Viacom 18
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| Type | Private company Joint venture |
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| Industry | Television |
| Founded | 28 October 1996 |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India[1] |
| Key people | Raghav Bahl, Chairman and Managing Director |
| Owner(s) | Viacom (50%) Network 18 (50%) |
| Website | Official Website |
Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd. founded in November 2007 is a 50/50 joint venture operation in India between Viacom and the Network 18 Group based in Mumbai. Viacom 18 owns and operates various channels of the Viacom group for the Indian viewers, as well as manage various Viacom's consumer products in India. In July 2008 Colors was launched. In Janauary 2010, Viacom 18 went international with the launch of Colors in the US. The channel is called "Aap ka Colors". In July 2010 it got into 50/50 distribution joint venture with Sun Network and Sun 18 was formed.[2]
Viacom 18 also launched the new channel Sonic in December 2011, targeting young adults.[3]
Viacom 18 also owns Viacom 18 Motion Pictures.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd". Viacom18.com. http://www.viacom18.com/contact.html. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
- ^ "Beefing Up The Bouquet". business.outlookindia.com. http://business.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?270571. Retrieved Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ "Viacom18 launches its new channel ‘sonic’ in India". India Infoline. 5 Dec 2011. http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/Viacom18-launches-its-new-channel-sonic-in-India/5303665136. Retrieved 26 Dec 2011.
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