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Netflix in talks with RIL; to source Indian content from Viacom18: Report

Under the partnership, Network18 affiliates - which include its joint venture with ViacomCBS, Viacom18 - would create shows for Netflix to help the US firm expand offerings in India

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A Netflix spokesman in India denied the company was in talks with Network18 or Viacom18, but did not elaborate. . Photo: Shutterstock

Aditya Kalra & Aditi Shah | Reuters New Delhi
US video streaming company Netflix is in talks with Viacom18, part of the Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries' media unit Network18, about a multi-year partnership to source content, three sources told Reuters, in a move that would expand a relationship between the two sides.

Under the partnership, Network18 affiliates - which include its joint venture with ViacomCBS, Viacom18 - would create shows for Netflix to help the US firm expand offerings in India, where it competes against the video streaming services of Amazon.com Inc and Walt Disney Co.

A Netflix spokesman in India denied the company was in talks with Network18

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