Virgin Radio expands Asian operations
20 Dec 2001 | by Claire Billings,
LONDON - Virgin Radio is to launch in Thailand in a joint venture with BEC-Tero Entertainment, a subsidiary of Thailand's biggest media group BEC World Public.
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