Breaking Sony is in talks to buy a stake in Network18

[Aneesh Bal]

Regional channels continue in colors brand

 

[WizarD]

What will happen to Network18 news channels if Sony acquires majority stakes? Sony was never into news channels I believe.

 

[Aksgr]

What will happen to Network18 news channels if Sony acquires majority stakes? Sony was never into news channels I believe.

Sony merge is on entertainment sector. News and media investment will not be involved

 

[Akkumawat6666]

After Merge
Sony TV
Sony Sab
Sony Colors
Sony Pal
Sony Rishtey
Sony Max
Sony Max 2
Sony Colors Cineplex
Sony Rishtey Cineplex
Sony Wah

Dont know wht's funny in this.huh

 

[Akkumawat6666]

Sony knows value nd reach of "colors".so they wont change channel name .imo

 

[Sagarji]

Sony knows value nd reach of "colors".so they wont change channel name .imo

yeah, they will keep famous channel name as-is and will wait for appropriate time to change it.... while tailend channels may get merged/ stopped/ renamed for sure.

 

[WizarD]

Sony merge is on entertainment sector. News and media investment will not be involved

As per below post, Sony is taking 74% of merged company i.e; Sony+Viacom18+ViacomCBS+MBC Universal?+Network+TV18, if I understood it correctly.
All news channels primarily belong to TV18, with MBC Universal having stake in CNBC channels.
For News18 channels to remain independent and operational, TV18 should not be part of the deal, which I don't see from below explanation.

Sony will hold 74% in the resultant merged company not in viacom18. Viacom 18 is a JV where 51% is owned by network 18 (75% owned by RIL) and 49% owned by Viacom. In the merged company 26% will be held by Viacom 18 of which RIL will own around 11%, Viacom will hold around 13% and around 2% would be for the non promoter shareholding in Network18.

 

[PowerStar]

A merger of Sony Pictures Networks and Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd is likely to be formally announced by mid-August.
Viacom18-Sony merger deal likely by mid-August

 

[Aneesh Bal]

After Merge
Sony Pictures Network India

Hind Gec
Sony TV (HD+SD)
Sony Sab (HD+SD)
Sony Colors (HD+SD)
Sony Pal (SD) free
Sony Rishtey (SD) free

Hindi Movies
Sony Max (HD+SD)
Sony Colors Cineplex (HD+SD)
Sony Max 2 (SD)
Sony Rishtey Cineplex (SD) free
Sony Wah (SD) free

Music
Sony MTV (HD+SD)
Sony MTV Beats (HD+SD)
Sony VH1 (HD+SD)

English Gec
Sony Colors Infinity (HD+SD)
Sony Comedy Central (HD+SD)

English Movies
Sony Pix (HD+SD)
Sony Pix 2 (HD+SD) coming soon

Sports
Sony Sports 1 (HD+SD)
Sony Sports 2 (HD+SD)
Sony Sports 3 (HD+SD)
Sony Sports 4 (HD+SD)

Kids
Sony Nick (HD+SD)
Sony Nick Jr. (SD)
Sony Nickelodeon Sonic (SD)
Sony Yayi (SD)

Infotainment
Sony BBC Earth (HD+SD)
Sony BBC Earth (HD+SD)

Regional
Sony Colors Telugu (HD+SD) coming soon
Sony Colors Tamil (HD+SD)
Sony Colors Kannada (HD+SD)
Sony Colors Kannada Cinema (HD+SD)
Sony Colors Super (SD)
Sony Colors Malayalam (HD+SD) coming soon
Sony Colors Marathi (HD+SD)
Sony Colors Bangla (HD+SD)
Sony Colors Bangla Cinema (SD)
Sony Colors Gujarati (SD)
Sony Colors Gujarati Cinema(SD)
Sony Colors Odiya (SD)
Sony Colors Punjabi (HD+SD) coming soon
Sony Colors Bhojpuri (SD) test running

 

[Zeta Reticuli]

After Merge
Sony Pictures Network India

Hind Gec
Sony TV (HD+SD)
Sony Sab (HD+SD)
Sony Colors (HD+SD)
Sony Pal (SD) free
Sony Rishtey (SD) free

Hindi Movies
Sony Max (HD+SD)
Sony Colors Cineplex (HD+SD)
Sony Max 2 (SD)
Sony Rishtey Cineplex (SD) free
Sony Wah (SD) free

Music
Sony MTV (HD+SD)
Sony MTV Beats (HD+SD)
Sony VH1 (HD+SD)

English Gec
Sony Colors Infinity (HD+SD)
Sony Comedy Central (HD+SD)

English Movies
Sony Pix (HD+SD)
Sony Pix 2 (HD+SD) coming soon

Sports
Sony Sports 1 (HD+SD)
Sony Sports 2 (HD+SD)
Sony Sports 3 (HD+SD)
Sony Sports 4 (HD+SD)

Kids
Sony Nick (HD+SD)
Sony Nick Jr. (SD)
Sony Nickelodeon Sonic (SD)
Sony Yayi (SD)

Infotainment
Sony BBC Earth (HD+SD)
Sony BBC Earth (HD+SD)

Regional
Sony Colors Telugu (HD+SD) coming soon
Sony Colors Tamil (HD+SD)
Sony Colors Kannada (HD+SD)
Sony Colors Kannada Cinema (HD+SD)
Sony Colors Super (SD)
Sony Colors Malayalam (HD+SD) coming soon
Sony Colors Marathi (HD+SD)
Sony Colors Bangla (HD+SD)
Sony Colors Bangla Cinema (SD)
Sony Colors Gujarati (SD)
Sony Colors Gujarati Cinema(SD)
Sony Colors Odiya (SD)
Sony Colors Punjabi (HD+SD) coming soon
Sony Colors Bhojpuri (SD) test running

Sony Telugu SD & HD impossible.
Never ever,
If Sony Telugu SD & HD really launching means we all Telugu people's so happy, but maximum Sony Telugu SD and HD channel difficult.