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2016 number of employees 7 500 parent reliance industries divisions tv18 viacom 18 50 % website www.network18online.com network 18 media & investments ltd is an indian mass media company which is owned and operated by reliance industries . headquartered in noida india . it has interests in television print internet film mobile content and allied businesses . contents 1 history 2 tv 18 2.1 television channels 2.2 film business 2.3 content asset monetisation 3 network 18 4 other investments 5 notes and references 6 external links history edit the company was incorporated as a private limited company on 16 february 1996 . in april 2006 the name was changed from sga finance and management services private limited to network18 fincap private limited and subsequently in november 2006 it was converted into a public limited company . network18 got listed on the bombay stock exchange and the national stock exchange on 2 february 2007 . the shares of the company of face value of rs 5 each opened at rs 312.10 at the nse and at rs 300 at the bse . the same year in december its name was changed from network18 fincap limited to network18 media & investments limited . the network 18 group announced a restructuring plan to create a two listed entity structure for the group in july 2010 . the restructuring became effective on 10 june 2011 with the approval of the delhi high court and the group successfully completed the re alignment of its business operation into 2 sections network18 and tv18 . network18 undertakes the digital and publishing side of the business and tv18 contains the television assets of the group . 1 raghav bahl founded and served as managing director till july 2014 . 2 in jan 2012 there was a large investment by mukesh ambani s reliance industries limited in a complex deal that offered a possibility that ambani held independent media trust imt might eventually gain a controlling interest . 3 in july 2014 the ownership was transferred to independent media trust . on 29 may 2014 reliance industries ltd ril announced it would be acquiring control in network 18 media & investments ltd including its subsidiary tv18 broadcast ltd. the board of ril approved funding of up to rs . 40 billion to independent media trust imt of which ril is the sole beneficiary for acquisition of control in network 18 and its subsidiaries . 4 on 8 july 2014 ril stated that it has completed the network18 take over . 5 tv 18 edit network 18 through its subsidiary tv18 broadcast limited operates news channels . tv18 also operates a joint venture with viacom called viacom18 which houses a portfolio of popular entertainment channels across genres . tv18 also operates a factual entertainment channel history tv18 through a joint venture with a e networks . television channels edit network 18 operates following channels . category sub categories channel language region news channels 21 business news channels 4 6 cnbc tv18 english india cnbc tv 18 prime hd english india cnbc awaaz hindi india cnbc bajar gujrati gujrat india general news channels 3 7 cnn news18 english india ibn 7 hindi india news 18 english us canada uk singapore and the middle east regional news channels 14 8 ibn lokmat marathi maharashtra india etv urdu urdu india etv haryana himachal pradesh hindi haryana & himachal pradesh india etv rajasthan hindi rajasthan india etv news gujrati gujrati gujrat india etv uttar pradesh uttarakhand hindi uttar pradesh & uttarakhand india etv madhya pradesh chhattisgarh hindi rajasthan india etv bihar jharkhand english bihar & jharkhand india etv news bangla bengali west bengal india etv news odia odia odisha india etv news kannada kannada karnataka india news 18 kerala malayalam kerala india news18 tamil nadu tamil tamil nadu india news 18 assam north east assamese english assam india upcoming regional news channels 3 9 news 18 goa english konkani goa india news 18 punjab punjabi punjab india news 18 j & k kashmiri hindi jammu & kashmir india entertainment 28 10 hindi general entertainment 3 colors hindi india colors hd hindi india rishtey hindi india hindi movies 1 rishtey cineplex hindi india youth channel 2 mtv india hindi english india mtv hd hindi english india music 2 mtv indies hindi english india vh1 english india english entertainment 4 comedy central english india comedy central hd english india colors infinity english india colors infinity hd english india kids entertainment 4 nick hd english hindi india nickelodeon english hindi india nick jr english hindi india sonic english hindi india factual entertainment 3 history tv18 english hindi india history tv18 hd english hindi india fyi english hindi india shopping 1 home shop 18 english hindi india regional entertainment 9 colors marathi hd marathi maharashtra india colors marathi marathi maharashtra india colors kannada hd kannada karnataka india colors kannada kannada karnataka india colors super 11 kannada karnataka india colors bangla bengali west bengal india colors bangla hd bengali west bengal india colors odia odiya odisha india colors gujarati gujrati gujrat india upcoming channels 9 12 colors bounce mtv beats mtv beats hd colors super power play uplex nationcast nxt zap film business edit viacom18 motion pictures part of the viacom18 venture it is involved in acquisition production syndication marketing and distribution of full length feature films within india . it also distributes indian films in several international markets . it has an alliance with paramount pictures to distribute and market its films in the indian subcontinent content asset monetisation edit indiacast media distribution private limited it is a joint venture between tv18 broadcast limited and viacom18 media private limited to create a multi platform content asset monetisation entity . it distributes various channels across multiple distribution platforms such as cable dth iptv hits and mmds in india and internationally network 18 edit digital content network 18 s digital content and commerce segment includes a diversified portfolio of brands catering to a wide range of interests and services including news and entertainment markets and finance online shopping and ticketing and mobile phone services and applications . its digital content and commerce segment encompasses i the content business that spans websites and mobile applications covering general and business news entertainment technology and sports and ii the digital commerce business that includes online and out of home shopping and ticketing . 