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Udaya TV
Indian Kannada-language TV channel
Indian Kannada-language TV channel
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Udaya TV |
| logo | Udaya TV logo.png |
| logo_alt | Udaya SD logo |
| launch_date | |
| owner | Sun Network |
| area | India, UAE and United States, Europe by satellite TV |
| headquarters | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| picture_format | 576i (SDTV) |
| 1080i (HDTV) | |
| country | India |
| language | Kannada |
| sister_channels | Sun Network Channels |
| website | Udaya TV Sunnetwork.in |
1080i (HDTV)
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.
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. It was launched by the chairman of Sun TV, Kalanithi Maran, and it started broadcasting from 1 June 1994. It was the first Kannada satellite channel to go on air.
It grew rapidly and by May 2000, Udaya TV has captured 70% of ad spending on TV in the state of Karnataka. In 2000 and 2001, it won the Indian Television Academy's award for the best Kannada TV channel for 2001 It forayed into FM radio broadcasting by launching Vishaka FM, an FM channel in Visakhapatnam. 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.
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. 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.
Programming
Current broadcasts
| Premiere date | Name | Adaptation of |
|---|---|---|
| 22 November 2021 | Sooryavamsha | Tamil TV series Vanathai Pola |
| 25 February 2019 | Sevanthi | Tamil TV series Roja |
Former broadcasts
;Original series
| Name | First aired | Last aired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikkejamani | 16 September 2024 | 15 November 2025 | |
| 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 | |
| Nayaki | 17 June 2019 | 9 April 2020 | Remake of Tamil TV series Nayagi |
| Jai Hanuman | 8 October 2018 | 20 February 2019 | |
| Kannadi | 19 November 2001 | 29 August 2003 | |
| Thanu Ninnadu | 30 April 2001 | 26 October 2001 |
Reality shows
| Title | Original telecast | Host | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aksharamaale | 1998–2015 | Abhijith, Sangeetha Ravishankar, Anuradha Bhat | 1=Singing competition Aksharamaale}} Official page retrieved on 21 April 2007 |
| Chinnara Chilipili Season 2 | 2020 | Umashree, Shalini | |
| Crazy Time | 2017–2018 | 1=Crazy Time - A Gameshow}} – Official Page retrieved on 21 April 2007 |
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. Udaya News was shut down on 1 February 2019.
Awards
- Indian Television Academy's award for the best Kannada TV channel for 2001
- Indian Television Academy's award for the best Kannada TV channel for 2002
References
References
- "Sun TV Limited Prospectus". Sun TV Ltd..
- "Sun TV". 2005–2007 Televisionpoint.com.
- M. Anand. "Businessworld, SUN TV: The heat is on". Businessworld.
- G R N Somashekar. "Pay Channel". 2004, The Hindu.
- "Udaya TV employees' protest turns violent". 2005, The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd..
- "Gemini, Udaya merger with Sun TV". 2006, The Hindu.
- "Kanada serial Nandini gets a rerun on television".
- (10 October 2002). "Balaji Telefilms continues to be on a high despite Kutumb's hiccups and Kya Haadsa Kya Haqeeqat's teething problems....".
- (14 September 2001). "Celebration time for Thanu Ninnadu".
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- (7 December 2019). "Chinnara Chilipili is back on television". The Times of India.
- (13 March 2020). "Shalini to host kids' show Chinnara Chilipili once again; replaces Umashree". The Times of India.
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- (25 August 2017). "After 19 years, Sun TV to shut down Udaya News over insurmountable losses".
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