Indian TV channel Bollywood HD could be broadcast on cable and satellite networks in Romania starting this summer, as the network is currently in talks with UPC and Romtelecom, according to the company, quoted by Mediafax newswire.

The channel will also broadcast the new and popular comedy  'Three Idiots', which was launched in 2009 and has become the  highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time in India. In the first 10 days from release the film grossed USD 20 million.

This would be the fourth Indian channel to broadcast in Romania. The TV channel will start broadcasting on satellite in Europe from the beginning of August, making it also the fourth Indian produced channel in Europe, after Bollywood TV, Bollywood Classic and Bollyshow. All three networks have been broadcasting in Romania since February this year, brought by ISG Media.

The company has so far launched Indian themed channels in the Middle East, Africa and Canada. ISG Media is owned by businessman Shai S. Sampson and Gilad Elazar.

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