Asianet, Asianet plus and Surya TV will become pay channel

Asianet, Asianet Plus and Surya TV will become pay channel. It is the news that I heard for 10 years. At last I read it from Cable Scan Magazine (Cable Scan is a Magazine publishing news, views and information about satellite channels, in Malayalam language) in February issue. This may be correct for this time because the channel is owned by Star Jupiter Entertainment Television Pvt.Ltd, a joint venture between Star TV and Jupiter Entertainment Venture Pvt. Ltd. When Star bought the Tamil channel Vijay TV then they changed it to pay channel mode. If Asianet become pay channel it is the first pay channel in Malayalam language. Now 17 satellite channels are transmitting in Malayalam language. All of these channels are in free to air mode. .
It cannot change Asianet or Surya to pay channel as simple as other language channels. Because there is big numbers of viewers of these channels are living in the gulf countries. They are using a six feet C band dish antenna and a digital set top box to receive the signal of Malayalam channels now. If the channels become pay channel means it will lose a big number middle class and upper class viewersI..

Sun TV Network`s 2 channels (Surya & Kiran) to be pay channels

Sun TV Network today announced that Surya TV and Kiran TV leading Malayalam satellite channels from the Sun TV Network will become pay channels with effect from Apr.1, 2010.

The Non - CAS Cable rates for the said channels as a bouquet would be Rs 20.33 per subscriber, per month. The said channels will be pay channels in all CAS areas and would be charged at the rate of Rs 5.35 per channel, per subscriber, per month.

Surya TV and Kiran TV are amongst the most watched Malayalam channels in Kerala and world over. Sun TV Network Ltd. is one of the largest Television Broadcasters in India, operating 20 Satellite Television Channels across four languages of Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.