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Also known as Viacom 18

Viacom18 Media Private Limited was an Indian media conglomerate. It was a subsidiary of Reliance Industries with a minority stake owned by Bodhi Tree Systems. It owned television channels and a film production studio in India. Following the merger of its assets with Disney Star, it is the largest shareholder in the newly formed merged entity JioStar with a 46.82% stake.

Key facts

Company.successor
JioStar
Company.name
Viacom18 Media Private Limited
Company.logo
Logo of the Viacom18.svg
Company.logo_size
270px
Company.logo_caption
Final logo, used from 2007 to 2025
Company.type
Joint venture
Company.traded_as
Viacom18
Company.industry
Media conglomerate
Company.fate
Transferred all its assets to Disney Star and became a shareholder in the new entity JioStar with 46.82% stake
Company.location
Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Company.key_people
Kevin Vaz (CEO – Entertainment) Kiran Mani (CEO – Digital) Sanjog Gupta (CEO – Sports)
Company.area_served
Worldwide

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
broadcaster
Country
India
Headquarters
Mumbai
Industry
television
Official website
www.viacom18.com
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inception
2007-11-00
social media followers
24195
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Founding and early years (2007–2011)
  • Attempted mergers with Sony and Zee, partnership with Bodhi Tree Systems (2020–2023)
  • Merger with Disney Star (2023–present)
  • Post merger with Disney Star (2024–present)
  • Former channels
  • On-air channels
  • Defunct channels
  • See also
  • References

Viacom18 Media Private Limited was an Indian media conglomerate. It was a subsidiary of Reliance Industries with a minority stake owned by Bodhi Tree Systems. It owned television channels and a film production studio in India. Following the merger of its assets with Disney Star, it is the largest shareholder in the newly formed merged entity JioStar with a 46.82% stake.

== History ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Viacom18” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.