VH1 India is a music

Music

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 channel

Television channel

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 in India. It is the sister channel to MTV India

MTV India

MTV India is the Indian version of MTV , a channel specialising in music and youth culture programming. It was launched in 1996 and is now part of the Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd based in Mumbai. . "MTV India" is one of the oldest Music Television Networks in Asia...

, which was launched in 2005. In December 2004, MTV India and Zee-Turner teamed up to bring VH1 to India. In India, VH1 is a 24-hour pay channel caters to the 13–35 age group. VH1 primarily focuses on international genres of music. In addition to the above, VH1 often screens music documentary and concert specials.

Partnerships

The service is available on most Indian cable networks as a part of The One Alliance bouquet of channels, including Animal Planet Asia

Animal Planet Asia

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, Discovery Channel Asia, Discovery Travel & Living Asia

Discovery Travel & Living Asia

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, SET India

Sony Entertainment Television (India)

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, SET Max

SET Max

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, SAB TV

SAB TV

SAB TV is an Indian general entertainment television channel that is owned by Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd and based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was launched on April 23, 2000 by Sri Adhikari Brothers as a general entertainment channel. In 2003, it was repositioned as a comedy-centric channel...

, Aaj Tak

Aaj Tak

Aaj Tak is a 24-hour Hindi news television channel owned by TV Today Network Ltd. Aaj Tak loosely translates as "Till Today" or "Up to the Minute". Watched by some 45 million viewers in India’s cable and satellite universe, Aaj Tak is one of India’s largest privately owned news channels...

, NDTV India

NDTV India

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, NDTV Profit

NDTV Profit

NDTV Profit is a business news channel started by New Delhi Television in January 2005. Started to provide competition to the monopoly enjoyed by CNBC-TV18, the channel has managed to garner a decent market share....

, Headlines Today

Headlines Today

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, Vh1 India, AXN

AXN

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, Animax

Animax

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 India, Nick India

Nick (India)

Nickelodeon India is a television channel devoted to children in India based in Mumbai. It is part of Viacom 18. Nick India is a 24-hour English pay channel, with the option of an Hindi audio feed on direct-broadcast satellite...

, Discovery Turbo Asia

Discovery Turbo (Asia)

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, Discovery Science

The Science Channel

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, NDTV

NDTV

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 etc.

The channel is also available as a standalone on CAS

CAS

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 networks.

Indian Context

The channel supports Indian musicians and by bringing them the resources and the credibility that Vh1 has globally gained.

Programming

Vh1 India has been the channel providing international music, pop culture and celebrity lifestyle in India, has ramped up its programming with on air and on ground initiatives, some of them being the Global Music Xpress, Dance 101, Big Brother, Vh1 Playlist, Jazz Masters, Yo Momma and tickers. In June 2011, VH1 screened a show, "100 Greatest Artists of All Time", in which The Beatles topped. List of programs aired on the channel

• Pimp My Ride
• The Fabulous Life
• Daily 10
• P!nk
• Mix Tape
• Legends
• Rock Rules
• Vh1 Classic
• Good Morning Vh1
• Top 10
• Saturday Night Live
• South Park
• Jersey Shore
• Love Is...
• Streets Of Hollywood
• Then Now
• World Stage
• The Osbournes
• Hip Hop Hustle
• Left of Centre
• Cardio Videos
• Hit Factory
• Headbangers Ball
• Mix Tape
• VH1 New
• Celebrity Bites
• Playlist
• Block Party
• Teen Cribs

See also

• MTV India
  MTV India
  MTV India is the Indian version of MTV , a channel specialising in music and youth culture programming. It was launched in 1996 and is now part of the Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd based in Mumbai. . "MTV India" is one of the oldest Music Television Networks in Asia...
  
  
• Colors
• Nickelodeon India
• VH1
  VH1
  VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
  
  - the main American version of VH1

External links

• Official VH1 India Site
• Official Site Viacom 18
• Viacom
• Network 18