Viacom18
Indian media venture
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| 2025 | Scheduled to produce the film 'Logout' directed by Amit Golani. |
| 2025 | Planned production of 'Log Out'. |
| 2025 | MTV Beats channel closed |
| 2024 | Scheduled to produce two films: 'Fighter' and 'Jigra'. |
| 2024 | Viacom18 Studios produced two Hindi web series for JioCinema: 'Murder In Mahim' and 'Gaanth Chapter 1: Jamnaa Paar'. |
| 2024 | Produced 'Jigra', a film directed by Vasan Bala in collaboration with Dharma Productions |
| November 14 2024 | Reliance Industries Limited announced the merger of Viacom18 with Star India had become effective. |
| September 28 2024 | The Central government approved the transfer of non-news and current affairs TV channels from Viacom18 to Star India, subject to CCI conditions. |
| August 28 2024 | The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the merger of Disney+ Hotstar with Viacom18. |
| May 14 2024 | The National Company Law Tribunal approved the Disney-Reliance deal, with JioCinema streaming service to be moved to the Digital18 unit. |
| March 2024 | Paramount Global agreed to sell its 13.01% stake in Viacom18 to Reliance for $517 million, pending regulatory approval. |
| February 2024 | Disney and Reliance reached a deal to merge their streaming and television assets, valuing the joint venture at $8.5 billion, with Nita Ambani as chairperson and Uday Shankar as vice chairperson. |
| 2023 | Produced six films including 'Zwigato', 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani', 'OMG 2', 'Suspect', 'Dhak Dhak', and 'Shastry Viruddh Shastry'. |
| 2023 | Viacom18 Studios released the Hindi web series 'Kaalkoot' on JioCinema. |
| 2023 | Sports18 2 launched and subsequently replaced by Star Sports 2 Telugu. |
| 2023 | Viacom18 launched Sports18 2 channel. |
| 2023 | Sports18 2 channel was launched, expanding the network's sports broadcasting offerings. |
| December 2023 | The Walt Disney Company India and Reliance signed a non-binding term sheet for a merger, with Reliance to hold 51% and Disney 49% of the merged company. |
| April 17 2023 | Bodhi Tree Systems completed the stake acquisition, obtaining a 13.08% stake in Viacom18 and reducing Paramount Global's stake to 13.01%. |
| 2022 | Distributed 'Jugjugg Jeeyo', a Dharma Productions comedy film |
| 2022 | Produced 'Cobra', a Tamil film directed by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu |
| 2022 | Produced diverse films including 'Gehraiyaan', 'Jugjugg Jeeyo', and 'Shabaash Mithu' about cricket captain Mithali Raj. |
| 2022 | Distributed 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' internationally, a film by Sanjay Leela Bhansali starring Alia Bhatt |
| 2022 | Colors Cineplex Superhits and Sports18 1 and Sports18 Khel channels launched |
| 2022 | Colors Cineplex Superhits channel launched, a relaunch of the previous Rishtey Cineplex. |
| September 2022 | The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the investment deal between Viacom18 and Bodhi Tree Systems. |
| April 2022 | Reliance announced a US$1.8 billion investment by Bodhi Tree Systems in Viacom18, with the goal of transforming the Indian media landscape to a 'streaming-first' approach and integrating JioCinema into the venture. |
| January 2022 | Lupa India, an investment company by Uday Shankar and James Murdoch, was reported to be in final stages of acquiring a 39% stake in Viacom18, which would reduce Paramount Global to a minority 10% shareholder. |
| 2021 | Produced two films: 'Sarbath' and 'Bhramam', continuing to support Tamil cinema. |
| 2021 | Viacom18 Studios produced the Hindi anthology film 'Ray' for Netflix. |
| 2021 | Colors Cineplex Bollywood channel was introduced. |
| June 2021 | Reports emerged of potential merger talks between Viacom18 and Zee Entertainment Enterprises, which Zee later denied. |
| 2020 | Produced three films including 'Shimla Mirchi', 'Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal', and 'Krishna and His Leela'. |
| 2020 | Viacom18 Studios released three notable Hindi web series on Netflix: 'Jamtara – Sabka Number Ayega', 'Taj Mahal 1989', and 'She'. |
| 2020 | FYI TV18 closed down. |
| October 2020 | Reliance Industries, the majority shareholder in Viacom18, called off the proposed merger with Sony Pictures Networks. |
| June 2020 | Sony Pictures Networks entered advanced talks with Viacom18 about a potential merger, with Sony seeking to become a 74% shareholder in the merged company. |
| 2019 | Produced eight films including 'Thackeray', 'Romeo Akbar Walter', and 'The Body', spanning multiple languages and genres. |
| 2019 | Expansion of regional movie channels with Colors Bangla Cinema, Colors Gujarati Cinema launched. |
| October 1 2019 | Launched Colors HD in Malaysia on Astro Malaysia, offering serials with Malay and English subtitles. |
| 2018 | Produced critically acclaimed films including 'Padmaavat', 'Manto' about writer Saadat Hasan Manto, and 'Andhadhun'. |
| 2018 | Released 'Jalebi: The Everlasting Taste of Love', a remake of a 2016 Bengali film, produced by Vishesh Films |
| 2018 | Colors Tamil and Colors Kannada Cinema channels were launched. |
| January 31 2018 | TV18 acquired Viacom's majority stake in the joint venture, taking operational control and leaving Viacom with a minority interest. |
| 2017 | Produced four films including 'Rangoon', 'Toilet: Ek Prem Katha', 'Lucknow Central', and 'Aval', showcasing different genres and languages. |
| 2016 | Produced six films including 'Airlift', 'Budhia Singh – Born to Run', and 'Force 2', maintaining a varied film production slate. |
| 2016 | Colors Cineplex, Colors Super, and FYI TV18 channels launched |
| 2016 | MTV Beats music channel launched, replacing MTV Indies. Colors Super channel was also introduced. |
| 2015 | Produced eight films including 'Drishyam', 'Manjhi – The Mountain Man', 'Airlift', and 'Gabbar Is Back', continuing to explore diverse storytelling. |
| 2015 | Colors Infinity and Nickelodeon HD+ were introduced to the network. |
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