MTV (India)

MTV is Viacom18’s youth entertainment channel. It was launched in 1991 as part of the pan-Asian Star TV bouquet that also consisted of Zee TV, Star Plus, Prime Sports and Star Movies. The joint venture between Viacom and Star expired on 1 May 1994; therefore, Star launched Channel V in India on 23 May. MTV got a dedicated Indian feed in October 1996, and both channels targeted the youth until Channel V closed down in September 2018.

Much like its American counterpart, MTV moved its focus away from Bollywood music in the late 2000s to concentrate on youth-oriented reality shows, most famously Roadies and Splitsvilla, as well as serialised fiction shows (much like the now-defunct Channel V, Star’s music-turned-youth channel). However, it does air some music programmes, such as MTV Unplugged. All programming is in Hindi.

Viacom18 does have a full-fledged Hindi music channel, MTV Beats, which was launched in 2016. There is also a Middle Eastern channel called MTV India.

1991–2010

2010–present

HD: 2017–present

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An HD feed, called MTV HD+ (named similarly to Nick HD+), was launched in February 2017 along with Cineplex HD (now Colors Cineplex HD).

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Hindi-language television channels

General entertainment channels (GECs):

Movies:

Music channels:

News channels:

Major national:
Minor national:
Business news:
State-owned: (Parliamentary: )

Food, health and lifestyle channels:

Kids’ channels:

Sports channels:

Devotional channels:

Teleshopping channels:

Defunct channels:

Notes:

¹These channels are free on DD Free Dish but paid on cable and satellite TV platforms.

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Reliance Industries Limited

Telecommunications:

Main telecom brand: Jio | Smartphone brand: LYF

Acquisitions: Haptik¹

Reliance Retail:

Indian stores:
Supermarkets: Neighbourhood grocery: Reliance Fresh | Hypermart: Reliance Smart | Wholesale: Reliance Market
Apparel: General: Reliance Trends | Women: Project Eve | Online fashion: Ajio
Electronics: Store: Reliance Digital (Xpress and Xpress Mini) | Home appliances: Reconnect
Footwear: Reliance Footprint
Jewellery: Reliance Jewels

Acquisitions: Urban Ladder | Zivame (15%)

International stores:
Toys and games: Hamleys (also present in India)

Media and broadcast:

Media group: Network18 (TV18 | Viacom18²)
News portals: News18.com (CricketNext) | Firstpost | Moneycontrol | CNBC-TV18.com³

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TV18

Part of Reliance Industries Limited (Network18)

Subsidiaries: Viacom18¹ (Viacom18 Motion Pictures)

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Viacom18

Part of TV18 (Reliance Industries Limited) and ViacomCBS

Indian television channels:

Hindi: Entertainment: Colors ^HD and Colors Rishtey | Movies: Colors Cineplex ^HD, Rishtey Cineplex and Colors Cineplex Bollywood | Youth entertainment: MTV ^HD+ | Music: MTV Beats ^HD

English: Entertainment: Colors Infinity ^HD and Comedy Central ^HD | Music: VH1 ^HD | Kids: Nickelodeon ^HD+, Nickelodeon Sonic and Nick Jr.

Regional languages: Kannada: Colors Kannada ^HD, Colors Super and Colors Kannada Cinema | Bangla: Colors Bangla ^HD and Colors Bangla Cinema | Marathi: Colors Marathi ^HD | Tamil: Colors Tamil ^HD | Odia: Colors Odia | Gujarati: Colors Gujarati and Colors Gujarati Cinema

International channels:
United States: Aapka Colors ^HD

Defunct: TeenNick (programming block on Nick Jr.)

Upcoming channels: Sports: N18 Sports ^HD | Bhojpuri: Rishtey Bhojpuri | Marathi: Colors Marathi Cinema

Video-on-demand: Voot (Voot Kids | Voot Select)
Film production: Viacom18 Motion Pictures
Television production: Viacom18 Studios
Digital content arm: Tipping Point Viacom18
Merchandise: Viacom18 Consumer Products
Live events: Viacom18 Integrated Network Solutions

News18 network:
National news channels: Hindi: News18 India | English: CNN-News18²
Business news channels³: Hindi: CNBC Awaaz | English: CNBC-TV18 ^HD | Gujarati: CNBC Bajar

Regional news channels: (most acquired from the ETV Network)
Hindi-speaking regions: News18 Punjab/Haryana/Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh, Bihar/Jharkhand and Rajasthan
Other regional channels: News18 Kannada, Bangla, Odia, Lokmat⁺ (Marathi), Gujarati, Urdu, Assam/Northeast⁺ (Assamese), Tamil Nadu⁺ (Tamil) and Kerala⁺ (Malayalam)

AETN18 network⁴:
History TV18 ^HD

Other channels: Topper TV | Shop CJ

Defunct channels: FYI TV18 ^HD

Divested channels: Home Shop 18

⁺Not formerly owned by ETV Network; these channels have always been owned by TV18.
¹Joint venture with ViacomCBS.
²Joint venture with Turner Broadcasting System (WarnerMedia).
³Joint venture with NBCUniversal (Comcast).
⁴Joint venture with A&E Networks.

