Viacom18
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| Company type | Joint venture |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television |
| Founded | November 2007 |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India[1] |
Key people | Sudhanshu Vats (CEO) |
| Owners | TV18 (51%) Viacom (pending re-merger with CBS Corporation) (49%) |
| Subsidiaries | Viacom18 US Viacom18 Media Roptanol The Indian Film Company[2] Viacom 18 Motion Pictures |
| Website | Viacom18.com |
Viacom 18 Media is an Indian joint venture operation between Viacom and TV18 based in Mumbai.[3] It was founded in November 2007 and owns various channels of the Viacom group, as well as various consumer products in India.
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] Viacom 18 also launched Nickelodeon Sonic in December 2011, targeting young adults.[5] The company also owns Viacom18 Motion Pictures. On 31 January 2018 TV18 announced its acquisition of Viacom's majority in the joint venture, taking operational control and leaving Viacom with the minority interest.[6] In 1 October 2019 Viacom 18 has launched Colors HD in Malaysia on Astro Malaysia, every serial will be served with the Malay and English subtitles.[citation needed]
Brands
Channels
| Channel | Language | Category | SD/HD availability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colors | Hindi | General Entertainment | SD+HD | |
| Colors Rishtey | Hindi | General Entertainment | SD only | |
| Colors Cineplex | Hindi | Movies | SD+HD | |
| Colors Infinity | English | General Entertainment | SD+HD | |
| Comedy Central India | English | General Entertainment | SD+HD | |
| MTV India | Hindi | Youth | SD+HD | |
| MTV Beats | Hindi | Music | SD+HD | |
| VH1 India | English | Music | SD+HD | |
| Nickelodeon India | Hindi | Kids | SD+HD | |
| Nick Jr. India | Hindi | Kids | SD only | |
| Nickelodeon Sonic | Hindi | Kids | SD only | |
| Colors Bangla | Bengali | General Entertainment | SD+HD | |
| Colors Bangla Cinema | Bengali | Movies | SD only | |
| Colors Gujarati | Gujarati | General Entertainment | SD only | |
| Colors Gujarati Cinema | Gujarati | Movies | SD only | |
| Colors Kannada | Kannada | General Entertainment | SD+HD | |
| Colors Super | Kannada | General Entertainment | SD only | |
| Colors Kannada Cinema | Kannada | Movies | SD only | |
| Colors Marathi | Marathi | General Entertainment | SD+HD | |
| Colors Tamil | Tamil | General Entertainment | SD+HD | |
| Colors Odia | Odia | General Entertainment | SD only | |
| Colors Keralam | Malayalam | TBA | TBA |
Digital
See also
References
- ^ "Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd". Viacom18.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ http://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/TV18_Broadcast_Ltd1_100214.pdf
- ^ "Corporate restructure complete for India's Network18". rapidtvnews.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Beefing Up The Bouquet". business.outlookindia.com. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "Viacom18 launches its new channel 'sonic' in India". India Infoline. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- ^ "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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