Zee TV is a Hindi language general entertainment channel owned by the Essel Group in India. It is associated with several other sister channels which provide services in Hindi, English and several regional languages of India. In 1992, the Empire Holding Ltd company of the Essel Group was converted into Zee Telefirms Ltd as part of the Essel Group venture into mass media and entertainment. The chairman of the group is Subhash Chandra, who is a Bharatiya Janata Party backed member of the Rajya Sabha. Zee TV was launched on 2 October 1992 as the flagship channel of the company. The channel was the first Hindi language subscription channel in India.
ETV Network is a network of Telugu language news and entertainment satellite television channels in India. It is based in Hyderabad. It also had some non Telugu language satellite television channels. All non Telugu language satellite television channels were acquired by Reliance Industries- owned TV18 in FY 2014-2015 and later rebranded.
Ananda Bazar Patrika (ABP) Group is an Indian media company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. It was established in 1922. Ananda Publishers is a division of ABP Group.
Udaya News was an Indian regional cable television station in the Kannada language and is part of the Sun Network. The channel was shut down in Oct 2017 citing loss in revenue and poor viewership.
Udaya TV is a regional Kannada language Indian cable television station. It is also the first Kannada satellite channel in India. The channel is part of the Chennai-based Sun Network headquartered at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Udaya TV is telecast in several nations, including India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada and the United States. Udaya TV will complete its silver jubilee in TV industry on 1 June 2019.
Udaya Movies is an Indian regional cable television station in the Kannada language and is part of the Sun Network. The channel is broadcast in several nations including India, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia. Originally launched as Ushe TV, it was later renamed.
Kasturi is a 24-hour infotainment channel broadcasting in Kannada-language. Based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, the channel is a part of Kasthuri Medias Pvt. Ltd.
Suvarna News is a Kannada news channel operated by Asianet News Network, the news media company wholly owned by Jupiter Capital.
Star India Private Limited is an Indian media conglomerate and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It has a network of 60 channels in eight different languages, reaching out to 9 out of 10 cable and satellite TV homes in India. The network reaches approximately 790 million viewers a month across India and more than 100 countries. Star India generates more than 30,000 hours of content every year.
Samaya News 24X7 is a television news channel that was the first of its kind to be owned by and targeted toward Kannadiga viewers. It was launched on 20 June 2010 with the tag line "Naija Suddigaagi". Within one year, Samaya News 24X7 became the second-most viewed news channel in Karnataka. The channel was later bought by Karnataka's Industrial Minister Murugesh Nirani.
Janasri News was a 24x7 Kannada news and infotainment television channel owned by Yash Broadcasting Industries Pvt Ltd. Janasri News started its journey on air from February 18, 2011.
News18 Kannada is a Kannada news channel from ETV Network and owned by Reliance Network 18, which went live on 19 March 2014. Initially, it used to be broadcast from the Hyderabad studio, until 2014 general elections, when the channel shifted its base to Bengaluru and set up five or six bureaus in the state. It was branded ETV News Kannada till September 27, 2017.
Star Sports is a group of Indian pay television sports channels owned by Star India, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. Previously a part of ESPN Star Sports operations based in Singapore, Star India took over the Indian business and relaunched channels under the unified Star Sports banner in 2013. Gautam Thakar is the CEO of Star Sports.
Sun NXT is an Indian video on demand service run by Sun TV Network. It was launched in June 2017 with content in four languages focusing the South Indian region. Sun NXT app is available for Android and iOS devices, Smart TVs and other devices.
