BBC Worldwide has licensed the BBC branded block BBC Exclusive to India''s Broadcast Worldwide, the proposed network founded by former Star India CEO Rathikant Basu. Rupert Murdoch''s News Corp has a 5% stake in Broadcast Worldwide.

The BBC Exclusive brand will be broadcast on the Broadcast Worldwide network in Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi and Bengali. The network will broadcast the block five days a week for the next three years.