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TV18
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| Traded as | BSE: 532800 NSE: TV18BRDCST |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
| Parent | Network18 Group (Reliance Industries) |
| Divisions | Viacom 18 (51%) |
| Website | www |
TV18 Broadcast Limited (formerly Global Broadcast News and IBN18 Broadcast Limited[1]) is an Indian entity belonging to Network 18 Group based in Mumbai. TV18 owns and operates various channels of the NBCUniversal group for the Indian viewers such as CNBC TV18, CNBC Awaaz & CNBC-TV18 Prime HD as well as WarnerMedia - CNN-News18.
In the regional space, the group operates a Gujarati business news channel – CNBC Bajar, a Marathi general news channel – News18 Lokmat and operates ten regional news channels under the News18 umbrella and 3 regional entertainment channels under the News18 brand. The group also operates a 24-hour Indian news channel in English – News18 India, targeting global audiences.
TV18 and Viacom18 have formed a strategic joint venture called IndiaCast, a multi-platform 'content asset monetisation' entity that drives domestic and international channel distribution, placement services and content syndication for the bouquet of channels from the group and third parties.
On 31 January 2018, TV18 increased its stake in the Viacom 18 joint venture to 51% taking operational control.[2]
Channels[edit]
| Channel | Launched | Language | Category | SD/HD availability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News18 India | 2005 | Hindi | News | SD | |
| CNN-News18 | English | ||||
| CNBC-TV18 | 1999 | Business News | SD+HD | ||
| CNBC Awaaz | 2005 | Hindi | SD | ||
| CNBC Bajar | 2014 | Gujarati | |||
| News18 Rajasthan | 2000 | Hindi | News | Previously known as ETV Rajasthan | |
| News18 Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand | 2002 | Previously known as ETV Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand | |||
| News18 Madhya Pradesh Chattisgarh | Previously known as ETV Madhya Pradesh/Chattisgarh | ||||
| News18 Bihar-Jharkhand | Previously known as ETV Bihar/Jharkhand | ||||
| News18 Punjab Haryana Himachal | 2014 | Previously known as ETV Haryana/Himachal Pradesh | |||
| News18 Urdu | 2001 | Urdu | Previously known as ETV Urdu | ||
| News18 Lokmat | 2008 | Marathi | |||
| News18 Bangla | 2014 | Bengali | Previously known as ETV News Bangla | ||
| News18 Kannada | Kannada | Previously known as ETV News Kannada | |||
| News18 Gujarati | Gujarati | Previously known as ETV News Gujarati | |||
| News18 Tamil Nadu | 2015 | Tamil | |||
| News18 Kerala | Malayalam | ||||
| News18 Odia | Odia | Previously known as ETV News Odia | |||
| News18 Assam-North East | 2016 | Assamese |
History[edit]
1992–1999: Production firm
1999–2006: News broadcasting and partnerships
2006–2014: Subsidiary of Network 18
2014–Present: Reliance Industries era
References[edit]
- ↑ Bansal, Shuchi (29 June 2015). "CNN, IBN unlikely to renew deal on branding; Zee could step in". Livemint. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "TV18 to increase stake to 51% in Viacom18, the JV with Viacom Inc". Viacom 18. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.