ON AIR:
15 channels, 7 languages, and 80 countries that reach out to 150 million viewers across age groups. Viacom18’s programming delivers the most informative, entertaining and engaging content in India. Our General Entertainment Channels span six languages apart from English. Other channels feature youth-oriented content, music, and children’s entertainment.
ONLINE:
Viacom18 has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to creating award winning digital branded content. Engaging millions of fans across digital platforms, Viacom18 long ago understood that as content becomes more and more platform agnostic, digital strategies have to be sharpened to suit the change. And today, Viacom18 is clearly leading the digital branded content surge in India with a host of innovative shows targeting different segments of audiences. Live and buzzing, that’s us. The over 100 million people that we reach every day will vouch for it.
IN STORE:
Viacom18 Consumer Products is a significant player in the ever growing consumer products space with its diverse portfolio. Through various associations, Viacom18 has cut beyond the conventional categories giving the consumers a slice of its brands such as MTV, Vh1, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central along with a growing portfolio of acquired third party brands.
LIVE:
Ideas! Ideas! Ideas! Viacom18 creates fresh new ways for brands to connect with absolutely any audience. Solutions that help brands build enduring relationships. On-ground properties that showcase the brand promise effectively. Innovative IPs, multidimensional marketing and engagement platforms… We bring alive the brand experience in so many ways.
CINEMA:
Viacom18 Motion Pictures is India's finest fully integrated motion pictures studio that has emerged as a force to reckon with by delivering a stream of critically and commercially successful films. Offering differentiated and meaningful cinema. Viacom18 Motion Pictures is also one of the few studios to have successfully ventured into regional films across languages like Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi and in the South.
15 channels, 7 languages, and 80 countries that reach out to 150 million viewers across age groups. Viacom18’s programming delivers the most informative, entertaining and engaging content in India. Our General Entertainment Channels span six languages apart from English. Other channels feature youth-oriented content, music, and children’s entertainment.
ONLINE:
Viacom18 has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to creating award winning digital branded content. Engaging millions of fans across digital platforms, Viacom18 long ago understood that as content becomes more and more platform agnostic, digital strategies have to be sharpened to suit the change. And today, Viacom18 is clearly leading the digital branded content surge in India with a host of innovative shows targeting different segments of audiences. Live and buzzing, that’s us. The over 100 million people that we reach every day will vouch for it.
IN STORE:
Viacom18 Consumer Products is a significant player in the ever growing consumer products space with its diverse portfolio. Through various associations, Viacom18 has cut beyond the conventional categories giving the consumers a slice of its brands such as MTV, Vh1, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central along with a growing portfolio of acquired third party brands.
LIVE:
Ideas! Ideas! Ideas! Viacom18 creates fresh new ways for brands to connect with absolutely any audience. Solutions that help brands build enduring relationships. On-ground properties that showcase the brand promise effectively. Innovative IPs, multidimensional marketing and engagement platforms… We bring alive the brand experience in so many ways.
CINEMA:
Viacom18 Motion Pictures is India's finest fully integrated motion pictures studio that has emerged as a force to reckon with by delivering a stream of critically and commercially successful films. Offering differentiated and meaningful cinema. Viacom18 Motion Pictures is also one of the few studios to have successfully ventured into regional films across languages like Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi and in the South.
Location: India, Maharashtra, Mumbai
Employees: 1001-5000
Phone: +91 22 4258 1818
Total raised: $2B
Founded date: 2007
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 28.04.2022 | - | $2B | - |
Mentions in press and media 40
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| 11.06.2026 | Best Cinematography Courses in India: How AAFT Prepares Future Filmmakers for OTT and Cinema | Share Share Share Share Email Noida, India — As India’s media and entertainment industry continues to expand rapidly across theatrical cinema, OTT platforms, advertising and digital content, the demand for skilled cinematographers has reach... |
| 15.10.2025 | D and P Advisory Curates 'Beyond 22 Yards – 'The Power of Platforms, The Price of Regulation'– an IPL & WPL Valuation Report for the year 2025' | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India For the first time in its history, the IPL has faced two consecutive years of ecosystem valuation decline—from IND 92,500 crore in 2023 to IND 82,700 crore in 2024, and further down to IND 76,100 crore in 2025. Th... |
| 20.06.2025 | Paris 2024 Olympics was watched by 5bn, claims IOC | The Paris 2024 Olympic Games were the most-watched in history, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC said 5bn people – 84 per cent of the world’s population – watched action from France last summer on TV or digital... |
| 08.05.2025 | Beyond the Screen: Four Proven Tactics to Drive Engagement with CTV Sports Advertising | The last few years have seen a major fragmentation in the distribution of TV sports rights globally. Where once, one or two major broadcasters held sway in any given territory, they now face competition from a plethora of new streaming serv... |
| 14.01.2025 | Network18 Media reports ₹1,400 crore loss amid Viacom18 merger in Q3 | Network18 Media & Investments Ltd on Tuesday reported a loss of ₹1,400 crore in the December quarter while its revenue from operations was ₹1,360.50 crore, which is not comparable with the year-ago period due to the merger of its subsid... |
| 25.11.2024 | ONGC's Gas Field Gamble: A Cautious Approach Amidst Challenges | In the vast expanse of the Krishna Godavari basin, ONGC stands at a crossroads. The Deen Dayal gas fields, once a beacon of promise, now loom like a shadow over the company’s ambitions. After three unsuccessful attempts to find a partner wi... |
| 22.11.2024 | Star India reports consolidated loss of ₹12,718 crore in FY24 | Star India has reported a consolidated net loss of ₹ 12,718 crore in FY24 compared to ₹ 1,272 crore profit in FY23. According to data accessed by business line from Tofler, the company’s total expenses for the fiscal were reported as ₹ 31,5... |
| 15.11.2024 | INR 11,500 Cr Investment Seals Star India Merger with RIL, Viacom18, and Disney The JV will be chaired by Nita Ambani, with Uday Shankar as Vice Chairperson. | Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), Viacom18, and The Walt Disney Company have successfully merged Viacom18's media and JioCinema assets with Star India. This merger follows regulatory clearances from the NCLT Mumbai and the Competition Comm... |
| 14.11.2024 | Reliance, Disney Complete Merger | SUMMARY The media and JioCinema businesses of Viacom18 have been merged with Star India The transaction valued the joint venture (JV) at $8.5 Bn (INR 70,352 Cr) on a post money basis RIL has invested $1.4 Bn (INR 11,500 Cr) in the JV for it... |
| 14.10.2024 | RIL’s media business widens loss in Q2 | Losses of the Reliance Industries’ media business have widened in the second quarter of FY25 to ₹188 crore from ₹155 crore a year ago while revenue fell 2 per cent to ₹1,825 crore, due to a dip in revenues from the movies segment as well as... |
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