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{{Infobox company
| name = UTV Software Communications Ltd.
| former_name = United Television Software Communications Pvt. <small>(1990–1998)</small>

| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry = [[Media conglomerate]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1990|6|22|df=yes}}
| founders = [[Ronnie Screwvala]]<br>[[Zarina Screwvala]]
| hq_location_city = [[Mumbai]]
| hq_location_country = [[India]]
| key_people = Mahesh Samat ([[Managing director]])
| products = [[Cable television]], [[publishing]], [[film|films]], [[music]], [[video game|video games]], [[broadcasting]]
| owner = 
| parent = [[Star India]]<br>([[The Walt Disney Company India]])
| divisions = {{plainlist|
*UTV Games
*UTV Global Broadcasting
*[[UTV Motion Pictures]]
*UTV Toons
*UTV TV Content
*UTV New Media
}}
| subsid = {{plainlist|
*First Future Agri and Developers
*IG Interactive Entertainment
*Smriti Irani Television (50%)
*UTV Communications (USA)
*[[UTV Indiagames]]
}}
| website = {{url|http://www.utvgroup.com/}}
}}

'''UTV Software Communications''' (abbreviated as '''UTV''') is an [[India]]n mass media conglomerate. UTV was incorporated as United Television Software Communications on 22 June 1990 by [[Ronnie Screwvala|Ronnie]] and [[Zarina Screwvala]].

The company later became public, on 27 November 1995, and was renamed to UTV Software Communications effective 19 March 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/stocks/company_info/company_history.php?sc_did=UTV|title=UTV Software Communications > Company History > Media & Entertainment > Company History of UTV Software Communications - BSE: 532619, NSE: UTVSOF|publisher=}}</ref> UTV was listed on the [[Bombay Stock Exchange]] and the Indian [[National Stock Exchange of India|National Stock Exchange]], and its motion picture division, [[UTV Motion Pictures]] Plc was listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]]'s [[Alternative Investment Market]] (AIM).

In August 2006, [[The Walt Disney Company]] acquired a 14.85 percent stake in UTV.<ref>{{cite web|title=Walt Disney set to take control in UTV|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=95b09ff4-d170-4007-b5b4-fdaf408ad896&&Headline=Walt+Disney+set+to+take+control+in+UTV|work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> This was subsequently hiked to 32.1 percent in 2008, the same level as UTV's founders Ronnie Screwvala and Zarina Screwvala.<ref>{{cite news|title=Walt Disney to more than double UTV stake to 32%|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2793218.cms|work=The Economic Times|date=19 February 2008}}</ref> The remaining shares were publicly traded. Disney eventually increased its ownership in UTV to 100% in 2012, making UTV Communications Software a wholly owned subsidiary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-to-acquire-controlling-interest-in-utv-software-communications-limited-utv-in-india/|title=Disney To Acquire Controlling Interest In UTV Software Communications Limited (UTV) In India|date=31 January 2012|website=The Walt Disney Company}}</ref>

== History ==
In 1996, [[Disney]] contracted the UTV Group to dub its distributed feature film library into Indian languages. During this year, the company’s in-flight entertainment division, which was supplying Air India only, started catering to other international airlines.

In October 2005, after a $10 million outsourcing partnership with US-based [[BKN|BKN New Media Inc.]], UTV Toons moved to expand to 200 employees and purchased additional software licenses.<ref>{{cite news|title=UTV expands Toons division|url=http://www.indiantelevision.org.in/headlines/y2k5/oct/oct302.htm|accessdate=2 May 2014|newspaper=Indiantelevision.com|date=25 October 2005}}</ref>

=== Acquisition by Disney ===
Between 2007 and 2011, UTV was targeted for an acquisition by Fuse Global and Global Media Fund. Both corporations had approached UTV Software Communications and made several attempts to play a role in becoming a financier to the studio, but neither deals materialised.

The Walt Disney Company acquired a 50.44 per cent stake in the company, making them the majority shareholder and bringing the company into the Disney group, and in 2011, [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] offered to acquire the outstanding shares of UTV Software Communications held by public shareholders and stakeholders of the company in a deal valued around Rs 20 billion (US$297 million).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/walt-disney-offers-to-acquire-utv-for-about-rs-2000-crore/822896|title=Walt Disney offers to acquire UTV for about Rs 2,000 crore|publisher=}}</ref> Upon the buyout, the company was delisted from both the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India and became a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company in 31 January 2012, being re-organised under The Walt Disney Company (South East Asia) Pte Ltd.

