Viacom18

Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Limited is an Indian joint venture operation between TV18 and ViacomCBS based in Mumbai.[3] It was founded in November 2007 and owns various channels of ViacomCBS, as well as various consumer products in India.

Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Limited
TypeJoint venture
IndustryTelevision
FoundedNovember 2007 (2007-11)
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India[1]
Key people
Rahul Joshi (CEO)
OwnersNetwork18 Group (51%)
ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA (49%)
SubsidiariesViacom18 US
Viacom18 Media
Roptanol
The Indian Film Company[2]
Viacom18 Studios
WebsiteViacom18.com

In January 2010, Viacom 18 went international with the launch of Colors in the United States. The channel is called Aapka Colors. In July 2010, it got into 50/50 distribution joint venture with Sun Network to form Sun 18.[4] In December 2018, Viacom 18 launched Nickelodeon Sonic, targeting young adults.[5] The company also owns Viacom18 Studios. On 31 January 2018, TV18 announced its acquisition of Viacom's majority in the joint venture, taking operational control and leaving Viacom with minority interest.[6] On 1 October 2019, Viacom 18 launched Colors HD in Malaysia on Astro Malaysia; every serial will be served with Malay and English subtitles.

Brands

Channels
Channel Language Category SD/HD Notes
Colors TV Hindi General Entertainment SD+HD
Colors Rishtey SD only
Rishtey Cineplex Movies
Colors Cineplex SD+HD
Colors Infinity English General Entertainment
Comedy Central General Entertainment, Comedy
MTV Hindi, English Youth, reality
MTV Beats Hindi Music
VH1 English
Nickelodeon Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam Kids SD Only airs local content
Nickelodeon Sonic
Nick Jr. Hindi, English Kids, pre-schoolers
Nick HD+ Kids HD Airs original animated content from the US
Colors Bangla Bengali General Entertainment SD+HD
Colors Bangla Cinema Movies SD only
Colors Gujarati Gujarati General Entertainment
Colors Gujarati Cinema Movies
Colors Kannada Kannada General Entertainment SD+HD
Colors Super SD only
Colors Kannada Cinema Movies
Colors Marathi Marathi General Entertainment SD+HD
Colors Odia Odia SD Only
Colors Tamil Tamil SD+HD
Colors Telugu Telugu Only launched on Voot
Colors Punjabi Punjabi Launching soon in 2021
Colors Malayalam Malayalam

Digital

See also

References
  1. "Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd". Viacom18.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. http://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/TV18_Broadcast_Ltd1_100214.pdf
  3. "Corporate restructure complete for India's Network18". rapidtvnews.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. "Beefing Up The Bouquet". business.outlookindia.com. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  5. "Viacom18 launches its new channel 'sonic' in India". India Infoline. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  6. "TV18 to increase stake to 51% in Viacom18, the JV with Viacom Inc". Viacom18. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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