Network18 Group, is an Indian media conglomerate, based in Mumbai. It is owned by Reliance Industries. Rahul Joshi is the managing director, chief executive officer and group editor-in-chief of Network18 Group, and Adil Zainulbhai is the chairman of its board of directors.
Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam, a neighbourhood in Chennai, and Hollywood.
Viacom18 Media Private Limited is an independent Indian media conglomerate Joint Venture between Reliance Industries, Network18 and Bodhi Tree Systems. The Joint Venture had various channels and content production studios in India. Following merger of its assets with Disney Star, it continues to be largest shareholder in the newly formed merged entity.
Colors Bangla is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel broadcasting in Bengali language. It was launched in 2000 as ETV Bangla, owned by the Hyderabad-based ETV Network. It was later sold to TV18 and was rebranded under the Colors moniker.
Zee Tamil is an Indian Tamil language pay television general entertainment channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. The channel started broadcasting on 2008 and is available internationally. The channel broadcasts from Guindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
The Walt Disney Company India, also known as Disney India, is the Indian subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Colors Kannada, is an Indian general entertainment channel, owned by Viacom18 that primarily broadcasts Kannada language entertainment shows. This channel is currently available in India and the United States. On the success of this channel, another channel named Colors Super, which is also a general entertainment channel, was launched on 24 July 2016. In December 2020, Colors Kannada celebrated its 20th anniversary.
JioStar, registered as Star India Private Limited is an Indian media conglomerate joint venture. Reliance Industries owns 16.34%, Viacom18 holds 46.82% of the joint venture, while Disney India retains 36.84%. In November 2024, assets of Viacom18 merged with Disney Star, to form JioStar. It is the largest television & entertainment network in India and operates more than 100 TV channels and it owns two major streaming platforms Disney+ Hotstar and JioCinema.
Nickelodeon Sonic is an Indian children's pay television channel operated by Viacom18 as part of the Nickelodeon India network.
Nickelodeon is an Indian children's pay television channel based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is the Indian equivalent of the original American network and is owned by Viacom18, a joint venture between Paramount Global and TV18. Despite using the "Nickelodeon" branding, it does not air any content from the original channel in recent times as part of a localisation strategy; instead the original Nickelodeon content is only broadcast on the Nickelodeon HD+ channel. As of October 2020, Nickelodeon is the most watched children's channel in India.
Disney+ Hotstar is an Indian subscription video-on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Reliance Industries, Viacom18 and Disney India.
Tamil television drama or Tamil serials are a genre of Tamil-language television produced in India, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia. All major TV networks in India. produce a variety of Soap opera series including family drama, comedy, romance, history stories, horror, devotional, fantasy stories and many others.
Colors Infinity is an Indian pay television channel owned by Viacom18 this channel operated by Disney Star It primarily airs popular shows from the United States and the United Kingdom along with a few original shows to appeal to the English-speaking population of India, most of South Asia and Southeast Asia. The channel was co-curated by Karan Johar and Alia Bhatt.
Colors Cineplex is an Indian pay television channel owned by Viacom18 and operated by Disney Star It was launched on 8 May 2016.
Voot was an Indian subscription based video-on-demand and over-the-top media streaming service that was a joint venture between Viacom 18 with Network18, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries. Network18 was the majority share holder in the joint venture. The service was initially launched on 4 May 2016. It initially launched as an advertising-supported service, before introducing a subscription tier in 2020 under the Voot Select banner.
The following is a list of events affecting Tamil language television in 2018 from. Events listed include television show debuts, and finales; channel launches, and closures; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; and information about changes of ownership of channels or stations.
Bigg Boss is an Indian reality show franchise based on the Dutch reality show Big Brother. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through Viacom18 and Disney Star Networks. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made internationally available through the OTT platforms JioCinema, and Disney+ Hotstar with 24/7 live stream.
Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel operated by JioStar a Joint Venture between Disney India with Reliance Industries It was launched on 21 July 2008. Its programming consists of family dramas, comedies, fantasy shows, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime, and television films.
JioCinema is an Indian subscription based video-on-demand and over-the-top media streaming service owned by JioStar, that is a joint venture between Reliance Industries through its subsidiary Viacom18 and Disney India. The service was initially launched on 4 May 2016 alongside the public launch of the Jio mobile carrier.
Television in the Tamil language traces its origins back to the 1990s.
