 Logo used since 2007 | |
| Company type | Joint venture |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television |
| Founded | November 2007 |
| Defunct | 2024 - 2025 Pending |
| Fate | Merged with Disney Star |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India[1] |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Jyoti Deshpande (CEO) |
| Owners | Network18 (86.92%) Bodhi Tree Systems (13.08%) |
| Subsidiaries | Viacom18 Studios[2] JioCinema Disney+ Hotstar |
| Website | Viacom18.com |
Viacom18 Media Private Limited is an Indian media company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Founded in 2007 by the MTV Networks Europe division (now Paramount Networks EMEAA), it later became a joint venture between Network18 Group and Viacom (now Paramount Global) in 2014, with TV18 becoming the majority shareholder in the company in January 2018 and Bodhi Tree Systems currently owning minority stakes.[3] The company owns and operates various channels, as well as content production studios in India.
In December 2023, Reliance Industries merged its subsidiary TV18 into Network18.[4] In April 2024, Paramount Global fully exited Viacom18 with the sale of its 13.01% stake to Reliance Industries for $517 million. Paramount will continue to license its brands and content to Viacom18.
- ^ "Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd". Viacom18.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "TV18 Broadcast Ltd (CRD)" (PDF). BSEIndia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Corporate restructure complete for India's Network18". rapidtvnews.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Teresa Britto, Tandon, Ashna, Kashish (6 December 2023). "India's TV18 Broadcast to merge with Network18 in $1.2 bln deal". Reuters. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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