TV18

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TV18 Broadcast Ltd.
TypePublic company
BSE: 532800
NSE: TV18BRDCST
IndustryTelevision
HeadquartersMumbai, India
ParentNetwork18 Group
(Reliance Industries)
DivisionsViacom 18 (51%)
Websitewww.nw18.com

TV18 Broadcast Limited (formerly Global Broadcast News and IBN18 Broadcast Limited[1]) is an Indian entity belonging to Network 18 Group based in Mumbai. TV18 owns and operates various channels of the NBCUniversal group for the Indian viewers such as CNBC TV18, CNBC Awaaz & CNBC-TV18 Prime HD as well as WarnerMedia - CNN-News18.

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 Viacom 18 joint venture to 51% taking operational control.[2]

Channels[]

Channel Launched Language Category SD/HD availability Notes
News18 India 2005 Hindi News SD
CNN-News18 English
CNBC-TV18 1999 Business News SD+HD
CNBC Awaaz 2005 Hindi SD
CNBC Bajar 2014 Gujarati
News18 Rajasthan 2000 Hindi News Previously known as ETV Rajasthan
News18 Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand 2002 Previously known as ETV Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand
Previously known as ETV Madhya Pradesh/Chattisgarh
News18 Bihar-Jharkhand Previously known as ETV Bihar/Jharkhand
2014 Previously known as ETV Haryana/Himachal Pradesh
News18 Urdu 2001 Urdu Previously known as ETV Urdu
News18 Lokmat 2008 Marathi
News18 Bangla 2014 Bengali Previously known as ETV News Bangla
News18 Kannada Kannada Previously known as ETV News Kannada
News18 Gujarati Gujarati Previously known as ETV News Gujarati
News18 Tamil Nadu 2015 Tamil
News18 Kerala Malayalam
News18 Odia Odia Previously known as ETV News Odia
News18 Assam-North East 2016 Assamese

History[]

1992–1999: Production firm

1999–2006: News broadcasting and partnerships

2006–2014: Subsidiary of Network 18

2014–Present: Reliance Industries era

References[]

  1. ^ Bansal, Shuchi (29 June 2015). "CNN, IBN unlikely to renew deal on branding; Zee could step in". Livemint. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. ^ "TV18 to increase stake to 51% in Viacom18, the JV with Viacom Inc". Viacom 18. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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