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Viacom18

Part of TV18 (Reliance Industries Limited) and ViacomCBS

Indian television channels:

English: Entertainment: Colors Infinity ^HD and Comedy Central ^HD | Music: VH1 ^HD | Kids: Nickelodeon ^HD+, Nickelodeon Sonic and Nick Jr.

International channels:
United States: Aapka Colors ^HD

Defunct: TeenNick (programming block on Nick Jr.)

Upcoming channels: Sports: N18 Sports ^HD | Bhojpuri: Rishtey Bhojpuri | Marathi: Colors Marathi Cinema

Cable TV operators: Hathway | DEN Cable | GTPL

Industrial products:

Petroleum and fuels: Reliance Petroleum and Reliance Gas | Synthetic fibres: Recron | Readymade garments and suitings: Only Vimal

Sports franchises:
Indian Premier League: Mumbai Indians

Defunct properties:

Defunct retail stores: Furniture and home décor: Reliance Living | Books, movies and games: Reliance Timeout

Notes:
¹Acquired from The Times Group.
²Joint venture with ViacomCBS.
³CNBC-branded channels and properties are under licence from Comcast.

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Viacom18

Part of TV18 (Reliance Industries Limited) and ViacomCBS

Indian television channels:

English: Entertainment: Colors Infinity ^HD and Comedy Central ^HD | Music: VH1 ^HD | Kids: Nickelodeon ^HD+, Nickelodeon Sonic and Nick Jr.

International channels:
United States: Aapka Colors ^HD

Defunct: TeenNick (programming block on Nick Jr.)

Upcoming channels: Sports: N18 Sports ^HD | Bhojpuri: Rishtey Bhojpuri | Marathi: Colors Marathi Cinema

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ViacomCBS

Part of National Amusements

See also: List of CBS-owned stations

Other channels: Aapka Colors² | CBS Sports Network

VH1:
India | Denmark | Italy

Spike:
Australia | Netherlands

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Chilevisión

Part of ViacomCBS

Other resources:
Mi CHV | Chilevisión Música | Chilevisión Live | Chilevisión Deportes

Notes:
¹Owned by Universidad de Chile (former owners of CHV), operating as a secondary channel.
²Local stations until 1993.
³Local version of the game show The Alphabet Game.
⁴Under license of Fremantle.
⁵Under license of Venevisión.
⁶Under license of Cartoon Network (WarnerMedia).
⁷Co-production with Iguana Producciones.
⁸Under the licence of TVE.
⁹Under licence of Telefe.
¹⁰Alongside all the members of Anatel.

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Telefe

Part of ViacomCBS

Other assets
Telefe Contenidos | Telefe Films | Telefe Móvil | Telefe Música | Telefe Teatro

Former channel & assets
Radio Continental | Canal 11 Lapacho | Canal 13 Rio Grande

Defunct channels
Red de Noticias

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ViacomCBS Networks UK & Australia

Part of ViacomCBS

Nickelodeon:
UK & Ireland³ (Nicktoons | Nick Jr. | Nick Jr. Too)
Australia & New Zealand (Nick Jr. | NickMusic²)

Comedy Central:
UK & Ireland³ (Extra) | Australia & New Zealand

Production companies:
United Kingdom: ViacomCBS International Studios UK
Australia: Network 10 Productions | 10 Peach Productions | 10 Bold Productions

Digital assets:
United Kingdom: My5 | 5Prizes
Australia: 10 Play | Paramount+⁵ | 10 Speaks | 10 Travlr

Other assets:
Milkshake! | 5 News | 10 News First | 10 Sport | 10 Intensify

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10 News First

Part of Network 10

Television News Stations
Sydney | Queensland | Melbourne | Adelaide | Perth

Studio 10 | Sports Tonight | The Project | The Sunday Project

¹Under license from Direct Group.
²Joint venture with Foxtel.
³Joint venture with Sky Group.
⁴Joint venture with AMC Networks International.
⁵Managed by ViacomCBS Streaming.

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Viacom18

Part of TV18 (Reliance Industries Limited) and ViacomCBS

Indian television channels:

English: Entertainment: Colors Infinity ^HD and Comedy Central ^HD | Music: VH1 ^HD | Kids: Nickelodeon ^HD+, Nickelodeon Sonic and Nick Jr.

International channels:
United States: Aapka Colors ^HD

Defunct: TeenNick (programming block on Nick Jr.)

