Viacom18

MUMBAI: Dream Sports-owned FanCode, which holds the India terrritory media rights – streaming and broadcast – of Cricket West Indies (CWI) till 2024, has part sublicensed digital rights for the upcoming India vs West Indies series to Reliance-controlled Viacom18.

As was done for the just concluded 2023 edition of the TATA Indian Premier League, the media conglomerate will be streaming the series for free on JioCinema.

Jul 05, 2021 13:07
MUMBAI: Now this is what we call an announcement that has "come out of left field". LaLiga declared Monday that it has agreed a three-season broadcast partnership on the Indian subcontinent with Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd-controlled Viacom18 Media network.
Jun 21, 2021 16:06
MUMBAI: Responding to news reports about a potential merger of Viacom18 and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited through a share swap deal, Zee Entertainment said in a regulatory filing, "We herewith confirm that there is no such transaction being undertaken and the matter is speculative in nature."
Apr 14, 2020 18:04
MUMBAI: Sudhanshu Vats, Group CEO and MD of Viacom18, a subsidiary of Network18, has decided to move on from Viacom18 after eight years at the helm. 
Feb 27, 2020 20:02
MUMBAI: The upcoming 'Road Safety World Series' - a cricket league featuring legends who have retired from international cricket - is all set to kick off here from March 7, with the final on March 22. 
Mar 02, 2019 13:03
MUMBAI: PokerStars India Friday announced that its flagship property, the Global Poker League (GPL) will be airing on Viacom18’s Colors Infinity channels starting 9 March. Colors will broadcast two episodes every Saturday from 7-8 pm IST over a five-week period with the final on April 6.
Feb 28, 2019 12:02
MUMBAI: Reliance-owned entertainment brands, Jio TV on OTT and VH1 (Viacom18’s English music channel) will be broadcasting the second leg of the semifinal of the Copa del Rey, Spain’s oldest football competition in India, Television Post reports.
Sep 29, 2018 13:09
MUMBAI: The RIL-owned entertainment network Viacom18 and Nazara-owned gaming and eSports company Nodwin have joined hands to bring the world’s largest gaming festival, DreamHack to India. NESCO in Mumbai will be the hosts for the DreamHack India event from 21-23 December this year.
Jan 31, 2018 23:01
MUMBAI: TV18 Broadcast (NSE: TV18) and Viacom Inc (NASDAQ: VIAB), joint-venture partners in Viacom18 Media Private Limited Wednesday announced that TV18 shall take operational control of Viacom18. TV18 shall raise its stake to 51 per cent by acquiring 1 per cent of Viacom18’s equity from Viacom Inc. for a cash consideration of $20 million. The brands and content licence agreement between Viacom Inc.
Jan 30, 2018 15:01
NEW DELHI: Discovery branded sports channel DSport, which recently acquired the exclusive India broadcast rights of Nidahas Trophy 2018, has entered into an agreement with Viacom18 to live telecast the series.  While DSport will telecast with English commentary, Viacom18 owned mass entertainment channels Rishtey Cineplex and Cineplex HD will feature Hindi commentary for the tournament.