Indiantelevision.com's Headlines Archives - 2005
 
Headlines in the month of December
* Asianet to launch prime time soap 'Ammamanassu'
* Korea Telecom Corp to launch IPTV service by Q2 06
* US TV attacks on religion condemned by PTC
* Fremantle US making reality show for Oxygen
* US networks primetime TV fails to tap diverse talent
* CBS orders Chinese family drama 'Red Doors'
( 31 Dec 2005 )
* TV18 founder Raghav Bahl to relinquish 10 per cent stake
* Govt to meet Producers Guild on content regulation
* Funeral held for Kerry Packer
* TNT US scores high in 2005
* BBC poll ranks most cited events in 2005
* BBC World reviews '05 in series of special shows
* BBC to air 'The Virgin Queen' next month
* Isro on red alert after terrorist attack
( 30 Dec 2005 )
* Dhupar to head BBC World India's fin & operations
* Isro unveils solid propellant motor for PSLV
* XM Radio to launch music chnnls in 5.1 surround sound
* MSN to webcast Times Square new year eve festivity
* Public Media Works taps Brown as chairman & CEO
* Buena Vista Home Ent Intl names Le Grand as Sr VP
* Radio Today likely to sign deal with Measat
( 29 Dec 2005 )
* Disney toons to perform live across six Indian cities
* DD channels shift satellite; to settle on Insat 4B
* Star Gold rides high on 'Viruddh' triple premiere
* Zee Studio to air 'Ballad Of Jack & Rose' on 21 Jan
* Yahoo to stream CBS comedies
* X'mas classics popular with US kids on TV: Nielsen
* Nielsen to include DVR viewing in TV ratings in the US
* Tcom announces IPTV strategy for China
* PM forms committee to promote media & entertainment industry
* Star World to showcase the magic of Michael Jackson
* Star Movies to telecast 'I Robot' on 31 December
* Star World's musical extravaganza on New Year's Eve
* 'American Idol' artists album rocks charts worldwide
* Nat Geo magazine to launch in Slovenia next year
* Telemundo (US) joins Nielsen's TV index
( 28 Dec 2005 )
* Etc's 'Kahani Kismat Ki' daily forecast from 1 - 12 Jan
* Manish Purohit appointed as India head of Disney Publishing Worldwide
* Radio City tickles with 'Komedy Ka King Kong'
* Media mogul Kerry Packer dead
* Trai brings broadcasting under review lens
* Insat 4A placed in near-geosynchronous orbit
( 27 Dec 2005 )
* Hinduja TMT announces changes in directorship
* 'Nach Baliye' drives Star One to GEC top league
* Government announces 1st list of FM Radio probables
* Anil Ambani Group plans to list 4 companies by Q1 06
* Pakistan's cable TV operators end strike
* Govt to study Trai's recommendations on digital cable
* Draft broadcast code pushes for self-regulation
* Pogo doubles the fun for kids as it turns two
* Zee Café to debut `The Orange Country' on 30 Dec
* ABC 20/20, TV4 receive intl Watchdog awards
* AFI announces its pick of the year in TV, films
* US b'casters to profit from DTV bill: research
* Jolie is Hollywood.com's entertainer of the year
* ImaginAsian Ent. makes appointments, promotions
* Shemaroo releases Punjabi film 'Jija ji' on video
* Entertainment, technology, hurricanes rules '05 blogs
* Martha Stewart selects Dawna Stone as 'Apprentice'
( 26 Dec 2005 )
* Insat 4A orbit raised further
* Google's stake in AOL could lead to IPO in 2008
* Kids channels line up Christmas fare
* Microsoft sells stake, NBC controls MSNBC TV
* MTV US reaches a new high in 2005
* Hayek to star in ABC's adaptation of 'Betty La Fea'
* BBC publishes Corporate Social Responsibility report
( 24 Dec 2005 )
* Impossible to police adult films on TV: cable ops
* Sri Adhikari Brothers' office under attack in Mumbai
* DD channels in mobile mode via DTT in Chennai, Delhi
* Nick goes Hindi from 1 January, 2006
* BBC to air reality show on 'Perfect Housewives'
* Insat 4A placed into intermediate orbital slot
( 23 Dec 2005 )
* Trai postpones cable hike until Tdsat hearing on 8 Feb
* Prasar Bharati nets cricket bounty
* Cable TV digitisation: Govt looks at Trai suggestions
* Comcast to offer exclusive Bon Jovi tour experience
* TV18 finalises media business consolidation
* ATN launches SET, ATN-ARY & CNB in Canada
* DD to telecast documentary on Tsunami on 25 Dec
* Hathway drops set-top-box prices
* Atul Phadnis quits Tam; launches Media e2e
* Bombay High Court bans adult films on TV
* Bewkes appointed Time Warner president and COO
* Isro's Insat 4A satellite launched successfully
( 22 Dec 2005 )
* Star's second bouquet channel off Indian Cable Net
* Zee News launches a series 'Hila Ke Rakh Diya'
* Bose starts retail operations in Kolkata
* CNN Hong Kong ropes in Rao as anchor-correspondent
* NBC viewers can win $10,000 on 'Deal Or No..'
