July 2006

Sunday, July 02, 2006 -- The goverment said, the reports alleging that it planned to muzzle the media through the proposed Broadcasting Bill, were not factually correct. “ UPA government would never do anything to encroach upon the fundamental rights of the media”, said I&B Minister P.R. Dasmunsi.

Friday, July 14, 2006	In a major victory for Zee-promoted DTH provider Dish TV, broadcast Tribunal Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) on 14 July 2006 ordered Rupert Murdoch controlled Star TV to provide its channels to the platform within the next 15 days.
Thursday, July 13, 2006	Delhi HC’s Justice Vijender Jain has given the Centre two more weeks to outline the steps it had taken to implement CAS in three metro cities, including Delhi.
Thursday, July 13, 2006	Department of Telecom (DoT) has rejected every suggestion to put 74 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) under the automatic route saying it is not feasible on account of national interest.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006	A meeting with all the stakeholders on consultation paper of TRAI on licensing issue relating to DTH was held at Ashoka Hotel, Chanakya Puri, New Delhi.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006	The Information & Broadcasting Ministry will consult captains of the broadcast industry on the contents of the proposed Broadcast Bill before forwarding it to the Cabinet for approval.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006	Major broadcasters and cable distribution companies, including Star, Discovery, ESPN, Siticable and Hathway, have opposed price regulation by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) under the conditional access (CAS) regime.
Monday, July 10, 2006	Cell Phone users may soon be able to receive visuals of Doordarshan’s current events programmes on the screen of their mobile phone sets. So far, they are only able to read about the various developments round the world in text messages sent to their sets.
Monday, July 10, 2006	The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will re-visit its consultation paper on Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) to examine issues such as convergence of content and delivery, and any legal changes that may be required.
Monday, July 10, 2006	In a setback to the country’s space programme, the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV F02) failed immediately after lift-off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, falling into the sea with the 2168-kg INSAT-4C, which was designed to provide Direct-to-Home (DTH) television services.
Monday, July 10, 2006	Madhya Pradesh’s cable operators have gone on a statewide indefinite strike from July 10 in protest against the goverment’s hiking entertainment tax.
Friday, July 07, 2006	Kids channel, Hungama, is planning a foray into the merchandise space. To start with, the company would rollout merchandise of its popular shows, Hero and Sanya.
Thursday, July 06, 2006	The second meeting of the sub-group IV on expansion of transmission network and digitization/mobile media was held at committee room of the Ministry of I&B.
Monday, July 03, 2006	The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting wants broadcasters to observe caution while telecasting any programme that may breach the privacy of an individual.
Monday, July 03, 2006	Distributors of Win Cable were arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police for making extortion and threat calls to rival operators. The accused have been identified as Praveen Chugh, Omprakash and Pratap.
Sunday, July 02, 2006	Pakistan has formally said that it has no objection to its film stars performing with Indian actors in movies produced in a third country.
Sunday, July 02, 2006	Viacom will use MTV to foray into new business spaces like mobile entertainment and movies in India.
Sunday, July 02, 2006	The goverment said, the reports alleging that it planned to muzzle the media through the proposed Broadcasting Bill, were not factually correct. “ UPA government would never do anything to encroach upon the fundamental rights of the media”, said I&B Minister P.R. Dasmunsi. Source: http://cablequest.org/important-information/important-events/item/2360-july-2006.html

Source: http://cablequest.org/important-information/important-events/item/2360-july-2006.html