Viacom18
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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
- Owned by
- National Amusements
- Industry
- television
- Official website
- www.viacom18.com
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- inception
- 2007-11-00
- topic's main category
- Category:Colors TV original programming
- social media followers
- 24195
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- 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 ==
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