May 2005

Monday, May 2, 2005 -- The Madras High Court, justified the move made by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the then former president, Mr. Jagmohan Dalmiya, in cancelling Zee Tele filim’s telecast rights in 2004.

Tuesday, May 31, 2005	NDTV promoters Prannoy and Radhika Roy plan to strip out a part of their holding in the company and gift it to their non-resident India daughter Tara Roy.
Tuesday, May 31, 2005	The Center Govt. imposes ban on smoking scenes on screen and sets up a high level screening committee to look into the issue of surrogate ads.
Friday, May 27, 2005	BBC World, the BBC’s 24-hour international news and information channel, becomes available to viewers across Sri Lanka on the country’s first direct-to-Home platform-CBNSat (Communiq Broadband Network).
Friday, May 27, 2005	Zee Telefilms launched its one-hour time band, Zee Kashmir, ZTL has chosen Take one TV (of Jammu and Kashmir) as the strategic partner of Zee Kashmir, which would be aired, everyday on Zee Punjabi between 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm broadcasting to the viewers across Asia on this Channel as well as Europe and USA on Alpha-ETC Punjabi channel.
Wednesday, May 25, 2005	Sify Limited company announced the launch of a new website, Sify Max.in that provided broadband content for all broadband users of any brand.
Tuesday, May 23, 2005	Dish TV files a case before the Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal. (TDSAT) against MTV Networks asking that the music channel be directed to supply its signal to Dish TV’s Direct-To-Home service.
Monday, May 23, 2005	Zee plans to launch new 24-hour channel on news, information and entertainment catering exclusively to south Asians in the UK from June 2.
Saturday, May 21, 2005	The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gets alert on the issue of drug ads that are shown on television as miraculous healers.
Saturday, May 21, 2005	New Delhi based news broadcasting channel NDTV 24X7 announced that it has been permitted to telecast its English channel NDTV 24X7 all across Canada.
Friday, May 20, 2005	Supreme Court rejects appeal filed by Zee Telefilms challenging a Madras High Court order that justified canceling of cricket telecast right given to Zee by the BCCI.
Tuesday, May 9, 2005	Foreign investor New Vernon buys 25.7% stake from Jagran TV, the company that runs the news channel ‘Channel 7’.
Tuesday, May 9, 2005	Cable operators are directed to carry Gyan Darshan , the educational channel of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) as a mandatory channel.
Thursday, May 5, 2005	CANNES announces Lachlan Murdoch ‘Media person of the Year’. Mr. Lachlan Murdoch, Deputy COO of News Corporation, is due to receive the trophy of ‘Media Person of the year’ during the press, outdoor and Cyber Lions Awards Ceremony in the Grand Auditorium of the palais des festivals, on June 22, in Cannes, France.
Monday, May 2, 2005	The Madras High Court, justified the move made by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the then former president, Mr. Jagmohan Dalmiya, in cancelling Zee Tele filim’s telecast rights in 2004. Source: http://cablequest.org/important-information/important-events/item/2374-may-2005.html

Source: http://cablequest.org/important-information/important-events/item/2374-may-2005.html