Times of India buys UK's Virgin Radio

LONDON - Bennett Coleman & Co (BCCL), India's largest media group and the holding company of the Times of India group, has bought the UK's Virgin Radio in a £53.2 million (US$105 million) deal with SMG, marking the first global takeover by an Indian media group.

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