Recent events
Recent events tied to this brand in public sources.
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2022
Viacom18 creates KaanPhod music division
Viacom18's youth, music and English entertainment cluster created KaanPhod, a new business division intended to co-create original music IPs with emerging artists and distribute them across platforms.
2022
IndiaCast and ABS Broadcast launch Viacom18 channels on Sky Glass
IndiaCast Media Distribution partnered with ABS Broadcast to launch Viacom18 channels Colors and Colors Rishtey on the Sky Glass streaming TV platform for UK audiences.
2022
Viacom18 announces FullyFaltoo NFT marketplace
Viacom18 announced the launch of FullyFaltoo, an NFT marketplace offering digital art. The marketplace was set to go live globally on 14 February 2022.
2021
Viacom18 appoints Mandar Naik as revenue strategy and planning director
Viacom18 appointed Mandar Naik as director of revenue strategy and planning; he joined the company in November.
2021
Viacom18 appoints Jyoti Deshpande as CEO
Viacom18 appointed Jyoti Deshpande as chief executive officer with immediate effect.
2021
Viacom 18 acquires distribution rights to Dharma Productions' forthcoming films
Viacom 18 acquired the distribution rights to Dharma Productions' entire forthcoming slate of films, according to a source cited in the article.
2021
Viacom18 appoints AVOD business head and CTO
Viacom18 announced Chanpreet Arora's appointment as business head of AVOD (Voot) and Vineet Govil's appointment as chief technology officer at Viacom18 Digital Ventures; the appointments were with immediate effect.
2020
Viacom18 CEO steps down
Sudhanshu Vats stepped down as CEO and managing director of Indian broadcaster Viacom18, effective April 15, 2020.
2020
Viacom18 partners with GiveIndia on fundraising
Viacom18 partnered with GiveIndia to roll out a nationwide fundraising campaign supporting daily-wage earners across industries. The campaign was to be fronted by contributions from Viacom18 employees, and the company said it would match the collected corpus.
2020
Viacom18 announces Voot Select streaming service
Viacom18 announced its plan to launch Voot Select, a subscription-based, ad-free streaming offering under Voot. The service was still under testing and was expected to launch soon.
2020
Viacom18 and MTV Staying Alive Foundation launch MTV Nishedh
Viacom18 and the MTV Staying Alive Foundation introduced MTV Nishedh, a campaign focused on health-related issues and social stigma among young people in India. The article says the series was scheduled to premiere on MTV India on January 25, 2020.
2019
Viacom18 launches VOOT Kids app
Viacom18 announced the launch of VOOT Kids, a subscription-based children's app offering videos, e-books, stories and quizzes. The app was available on iOS and the Play Store, with annual and monthly subscription prices and free trials.
2019
Viacom18 launches Har Din Diwali campaign
Viacom18 launched the Har Din Diwali consumer awareness campaign encouraging viewers to subscribe to COLORS and COLORS Kannada at their reduced price.
2019
Viacom18 reduces prices for COLORS channels
Viacom18 announced that the a-la-carte monthly prices of COLORS and COLORS Kannada were reduced from Rs 19 to Rs 12 each.