10 Top Media Companies in Chennai

These Indian media companies are part of Chennai’s diverse media sector.

Written by Margo Steines
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UPDATED BY
Lisa Bertagnoli | Jan 24, 2025

Chennai’s media landscape includes advertising, social media, television, music and gaming. India has the second-largest television market in the world, and within the sector, digital advertising shows rapid growth. These Chennai companies are the ones to know. 

Media Companies in Chennai

  • Pepul
  • Hippo Video
  • InfoVision Inc.
  • Zoho
  • ImagiNET Ventures

 

Top Media Companies in Chennai

Intelsat provides a necessary service for inflight entertainment — the Wi-Fi signal that keeps travelers connected and entertained. It also offers more down-to-earth services, for instance broadcast, cable and direct-to-home distribution. It’s based in McLean, Virginia, and has an office in Chennai. 

 

Notion Press is a self-publishing platform that it says is the biggest in India. Notion says that more than 30,000 authors have used its services. Notion’s website enables writers to learn more and submit their work, and it also sells titles by authors it has published. Notion is based in Chennai. 

 

InfoVision Inc. is a technology services provider that works with client organizations across industries. It offers digital media services in experience management and social media analytics, pulling social chatter to generate media strategies. InfoVision specializes in social listening, campaign management and insight generation, with a holistic goal of elevating its clients’ media assets and engagements.

 

Hippo Video offers a media platform where users can create videos with generative AI, using only text inputs. In this manner, any piece of written content can be converted into interactive video format on the Hippo Video AI platform. It offers options like interactive human avatars, text-to-video and video generation from a single-line prompt.

 

Pepul is a media company that operates a social networking site. Positioned as an alternative to enterprise social media applications, Pepul prioritizes privacy and security, offering its users the opportunity to engage online in a manner that the company describes as “safe and positive” while facilitating networks of friendship, common interests and professional networking.

 

Sun TV Network, headquartered in Chennai, is one of the biggest television networks in Asia. Its flagship station is Sun TV. In addition to television stations, the company owns Sun Pictures, a movie production and distribution company; Sun Entertainment, which produces TV shows; and Sun NXT, a streaming platform for both audio and visual. The company was founded in 1993.

 

Zoho is a software company that offers various tools and services, including a dedicated management platform for social media. Zoho Social presents a single dashboard from which clients can create and schedule posts, monitor engagement and traffic, and assess content value on X and Instagram. Zoho Social earned a spot on Forbes’ “Best Social Media Management Tools” list.

 

ImagiNET Ventures is an IT and digital marketing company that works with clients to optimize their investments in media and technology. It offers social media services that include personalized messaging and performance analysis to assess the ROI of social media strategies and campaigns, as well as bespoke content creation and influencer media.

 

Brightcove is a video production company that serves a variety of sectors, including tech and retail. Its three products — Marketing Studio, Communications Studio and Media Studio — contain the tools users need to create and distribute content. Brightcove is based in Boston, Massachusetts and has an office in Chennai.

 

BetterInvest invests in companies and individuals who create content for TV, cinema and social media. It also offers those who are interested in investing in such projects the tools and guidance to do so. BetterInvest is based in Chennai. 

 

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