Reliance Broadcast Network, CBS Studios International announce JV

Reliance Broadcast Network and CBS Studios International have tied up to form an equally owned joint venture, which will see the creation of three new television channels allowing for programming rights in India. The new joint venture company is called BIG CBS Networks Pvt. Ltd. The channels that will be launched as a part of this JV will be English entertainment channels, customised for Indian viewers. The launch for these channels is expected to be during the fourth quarter of 2010.