TV18 Broadcast Limited was an Indian television company based in Mumbai and owned by Network18 Group. TV18 owned and operates various national channels in separate partnerships with NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery. In December 2023, it merged with its parent company Network18 Group. In the regional space, the group operated a Gujarati business news channel – CNBC Bajar, a Marathi general news channel – News18 Lokmat and operated ten regional news channels under the News18 umbrella and 3 regional entertainment channels under the News18 brand. The group also operated a 24-hour Indian news channel in English – News18 India, targeting global audiences. TV18 and Viacom18 had formed a strategic joint venture called IndiaCast, a multi-platform 'content asset monetisation' entity that drove domestic and international channel distribution, placement services and content syndication for the bouquet of channels from the group and third parties. On 31 January 2018, TV18 increased its stake in the Viacom18 joint venture to 51% taking operational control. Wikipedia