Gemini TV is an Indian

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general entertainment

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channel owned by

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. It is the first

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TV channel in Telugu. It was launched on 9 February 1995 by the Gemini Group of Hyderabad (run by Akkineni Manohar Prasad, grandson of

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), in association with

. In 1996–97, Sun TV Network acquired a controlling interest in the channel. The channel's programming consists of serials, films, film-based programs and game shows alongside some reality shows. Gemini TV HD was launched on 11 December 2011.

History

Gemini TV was launched on 9 February 1995. It is founded by the Gemini Group of Hyderabad (run by Akkineni Manohar Prasad, grandson of

), in association with

. In 1996–97, Sun TV Network acquired a controlling interest in the channel. Gemini TV is the first

TV channel in Telugu. Gemini TV began with only a four-hour service via a Rimsat satellite uplinked from

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. Later it expanded its broadcast time to 12 hours a day. By May 2000, Gemini was considered as a strong number two to the leader

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. 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. In November 2006,

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merged Gemini TV Ltd with

Ltd along with Udaya TV Ltd for the IPO listing of Sun TV Network. 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.

Market

, its parent company tried to regain its lost viewership by introducing some new

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. But it was only a partial success. As of September 2022, it still has not regained its lost viewership, with its situation worsening.

Programming

References

External links

GEMINI TV Official Site
{{Telugu Language Television Telugu-language television channels Television channels and stations established in 1995 1995 establishments in Andhra Pradesh Sun Group Television stations in Hyderabad

History

Market

Programming

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