October 2006

Tuesday, October 03, 2006 -- The Haryana Power Ministry, Vinod Sharma sent a legal notice to the Star News channel asking the channel to telecast an “ unconditional” apology within seven days or face civil and criminal legal action for telecasting a programme which claimed that three eyewitnesses resiled fr0m their testimony given before the police “under threat, coercion and inducement” by Sharma and his family in the Jessica Lal murder case.

Sunday, October 29, 2006	Rajjev Chandrasekhar, former Chairman and CEO of BPL Mobile, bought a majority stake in Malayalam news and entertainment channel operator Asianet Communications Ltd.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006	Acer India, a personal computer brand, announced a tie up with Tata Sky, the direct-to-Home offering and the antenna, free of cost on the purchase of select models of its products.
Monday, October 23, 2006	Raj Television Network Ltd announced its plans to enter the capital market to raise funds to expand its operations, including launching a new television channel.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006	The Supreme Court raised question on the “sting opetation” being conducted by various TV news channels and wanted to know whether these were done with real public interest in mind, or were aimed at raising the TV rating points and also involved money transactions.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006	Union minister for information and broadcasting Mr PriyaRanjan DasMunshi said the Jammu and Kashmir-specific Kashir channel of Doordarshan would be shifted to Srinagar with 75 percent of commissioned programmes given to local talent.
Thursday, October 12, 2006	IOL Broadband announced the roll out of India’s first Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service in Mumbai, in strategic partnership with state-owned telecom major, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd.(MTNL) fr0m October 21 this year.
Thursday, October 12, 2006	A majority of broadcasters, including Star, Zee and Sony, have agreed to offer their channels at an MRP of Rs 5 month under the conditional Access System (CAS), Though some of them have individually challenged the TRAI order on pricing in various courts.
Thursday, October 12, 2006	Dish TV entered into an agreement with Buena Vista International Television- Asia Pacific, the television distribution arm of the Walt Disney Company, for its movie-on demand service.
Wednesday, October 11, 2006	Mukta Arts Ltd signed a Rs. 220 million deal with Zee Telefilms Ltd which would assign satellite rights of the company’s library of 12 films to Zee for 5 years.
Wednesday, October 11, 2006	Disney Consumer Products singed a franchise agreement with Delhi-based Ravi Jaipuria, which will set up some 150 stores across India over the next 5 years.
Monday, October 09, 2006	The Hinduja Group announced a first phase investment of Rs. 500 crore into their media venture with plans to consolidate cable, Internet and content businesses under a single entity.
Monday, October 09, 2006	Walt Disney Co, corporate owner of ABC News service announced that the companies 24 hour news carrier ABC News now will be shown on Dish TV the country’s largest digital outlet, starting later this year.
Thursday, October 05, 2006	Tata Sky Ltd. an 80:20 joint venture between Tata and Star providing direct-to-Home (DTH) service, announced that it will invest Rs. 3,000 crore over the next five years to attain million strong subscriber base in first year of operation.
Thursday, October 05, 2006	Network 18, the holding company of the TV 18 Group, announced the launch of Studio 18 , that will mark the group’s entry in the motion pictures business. The unit will look at acquisition, production, syndication and distribution of full-length feature films.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006	The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) refused to stay TRAI order fixing Rs. 5 as pay channel price in areas falling under the Conditional Access System (CAS).
Tuesday, October 03, 2006	The Haryana Power Ministry, Vinod Sharma sent a legal notice to the Star News channel asking the channel to telecast an “ unconditional” apology within seven days or face civil and criminal legal action for telecasting a programme which claimed that three eyewitnesses resiled fr0m their testimony given before the police “under threat, coercion and inducement” by Sharma and his family in the Jessica Lal murder case. Source: http://cablequest.org/important-information/important-events/item/2357-october-2006.html

Source: http://cablequest.org/important-information/important-events/item/2357-october-2006.html