Upcoming channels: Sports: N18 Sports ^HD | Bhojpuri: Rishtey Bhojpuri | Marathi: Colors Marathi Cinema

Notes:
¹Joint venture with BeIN Media Group
²Co-owned with TV18
³Co-owned with NBCUniversal
⁵Co-owned with 20th Century Studios
⁶Co-owned with WarnerMedia
⁷Joint-venture with Weigel Broadcasting
⁸Co-owned with Seoul Broadcasting System
⁹Co-owned with Corus Entertainment
¹⁰Co-owned with 1+1 media
¹¹Co-owned with RTL Group
¹²Joint venture with AMC Networks International
¹³Joint venture with BBC
¹⁴Joint venture with Marvel Comics
¹⁵Co-owned with Grupo Abril from 1990 to 2009
¹⁶Co-owned with Viva Entertainment
¹⁷Joint venture with Hubbard Broadcasting
¹⁸Co-owned with Solar Entertainment
¹⁹51% owned by Westinghouse Broadcasting
²⁰Co-owned with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
²¹Joint venture with RTL Group
²²Co-owned with ABC
²³Joint venture with Comcast

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TV18

Part of Reliance Industries Limited (Network18)

Subsidiaries: Viacom18¹ (Viacom18 Motion Pictures)

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Viacom18

Part of TV18 (Reliance Industries Limited) and ViacomCBS

Indian television channels:

English: Entertainment: Colors Infinity ^HD and Comedy Central ^HD | Music: VH1 ^HD | Kids: Nickelodeon ^HD+, Nickelodeon Sonic and Nick Jr.

International channels:
United States: Aapka Colors ^HD

Defunct: TeenNick (programming block on Nick Jr.)

Upcoming channels: Sports: N18 Sports ^HD | Bhojpuri: Rishtey Bhojpuri | Marathi: Colors Marathi Cinema

News18 network:
National news channels: Hindi: News18 India | English: CNN-News18²
Business news channels³: Hindi: CNBC Awaaz | English: CNBC-TV18 ^HD | Gujarati: CNBC Bajar

AETN18 network⁴:
History TV18 ^HD

Other channels: Topper TV | Shop CJ

Defunct channels: FYI TV18 ^HD

Divested channels: Home Shop 18

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Star TV

Part of Disney India (The Walt Disney Company)

Regional languages:
Entertainment channels: Tamil: Star Vijay ^HD | Telugu: Star Maa ^HD | Kannada: Star Suvarna ^HD | Malayalam: Asianet ^HD and Asianet Plus | Bengali: Star Jalsha ^HD | Marathi: Star Pravah ^HD
Movie channels: Tamil: Vijay Super (HD upcoming) | Telugu: Star Maa Movies ^HD and Star Maa Gold | Kannada: Star Suvarna Plus | Malayalam: Asianet Movies (HD upcoming) | Bengali: Jalsha Movies ^HD
Music channels: Tamil: Vijay Music | Telugu: Star Maa Music

Star Sports:
English: Star Sports 1 ^HD | Star Sports 2 ^HD | Star Sports 3 | Hindi: Star Sports 1 Hindi ^HD | Star Sports First
Regional languages: Star Sports 1 Tamil (HD upcoming), Telugu (HD upcoming), Kannada, Bangla and Marathi
Star Sports Select: Star Sports Select 1 ^HD, Star Sports Select 2 ^HD

International channels:
United Kingdom and Europe: Utsav Plus ^HD, Utsav Gold ^HD and Utsav Bharat | UMP Movies¹
Middle East and Southeast Asia: Vijay TV, Asianet Middle East
Africa: Star Life

Other assets:
Video-on-demand service: Disney+ Hotstar | Film production: Fox Star Studios (Other)
Affiliated company: Tata Sky² (HD, + HD, Tata Sky Binge/Binge+; defunct: Tata Sky+, Tata Sky Transfer)

Former channels and properties:

Indian channels:
Defunct: Life OK/Star One | Star Movies Action | FX | Fox Crime | Channel V | ESPN | Movies OK | Nat Geo Tamil and Nat Geo Telugu | ESPN Star Sports | UTV World Movies¹ | UTV Stars^{HD, 1} | Bindass Play¹ | UTV Action Telugu¹
Divested: News network³ (Star News | Star Ananda | Star Majha) | Star CJ Alive⁴ | MTV (India)⁵ | Bloomberg UTV/UTVi¹
International channels discontinued in India: Nat Geo Music | Nat Geo People | BabyTV
Unlaunched: Star Sports 1 Gujarati | Star Sports 1 Malayalam

Notes:
¹Originally owned, sold or discontinued by The Walt Disney Company India before its acquisition of Star.
²Joint venture with Tata Group.
³Sold to ABP Group.
⁴Sold to CJ ENM.
⁵Joint venture between Star and Viacom. Dissolved in 1994 with the launch of Channel V and Channel V India.
⁶Sold to China Media Capital.
⁷Sold to Visi Media Asia, which had owned 80% of the channel (Star formerly owned 20%).
⁸Rebranded from Star to Fox channels in 2017. Defunct since 1 October 2021.
⁹Relaunched as Pinoy Box Office, later known as PBO.

MTV (India)

1991–2010

2010–present

HD: 2017–present

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