Viacom 18
Encyclopedia
Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd. founded in November 2007 is a 50/50 joint venture operation in India between Viacom
and the Network 18
Group based in Mumbai
. Viacom 18 owns and operates various channels of the Viacom
group for the India
n viewers, as well as manage various Viacom's consumer products in India. In July 2008 Colors was launched. In Janauary 2010, Viacom 18 went international with the launch of Colors in the US. The channel is called Aap ka Colors. In July 2010 it got into 50/50 distribution joint venture with Sun Network and Sun 18 was formed.
Viacom
Viacom Inc. , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in, but not limited to, cinema and cable television...
and the Network 18
Network 18
Network18 Media & Investments Limited is an Indian media conglomerate with interests in television, print, internet, film, mobile content and allied businesses. Network 18 FinCap is the holding company for several media entities in India such as Television Eighteen India Ltd , IBN 18 Broadcast...
Group based in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. Viacom 18 owns and operates various channels of the Viacom
Viacom
Viacom Inc. , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in, but not limited to, cinema and cable television...
group for the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n viewers, as well as manage various Viacom's consumer products in India. In July 2008 Colors was launched. In Janauary 2010, Viacom 18 went international with the launch of Colors in the US. The channel is called Aap ka Colors. In July 2010 it got into 50/50 distribution joint venture with Sun Network and Sun 18 was formed.
Channels
- Colors
- MTV IndiaMTV IndiaMTV India is the Indian version of MTV , a channel specialising in music and youth culture programming. It was launched in 1996 and is now part of the Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd based in Mumbai. . "MTV India" is one of the oldest Music Television Networks in Asia...
- Nickelodeon India
- VH1 IndiaVH1 IndiaVH1 India is a music channel in India. It is the sister channel to MTV India, which was launched in 2005. In December 2004, MTV India and Zee-Turner teamed up to bring VH1 to India. In India, VH1 is a 24-hour pay channel caters to the 13–35 age group. VH1 primarily focuses on international genres...
- Viacom 18 Motion Pictures