SS Music,[1] or Southern Spice Music, was a satellite television channel based in Chennai, India. The multilingual music channel broadcast film songs from Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada film industry..Now Relaunched As An Ultimate Entertainment Channel on Digital Platforms. The music channel also aired mainstream international music from US, UK, Europe regions. The company was started by Fortune Media PVT LTD as a channel to announce lottery results. In 2004 the company was approached by MTV India for a takeover, to be branded as MTV South, but the deal fell through.
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| Headquarters | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Ownership | |
| Key people | Mr. Jose Charles Martin |
| History | |
| Launched | 14 April 2001 |
| Founder | Mr. Santiago Martin |
| Links | |
| Website | https://ssmusicdigital.com |
Channel content and hosts
editSouthern Spice Music was started in 2001 as a purely music entertainment channel, with English as their language of communication and the content in the multilingual format, mainly Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada, catering to South Indian listeners. Now Relaunched As An Ultimate Entertainment Channel on Digital Platforms. SS Music YouTube channel has over 2.6 Million Subscribers with over 1.7 Billion views, 4.5 Million followers on Facebook and 1.9 Million followers on Instagram as of September 2024. This success can be attributed largely to their unique approach towards merging regional culture with contemporary trends in entertainment.
The reality shows like Voice hunt,[2] VJ Factor,[3][4] Launchpad,[5] Dance with me,[6] Challenge made the music channel famous in South India.
The daily shows like Reach out,[7] Virtual request,[8][9] Connect,[10] FIR, Hi5, Room with a view,[11] Career show, Game station were hosted by VJ Craig, VJ Sriya Reddy[12] VJ Carry,[13] VJ Paloma,[14] VJ Pooja,[15] VJ Rajiv, VJ Shyam, and Vj Shaunak among others.
References
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- ^ "Voices of victory". The Hindu. 24 July 2008. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Want to be a VJ?". The Hindu. 17 December 2007. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Four new VJs join Southern Spice Music". The Hindu. 6 February 2006. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "SS Music attempts to grow 'younger' in its sixth year". Indian Television Dot Com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "SS Music's ticket to dance with Namitha... - Kollywood News & Gossips". Bharatstudent. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Reaching out". The Hindu. 16 February 2004. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "A virtual treat for the music lovers". The Hindu. 20 May 2006. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Virtual request". The Hindu. 1 October 2003. Retrieved 28 November 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "SS Music in a revamp mode". www.exchange4media.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "SS Music launches new movie based show". Businessofcinema.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Sriya Reddy". veethi.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "The chance of a lifetime". The Hindu. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 28 November 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "The Accidental VJ". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "VJ Pooja of SS Music meets winners Of 'PCO' Contest". Radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 28 November 2015.