MTV (India)



1991-2010	2010-2022	2022-present

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[]

2010–2022[]

HD: 2017–2022[]

BETTER LOGO NEEDED

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

2022–present[]

On April 1, 2022, MTV India updated its logo. Unlike other MTV channels, MTV India has not adopted the new 2021 on-screen branding.

HD: 2022–present[]

References[]

MTV HD Revamped with Modified Logo and Refresh Look

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Viacom18

Part of TV18 (Reliance Industries Limited) and Paramount

Indian television channels:

Hindi: Entertainment: Colors and Colors Rishtey | Movies: Colors Cineplex, Colors Cineplex Superhits and Colors Cineplex Bollywood | Kids: Nickelodeon and Nickelodeon Sonic | Youth entertainment: MTV | Music: MTV Beats

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

Sports: Sports18 1 | Sports18 2 | Sports 18 3 | Sports18 Khel

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

International channels:
United States: Aapka Colors

Upcoming channels:
Bhojpuri: Rishtey Bhojpuri | Rishtey Laheriya
Marathi: Colors Marathi Cinema

Other assets
Video-on-demand: JioCinema (Paramount+)
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

Defunct/former:
Television: TeenNick (Nick Jr. block)
VOD services: Voot (Kids | Select)

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Paramount

Part of National Amusements, pending merger with Skydance Media

Home entertainment:
CBS Home Entertainment (CBS Blu-ray | CBS DVD) | Comedy Central Home Entertainment | Paramount Home Entertainment | Paramount Presents

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Paramount Networks Americas

Part of Paramount

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Telefe

Part of Paramount Networks Americas

Former channels & assets
Canal 7 Jujuy | Canal 11 Lapacho | Canal 13 Rio Grande | Radio Continental

Defunct channels
Red de Noticias

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Chilevisión

Part of Paramount Networks Americas

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

Notes

¹	Owned by Universidad de Chile (former owners of CHV), operating as a secondary channel.
²	Local stations until 1993.
³	Local version of The Voice, previously made by competitor Canal 13, under current license of ITV Studios.
⁴	Under license of Fremantle.
⁵	Under license of Venevisión.
⁶	Under license of Cartoon Network (WarnerMedia).
⁷	Local version of the game show The Alphabet Game.
⁸	Co-production with Iguana Producciones.
⁹	Under the licence of TVE.
¹⁰	Under licence of Telefe.
¹¹	Local version of the Big Brother program, currently licensed by Banijay.
¹²	Alongside all the members of Anatel.

Streaming assets:
Paramount+ | Pluto TV | Mi Telefe¹ | Mi Chilevisión²

Streaming assets:
MTV Play | Nickelodeon Play | Comedy Central Play | Noggin | BET Play

Notes

¹	Acquired from Telefónica.
²	Acquired from WarnerMedia Latin America.

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Paramount Networks UK & Australia

Part of Paramount

Nickelodeon:
UK & Ireland (Nicktoons | Nick Jr. | Nick Jr. Too)
Australia & New Zealand (Nick Jr. | NickMusic)

Comedy Central:
UK & Ireland (Extra)² | Australia & New Zealand

Other channels:
UK & Ireland: True Crime (Xtra)³ | Legend (Xtra)³ | Colors (Rishtey | Cineplex | Gujarati)⁶
Australia: CMT

Production companies:
Australia: Network 10 Productions | 10 Peach Productions | 10 Bold Productions

Digital assets:
Paramount+⁴
United Kingdom: My5 | 5Prizes | Watch Free UK | True Crime UK
Australia: 10 Play (Pluto TV) | 10 Speaks

Other assets:
United Kingdom: Milkshake! (preschool block on 5) | 5 News (news program)
Australia: 10 News First (news program) | 10 Sport (sport television) | 10 Intensify (advertising)

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10 News First

Part of Network 10

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

Lunchtime | Afternoon | The Project | The Sunday Project | Late

Notes

¹	Under license from Direct Group, later moved to Seven Network.
²	Joint venture with Sky Group.
³	Joint venture with AMC Networks International.
⁴	Managed by Paramount Streaming.
⁵	Joint venture with Travlr.
⁶	Managed by Viacom18.

