BT inks deal with NDTV

NEW DELHI, INDIA: BT’s Media and Broadcast sector has inked an agreement with India’s New Delhi Television (NDTV) to be its global network supplier, enabling them to distribute to BskyB and Direct TV in the UK and US respectively.

Deepakjit Singh Chatrath, general manager, Client Management Asia Pacific and EMEA, BT, said, “This is indeed an excellent opportunity for BT to showcase its network especially in terms of resiliency, security and a round the clock global service. We are confident of building this relationship as a benchmark for today’s broadcast industry.”

In terms of implementation, BT already has implemented the carriage of signal to BskyB platform and to Direct TV is planned for launch by end July, BT said in a statement