"We are launching a 24-hour news channel in Arabic from next year and we looking at TV services in Hindi and Urdu," he said. "they would be joint ventures."
The SLBC deal gives listeners in Sri Lanka easy access to BBC programs through a network of FM channels.
In India, the expansion of television saw a slight dip in radio listenership, but it was on the rise again with more people tuning into radios, he said.
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