5/2/11
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Super Cassette Industries Ltd (T-Series) has sent a legal notice to ETC Network for telecasting songs and footage of the upcoming film Patiala House.
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8/3/11
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Imagine TV has been issued a show cause notice by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry for a programme that has been showing violence. Imagine TV telecasts the serial ‘Armaano ka balidan – Arakshan', which the Ministry feels is violative of the programme and advertising codes.
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21/4/11
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MSM Discovery issued a notice to Hathway Cable & Datacom threatening to disconnect the signals of its bouquet of channels if the MSO fails to renew the contract before 12 May2011.
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27/5/11
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A new notification issued provides for strong pictorial warnings for smoking (cigarettes, bidis, cigars etc.) and smokeless or chewing forms of tobacco products. Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has cleared four pictures each of lung and oral cancer that will be used from 1st Dec2011.
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31/5/11
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I&B ministry has issued a showcause notice to UTV Bindass for "vulgar, obscene and indecent" content in its serial 'Meri Toh Lag Gayi... Naukari'. The ministry has asked the channel to reply within 15 days failing which further action for violation of the programme code would be taken.
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5/8/11
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Allen & Overy LLP has sued Nimbus Communications Ltd. The UK. law firm has claimed that Nimbus failed to pay some of its legal fees after delaying its initial public offering (IPO).
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13/9/11
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The Broadcast Content Complaints Council (BCCC) has adjourned hearing on complaints relating to UTV Bindass' reality show Emotional Atyachaar, as the matter is sub judice before Delhi High Court.
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26/9/11
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The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) has put a bar on live telecast of any fresh footage from general entertainment channels, even as it says that a Designated News Broadcaster may broadcast a maximum of eight minutes of 'Fresh GE Footage per News Day', though it may be repeated as specified.
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26/12/11
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Colors has assured the self-regulatory industry body Broadcasting Contents Complaints Council (BCCC) that the contract of Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone will be terminated if she does not stop promotion of the channel or Bigg Boss 5 on her website.
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27/12/11
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The Electronic Media Monitoring Cell (EMMC) of I&B ministry is closely monitoring all the 89 channels from abroad which had so far been permitted to downlink in India.
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