May 2009

Monday, May 04, 2009 -- The Supreme Court directed TRAI to go ahead with its consultations related to the fixing of tariff for DTH services.

Thursday, May 28, 2009	Smt. Ambika Soni become I &B Minister.
Thursday, May 28, 2009	Mr. A. Raja appointed as Communication Minister.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009	Chairman of Prasar Bharati has resigned over board's financial misdeeds.
Friday, May 22, 2009	New government formed and Dr. Manmohan Singh took the oath to be the Prime Minister.
Thursday, May 21, 2009	Malaysia based Measat Broadcast Network System Sdn Bhd has signed up with B4U to offer the channel in its Pay TV pack.
Sunday, May 17, 2009	Veteran Bollywood filmmaker Prakash Mehra died in Mumbai after a prolonged illness. He was 69.
Saturday, May 16, 2009	The NDTV joint venture with The Hindu group launched a channel NDTV Hindu.
Thursday, May 14, 2009	Dr. J.S. Sarma appointed as Chairman of TRAI.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009	The Supreme Court asked TRAI to chalk out a new tariff regime for the cable service in Non-CAS area.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009	The Broadcast Tribunal, TDSAT allowed the broadcasters and DTH operators to negotiate for the channels provided on DTH platforms as add-on packages.
Monday, May 11, 2009	The reach of Cable & Satellite (C&S) to individuals is on a 7.05 per cent upswing according to the latest Indian Readership Survey(IRS) conducted by Media Research Users Council (MRUC).
Monday, May 11, 2009	Two Tamil Television Channels Kalaignar TV and Jaya TV have been booked for allegedly violating the model code of conduct.
Monday, May 11, 2009	Reliance Mobile has tied-up with ESPN to stream line T-20 World Cup Cricket match on mobile phones.
Monday, May 11, 2009	BK Modi's Spice Group announced to invest Rs. 400 crore in the entertainment and media businesses.
Saturday, May 09, 2009	Airtel DTH and Big TV, both reduced their pay-per-view (PPV) premier movies by 33% and 50% respectively
Thursday, May 07, 2009	Walt Disney India and Kalanidhi Maran's FM Radio arm, South Asia FM have obtained necessary clearances from the Foreign Investment Promotional Board (FIPB) for expansion.
Wednesday, May 06, 2009	A Division bench of Delhi High Court demanded an explanation from Prasar Bharti on the allegations of "financial irregularity" and "autocratic functioning" of CEO Lalli. The bench was hearing a PIL filed by an NGO .
Tuesday, May 05, 2009	TRAI held an open house discussion at Pune on the consultation paper on DTH issues relating to Tariff Regulation & new issues under reference.
Monday, May 04, 2009	Supreme Court issued a notice to Amitabh Bachchan on the Income Tax Dept's appeal challenging a 30 per cent tax waiver on his earning in the TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC).
Monday, May 04, 2009	Incablenet has tied up with Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW) to offer RNW's English programmes to around two million listeners in India.
Monday, May 04, 2009	The Supreme Court directed TRAI to go ahead with its consultations related to the fixing of tariff for DTH services. Source: http://cablequest.org/important-information/important-events/item/2326-may-2009.html

Source: http://cablequest.org/important-information/important-events/item/2326-may-2009.html