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Viacom Buys Stake in India's Prism TV

Viacom bought a 50 percent interest in Prism TV, which operates several entertainment channels in India, it said Friday. The purchase price was roughly $153 million, Viacom said. The other half of Prism TV will continue to be owned by…

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Network18 Group, Viacom's partner in Viacom18, an Indian entertainment network joint venture. Programmers have been aggressively acquiring properties internationally (see 1506160006).