* Star World 'Desperate Housewives' finale on 23 Dec
* BBC Radio announces new appointments
* Zee Studio brings 'The Phantom Of The Opera'
* NDTV visible in Canada via Rogers Digital Cable
* An Unstoppable Wave' on Discovery this X'mas
* HC refuses to grant interim relief to Ten Sports
* Barton is chairman of World b'casting sports body
* Japan's DoCoMo in talks to buy stake in Fuji TV
( 21 Dec 2005 )
* BCCI bowls a telecast googly to DD
* Zee news website relaunched with a new look
* Ofcom approves product placement on TV
* Ten Sports for sharing cricket feed in non cable mkts.
* TDSAT stays 4 per cent hike in cable rates
* China's 'Desperate Housewives' snips sex
* BBC World promotes Amit Upadhyay
* Govt moots Optical Disc Law to counter video piracy
* Delhi HC to hear Star's plea on cable rates in March
* Cable TV Show 2005 kicks off in Kolkata
* Star News exposes MPs on fund allocation scam
* BSkyB hits eight million subscriber mark
* Softbank, Yahoo Japan launch video content service
* Tandberg co wins TV technology of the year award
* US television to turn all-digital by February 2009
* Star India terms 'Nach Baliye' a universal success
* VeriSign elects Star's Guthrie to board of directors
( 20 Dec 2005 )
* Zee Smile to launch bi-weekly 'Kahani Shuru With...'
* BCCI to finalise India cricket telecast deal by mid-Jan
* ESPN Star Sports renews contract with Dish TV
* Must share: Prasar Bharati eyes F1, Fifa World Cup, Grand Slams
* Trai cable rates ruling: Star TV moves Delhi HC
* TV actor John Spencer passes away
* Sony gives mobile phones the Hollywood treatment
* White Paper on consumer electronics networking
* Star Movies to celebrate X'mas with 'Garfield'
* Insat-4A launch on 22 Dec; DD to t'cast event live
* Vivendi Universal announces Canal Plus, TPS tie-up
* Controversial CNN columnist Novak to join Fox News
* Macquarie Bank acquires Taiwan cable TV operator
* BBC Television News announces editorial appointments
* BBC channels enter Middle East on 3 platforms
* THC US 'Decodes The Past' this Christmas
* Nick US celebrates life at the top
* Too much sex, violence and unrealism on American TV: kids
* US firms announce HD audio-video network alliance
* Sab's 'Taka Tak' show to ride on 'Idol' success
( 19 Dec 2005 )
* Time Warner unveils 'family-friendly' cable package
* Google looks to invest $1 billion in AOL: reports
* Pakistan Telecom to offer IPTV services
* 'Lost', 'The West Wing' among WGA nominees
* 'Will and Grace' kicks off 2006 with live episode
* Discovery to focus on bio of Taiwanese personalities
* Google launches music search feature
* Jeff Zucker is NBC Universal TV CEO
* Comcast's new team for Adelphia, TW integration
* CNN gets Dupont Award for Tsunami coverage
* 'Desperate Housewives' travels to China
* Global Broadcast's CNN-iBN launched
( 17 Dec 2005 )
* Maya bags $5 m. outsourcing contract
* C TV aims to go national; metros first target
* NDTV 24X7 to launch in Canada via ATN on 19 Dec
* Raj TV selcts Mediaware software
* SES Global to buy NSS for $760 million
* Shemaroo releases 'Sardar' on DVD, VCD
* CBS rebrands radio division
* CNBC US to launch a daily global business show
* Hallmark to air 'The Water is Wide' in January
( 16 Dec 2005 )
* Ted Turner feels CNN is still good
* VSNL is SEA-ME-WE4 network administrator
* Reliance Infocomm wooing cable ops
* ING Vysya to sponsor Bangalore team in PHL
* US telenovela dubbing market on an upswing: tec provider
* Zee Smile to launch gameshow 'Khiladi No.1'
* earthTV to offer live content to Australia's SBS
* Stein quits 'Television Asia', Agarwal steps in
* ESS to telecast live Australia-SA 3-test series
