Big TV to ink deal with Fox, Warner Bros

MUMBAI: In a bid to introduce global channels, Reliance Big TV, the (DTH) arm of the Reliance ADA group, is set to ink deals with Fox, Warner Brothers and Korean Broadcasting. The company is also said to be in advanced stages of discussion with global DTH operators and some private equity investors to hive off 49% stake for Rs 8,000 crore ($1.6 bn).

Once the carriage agreement is inked, Big TV will introduce five global channels of Fox and one global channel each of Warner Bros and Korean Broadcasting . The name of these channels are Fox Adventure, Fox Crime, Fox FX, Fox History, Nat Geo Music, Warners WB Movies and KBS World.