1) Television programming was introduced as experiment in India to promote rural development in 1959.

2) Later Satellite Instructional Television Experiment broadcasted directly to community viewers in rural areas of 6 States between 1975 to 1976.

3) In May 1975 television station was set up under Doordarshan in four cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Srinagar and Amritsar and 3 more stations in Kolkata, Chennai and Jalandhar were added within a year.

4) During 1984-85 the number of television transmitter increased all over India covering a large proportion of population.

5) Various soap operas were aired and the epics like Ramayan, Mahabharat was broadcasted.

6) Post globalisation there has been revolutionary change in television.

7) In 1991 there was one state controlled TV channel called Doordarshan but by 1998 there were almost 70 channels.

8) By mid of 1990 the privately run satellite channels have multiplied.

9) The growth of private satellite television has been one of the defining development of contemporary India.

10) The number of homes with access to satellite TV jump from 40 million in 2002 to 61 million in 2005.

11) Coming of transnational television companies to India was a new change in the history of media and when Star TV was localised then it started many programs especially for Indian viewers.

12) Most television channels along with the news channels came on the format of 24X7 and then the same trend was adopted by the sports channel and other Lifestyle channels.

13) Due to the introduction of satellite TV the television has become the most popular media for Mass Communication.