The deal, which was first reported by Britain's Broadcast magazine, would add to business at BSkyB's Sky Vision distribution unit, the Times said. (http://bit.ly/1ltmsJ9)

The unit sells show rights to programmes produced in the UK to overseas markets.

A spokesman for BSkyB, which counts Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox as its largest shareholder, declined to comment.

(Reporting by Esha Vaish in Bangalore; Editing by Leslie Adler)