verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message viacom 18 media pvt. limited type private company industry television founded 2007 headquarters mumbai india 1 key people raghav bahl former chairman and managing director sudhanshu vats ceo owner national amusements reliance industries parent viacom network 18 both owning 50 % subsidiaries viacom18 us viacom18 media roptanol the indian film company 2 website viacom18.com viacom 18 media pvt. limited founded in november 2007 is a 50 50 joint venture operation in india between viacom and the network 18 group based in mumbai . viacom 18 owns and operates various channels of the viacom group for the indian viewers as well as manage various viacom s consumer products in india . in july 2008 colors was launched . in january 2010 viacom 18 went international with the launch of colors in the us . the channel is called aap ka colors . in july 2010 it got into 50 50 distribution joint venture with sun network and sun 18 was formed . 3 viacom 18 also launched the channel sonic nickelodeon in december 2011 targeting young adults . 4 on 23 january 2012 viacom18 also launched comedy central . on 3 september 2012 viacom18 launched rishtey . on 31 july 2015 it launched colors infinity and its hd version . viacom 18 also owns viacom 18 motion pictures . contents 1 brands 2 ott online app 3 see also 4 references 5 external links brands edit x zone channel vh1 nickelodeon india comedy central mtv india mtv indies cnn news18 sonic nickelodeon colors rishtey cineplex rishtey teen nick india nick jr india colors bangla colors marathi colors kannada colors odia colors gujarati colors infinity colors super colors tamil ott online app edit voot see also edit list of programs broadcast by colors references edit viacom18 media pvt. ltd . viacom18.com . archived from the original on 23 october 2011 . retrieved 2010 07 27 . http www.bseindia.com xml data corpfiling attachhis tv18 broadcast ltd1 100214.pdf beefing up the bouquet . business.outlookindia.com . retrieved 10 august 2011 . viacom18 launches its new channel sonic in india . india infoline . 5 december 2011 . retrieved 26 december 2011 . external links edit official site 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 viacom corporate directors philippe dauman ceo thomas e. dooley ellen v. futter alan c. greenberg charles phillips sumner redstone chairman shari redstone 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