List of Tamil-language television channels

This is a list of television stations in the Tamil language.

Government owned channel

 * DD Podhigai - GEC from Doordharshan for Tamil Nadu

General entertainment channels

 * Colors Tamil - part of Viacom 18
 * Jaya TV - part of Jaya TV Network
 * Kalaignar TV - part of Kalaignar TV Network
 * Makkal TV
 * Mega TV - part of Mega TV Network
 * Polimer TV
 * Puthuyugam TV - part of New Generation Media Corporation
 * Raj TV - part of Raj Television Network
 * Star Vijay - part of Star India
 * Sun TV - part of Sun TV Network
 * Thanthi One - part of Dina Thanthi
 * Vendhar TV - part of SRM Group
 * Zee Tamil - part of Zee Entertainment Enterprises

Movie channels

 * J Movies - part of Jaya TV Network
 * KTV - part of Sun TV Network
 * Mega 24 - part of Mega TV Network
 * Raj Digital Plus - part of Raj Television Network
 * Sony Pix - part of Sony Entertainment Television - with Tamil audio feed
 * Star Movies - part of Star India with Tamil audio feed only on Saturdays
 * &flix - part of Zee Entertainment Enterprises - with Tamil audio feed
 * Vijay Super - part of STAR India
 * Zee Thirai - part of Zee Entertainment Enterprises

Music channels

 * Raj Musix - part of Raj Television Network
 * Star Vijay Music - part of Star India
 * Sun Music - part of Sun TV Network

Classic channels

 * Murasu TV - part of Kalaignar TV network
 * Sun Life - part of Sun TV Network

News channels

 * Captain News - part of Captain Media Network
 * Janam TV Tamil - owned by Janam Multimedia Limited (launching in 2023)
 * Lotus News - Seventh Vision India Private Limited
 * News18 Tamil Nadu - part of Network 18
 * News7 Tamil - part of VV Group
 * Polimer News
 * Seithigal 24/7 - part of Kalaignar TV (P) Ltd.
 * Sun News - part of Sun TV Network
 * Thanthi TV - part of Dina Thanthi

Comedy channels

 * Adithya TV - part of Sun TV Network
 * Sirippoli - part of Kalaignar TV (P) Ltd.

Kids channels

 * Cartoon Network - with Tamil audio feed
 * Cartoon Network HD+ - with Tamil audio feed
 * Chithiram TV - part of Kalaignar TV (P) Ltd.
 * Chutti TV - part of Sun TV Network
 * Discovery Kids - with Tamil audio feed
 * Discovery Channel - with Tamil audio feed
 * Disney Junior - with Tamil audio feed
 * ETV Bala Bharat - part of ETV Network
 * Hungama TV - with Tamil audio feed
 * Marvel HQ - with Tamil audio feed
 * Nickelodeon - with Tamil audio feed
 * Nickelodeon Sonic - with Tamil audio feed
 * Pogo - with Tamil audio feed
 * Sony Yay - with Tamil audio feed

Sports channels

 * Sony Ten 4 - with Tamil audio feed
 * Star Sports 1 Tamil - separate channel for Tamil, part of Star India

Infotainment channels

 * Animal Planet - with Tamil audio feed
 * Discovery HD - with Tamil audio feed (HD version)
 * D Tamil (Discovery Tamil) - separate channel for Tamil, part of Warner Bros. Discovery India
 * Fox Life - with Tamil audio feed
 * History TV18 - with Tamil audio feed
 * National Geographic - with Tamil audio feed
 * Nat Geo Wild - with Tamil audio feed
 * Sony BBC Earth - with Tamil audio feed
 * Travel XP Tamil - separate channel for Tamil, part of Celebrities Management Private Limited

Shopping channels

 * HomeShop18 Tamil - 24x7 home shopping channel

Devotional

 * Sri Sankara TV - Tamil and Kannada Hindu spiritual channel
 * SVBC 2 - Tamil Hindu spiritual channel

Malaysia

 * Astro Box Office Movies Thangathirai - Tamil's hottest movies channel
 * Astro Vaanavil - Tamil entertainment channel
 * Astro Vellithirai - Tamil movie channel
 * Astro Vinmeen HD - Tamil entertainment channel in HD
 * Yupp Thirai - Tamil movie channel

Singapore

 * MediaCorp TV12 Vasantham - part of government owned MediaCorp TV12
 * Vannathirai

Sri Lanka

 * Nethra TV - entertainment; government owned by the SLRC, timeshift programming with Channel Eye
 * Shakthi TV - entertainment; part of privately owned MTV Channel network, broadcasting in Sri Lanka
 * Star Tamil TV - general entertainment; part of privately owned Voice of Asia Network
 * Udhayam Tv - entertainment, privately owned by the SATIS Agency (Pvt) Ltd
 * Vasantham TV - general entertainment; part of government owned Independent Television Network group

Canada

 * ATN Jaya TV - cable TV
 * Star Vijay - cable TV
 * Tamil One - cable TV, previously known as Tamil TV
 * Tamil Vision International - cable TV
 * TET - a part of Raj TV

International

 * Deepam TV - pro-Tamil; previously known as Thendral TV and Tharisanam TV
 * IBC Tamil - London based news channel
 * Tamil Television Network - France based

Internet Protocol Television

 * TVI On Demand

India

 * Colors Tamil HD
 * KTV HD
 * STAR Vijay HD
 * Sun Music HD
 * Sun TV HD
 * Zee Tamil HD

Canada

 * TET

Malaysian Peninsula

 * Astro Vinmeen HD
 * MediaCorp TV12 Vasantham HD

Kids

 * Cartoon Network HD+
 * Nick HD+

Infotainment

 * Discovery HD
 * Fox Life HD
 * History TV 18 TRUE HD
 * Nat Geo HD
 * Nat Geo Wild HD