=== Film production and distribution ===
{{Main|UTV Motion Pictures}}

UTV ventured into film distribution in 1996 with its [[UTV Motion Pictures]] Plc. division. UTV Motion Pictures portfolio includes Hindi-language movies, regional South Asian movies, domestic animated features and international productions and co-productions. The studio's rights and distribution are currently held exclusively by [[The Walt Disney Company India]] which uses UTV Motion Pictures as the exclusive distributor for its films in South Asian markets. It has filled this role since 2013.

=== Television production ===
UTV started off producing television content and advertisements, partnering with Indian state-broadcaster [[Doordarshan]] in 1990. With the entry of satellite television to India, UTV expanded its functions and produced television programmes for other Indian TV channels, such as [[Zee TV]] and [[Star Plus]].

In 1995, UTV produced India's first daily soap opera, ''Shanti'', for Doordarshan. UTV was also contracted by Disney to dub its cartoons in [[Hindi]]. Revenues from the television segment increased by 31% from Rs. 1,006 million in the previous year to Rs. 1,317 million during the year primarily because of the growth in the television business. The segment reported a profit of Rs. 54 million, compared to Rs. 180 million in the previous year.

The following is the complete list of TV programmes produced by UTV:
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+
|-
! Title
! Channel
|-
|''[[Back to the Floor (UK TV series)|Back to the Floor]]''
|[[BBC World]]
|-
|''[[Bhabhi (TV series)|Bhabhi]]''
|[[Star Plus]]
|-
|''Bollywood Inc.''
|[[BBC World]]
|-
|''Bombay Talking''
|[[Zee Cafe]]
|-
|''Business Bytes''
|[[BBC World]]
|-
|''C.A.T.S.''
|[[Sony Entertainment Television]]
|-
|''Chakravyuha''
|[[DD National]]
|-
|''Chamatkar''
|DD National
|-
|''Chooha Mantar''
|[[Hungama TV]]
|-
|''[[Chota Packet Bada Dhamaka]]''
|Zee TV
|-
|''Choti Maa''
|[[Zee TV]]
|-
|''CNN Indiadotcom''
|[[CNN]]
|-
|''CNN Style South Asia''
|[[CNN]]
|-
|''[[Dance India Dance]]''
|[[Zee TV]]
|-
|''[[Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava?]]''
|[[Life OK]]
|-
|''[[Ek Se Badhkar Ek (Zee TV)|Ek Se Badhkar Ek]]''
|Zee TV
|-
|''Face to Face with Karan Thapar''
|BBC World
|-
|''Full Toss Inter School Cricket''
|Hungama TV
|-
|''[[Gajab Desh Ki Ajab Kahaniyaan]]''
|[[Imagine TV]]
|-
|''Gee Boom Bha''
|[[Gemini TV]]
|-
|''Gol Gol Gulam''
|Hungama TV
|-
|''Hard Talk India''
|BBC World
|-
|''[[Hero - Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai]]''
|Hungama TV
|-
|''[[Hip Hip Hurray (TV series)|Hip Hip Hurray]]''
|Zee TV
|-
|''LOC:Life Out Of Control''
|[[Star Plus]]
|-
|''Kabhi Hero Kabhi Zero''
|Hungama TV
|-
|''[[Kabhie To Nazar Milao]]''
|Sony Entertainment Television
|-
|''[[Kehta Hai Dil]]''
|Star Plus
|-
|''[[Khichdi (TV series)|Khichdi]]''
|Star Plus
|-
|''[[Maayke Se Bandhi Dor]]''
|Star Plus
|-
|''[[Meher (TV series)|Meher]]''
|DD National
|-
|''Pan Asia - Journey in Asian Cuisine''
|[[Star World]]
|-
|''[[Rakt Sambandh]]''
|[[Imagine TV]]
|-
|''Saanp Seedi''
|[[Zee TV]]
|-
|''[[Saaya (Indian TV series)|Saaya]]''
|Sony Entertainment Television
|-
|''[[Salanam]]''
|[[Vijay TV]]
|-
|''[[Sanya (TV series)|Sanya]]''
|Hungama TV
|-
|''[[Sarhadein]]''
|Zee TV
|-
|''[[Sea Hawks (TV series)|Sea Hawks]]''
|[[DD Metro]]
|-
|''[[Shagun]]''
|Star Plus
|-
|''[[Shaka Laka Boom Boom]]''
|Star Plus
|-
|''Shanno Ki Shaadi''
|Star Plus
|-
|''[[Shanti (TV series)|Shanti]]''
|DD National
|-
|''[[Shararat (TV series)|Shararat]]''
|Star Plus
|-
|''Shisha''
|Hungama TV
|-
|''[[Shubh Vivah]]''
|Sony Entertainment Television
|-
|''Smriti''
|[[Star Plus]]
|-
|''Sohni Mahiwal''
|DD National
|-
|''[[Sondha Bandham]]''
|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
|-
|''[[Special Squad (2005)|Special Squad]]''
|[[STAR One]]
|-
|''Style!''
|[[BBC World]]
|-
|''Stuntmen of Bollywood''
|[[National Geographic Channel]]
|-
|''[[Bournvita Quiz Contest]]''
|Zee TV
|-
|''Tiger''
|Hungama TV

