Sun Gemini

This article is about the Indian television channel. For other uses, see Gemini (disambiguation).

Sun Gemini
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaWorldwide
NetworkSun TV Network
HeadquartersHyderabad, Telangana, India
Programming
LanguageTelugu
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerSun Group
History
Launched9 February 1995 (31 years ago) (1995-02-09)
Links
WebsiteSun Gemini HD

Sun Gemini (formerly known as Gemini TV) is an Indian Telugu language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network. It is the first satellite TV channel in Telugu.[1][2] It was launched on 9 February 1995 by the Gemini Group of Hyderabad (run by Akkineni Manohar Prasad, grandson of L. V. Prasad), in association with Sun TV Network.[10] In 1996–97, Sun TV Network acquired a controlling interest in the channel.[14] The channel's programming consists of serials, films, film-based programs and game shows alongside some reality shows. Sun Gemini HD was launched on 11 December 2011.[15]

History

Gemini tv logo
Gemini tv logo from 1995-2026

Sun Gemini was launched on 9 February 1995.[16][17][3] It is founded by the Gemini Group of Hyderabad (run by Akkineni Manohar Prasad, grandson of L. V. Prasad), in association with Sun TV Network.[18] In 1996–97, Sun TV Network acquired a controlling interest in the channel.[14] Gemini TV is the first satellite TV channel in Telugu.[1][2] Gemini TV began with only a four-hour service via a Rimsat satellite uplinked from Singapore.[1][6] Later it expanded its broadcast time to 12 hours a day.[8] By May 2000, Gemini was considered as a strong number two to the leader ETV.[19]

Sun TV Network, its parent company, tried to regain dwindling viewership by introducing some new reality shows. The effort was only a partial success. As of September 2022, the network has not regained its lost viewership, with viewership still decreasing.[20]

The Sun Group started working in the television business through three companies of which Gemini Television Private Limited broadcast Telugu language channels, while Sun Television Private Limited and Uday Television Private Limited broadcast Tamil and Kannada language channels respectively.[21] In November 2006, Kalanithi Maran merged Gemini TV Ltd with Sun TV Network Ltd along with Udaya TV Ltd for the IPO listing of Sun TV Network.[22][23][24]

Sun18

Network18 Group has 50% dealing distribution with Sun TV Network, which led them to make Sun18. In July 2010, with the creation of Sun18, Sun TV Network became responsible for the South Indian market, while Network18 was responsible for the North Indian market.[25][26]

Programming

Main article: List of programmes broadcast by Sun Gemini

Sister channels

Sun Gemini Movies

Sun Gemini Movies is an Indian Telugu language movies pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network. it was launched in May 2000 as (Teja TV). In October 2010, it was renamed as Gemini Movies.[27]

Sun Gemini Music

Sun Gemini Music is India's first Telugu language music pay television channel owned by the Sun TV Network. It was launched in 2005.[27]

Kushi TV

Kushi TV is an Indian Telugu language kids pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network. It was launched on 9 April 2009 and broadcasts cartoons and kids programmes.[28]

Sun Gemini Comedy

Sun Gemini Comedy is India's first Telugu language comedy pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network. It was launched in 2009 as Navvulu TV and later it was renamed as Gemini Comedy.[27]

Sun Gemini Life

Sun Gemini Life is an Indian Telugu language classic movie pay television channel which broadcasts classic movies. It was launched in 2013.[29]

