Viacom18

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{{short description|Indian television network}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Limited
| logo = Viacom 18.svg
| type = [[Joint venture]]
| industry = [[Television]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|2007|11}}
| location = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.viacom18.com/contact.html |title=Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd |publisher=Viacom18.com |access-date=27 July 2018|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023065128/http://www.viacom18.com/contact.html |archive-date=23 October 2018 }}</ref>
| key_people = Rahul Joshi ([[CEO]])
| owners = [[Network18 Group]] (51%) [[ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA]] (49%)
| subsid = Viacom18 US Viacom18 Media Roptanol The Indian Film Company<ref>[http://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/TV18_Broadcast_Ltd1_100214.pdf] {{dead link|date=April 2021}}</ref> [[Viacom18 Motion Pictures|Viacom18 Studios]]
| homepage = [http://www.viacom18.com Viacom18.com]
}}

'''Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Limited''' is an Indian [[joint venture]] operation between [[TV18]] and [[ViacomCBS]] based in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/2011061512860/corporate-restructure-complete-for-indias-network18.html|title=Corporate restructure complete for India's Network18|publisher=rapidtvnews.com|access-date=10 August 2017}}</ref> It was founded in November 2007 and owns various channels of ViacomCBS, as well as various consumer products in [[India]].

In January 2010, Viacom 18 went international with the launch of [[Colors TV|Colors]] in 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Beefing Up The Bouquet|url=http://business.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?270571|publisher=business.outlookindia.com|access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref> In December 2018, Viacom 18 launched [[Sonic-Nickelodeon|Nickelodeon Sonic]], targeting young adults.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/Viacom18-launches-its-new-channel-sonic-in-India/5303665136|title=Viacom18 launches its new channel 'sonic' in India|publisher=[[India Infoline]]|date=5 December 2018 |access-date=26 December 2018}}</ref> The company also owns [[Viacom18 Motion Pictures|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.viacom18.com/media/tv18-to-increase-stake-to-51-percentage-in-viacom18-the-jv-withviacom-inc|title=TV18 to increase stake to 51% in Viacom18, the JV with Viacom Inc|date=31 January 2018|website=Viacom18|access-date=31 January 2018}}</ref> On 1 October 2019, Viacom 18 launched Colors HD in [[Malaysia]] on [[Astro (television)|Astro Malaysia]]; every serial will be served with [[Malay language|Malay]] and English subtitles.{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}

==Brands==
===Channels ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:middle;"
!style="width:180pt; background:Violet;"|Channel
!style="width:180pt; background:Cyan;"|Language
!style="width:300pt; background:Violet;"|Category
!style="width:180pt; background:Cyan;"|[[Standard-definition television|SD]]/[[High-definition video|HD]] availability
!style="width:300pt; background:Violet;"|Notes
|-
|[[Colors TV]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| rowspan="2"|General Entertainment
|SD+HD
|
|-
|[[Colors Rishtey]]
| rowspan="2"|SD
|
|-
|[[Rishtey Cineplex]]
| rowspan="3" |Movies
|
|-
|[[Colors Cineplex]]
|SD+HD
|
|-
|Colors Cineplex|Colors Cineplex Bollywood
|SD
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Viacom18 expands its Hindi Movies cluster with the launch of COLORS Cineplex Bollywood|url=https://www.viacom18.com/media/viacom18-expands-its-hindi-movies-cluster-with-the-launch-of-colors-cineplex-bollywood/|access-date=2021-04-07|website=viacom18|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Viacom18 gears up for launch of COLORS Cineplex Bollywood on April 1 – Exchange4media|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/announcements-news/viacom18-gears-up-for-launch-of-colors-cineplex-bollywood-111655.html|access-date=2021-04-07|website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Colors Infinity]]
| rowspan="2" |[[English language|English]]
| rowspan="2"|General Entertainment
| rowspan="5" |SD+HD
|
|-
|[[Comedy Central (Indian TV channel)|Comedy Central]]
|
|-
|[[MTV India|MTV]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|Youth
|
|-
|MTV Beats
| rowspan="2"|Music
|
|-
|[[VH1 India|VH1]]
|[[English language|English]]
|
|-
|[[Nickelodeon (Indian TV channel)|Nickelodeon]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Hindi language|Hindi]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[Telugu language|Telugu]] [[Kannada]] [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[Marathi language|Marathi]] [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] [[Malayalam]]
| rowspan="4" |Kids
| rowspan="3" |SD
|
|-
|[[Nickelodeon Sonic]]
|
|-
|[[Nick Jr. (India)|Nick Jr.]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Hindi language|Hindi]] [[English language|English]]
|
|-
|[[Nick HD+]]
|HD
|
|-
|[[Colors Bangla]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|General Entertainment
|SD+HD
|
|-
|[[Colors Bangla Cinema]]
|Movies
| rowspan="3" |SD
|
|-
|[[Colors Gujarati]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
|General Entertainment
|
|-
|Colors Gujarati Cinema
|Movies
|
|-
|[[Colors Kannada]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Kannada language|Kannada]]
| rowspan="2"|General Entertainment
|SD+HD
|
|-
|[[Colors Super]]
| rowspan="2"|SD
|
|-
|[[Colors Kannada Cinema]]
|Movies
|
|-
|[[Colors Marathi]]
|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|rowspan="4" |General Entertainment
|SD+HD
|
|-
|Colors Odia
|[[Odia language|Odia]]
|SD
|
|-
|[[Colors Tamil]]
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|SD+HD
|
|-
|[[Colors Telugu]]
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|SD+HD
|Available only on [[Voot]]
|}

===Digital===
* [[Voot]]

==See also==
*[[ViacomCBS Networks International]]
**[[ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA]]
*[[Network18 Group]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.viacom18.com Official Site]

{{Network 18}}
{{ViacomCBS}}

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