* Industry giants announce HD audio video alliance
* Ariane 5’s preparations in final phase
* Zee Telugu identifies key prog properties
* Visually impaired people prefer enhanced TV: Study
* WorldSpace unveils new logophone; audio signature
* Al Jazeera appoints Palmer to head ent division
* BBC World bags Hot Bird TV award for excellence
* FremantleMedia to get 'factual' at NATPE 2006
* Nickelodeon to air 'Ten Things Wrong With Television' on Nick News in US
* Alan Bergman is president of Walt Disney Studios
( 15 Dec 2005 )
* Nick to up the ante in 2006 with new initiatives
* Viacom's CEO visits Dubai International Film Festival
* Sahara One to replace 'Kohinoor' with 'Talaash'
* Star Screen Awards themed 'Mumbai'
* Essel Group's E-City plans to invest Rs 2.5 bn
* SPTI and SkyLife to launch Animax in Korea
* MSN Hotmail now on Reliance, Tata and Spice
* Adlabs seeks shareholder nod to borrow Rs 10 bn
* SYS-Con to organise conference on Internet TV in US
* BBC puts a new twist on classic Jekyll & Hyde tale
* Sirius Satellite Radio, NBA hatch deal
* iHorizons to create Al Jazeera Intl Eng channel site
* Thomson forays into IPTV with TBM acquisition
* MTV and Microsoft to start digital music service
* Vod music service exceeds 200 mn views on Comcast
* Animal Planet signs up with Oxford Scientific Films
* ATP's marketing agency IEC renews deals
* BBC specials commemorate tsunami anniversary
* Nick signs China deal for 'SpongeBob'
* Robert Peston is BBC News business editor
* Fifa to donate viewing revenues from WC to charity
* IHF launches internet TV channel
( 14 Dec 2005 )
* DD bags Commonwealth Games rights
* 'Desperate Housewives' lead Golden Globe TV nominees
* 'Travel&Living initiates 'Theme Week' concept
* History Channel to launch 'Automaniac'
* US cable cos to offer family-friendly packages
* Russia Today back on air after eliminating all bugs
* CBS, UPN ink deal with Amp’d Mobile
* Hellenic's Filippouli joins Al Jazeera's English channel
* Cableready buys title rights from New York Times TV
* Insat 4-A installed in payload dispenser
* 'Desperate..' stars crowned entertainers of 2005
* Nelvana to scout for partners at Toy Fair; inks deal with Enemes
* 'Sesame Street' themed interactive games launched in US
( 13 Dec 2005 )
* Prasar Bharati bowls a googly on cricket radio rights
* Ten Sports vs. government: case adjourned to 19 Dec
* Zee Tele company secretary Gupta quits
* Prasar Bharati financial rejig delayed
* AMD technology lifts 'Madagascar' animation to newer heights
* Aaj Tak-Cobrapost sting puts MPs in the dock
* Disney launches preschool channel in the Philippines
* BCCI asked to file affidavit on fresh tenders
* Ketan Mehta's Maya Entertainment sings Fortitude
* Warner, News Corp, Viacom vie for Hallmark US
* Yahoo!, Seven Network combines online, cell &IPTV
* Inmarsat announces launch of BGan service
* DD's Urdu channel to hit airwaves in mid 2006
* Hit Entertainment signs first direct sale with Sri Lankan channel
* BBC triumphs at RTS Technology Awards
* Worldspace subscription passes the 100,000 mark
* Casbaa general elections: Fenez re-elected chairman
* Indian broadcast norms to hit US cos: Casbaa
* Warne is BBC's Overseas Sports Personality
* Zee Cinema launching on UK's Telewest platform
* Napster launches digital music service in Germany
* MTV US acquires film rights to Ecko's video game
* '24', 'Lost' among AFI's best TV shows of the year
( 12 Dec 2005 )
* 'Aap Jaisa Koi' to mark SET's 10th anniversary
* ESS to t'cast live A1 Grand Prix Championship Dubai
* Viacom acquires DreamWorks: report
* ETC Punjabi to enter Australia & New Zealand
