TV18
TV18 Broadcast Limited (formerly Global Broadcast News and IBN18 Broadcast Limited)[1] is an Indian entity belonging to Network18 Group based in Mumbai. TV18 owns and operates various national channels in separate partnerships with NBCUniversal (CNBC TV18, CNBC Awaaz and CNBC-TV18 Prime HD), Warner Bros. Discovery (CNN-News18) and Paramount Global (as majority owner of Viacom18).
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| BSE: 532800 NSE: TV18BRDCST | |
| Industry | Television |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
| Owner | Reliance Industries (60.4%) |
| Parent | Network18 Group |
| Divisions | Viacom18 (73.91%) |
| Website | nw18.com |
In the regional space, the group operates a Gujarati business news channel – CNBC Bajar, a Marathi general news channel – News18 Lokmat and operates ten regional news channels under the News18 umbrella and 3 regional entertainment channels under the News18 brand. The group also operates a 24-hour Indian news channel in English – News18 India, targeting global audiences.
TV18 and Viacom18 have formed a strategic joint venture called IndiaCast, a multi-platform 'content asset monetisation' entity that drives domestic and international channel distribution, placement services and content syndication for the bouquet of channels from the group and third parties.
On 31 January 2018, TV18 increased its stake in the Viacom18 joint venture to 51% taking operational control.[2]
Channels
| Channel | Launched | Language | Category | SD/HD availability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News18 India | 2005 | Hindi | News | SD | Previously Known as IBN7, founded as Channel 7 |
| CNBC Awaaz | |||||
| News18 Rajasthan | 2000 | Previously known as ETV Rajasthan | |||
| News18 Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand | 2002 | Previously known as ETV Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand | |||
| News18 Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh | Previously known as ETV Madhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh | ||||
| News18 Bihar Jharkhand | Previously known as ETV Bihar/Jharkhand | ||||
| News18 Punjab Haryana | 2014 | Hindi, Punjabi | Previously known as ETV Haryana/Himachal Pradesh | ||
| CNN-News18 | 2005 | English | Previously known as CNN-IBN | ||
| CNBC-TV18 | 1999 | SD+HD | |||
| News18 Assam North East | 2016 | Assamese | SD | ||
| News18 Bangla | 2014 | Bengali | Previously known as ETV News Bangla | ||
| News18 Gujarati | Gujarati | Previously known as ETV News Gujarati | |||
| CNBC Bajar | |||||
| News18 Lokmat | 2008 | Marathi | |||
| News18 Odia | 2015 | Odia | Previously known as ETV News Odia | ||
| News18 Urdu | 2001 | Urdu | Previously known as ETV Urdu | ||
| News18 Kannada | 2014 | Kannada | Previously known as ETV News Kannada | ||
| News18 Kerala | 2015 | Malayalam | |||
| News18 Tamil Nadu | Tamil | ||||
| News18 Jammu Kashmir Ladakh Himachal | 2022 | Kashmiri, Ladakhi |
History
1992–1999: Production firm
1999–2006: News broadcasting and partnerships
2006–2014: Subsidiary of Network18
2014–Present: Reliance Industries era
References
- Bansal, Shuchi (29 June 2015). "CNN, IBN unlikely to renew deal on branding; Zee could step in". Livemint. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- "TV18 to increase stake to 51% in Viacom18, the JV with Viacom Inc". Viacom 18. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.