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Viacom18

Part of TV18 (Reliance Industries Limited) and Paramount

Indian television channels:

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

Sports: Sports18 1 | Sports18 2 | Sports 18 3 | Sports18 Khel

International channels:
United States: Aapka Colors

Upcoming channels:
Bhojpuri: Rishtey Bhojpuri | Rishtey Laheriya
Marathi: Colors Marathi Cinema

Defunct/former:
Television: TeenNick (Nick Jr. block)
VOD services: Voot (Kids | Select)

Notes

¹	Joint venture with BeIN Media Group.
²	Co-owned with TV18.
³	Co-owned with NBCUniversal.
⁵	Co-owned with 20th Century Fox.
⁶	Co-owned with Nexstar Media Group (75%) and Warner Bros. Discovery (12.5%) .
⁷	Joint-venture with Weigel Broadcasting.
⁸	Co-owned with Seoul Broadcasting System.
⁹	Co-owned with Corus Entertainment.
¹⁰	Co-owned with 1+1 Media.
¹¹	Co-owned with RTL Group.
¹²	Joint venture with AMC Networks International.
¹³	Joint venture with BBC.
¹⁴	Joint venture with Marvel Comics.
¹⁵	Co-owned with Grupo Abril from 1990 to 2009.
¹⁶	Co-owned with Viva Entertainment.
¹⁷	Joint venture with Hubbard Broadcasting.
¹⁸	Co-owned with Solar Entertainment.
¹⁹	51% owned by Westinghouse Broadcasting.
²⁰	Co-owned with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
²¹	Joint venture with RTL Group.
²²	Co-owned with ABC.
²³	Joint venture with Comcast.
²⁴	Co-owned with Viaplay Group.
²⁵	Co-owned with CH Media.
²⁶	Co-owned with Vodafone & UPC.

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TV18

Part of Network18 (Reliance Industries Limited)

Subsidiaries: Viacom18¹ (Viacom18 Studios)

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Viacom18

Part of TV18 (Reliance Industries Limited) and Paramount

Indian television channels:

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

Sports: Sports18 1 | Sports18 2 | Sports 18 3 | Sports18 Khel

International channels:
United States: Aapka Colors

Upcoming channels:
Bhojpuri: Rishtey Bhojpuri | Rishtey Laheriya
Marathi: Colors Marathi Cinema

Defunct/former:
Television: TeenNick (Nick Jr. block)
VOD services: Voot (Kids | Select)

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 Paramount.
²Joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery.
³Joint venture with NBCUniversal (Comcast).
⁴Joint venture with A&E Networks.

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Reliance Industries Limited

Telecommunications:

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 Network18 (Reliance Industries Limited)

Subsidiaries: Viacom18¹ (Viacom18 Studios)

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Viacom18

Part of TV18 (Reliance Industries Limited) and Paramount

Indian television channels:

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

Sports: Sports18 1 | Sports18 2 | Sports 18 3 | Sports18 Khel

International channels:
United States: Aapka Colors

Upcoming channels:
Bhojpuri: Rishtey Bhojpuri | Rishtey Laheriya
Marathi: Colors Marathi Cinema

Defunct/former:
Television: TeenNick (Nick Jr. block)
VOD services: Voot (Kids | Select)

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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Viacom18

Part of TV18 (Reliance Industries Limited) and Paramount

Indian television channels:

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

Sports: Sports18 1 | Sports18 2 | Sports 18 3 | Sports18 Khel

International channels:
United States: Aapka Colors

Upcoming channels:
Bhojpuri: Rishtey Bhojpuri | Rishtey Laheriya
Marathi: Colors Marathi Cinema

Defunct/former:
Television: TeenNick (Nick Jr. block)
VOD services: Voot (Kids | Select)

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 | SA20: MI Cape Town | International League T20: MI Emirates | Major League Cricket: MI New York

Defunct/Former properties:
Defunct retail stores: Furniture and home décor: Reliance Living | Books, movies and games: Reliance Timeout | Former streaming service: JioCinema ⁴

Notes:
¹Acquired from The Times Group.
²Joint venture with Paramount.
³CNBC-branded channels and properties are under license from NBCUniversal.
⁴Moved to Viacom18.

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Disney Star

Part of Disney India (The Walt Disney Company)

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

Planned channels:
National channels: 'Kids:' Hungama¹
Regional languages: 'Bengali:' Jalsha Josh

International channels:
United Kingdom and Europe: Utsav Plus , Utsav Gold and Utsav Bharat
Middle East and Southeast Asia: Vijay TV, Asianet Middle East
Africa: Star Life, Star Select

Former channels and properties:

Notes

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

MTV (India)

1991–2010[]

2010–2022[]

HD: 2017–2022[]

2022–present[]

HD: 2022–present[]

References[]

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