May 2006

Monday, May 08, 2006 -- Cable Operators in the Valley switched off several TV channels after being threatened by a little known militant outfit, Al Madina Regiment, which said they were encouraging “ Immorality” and “Waywardness” among Kashmiris.

Wednesday, May 31, 2006	BBC World is to become an encrypted and pay channel from 15 June this year for viewers in South Asia including India.
Friday, May 26, 2006	TV Today Network announced that it will launch its fourth-24 hours News channel called Dilli Aaj Tak, especially for Delhi/NCR on May 29th. The channel will cover Delhi and NCR region.
Friday, May 26, 2006	In an Interim order, the Telecom Dispute Settlement Appellate Tribunal restrained Star India from making its channels available on any direct-to-home platform. The TDSAT order came after an appeal by Zee group’s DTH service Dish TV in April to the Tribunal over the non-availability of the Star bouquet on its platform.
Thursday, May 25, 2006	TRAI organises a open house session in Hotel Ashok with all stake holders.
Thursday, May 25, 2006	The Delhi High Court refused to give the Centre more time to implement the “consumer friendly” Conditional Access System (CAS) for viewing satellite television channels in Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata.
Wednesday, May 24, 2006	Delhi High Court rejected the request of I&B Ministry to delay CAS implementation for eight months and asked them to submit a concrete plan by 5th July.
Thursday, May 18, 2006	General Pervez Musharraf has banned veteran Bollywood actor Feroz Khan entering Pakistan after his reported anti-Pakistan remarks at a function in Lahore last month triggered a nationwide controversy.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006	Indhu TV, an exclusive channel for Hindi religion, was launched by Kanchi Sankarcharya Jayendra Saraswathi at a function held at the Sankaralaya in Chetpet.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006	Six music channels MTV, Channel V, MH1, Alpha Punjabi, ETC and B4U get summoned by Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry for violating the advertising and programme code.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006	The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said that the draft Bill on Broadcast Content Regulation Authority (BCRA) is ready and would be tabled in Parliament during the monsoon session.
Monday, May 15, 2006	The Information & Broadcasting Ministry has pulled the plug on 30 foreign television channels, which were available via the set-top-box for non-registration with the government and non-observance of the downlinking procedures. Among the casualties are the Gulf-based MBC bouquet of five film and entertainment channels, One TV, Pakistani channels PTV1 and PTV 2, Sind TV, Rung TV and Al Jazeera.
Monday, May 15, 2006	Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi told the Rajya Sabha that there were suggestions to repeal the Prasar Bharti Act to bring the autonomous corporation back under government control.
Sunday, May 14, 2006	The ministry of Information and Broadcasting said that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is the sole regulator to decide the maximum retail price of channels under the Conditional Access System (CAS) regime.
Thursday, May 11, 2006	TRAI takes out a consultation paper on Interconnect Issues in Cable & Broadcast Industry.
Wednesday, May 10, 2006	Prasar Bharti, which earned Rs. 1,250 crore in 2005-2006, is aiming at revenues of Rs. 1,500 crore during the current fiscal, according to Mr. K.S Sarma, CEO.
Tuesday, May 09, 2006	Cable TV Operators in J&K who were threatened by militants beaming channels, resumed their services except few channels like AXN, Star Movies, Star World & Reality TV, after getting assurance of full protection from the police,
Monday, May 08, 2006	Cable Operators in the Valley switched off several TV channels after being threatened by a little known militant outfit, Al Madina Regiment, which said they were encouraging “ Immorality” and “Waywardness” among Kashmiris. Source: http://cablequest.org/important-information/important-events/item/2362-may-2006.html

Source: http://cablequest.org/important-information/important-events/item/2362-may-2006.html