TV18 Broadcast Limited (formerly Global Broadcast News and IBN18 Broadcast Limited)[1] was an Indian television company based in Mumbai and owned by Network18 Group. TV18 owned and operated various national channels in separate partnerships with NBCUniversal (CNBC TV18, CNBC Awaaz and CNBC-TV18 Prime HD) and Warner Bros. Discovery (CNN-News18). In October 2024, it merged with its parent company Network18 Group.[2]
In the regional space, the group operated a Gujarati business news channel – CNBC Bajar, a Marathi general news channel – News18 Lokmat and operated ten regional news channels under the News18 umbrella and 3 regional entertainment channels under the News18 brand. The group also operated a 24-hour Indian news channel in English – News18 India, targeting global audiences.
TV18 and Viacom18 had formed a strategic joint venture called IndiaCast, a multi-platform 'content asset monetisation' entity that drove 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.[3]
Owned channels
References
- Shuchi Bansal. CNN, IBN unlikely to renew deal on branding; Zee could step in Livemint, 2015-06-29, retrieved 2021-01-15^
- Ashna, Kashish Teresa Britto, Tandon. India's TV18 Broadcast to merge with Network18 in $1.2 bln deal Reuters, 6 December 2023, retrieved 13 July 2024^
- TV18 to increase stake to 51% in Viacom18, the JV with Viacom Inc Viacom 18, 2018-01-31, retrieved 2018-02-01^