Defunct Channels

Gemini News

Gemini News was an Indian Telugu language news pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network. It was launched in May 2004 with much publicity and got good ratings on the first 7-10 years but after the entry of various players its ratings gradually decreased in the competitive segment and mounted to losses. As a result, it was closed on 1 February 2019 and was replaced by Bengali General Entertainment Channel, Sun Bangla.[30]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c "History of Sun network and its channels mentioned by "Sun TV"". Televisionpoint.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Business World, Volume 16. Business World, ABP Group. 1996. pp. 114, 115. Gemini TV (started in February 1995 by A. Manohar Prasad, a film and TV software producer) ....
  4. ^ a b Interaction. Vol. 15–17. National Council of Developmental Communication. 1997. p. 82. Gemini TV Telugu channel launched by a grandson of legendary film producer, the late L. V. Prasad.
  5. ^ a b Chatterjee, Anshu Nagpal (2003). Global Communication and Television Development: Community Mediation in Multicultural India. University of California, Berkeley. pp. 70, 71. Gemini TV, also started to broadcast in 1995, is a venture between the Prasad family, a film producer, and Kalanidhi Maran of the very successful Sun TV in Tamil Nadu.
  6. ^ a b c Agarwal, Amit (28 February 1995). "As TV revolution unfolds, global & Indian players vie with each other promising greater choices". India Today. Retrieved 19 October 2022. Two platforms where several new regional players are coming up are the Rimsat satellites, G1 and G2. Sun TV has launched two more channels on G1: Gemini TV, a Telugu channel in association with the Gemini group of Hyderabad (run by Ramesh Prasad, grandson of the legendary film personality L.V. Prasad), ...
  7. ^ a b Kumar, Shanti (1 October 2010). Gandhi Meets Primetime: Globalization and Nationalism in Indian Television. University of Illinois Press. pp. 10, 11. ISBN 978-0-252-09166-7.
  8. ^ a b c d Thomas, Amos Owen (15 September 2005). Imagi-Nations and Borderless Television: Media, Culture and Politics Across Asia. SAGE Publications India. p. 117. ISBN 978-81-321-0359-2.
  9. ^ a b Desai, Mira K. (21 November 2021). Regional Language Television in India: Profiles and Perspectives. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-47008-6. The private satellite channels in Hyderabad began transmission with the launch of Gemini TV in Telugu on February 9, 1994, by a film production family but could not sustain it and later sold it to the media group Sun TV Network.
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  11. ^ Juluri, Vamsee (2004). Becoming A Global Audience. Orient Longman Private Limited. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-250-2741-6. .... Gemini TV, a Telugu satellite channel that was acquired by the Sun TV group in 1997.
  12. ^ Warrier, Shobha (4 November 1998). "Business Special: Sun rises in the west". Rediff.com. Retrieved 19 October 2022. Now, within 18 months after taking over Gemini, the channel is close to ETV.
  13. ^ Heitzman, James (2004). Network City: Planning the Information Society in Bangalore. Oxford University Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-19-566606-9. The Sun group also acquired a controlling interest in the Telugu language Gemini TV which competed against Eenadu TV .....
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  16. ^ Bel, Bernard; Brouwer, Jan; Das, Biswajit; Parthasarathi, Vibodh; Poitevin, Guy (13 December 2005). Media and Mediation. SAGE Publications India. p. 331. ISBN 978-81-321-0269-4.
  17. ^ "We have turned one more year younger and completed 25 successful years!". Gemini TV. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2022 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ [3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
  19. ^ Business World. ABP Group. May 2000.
  20. ^ "Gemini TV Serials TRP Ratings 2024". 19 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  21. ^ Singh, Dr Paramveer (5 August 2021). Indian Silver Screen. K.K. Publications. p. 172.
  22. ^ Staff (27 November 2006). "SUN TV merger with Gemini TV, Udaya TV". Oneindia. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  23. ^ "Sun TV Board approves Amalgamation & Merger". EquityBulls. 1 December 2006. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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  25. ^ "Network18, Sun form distribution JV". Indiantelevision.com. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  26. ^ "Sun Network ties up with Network18 to form Sun18". The Hindu. 13 July 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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  28. ^ Staff, exchange4media (12 April 2019). "Kids entertainment channel Kushi TV turns 10 - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  30. ^ Pilla, Yogendra Kalavalapalli &,Viswanath (20 December 2012). "New IPL franchise eyes sponsors". mint.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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