British Telecom to market NDTV channels in US

British Telecommunications (BT) today said its media and broadcasting arm Global Media Network (GMN) has partnered with news and entertainment firm NDTV for distributing the latter's lifestyle and business channel in the US.      

BT has entered into two new agreements with New Delhi Television (NDTV) to be its global network supplier, and enabling them to distribute NDTV Good Times and NDTV Profit (in the US), BT said in a statement.      

These are the third and fourth major contracts for BT with NDTV in the last two years.      

BT was earlier distributing NDTV's Arabia channel in the Dubai market and NDTV Imagine in the UK and US market along with 24/7 Television channels in the UK.      

The New Delhi-based NDTV has a portfolio of six channels comprising NDTV India, NDTV 24x7, NDTV MetroNation, NDTV Profit, NDTV Good Times and NDTV Imagine.