Sun NXT is an Indian

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service run by

Sun TV Network Sun TV Network is an Indian mass media company headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a part of Sun Group and is one of Asia's largest TV networks. Established on 14 April 1992 by Kalanithi Maran, it owns a variety of television c ...

. It was launched in June 2017 and has content in six languages -

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. Sun NXT app is available for Android and iOS devices, Smart TVs and other devices.

History

The service was launched in June 2017. Within four days of its launch, the app had obtained 1.1 million downloads. By November it was about seven million. In August 2019, Sun TV Network planned to invest in the platform over 18 months. In February 2020, the platform's subscriber base grew to about 15 million users and started making profit. However, it had expected 20 million subscribers by the end of 2019. It has more than 4000+ Movies and 30+ Live TV Channels. Sun NXT despite not having two mil subscribers, the platform is approximately earning most of its revenue on the contractual basis of content sharing with partnership of network companies.

Content

At the time of launch the platform had over 4000 movies, allowed

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of over 40 television channels and

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in four languages. Content available apart from TV and movies are news, comedy clips, originals and music. As of February 2020, it had 410+ shows and 4100+ movies. There are three subscription plans offered for its users on monthly, quarterly and annual basis.

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* {{Sun TV Network Indian entertainment websites Subscription video on demand services Sun Group Internet television streaming services 2017 establishments in Tamil Nadu Video on demand services