Sun Network owned and managed by Kalanithi Maran and the charting news network Network18 Group today tied a strategic knot to form a partnership to encompass a pan-India division group, Sun18.

According to the Sun Network Chairman and Managing Director Kalanithi Maran Sun18 is a very vital proposal for them in the dissemination dais venture and is being crafted with the aim of improved influencing power with their very thriving television brands across the nation.

Moreover with accord to the agreement, Sun18 shall distribute a overall of 33 channels on all stands, entailing cable, DTH and IPTV, across the nation, Sun Television Network expressed in a avowal today.

Sun18 distributes 33 channels namely COLORS, MTV, Nick, Vh1, Homeshop18, CNN-IBN, CNBC-TV18, CNBC-Awaaz, IBN-7, IBN-Lokmat, Disney, Disney XD, Hungama, SUN TV among others.

It also added that via this coalition the Network 18 Group also stepped into the Indian television distribution arena.

At present Network18 embraces CNN-IBN, CNBC-TV18, CNBC-Awaaz, IBN-7 and IBN-Lokmat.