MTV India is the Indian version of
MTV, a channel specialising in music, reality, and youth culture programming. It was launched in 1996 and is now part of the
Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd based in
Mumbai, a 50/50 joint venture operation between
Viacom Inc. and
Network TV 18. MTV India is one of the oldest music television networks in Asia. Music has always been distinctively recognized and acknowledged with respect to India, thus MTV India has been very successful there. MTV India is one of the most popular music channels across the Indian subcontinent, having
viewership shares in India and also countries like
Bangladesh and
Sri Lanka. Most of the programming on the channel is in Hindi.