Viacom18
Indian media company
Viacom18 Media Private Limited is a subsidiary of Reliance Industries. A minority stake in the company is owned by Bodhi Tree Systems. It owned television channels and a film production studio in India. However, its assets were merged with Disney Star to form a newly merged entity, JioStar. Post-merger, it is the largest shareholder in JioStar with a 46.82% stake.
History
Founding and early years (2007–2013)
Viacom18 was founded in 2007 as a joint venture between Network18 Group and Viacom.
In January 2010, Viacom18 went international with the launch of Colors in the United States. The channel is called Aapka Colors. In July 2010, it entered into a 50/50 distribution joint venture with Sun Network to form Sun 18.
In December 2011, Viacom18 launched Nickelodeon Sonic, targeting children.
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