MUMBAI: Animal planet is back with ?Deadly 60?, a series hosted by wildlife expert Steve Backshall.

Starting 1 May, the show will air at 9 pm every day.

The show is about Backshall exploring world?s 60 of the deadliest animals on his personal camera that could be lethal beauties to killer beasts.

Each animal is assigned with three killer facts and rated on the Deadly 60 scale as viewers are immersed in the quest for the world?s most lethal predators.

Steve travels across the six continents like across South Africa, Australia, India, Malaysia, Europe, United Kingdom, South America and North America for six months to find the "most deadliest" creature in the world.

MUMBAI: German media conglomerate Bertelsmann has confirmed plans to cut its stake in RTL Group, Europe?s largest commercial broadcaster, by selling shares on the stock exchange but will continue to be the majority shareholder with atleast 75 per cent stake.

Bertelsmann, which holds a stake of 92.3 per cent in RTL with 7.7 percent in free float, will reduce its shareholding in RTL Group by way of a secondary public offering.

The German mass media conglomerate will use the cash from the RTL sale for expansion and acquisitions. Media reports say that the company could raise $2.6 billion to $3 billion from the stake sale.

The company said that the transaction would result in a significant increase of the free float in RTL Group shares, with Bertelsmann maintaining a qualified majority of at least 75 per cent.

RTL?s co-CEOs Anke Schaferkordt and Guillaume de Posch said, "Bertelsmann is and will remain the majority shareholder in RTL Group and will continue to support the strategic development of our business. The reduction of Bertelsmann?s shareholding would significantly increase the free float of RTL Group shares, enabling a more diverse ownership base to share in our success."

RTL Group, which is currently listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and the Euronext Brussels market, intends to apply for a listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

In India, RTL has a JV with Reliance Broadcast Networks (RBNL) and the Big RTL JV currently owns and operates Big Thrill channel.

MUMBAI: Europe?s leading sports marketing group, Sportfive International, will continue to serve as the International Basketball Association?s (Fiba) exclusive media rights partner for four more years till 2015.

The deal will see the agency continue to market Fiba?s major rights in Asia, excluding Japan and the pan-Arab region. Fiba had first partnered with Sportfive in 2007.

The period will include the 2013 Fiba Asia Championship in the Philippines, the 2013 Fiba Asia Women?s Championship in Thailand, the 2014 Fiba Basketball World Cup in Spain, the 2014 Fiba Women?s World Championship in Turkey, and in 2015 the Fiba Asia Championships for men and women with the host countries to be announced soon.
 
?We are very pleased to continue our partnership with Fiba. It has been a successful and enjoyable collaboration so far and we are continuing our work to further strengthen this relationship. We hope that this renewal will become just one of many projects as we move forward this year and develop new basketball opportunities," said Sportfive International chief executive Shaila-Ann Rao.