When Colors was launched this day last year, messrs Raghav Bahl, Haresh Chawla and Rajesh Kamat of Network18 were repeatedly asked: do you think there is space for yet another general entertainment channel (GEC) in India? It had seemed like they were late entrants trying to squeeze into a narrow…

Colors, the new Hindi GEC from Viacom18, has launched its site. It’s seems to be still in development mode, with some features such as My Colors and Mobile still tagged as ‘Coming Soon’. It features promos of its upcoming shows and its schedule. Fairly basic as of now, I reckon…

In accordance with their stated plans of being a full service media conglomerate with interests in all stated mediums, Network 18 has announced plans to roll out theater chains through a new subsidy entitled Starglaze. Mint reports the entire project will be funded by Capital 18 and the national roll…

Viacom (NYSE: VIA) has formalized its joint venture with Network 18 - Viacom 18 Media Pvt Ltd. The 50:50 joint venture will receive around $90.5 million in investment from Network18 over the next three years, reports Reuters. The Hindu adds that the investments will be via Network18 group company Global…

The Television Eighteen Group (TV18) is picking 50 percent equity stake for Rs. 200 crore in MTV Networks India (MTVI), a unit of U.S. media company Viacom that markets and distributes of TV channels MTV, VH1 and Nickelodeon. The deal is apparently part of the 50:50 joint venture between Viacom…

Viacom18 plans to launch an online music store reports TV18 group publication Moneycontrol, though no details are specified, since the report focuses on an MTV India revamp after the channel was transferred to Viacom18, the TV18-Viacom JV earlier this year. The channel wants to remain the “icon of cool”, and…