November 2005

Wednesday, November 02, 2005 -- A group of India broadcasters, under the banner of India Media Group, asked the government to direct cable operators to digitally deliver all foreign television channels through set-top-boxes. Broadcasters say a digital system will further open up capacity in the cable network. so that more channels can be carried.

October 2005

Monday, October 03, 2005 -- Thousands of Cable Homes in Bangalore and surrounding areas continued to be blacked out for the second day following the indefinite strike called by multi-system operations (MSOs) last evening to protest against the double taxation policy of the state government.

September 2005

Friday, September 2, 2005 -- The Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (MCH) decides to cancel the cable tax collection contract give to Hathway, a Multi-System Cable (MSO) owned by Rahejas. The civic body was rapped by senior officials at a high level meeting convent by the Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department (MA&UD) secretary SP Singh.

August 2005

Monday, August 01, 2005 -- Rajat jain joins Walt Disney International (India) and Walt Disney Company (India) as Managing Director and Vice president.

July 2005

Friday, July 01, 2005 -- Anil Ambani group applies for DTH licence under company “ Anil Ambani Dhirubhai enterprises”.

June 2005

Wednesday, June 01, 2005 -- The Hinduja Group owned in Mumbai closed its operations following huge losses. A spokesperson from Hinduja confirmed the closure but said its other two channels namely CVO and ‘IN Time’would continue to operate.

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.