|}

=== Broadcasting ===
In 2004, UTV launched [[Hungama TV]], a kids channel for the South Asian market. This channel was sold to Disney India in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=UTV sells Hungama TV to Walt Disney for $30.5 mln|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2006/07/25/utv-sells-hungama-tv-to-walt-disney-for--305-mln-1153823853.html|publisher=One India}}</ref> Hungama TV was re-integrated into UTV Software Communications after it became a subsidiary to Disney.

* [[Bindass]]
* [[Bindass Play]] (Defunct)
* UTV Action (formerly Bindass Movies)
* UTV Movies
* [[UTV Stars]] (Defunct)
* UTV Movies International (International service available in North America, United Kingdom)
* [[UTV World Movies]] (Defunct)

== Partnerships ==
The UTV Group’s relationships include the following.
* UTV is credited as a co-producer with [[20th Century Fox]] and [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]] for ‘[[The Namesake (film)|The Namesake]]’, ‘[[I Think I Love My Wife]]’ and ‘[[The Happening (2008 film)|The Happening]]’ through UTV Mauritius and USA.
* UTV is associated with [[Verizon]], [[Vodafone]] and [[Airtel]] and over 80 telecom companies worldwide for mobile game publishing, new media and online gaming through [[UTV Indiagames]].
* UTV is associated with [[Coca-Cola]], [[PepsiCo]]/[[Pepsi]], [[Hero MotoCorp]], [[Honda Motor Company]], [[Hindustan Unilever]], [[P&G]], [[Cadbury]], [[Bharti Airtel|Airtel]], [[Reckitt Benckiser]], [[Godrej Group|Godrej]] and [[Johnson & Johnson]] for sponsorship and branding relationships across various TV channels and content titles.
* UTV has partnered with [[Virgin Comics]] to create original superhero franchises across platforms exclusively for the imprint.
* UTV has worked with [[Nintendo]], [[Microsoft]] and [[Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.]] in the console gaming business through [[UTV Ignition Games]].
* UTV has relationships for television content with [[Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific|Star India]], [[Zee Entertainment Enterprises]], [[National Geographic Channel]] and [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]].

== References ==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.utvgroup.com/ Official website]

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[[Category:Mass media companies of India]]
[[Category:Companies based in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Television production companies of India]]
[[Category:Entertainment companies of India]]
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[[Category:Indian dubbing studios]]
[[Category:Software companies based in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Software companies established in 1990]]
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[[Category:Disney India]]
[[Category:Disney acquisitions]]
[[Category:2012 mergers and acquisitions]]
[[Category:Producers who won the Best Feature Film National Film Award]]
[[Category:Producers who won the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment National Film Award]]
[[Category:Producers who won the Best Debut Feature Film of a Director National Film Award]]
[[Category:Producers who won the Best Children's Film National Film Award]]

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