Viacom18: Difference between revisions

{{short description|Indian television network}}

| name = Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Limited

| 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%)<br />[[ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA]] (49%)

| subsid = Viacom18 US<br /> Viacom18 Media<br />Roptanol<br />The Indian Film Company<ref>{{cite web |title=TV18 Broadcast Ltd (CRD) |url=http://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/TV18_Broadcast_Ltd1_100214.pdf |website=BSEIndia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923224204/http://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/TV18_Broadcast_Ltd1_100214.pdf |archive-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref><br />[[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 2013, TV18 acquired the non-[[Telugu language]] TV assets of [[ETV Network]] for ₹2,053 Crore, with a permission to use ETV brand name.<ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/network18-finishes-rs-2053-cr-deal-to-acquire-etv-stakes/articleshow/29215772.cms Network18 finishes Rs 2,053-cr deal to acquire ETV stakes]</ref>

In 2015, Viacom 18 decided to rebrand all five non-[[Telugu language]] ETV regional general entertainment channels. [[Colors Marathi|ETV Marathi]], [[Colors Gujarati|ETV Gujarati]], [[Colors Kannada|ETV Kannada]], [[Colors Bangla|ETV Bangla]] and [[Colors Odia|ETV Odia]] were rebranded into [[Colors Marathi]], [[Colors Gujarati]], [[Colors Kannada]], [[Colors Bangla]] and [[Colors Odia]] respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2015/03/viacom18-extends-colors-franchise-with-5-new-regional-avatars|title= ETV re-branding to Colors|access-date=4 March 2015}}</ref>

In December 2011, 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 Nickelodeon' 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}}

More recently, the company had inked a deal with the National Basketball Association in order to deliver live NBA games to all of their own networks.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Viacom18 inks three-year media rights deal with NBA - Exchange4media|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/viacom18-inks-three-year-media-rights-deal-with-nba-117167.html|access-date=2021-12-04|website=Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media|language=en}}</ref>

==Channels and platforms==

Following are the distribution channels available from Viacom18:<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.viacom18.com/onair/| title=Our Channels - On Air| website=viacom18.com}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:middle;"

| rowspan="7" |[[Hindi language|Hindi]]

| rowspan="2"|General Entertainment

|[[Colors Rishtey]]

|

| rowspan="3" |Movies

|

|[[Rishtey Cineplex]]

|2020

|rowspan="2" |SD

|Colors Cineplex|[[Colors Cineplex Bollywood]]

|2021

|

|rowspan="2" |SD+HD

|

|2014

|

| rowspan="3" |[[English language|English]]

| rowspan="2"|General Entertainment

| rowspan="3" |SD+HD

|

| rowspan="2" |[[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />[[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />[[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br />[[Malayalam]]<br />[[Bengali language|Bengali]]<br />[[Marathi language|Marathi]]<br />[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]<br />[[Kannada]]

| rowspan="4" |Kids

| rowspan="3" |SD

| rowspan="2" |[[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />[[English language|English]]

|[[Nick HD+]]

| rowspan="2" |[[Bengali language|Bengali]]

|Previously known as [[ETV Bangla]]

| rowspan="3" |SD

| rowspan="2"|[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]

|Previously known as [[ETV Gujarati]]

| rowspan="3"|[[Kannada language|Kannada]]

|Previously known as [[Colors Kannada|ETV Kannada]]

| rowspan="2"|SD

|

|2018

|[[Colors Marathi]]

|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]

| rowspan="3" |General Entertainment  

|Previously known as ETV Marathi

|[[Colors Odia]]

|2002

|SD

|Previously known as [[Colors Odia|ETV Odia]]

|[[Colors Tamil]]

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