* Garvie is BBC Worldwide director content, prodn
* TBN to launch religious channel for kids in the US
* Nick US acquires GocityKids site
* TNT, Nascar extend relationship till 2014
* Dori to launch Telenovella channel in Indonesia
* CBS announces mobile tie up with Verizon
* AOL, Telepictures launch online ent news networks
* Yahoo & Nvidia launch animated music video tool
( 10 Dec 2005 )
* CNN Young Journalist Award for Chopra & Sharma
* Disney Channel backs inter school festival in Mumbai
* Zee Network to simulcast 'Kam Ya Zyaada' launch
* Telecom regulator raps BSNL for stagnating b'band
* Ten Sports locks horns with Indian government
* Kairali TV rejigs prime time to bring soaps
* BT sings deal with BBC, Warner for IPTV in UK
* CNBC TV18 to telecast series 'Oriental & Occidental'
* Adlabs raises FCCBs for $100 million, net worth to rise to over Rs 9 billion
* Indian govt urged to review community radio policy
* BBC's new drama examines 'Life on Mars'
* Hallmark US invites viewers to 'Meet the Santas'
* Celebrities boogie on ABC
* 'Amazing Race' to end with mini race for runners-up
( 9 Dec 2005 )
* Ronan Keating to perform at MTV Immies 2005
* DD refutes charges that Bachchan was ignored
* Thatcher's daughter wins ABC reality show
* CinemaNow Japan inks licensing deal with Warner Bros
* Wi-Fi TV US initiates live chat for viewers
* Mumbai is on NGC'S 'Megacities' next year
* China on the threshold of IPTV explosion: reports
* 'Sesame Street' heads to Cambodia on Apsara TV-11
* Vh1 to beam into Russia
* Tata Sky DTH gets nod from telecom ministry
* Disney's 18-month global campaign for Pooh's 80th anniversary
* Govt. open to more TRP measurement agencies
* Fresh bids to be invited for Indian cricket
* Davis named SVP of Mergers & Acqsns at Viacom
* Adlabs Films approves issue of FCCBs for 100 mn
* Golden Globe nominees finalised; NBC to telecast
* Star News readying to shift base to Delhi
( 8 Dec 2005 )
* Bill Gates, Anil Ambani meet over IPTV
* Sri Adhikari Brothers EGM approves stock split
* Hungama TV to air movie series 'Spy Kids'
* Sesame India's four new muppets unveiled
* Star World to showcase 'Miss World' on 10 December
* Zee Sports adds local commentary to Test telecast
* Steve Herrmann is BBC News Interactive editor
* Octagon to move TV production to Putney HQ
* Discovery US best cable chnl for 11th successive year
* CNN's Hong Kong bureau to lead WTO coverage
* Chris Charlton is BBC head intl communications
* ESS to air final draw for 2006 Fifa World Cup
* 'Idol' debuts at 5.4 TVR, other shows open well
* Vh1 takes a sneak-peak at 2005
* WorldSpace designs sports channel 'Play'
* Shemaroo presents classical music on DVD
* World cinema takes front row seat on BBC Four
* Julian Bellamy is BBC Three controller
* Pogo Amazing Kids Awards 2005 to air on 11 December
* Charter expands Tandberg TV VOD roll-out
* AOL adds MTV's RSS feeds to video search engine
* AZN announces nominees for best newcomer
* Vodafone launches mobile TV channels
* I&B ministry issues uplinking norms
* TWC inks home video deal with Genius Products
* Yahoo!, FIFA team up ahead of World Cup draw
* NBC, Apple to sell shows online through iTunes
* CinemaNow initiates PPV movie service with WB
( 7 Dec 2005 )
* Adlabs to expand into FM, home video
* SSI to make 20 per cent open offer to Telephoto shareholders
* Phil Turner named CNN's New Delhi bureau chief
* SaharaOne primetime shows turn Mon-Friday
* Ram Gopal Varma to float Rs 1 billion IPO
* Sun to launch gameshow 'Thanga..' across network
* Fourth 'American Idol' Bice to release debut album
* Nat Geo's Gandevia receives Young Achiever Award