13 moneycontrol.com firstpost.com news18.com ibnkhabar.com pradesh18.com in.com mobile applications network18 has mobile enabled versions of some of its websites and popular mobile applications such as ibnlive m3 and markets . 14 digital commerce bookmyshow india s largest entertainment ticketing company that provides online booking for movies plays sporting events and shows across india and abroad . it services more than 240 cities and 2 800 screens in india homeshop18 it provides an integrated virtual shopping experience on internet television and mobile through homeshop18.com and the 24x7 television channel burrp is a food and restaurant recommendation engine . burrp is the pioneer in the indian food discovery space that introduced consumer technology in food and beverage industry in 2006 publication forbes india overdrive india s largest auto media for bike and car community for the past 17 years . it has presence across print web television and events better photography niche magazine for serious and amateur photo enthusiasts alike . it covers a wide variety of content from techniques and equipment reviews to interviews better interiors an interior design publication other investments edit yatra a leading online travel portal colosceum topper an education portal 24x7 learning and ubona notes and references edit restructure complete for network 18 . rapidtvnews.com . retrieved 10 august 2011 . http www.network18online.com people.html sandeep bamzai 14 january 2012 . ril deal network18 is mukesh ambani the new media mogul . india today . quote the instrumentality ... is an optionally convertible debenture which has every possibility of turning into equity . analysts say that going forward ambani will turn into a majority stake holder of network 18 and tv18 through this mechanism . on 29 may 2014 mukesh ambani owned reliance industries purchased the company for a reported rs . 40 billion ril to acquire control of network 18 rajdeep may go . ht media limited . retrieved 29 may 2014 . ril completes network 18 takeover . patrika group . 8 july 2014 . retrieved 9 july 2014 . http www.network18online.com brand tv.html http www.network18online.com brand tv general news.html http www.network18online.com brand tv regional new.html http www.mib.nic.in writereaddata documents master list of permitted private satellite tv channels as on 31.05.2016.xls.pdf http www.network18online.com brand tv general entertainment.html http www.indiantelevision.com television tv channels regional viacom 18 launches second gec colors super for kannada audiences 160708 http www.mib.nic.in writereaddata documents master list of permitted private satellite tv channels as on 31.05.2016.xls.pdf http www.network18online.com brand web.html http www.network18online.com brand web.html external links edit official website v t e network 18 people raghav bahl umesh upadhyay companies global broadcast news tv18 viacom 18 viacom 18 motion pictures web18 channels tv18 cnbc tv18 cnbc awaaz history tv18 sci fi channel homeshop18 viacom 18 colors raj tv rishtey comedy central nickelodeon mtv sonic nickelodeon vh1 rishtey cineplex x zone channel mtv indies mtv beats global broadcast news ibn lokmat worldwide cnn international south asia web in.com yatra.com moneycontrol.com denotes joint ventures of network 18 v t e major indian companies economy of india list of companies of india automotive ashok leyland bajaj auto eicher motors hero motocorp hindustan motors mahindra & mahindra tafe tata motors tvs aerospace and defence bharat electronics drdo hal ordnance factories conglomerates aditya birla adani avantha bajaj bharti essar essel gmr godrej gvk hinduja itc jaypee jindal kirloskar jsw l & t lanco mahindra muthoot murugappa ramoji reliance adag reliance rpg sahara shapoorji pallonji sun tata tvs torrent ub videocon wadia civil aviation air india indigo jet airways consumer goods and retail britannia industries dabur flipkart future group godrej consumer hindustan unilever itc nirma reliance retail tata global beverages energy and natural resources bharat petroleum cairn india chennai petroleum coal india gail essar oil hindustan petroleum indian oil corporation l & t national aluminum nhpc nmdc nlc ntpc oil india ongc power finance power grid rinl reliance infrastructure recl sci sesa goa suzlon energy tata power finance andhra bank axis bank bank of baroda bank of india canara bank central bank of india hdfc bank icici bank idbi bank ing vysya bank jammu & kashmir bank kotak mahindra bank lic mudra bank muthoot finance ltd punjab national bank sbi tamilnad mercantile bank union bank of india yes bank healthcare pharmaceutical & biotech aurobindo pharma cadila healthcare cipla glenmark pharmaceuticals dr. reddy s idpl iil lupin sun pharmaceutical manufacturing and heavy industries acc ambuja apollo tyres bengal chemicals and pharmaceuticals bhushan bhel dlf gammon india havells hcc hindalco india cements jindal steel jsw mrf sail tata steel ultratech information technology hcl technologies infosys tata consultancy services tech mahindra wipro media sun group the times group living media telecommunications aircel airtel bsnl idea cellular micromax mobile mtnl reliance communications tata