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{{Short description|Kannada Entertainment Channel from Sun network}}{{Multiple issues|
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{{Infobox television channel
| name = Udaya TV
| logo_size =
| logo = Udhaya TV logo original.png
| logo_caption =
| logo_alt = Udaya SD logo
| launch_date = {{Launch date and age|1994|6|1|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| owner = [[Sun Network]]
| area = [[India]], [[Singapore]], [[Malaysia]], [[Canada]], [[United States]]
| headquarters = [[Bengaluru, Karnataka]], [[India]]
| picture_format = [[576i]] ([[SDTV]]) [[1080i]] ([[HDTV]])
| country = India
| language = [[Kannada]]
| sister_channels = {{Collapsible list
| list_style = text-align:left;
| 1 = [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] [[Gemini TV]] [[Surya TV]] [[Sun Bangla]] [[KTV (India)]] [[Gemini Movies]] [[Udaya Movies]] [[Surya Movies]] [[Sun Music]] [[Gemini Music]] [[Udaya Music]] [[Surya Music]] [[Adithya TV]] [[Gemini Comedy]] [[Udaya Comedy]] [[Surya Comedy Channel]] [[Chutti TV]] [[Kushi TV]] [[Chintu TV]] [[Kochu TV]] Sun Life Gemini Life [[Sun News (India)|Sun News]]
}}
| web = [http://www.sunnetwork.in/tv-channel-details.aspx?Channelid=27&channelname=UDAYA%20TV&LanguageID=3&Type=3 Udaya TV] Sunnetwork.in
| sat_serv_1 = [[Independent TV (India)|Reliance Digital TV]]
| sat_chan_1 = 815
| sat_serv_2 = [[Tata Sky]]
| sat_chan_2 = 1604 (SD) 1603 (HD)
| sat_serv_3 = [[Airtel Digital TV]]
| sat_chan_3 = 953 (SD) 954 (HD)
| sat_serv_4 = [[Dish TV]]
| sat_chan_4 = 1715
| sat_serv_5 = [[Sun Direct]]
| sat_chan_5 = 250 (SD) 860 (HD)
| sat_serv_6 = [[Videocon d2h]]
| sat_chan_6 = 651 (SD) 995 (HD)
| cable_serv_1 = [[Asianet Digital TV]] (India)
| cable_chan_1 = Channel 250(SD)
| cable_serv_2 = [[Kerala Vision Digital TV]] (India)
| cable_chan_2 = Channel 542(SD) Channel 885 (HD)
| cable_serv_3 = [[DEN Networks]]
| cable_chan_3 = Channel 703(SD)
}}
'''Udaya TV''' is a regional [[Kannada language]] Indian [[cable television]] station. It is also the first Kannada [[general entertainment]] channel in India.<ref name="First Kannada Satellite Channel">[http://www.allsat.com/channels/showchannel.cgi?channel=UDAYA Channel Information] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929102337/http://www.allsat.com/channels/showchannel.cgi?channel=UDAYA |date=29 September 2007 }}</ref>
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 completed its 25th anniversary in the television industry on 1 June 2019.

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==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.<ref name="sebi">Financial and other details related to Udaya TV are mentioned in {{cite web|url=http://www.sebi.gov.in/dp/sunfinal.pdf|format=PDF|title=Sun TV Limited Prospectus|work=Online Webpage of SEBI, Securities and Exchange Board of India|publisher=Sun TV Ltd.|access-date=2007-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928112812/http://www.sebi.gov.in/dp/sunfinal.pdf|archive-date=28 September 2007|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It was launched by the chairman of [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]], [[Kalanidhi Maran]], and it started broadcasting from 1 June 1994.<ref name="tp">History of Sun TV network and its channels is mentioned by {{cite web|url=http://www.televisionpoint.com/tvchannels/ftaothers/sunnetwork.html |title=Sun TV |work=Online webpage of TelevisionPoint.com |publisher=© 2005-2007 Televisionpoint.com |access-date=2007-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070601170027/http://www.televisionpoint.com/tvchannels/ftaothers/sunnetwork.html |archive-date=1 June 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref> It was the first Kannada satellite channel to go on air.<ref name="tp" />