* Awaaz wraps up 2005 year with special shows
* Nat Geo, Lindblad to release scenic HD footage
* CNN launches commercial-free broadband service
* Magivweb unveils new IPTV b'casting system in US
* Reliance, Bharti to take part in Global IPTV Forum
* Robbins is MTV Asia-Pacific president
( 6 Dec 2005 )
* In2cable offers b'band at Rs 450 a year for 250 mb
* Super Smashers beat Mark Waugh's team in Toon Cricket in Mumbai
* Inox acquires Vaibhav Multiplex in Jaipur
* Yashraj Films, Red FM get naughty with Neal'n'Nikki
* Liberty Media to acquire Provide Commerce
* Channel [V], CCTV to host [V] Chinese Music Awards
* Animal Planet US to start community campaign
* Reality TV's action packed X'mas
* bbcshop.com reports a 40 per cent rise in X'mas sales
* Balaji Telefilms eyes non-fiction for future growth
* Nick US' ratings surge
* Insat 4A launch fixed for 22 December
* Tivo, Intel work on digital home initiatives
* 'She Made It' website honours US women in TV
* '100 Most Unexpected...' on TV Land & TV Guide
* Kofic, MDA sign film cooperation deal
* Mobile revolution tops Nielsen's hot trends list
* Teri Hatcher honoured at Women's World Awards
* Al-Jazeera Intl ropes in BBC's Stephen Cole
* Disney elects Pepper and Smith as independent directors
* WWE stars to visit US troops in Afghanistan
( 5 Dec 2005 )
* B'casters seek US govt representative's help
* Player X, Fremantle ink deal for shows on mobile
* Dalmiya resigns as president from ACC and AACC
* Zee to launch movie channel for Mid East
* Aaj Tak, Headlines Today in US via Dish Network
* Disney delivers theatre-quality video content of 'Narnia'to video-enabled iPods and PCs
* Ericsson and NRK launch interactive mobile TV
* O2 launches the Xda Atom multimedia phone
* WWE's Q2 operating income up four fold
* BBC's reality show celebrates 'Just the Two of Us'
* Qualcomm & Verizon in deal for mobile real-time TV
* Sesame Workshop, m-Qube introduce cellular ringtones, wallpapers
* France to launch int news channel next year
* Disney stalwart Walker passes away at 89
* Eastwood wins DGA lifetime achievement award
* BBC World's revamped 'Click Online' airs in January
* BBC Radio airs 250 millionth request in 2005
( 3 Dec 2005 )
* Trai to specify interconnect filing procedure
* Star reschedules 'KBC 2' twice a week
* Chandra resigns as MD of Zee Telefilms
* Mark Maniacs to take on Super Smashers on Cartoon Network's Toon Cricket
* CNN US’ Lou Dobbs, Drew Griffin win Emmy Awards
* NDTV, UTV win at Asian Television Awards
* Aaj Tak's Rakshit is Etc Music VP national sales
* Intelsat, APT Satellite agree to serve Asia-Pacific
* Young is Fremantle N Amercia chief creative officer
* WordSpace Spin to air Campus Rock Idol
* Cartoon Network US commences production of 'Squirrel Boy'
* BBC Tours wins silver in Visit London Awards
* NBC makes 'Three Wishes' come true for children tonight
* Fox Reality to air 'Idol 4' with never seen footage
( 2 Dec 2005 )
* S Korea launches terrestrial mobile TV
* Zee Muzic on revamp mode with best of Bollywood
* Sab to launch first daily 'Maahi Ve' on 5 Dec
* Vijay TV says 'Laughter Challenge' a hit
* Cinevistaas appoints K B Nair as new CFO
* Trai guidelines for cable TV services
* Nelvana Home Ent inks non-theatrical deal with Criterion Pictures
* Expomedia, CyberMedia sign joint venture in India
* Zee wins Lanka series satellite rights
* Chakraverty joins Reliance Ent. as development head
* 'Lost','Amazing Race' winners of Family TV Awards
* Cubix International in deal with MDA Singapore
* Legislation to regulate private TV channels
( 1 Dec 2005 )
 
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