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Viacom18
Reliance to acquire Paramount stake in Viacom18
Paramount Global has agreed the sale of its entire 13% stake in India’s Viacom18 to…
Viacom18 set to take majority stake in Disney’s Indian operations
Viacom18, the Indian firm backed by Reliance Industries, Paramount Global and James Murdoch’s Bodhi Tree…
Viacom18’s Vh1 launches anime-dedicated hub in India
Viacom18’s Indian media and entertainment channel VH1 has launched an expansive anime dedicated platform in…
FIH signs media rights deals with Viacom18 and BBC
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) events will air in India and the UK, with major…
Viacom18’s AAPKA Colors to become Colors
Media outfit Viacom18 has announced its Indian flagship channel AAPKA Colors is to relaunch as…
Disney mulling sale or JV for Indian business
Disney is reportedly mulling the sale of its Indian TV and streaming business, or a…
Viacom18 reportedly hiring Disney Star exec Vaz in senior role
Reliance Industries-backed Indian media outfit Viacom18 has reportedly recruited Disney Star’s head of network entertainment…
Jio posts modest Q4 growth, JioCinema merger completes
Reliance Industries-owned Indian telecom and TV service provider Jio saw its revenues grow by 14.3%…
Viacom18 secures global rights to Women’s IPL cricket in $116m deal
In another significant landmark for the commercial development of women’s sport, Indian-based media giant Viacom18…
DisneyStar and Viacom18 winners of IPL rights auction with fee more than doubling
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has seen its rights valuation more than double, with DisneyStar…
Reliance Industries seeks US$1.6 bln investment to increase Viacom18 stake
Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries is looking to raise US$1.6 billion to buy ViacomCBS out of…
Sudhanshu Vats steps down as CEO of Viacom18
Sudhanshu Vats, group CEO and MD at Viacom18, is stepping down after eight years at…
Viacom 18 names new COO ahead of Voot Kids launch
Indian entertainment network Viacom18, today has named Gourav Rakshit as COO of Viacom18 Digital Ventures…
Viacom18 to bring VOD service VOOT to the UK
India’s Viacom18 is due to launch its video-on-demand platform VOOT in the UK in November…
TV18 takes control of Viacom18 joint venture
India’s TV18 Broadcast has become the controlling shareholder in the channels business it operates with…
Colors launches in HD on Sky
India’s Viacom18 has partnered with BT Media and Broadcast to launch its Hindi general entertainment…
Zee buys channels as Reliance exits general entertainment TV
Zee Entertainment Enterprises has acquired a pair of channels from Indian compatriot Reliance Capital, confirming…
Kaltura supporting Viacom18’s Voot
Voot, the video-on-demand service launched last week by Viacom18, the Indian JV between Viacom and…
Viacom18 creates Netflix rival in India
Viacom18 – the Indian joint venture between Viacom and TV18 – has launched a new ad-supported…