It grew rapidly and by May 2000, Udaya TV has captured 70% of ad spending on TV in the state of [[Karnataka]].<ref name="km">A biography of Kalanidhi Maran is presented by {{cite web|url=http://www.jobsahead.com/services/jobworld/mag/0529/3/index.htm|author=M. Anand|title=Businessworld, SUN TV: The heat is on|work=Businessworld, dated 2000-05-29|publisher=Businessworld|access-date=2007-04-21}}</ref> In 2000 and 2001, it won the Indian Television Academy's award for the best [[Kannada]] TV channel for 2001<ref name="Indian TV Academy Awards" /> It forayed into FM radio broadcasting by launching Vishaka FM, an FM channel in [[Visakhapatnam]].<ref name="sebi" /> 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.<ref name="pay">Udaya TV being made a pay channel is mentioned by {{cite news|url=http://pay.hindu.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=3294969|title=Pay Channel|author=G R N Somashekar|work=Online photo images of the Hindu, dated 2004-08-16|publisher=2004, The Hindu|access-date=2007-04-21|location=Chennai, India|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930204706/http://pay.hindu.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=3294969|archive-date=30 September 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

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.<ref name="dire">{{cite web|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/aug172005/state1850352005816.asp|title=Udaya TV employees’ protest turns violent|work=Online Edition of the Deccan Herald, dated 2005-08-17|publisher=2005, The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd.|access-date=2007-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705195527/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/aug172005/state1850352005816.asp|archive-date=5 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2006, Udaya TV Ltd. was merged with [[Sun TV Network|Sun TV]] Ltd. along with [[Gemini TV]] Ltd.<ref name="merg">Merger of Udaya TV with Sun TV is discussed by {{cite web|url=http://www.blonnet.com/2006/11/28/stories/2006112805070500.htm|title=Gemini, Udaya merger with Sun TV|work=Online edition of The Hindu Businessline, dated 2006-11-28|publisher=2006, The Hindu|access-date=2007-04-21}}</ref>

==Programming==
{{main|List of programs broadcast by Udaya TV}}

==Channels==
{|class="wikitable"
! Name !! Launch Date
!Category!! SD/HD Availability !! Notes
|-
| ''Udaya TV''
| 1 June 1994
|[[General entertainment channel|GEC]]
| SD and HD
| The first GEC in Kannada
|-
| ''[[Udaya Movies]]''
| 25 May 2000
|[[General entertainment channel|GEC]]
| SD only
| • Formerly ''Ushe TV''
• The first movies channel in Kannada
|-
| ''[[Udaya Comedy]]''
| 2009
|[[Comedy]]
| SD only
|The first comedy focused channel in Kannada
|-
|''[[Udaya Music]]''
|5 February 2006
|[[Music]]
|SD only
|• Formerly ''[[Udaya Music|Udaya 2 (U2)]]''
• The first music focused channel in Kannada
|-
| ''[[Chintu TV]]''
| April 2009
|[[Child|Kids]]
| SD only
|The first kids focused channel in Kannada
|-
|''[[Udaya News]]''

''(Now defunct)''
|1998
|[[News]]
|SD only
|• Formerly ''Udaya Varthegalu'' • The first news channel in Kannada
• Shut down on 1 February 2019
|}

==Awards==
* Indian Television Academy's award for the best [[Kannada]] TV channel for 2001<ref name="Indian TV Academy Awards">[http://www.sunnetwork.org/aboutus/awards/page5.htm Sun TV Channels get Best Channel Awards from Indian Television Academy] - A picture report.</ref>
* Indian Television Academy's award for the best Kannada TV channel for 2002<ref name="Indian TV Academy Awards" />

==See also==
*[[List of Kannada-language television channels]]
*[[Television in India]]
*[[Media in Karnataka]]
*[[Media of India]]
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==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{official}}

{{Sun Group}}
{{Kannada TV Channels}}

[[Category:Kannada-language television channels]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1994]]
[[Category:Sun Group]]
[[Category:Television stations in Bangalore]]
[[Category:1994 establishments in Karnataka]]

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