The 50:50 joint venture between India’s Network 18 Group and US-based Viacom - Viacom18 is all set to complete its acquisition in Eenadu TV’s (ETV) regional general entertainment channels (GECs) by the end of this year. With this initiative, five regional GECs will come under the Viacom stable, which include ETV Marathi, ETV Kannada, ETV Bangla, ETV Gujarati and ETV Oriya.
Network 18 Media & Investments is one of India's leading full play media conglomerates with interests in television, print, internet, filmed entertainment, mobile content and allied businesses.