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TRP scam: Ex-BARC CEO Dasgupta's police custody extended

The Mumbai police told a local court here that Partho Dasgupta, arrested former CEO of Broadcast Audience Research Council manipulated the television rating points of Republic TV and its Hindi arm.

Arrested ex-CEO of BARC was 'mastermind' of fake TRP racket: police

Mumbai police claimed that former CEO of the Broadcast Research Audience Council (BARC) Parth Dasgupta played the main role in the manipulation of TRP of certain TV channels including Republic TV.

Former CEO of rating agency BARC arrested in alleged TRP scam

The crime branch of Mumbai Police on Thursday arrested a former CEO BARC from Pune district in the fake TRP scam

TRP rigging case: Former operations head of ratings agency BARC arrested

This is the 14th arrest in the case

IPL becomes first sports tournament to surpass 400 bn viewing minutes: BARC

Last year, the IPL recorded 326 billion viewing minutes, while the 2019 Cricket World Cup registered 344 billion viewing minutes

Bombay HC quashes BARC's order on imposing fine on TV Today Network

Bombay High Court has quashed and set aside an order passed by the BARC imposing a fine of Rs 5 lakh on TV Today Network Limited for alleged viewership malpractices

BARC expresses dismay at leak, Republic says it ends Mumbai Police campaign

The Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) has expressed "dismay" at the leak and "misrepresentation" of its confidential communication by the Republic Network

Fake TRP scam: BARC says its efforts currently focused on 'individuals'

Hit by the fake TRP scam, BARC said it believes channels are committed to maintaining a clean ecosystem and its efforts presently are focused on "individuals" responsible for infiltrating homes

Outside of the number one, everyone complains: BARC CEO Sunil Lulla

Industry has always been aware that niche categories try to use the data and navigate the cuts in a small way, says Lulla

TRP scam: BARC in cleanup mode, says no news viewership data for 3 months

The move follows the Mumbai Police announcement that it has busted a television rating points racket

Top headlines: Govt staff to get more pay, Tata chases e-commerce deals

From Tata eyeing stake in e-commerce firms to bolster retail segment to World Bank declaring Covid as a catastrophe, Business Standard Brings you top news of the evening

NBA hails BARC's suspension of weekly ratings, calls for systemic overhaul

NBA hailed as a "bold step" the decision of the BARC to temporary suspend weekly ratings of news channels, and urged the ratings agency to completely overhaul its systems

BARC scientist missing for the past four days from Mysuru, complaint lodged

According to his family sources, Abhishek Reddy Gulla went out on October 6 afternoon on his two-wheeler and did not return to his room since then

Fake TRP: Republic TV's CFO doesn't appear; cops summon CEO, two others

The crime branch of Mumbai Police on Saturday issued summons to Republic TV's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and two Chief Operating Officers (COO) for questioning in the fake TRP racket case, an official said. Earlier in the day, Republic TV's Chief Finance Officer Shiva Subramaniyam Sundaram and another official Ghanshyam Singh chose to not appear before the probe team saying that the news channel has approached to Supreme Court. CEO Vikas Khanchandani and COOs Priya Mukharjee and Hersh Bhandari have been now asked to remain present before the Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the Mumbai crime branch on Sunday, a senior police officer told PTI. Two officials of Republic Media Network (Sundaram and Singh) did not comply with the summons, citing a petition filed in the Supreme Court, but there has been no order from the apex court not to investigate the case, the latest summons said. Since these two persons also mentioned in their reply that the company had advised them

Fake TRP racket: Advertisers cautious as viewership row explodes

For want of a substitute, many willing to give BARC time to come clean

Mumbai Police names Republic TV in TRP racket, Goswami threatens defamation

Those responsible, Mumbai Police Commissioner said, would be arrested, be it a director, promoter or any other employee of the channel

TRP manipulation racket busted, 4 arrested, says Mumbai police chief

He said Republic TV channel is also involved in the TRP racket and those responsible will be arrested, be it a director, promoter or any other employee of the channel

IPL brings cheer to sports channels as viewership, advertising rise: BARC

After months long lull due to the Covid-19, sports channels genre got some cheer with IPL matches in the UAE as both viewership and advertisers grew, the BARC said on Thursday

200 million watched IPL game in highest ever opening match viewership: BCCI

Over 462 million Indians had watched IPL last year. This includes out-of-home viewing at pubs and restaurants besides in-home television viewership

How immersive cultural research is helping Zee with viewership share

The broadcaster sent teams to engage with audiences for its regional language programming