sister channels | Sun Network Channels |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 June 1994 |
| Links | |
| Website | Udaya TV Sunnetwork.in |
History
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.[1] It was launched by the chairman of Sun TV, Kalanithi Maran, and it started broadcasting from 1 June 1994.[2] It was the first Kannada satellite channel to go on air.[2]
It grew rapidly and by May 2000, Udaya TV has captured 70% of ad spending on TV in the state of Karnataka.[3] In 2000 and 2001, it won the Indian Television Academy's award for the best Kannada TV channel for 2001[4] It forayed into FM radio broadcasting by launching Vishaka FM, an FM channel in Visakhapatnam.[1] 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 were Kalanithi Maran, S. Selvam and Kaveri Kalanidhi. S. Selvam was also the Director of the Bangalore Bureau of Udaya TV.[6] 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.[7]
Programming
Current broadcasts
| Premiere date | Name | Adaptation of |
|---|---|---|
| 14 March 2022 | Radhika | Tamil TV series Kayal |
| 22 November 2021 | Anna Thangi | Tamil TV series Vanathai Pola |
| 25 February 2019 | Sevanthi | Tamil TV series Roja |
Former broadcasts
- Original series
| Name | First aired | Last aired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyaadaana | 15 November 2021 | 18 May 2024 | Bengali TV series Kanyadaan |
| Nethravathi | 15 March 2021 | 27 May 2023 | |
| Kasthuri Nivasa | 9 September 2019 | 13 August 2022 | |
| Kavyanjali | 3 August 2020 | 26 February 2022 | |
| Manasaare | 24 February 2020 | 13 November 2021 | Remake of Telugu TV series Pournami |
| Nandini | 23 January 2017 | 31 July 2020 | [8] |
| Nayaki | 17 June 2019 | 9 April 2020 | Remake of Tamil TV series Nayagi |
| Jai Hanuman | 8 October 2018 | 20 February 2019 | |
| Kannadi[9] | 19 November 2001 | 29 August 2003 | |
| Thanu Ninnadu[10] | 30 April 2001 | 26 October 2001 |
Reality shows
Sister channels
Defunct channels
Udaya News
Udaya News is India's first Kannada language News Channel owned by Sun TV Network. it was launched on 5 August 2004 as (Udaya Varthegalu) and later renamed as Udaya News. the channel ceased its operation after 19 years on 24 October 2017 due to mounting losses and competition.[15] Udaya News was shut down on 1 February 2019.
Awards
References
External links
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