December 2005

Friday, December 02, 2005 -- Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry PriyaRanjan Das Munsi informed the Lok Sabha that the UPA government has prohibited transmission /retransmission of satellite channels like Blue Kiss, Blue Kiss Express, Blue Kiss Promo, TBL-XXX and free XTV for violating the programme and advertising code prescribed under the Cable television Network (Regulation) Act,1995.

Monday, December 26, 2005	Pakishtan Electronic Media Regulator Authority (PEMRA)bans 35 television channels most of them are Indian.
Thursday, December 22, 2005	Insat-4A, ISRO’s latest and heaviest satellite, from Kourou launched in the wee hours of December 22. The 3,080-kg Insat-4A is the first of the fourth-generation Insats and a bulk it is meant for the direct-to-home (DTH) television segment.
Thursday, December 22, 2005	GA European Investments has picked up 7.9% stake in NDTV. It acquired 48,36,000 shares aggregating to 7.954 % of total paid-up equity capital of NDTV.
Wednesday, December 21, 2005	The Bombay High Court passed an interim order restraining cable operators and service providers from showing any film with an adult only (‘A’ or ‘UA’) certificate on television, responding to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Mumbai-based social activist Pratibha Naithani,
Tuesday, December 20, 2005	The petition of Star India against the regulator mandated cable TV price hike got admitted at the Delhi High Court. The court has posted the case for a hearing some time in March.
Tuesday, December 20, 2005	Broadcast appellate tribunal TDSAT stayed the 4 % increase in cable TV charges, which was to be effected from New year. A Bench of the Telecom Disputes and Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) passed an interim order to this effect on a petition by a consumer organisation ‘Grahak Hitvardhini Sarvajanik Sansthan’ TRAI had earlier increased cable Tariff by 4% on 29.11.05.
Sunday, December 18, 2005	Global Broadcast News, whose shareholders include the TV 18 Group, Rajdeep Sardesai and Sameer Manchanda, has launched its fully owned and operated general news channel, CNN-IBN. The channel will be available for cable and satellite television viewers across India.
Saturday, December 17, 2005	Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, told Delhi High Court that it did not agree with the ministry of the Health on imposing a ban on showing the use of the tobacco products in films and television.
Friday, December 16, 2005	TV anchor Karan Thapar was awarded the Asian Television Award for Best Current Affairs anchor for 2005 at a ceremony is Singapore recently.
Friday, December 16, 2005	Sahara India Mass Communication Ltd has changed its name to Sahara One Media and Entertainment Ltd. This move integrates the TV business with the entertainment business of the Sahara Group, especially Sahara One, the entertainment television channel. The news channel of the company will not come under this integration.
Friday, December 16, 2005	ESPN Software has filed a writ petition in the Delhi High Court challenging the Government’s recent notification making it mandatory for private sports broadcasters to share feed with Prasar Bharti.
Tuesday, December 06, 2005	The ban on smoking scenes in films and television serials will come into force from January 1, 2006 with certain exemptions, said health minister Anbumani Ramadoss.
Friday, December 02, 2005	The Government has notified the Uplinking Guidelines for television channels from India, which includes making it mandatory for private channels to share sports rights of events of national importance, including cricket, with public broadcaster Prasar Bharti. The new guidelines will come into effect from December 2 and will be applicable to all existing as well as new channels. Earlier the government had notified Downlinking Policy on 10 November 2005.
Friday, December 02, 2005	Nearly a year after fighting the decision of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) not to grant Zee Telefilms the right to telecast Cricket matches in India, the Subhash Chandra- promoted company finally clinched a victory after submitting the highest bid for telecasting the three test match series between India and Sri Lanka.
Friday, December 02, 2005	Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry PriyaRanjan Das Munsi informed the Lok Sabha that the UPA government has prohibited transmission /retransmission of satellite channels like Blue Kiss, Blue Kiss Express, Blue Kiss Promo, TBL-XXX and free XTV for violating the programme and advertising code prescribed under the Cable television Network (Regulation) Act,1995.

Source: http://cablequest.org/important-information/important-events/item/2367-december-2005.html