▁Mar an , ▁it ▁own s ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁television ▁channels ▁and ▁radio ▁stations ▁in ▁multiple ▁languages . ▁Its ▁flags hip ▁channel ▁is ▁Sun ▁TV , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁fully ▁priv ately ▁owned ▁T amil ▁channel ▁in ▁India . ▁Sun ▁Group ▁has ▁owned ▁Hy der abad - based ▁IP L ▁team ▁Sun ris ers ▁Hy der abad ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Product s ▁and ▁operations ▁ ▁Television ▁channels ▁ ▁Sun ▁Group ▁currently ▁own s ▁and ▁oper ates ▁ 3 2 ▁TV ▁channels ▁( 2 4 ▁SD ▁+ ▁ 8 ▁HD ) ▁across ▁Indian ▁languages   – ▁T amil , ▁Tel ug u , ▁K ann ada ▁, Mal ay al am , ▁Beng ali ▁and ▁Mar ath i . ▁ ▁Sun ▁Group ▁will ▁be ▁launch ing ▁ 7 ▁new ▁HD ▁channels ▁and ▁ 3 ▁new ▁SD ▁channels ▁including ▁network ' s ▁first ▁channel ▁in ▁Mar ath i ▁language , ▁mark ing ▁the ▁entry ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁into ▁Western ▁part ▁of ▁India ▁market ▁after ▁sun ▁b ang la ▁in ▁North ▁ind ia . ▁After ▁this , ▁Sun ▁Group ▁will ▁have ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 2 ▁channels ▁in ▁their ▁bou quet . ▁ ▁Print ▁media ▁ ▁Sun ▁Group ▁own s ▁two ▁daily ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁five ▁mag az ines ▁in ▁T amil . ▁Din ak aran ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁by ▁K . ▁P . ▁K andas amy ▁and ▁was ▁acquired ▁from ▁K . ▁P . ▁K . ▁K um aran ▁by ▁Sun ▁Network ▁in