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The Consulting Editor of NDTV India spoke at the e4m NewsNext 2023 Summit on the advent of digital news, TV news ratings and much more

e4m Desk Aug 28, 2023 9:01 AM

BARC is expected to take up this MIB order in its next board meeting

e4m Desk Aug 23, 2023 9:13 AM

The former BARC CEO allegedly provided early IPL data to a channel on gratis basis

e4m Desk Dec 27, 2022 2:16 PM

The Chief Business Officer of Zee Media says legacy channels play an important role but the ‘No. 1 syndrome’ is not good for the news genre

Javed Farooqui Sep 1, 2022 9:12 AM

Most stakeholders in the industry are sceptical of BARC ratings, with the widespread perception being that the system is still not foolproof

e4m Desk Jun 2, 2022 8:48 AM

Most of the annual deals of news channels are done in the March-April period and so a lot is riding on the ratings

Sonam Saini & Javed Farooqui Mar 17, 2022 8:28 AM

The appointments are being done in line with the recommendations of the TRAI and the TRP Committee headed by Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati

e4m Desk Feb 8, 2022 8:05 AM

Thakur also spoke on the schemes of the government for the production, promotion, and preservation of film content

e4m Desk Feb 4, 2022 8:26 AM

Shashi Shekhar Vempati, who is also on the board of BARC India as a Prasar Bharati representative, said that there is no reason to delay the resumption of news ratings further

e4m Desk Jan 14, 2022 4:26 PM

Industry heads say the absence of TRP data has been a huge concern as it’s important for ensuring transparency among advertisers and agency partners

e4m Desk Jan 13, 2022 9:16 AM

Industry heads say they are relieved because the absence of ratings has created a huge vacuum for agencies, channels and clients

e4m Desk Jan 13, 2022 9:14 AM

The Joint Working Group will comprise Prasar Bharati CEO S.S. Vempati, DTH Association President Harit Nagpal and representatives from MeitY, BIS, BARC & AIDCF

e4m Desk Jan 12, 2022 5:17 PM

The TRP scam, which came to light in 2020, troubled the TV audience measurement body in 2021 as well

e4m Desk Jan 3, 2022 9:11 AM

The committee drew MIB's attention to the recently reported episodes of manipulation of TRPs by some TV channels by rigging the devices used by BARC

e4m Desk Dec 3, 2021 8:58 AM

The three applicants have been made accused in the supplementary chargesheet filed in June 2021

e4m Desk Jul 7, 2021 4:47 PM

In February, Times Network had issued a legal notice to BARC for fraudulent viewership manipulation and tampering of Television Audience Measurement & Television Rating Points

e4m Desk Jun 23, 2021 4:27 PM

The agency has also written to the ED, seeking details of their probe in the matter

e4m Desk Jun 22, 2021 9:13 AM

The properties are in the form of land and commercial and residential units in Mumbai, Indore, Delhi, and Gurgaon apart from some bank deposits

e4m Desk Mar 18, 2021 1:06 PM

The ministry had formed the committee in November 2020 to review the 'Guidelines on Television Rating Agencies in India' that was notified in 2014

e4m Desk Mar 17, 2021 8:01 AM

It is believed that a few other senior officers from Lulla's core team were also questioned by the authorities

e4m Desk Mar 5, 2021 2:52 PM

The bail has been reportedly granted after the payment of PR Bond of Rs 2 lakh

e4m Desk Mar 2, 2021 11:26 AM

Without getting into the TRP scam controversy, Shankar said that the unhealthy obsession for ratings has led to this degradation

e4m Desk Feb 17, 2021 5:39 PM

A single-judge Bench comprising Justice PD Naik witnessed the arguments presented by Special Public Prosecutor Shishir Hiray after Senior Advocate Aabad Ponda's submissions

e4m Desk Feb 17, 2021 9:13 AM

The notice has been sent for 'Illegal and fraudulent viewership data manipulation and tampering of Television Rating Points'

e4m Desk Feb 14, 2021 9:47 PM

Special public prosecutor Shishir Hiray accused Dasgupta of 'forum shopping,' a charge that was denied by the ex-BARC CEO's counsel

e4m Desk Feb 10, 2021 9:07 AM

The minister also said that the news reports published since October 2020 expressed some concerns relating to Television Rating Points

e4m Desk Feb 6, 2021 7:58 AM

The former BARC CEO has sought bail on the ground that other accused in the case have been granted bail

e4m Desk Feb 4, 2021 4:25 PM

According to media reports, rejecting Dasgupta’s bail plea, the sessions court said if he were to be released on bail at this stage, then there is every possibility that he may tamper with evidence

e4m Desk Feb 3, 2021 3:39 PM

The genre picked up immensely, leading to almost 90%-95% recovery when compared to pre-Covid times, in the festive period

Tasmayee Laha Roy Jan 29, 2021 9:24 AM

The report alleges that Manashi Kumar misused company funds and aided people movement to carry out malpractices

e4m Desk Jan 20, 2021 6:36 PM

The committee has also reportedly recommended that the survey should cover more rural and untapped areas

e4m Desk Jan 20, 2021 5:19 PM

This is the second time that Dasgupta’s bail plea has been rejected following his arrest in the TRP scam

e4m Desk Jan 20, 2021 4:35 PM

As per ARCP's analysis, Venkat Sujit Samrat, former BARC Product Head, gave out specific instructions to cut viewership ratings of a few news channels, keeping the senior management informed

e4m Desk Jan 20, 2021 9:36 AM

Family says Dasgupta is critical and has been shifted to ICU this morning

e4m Desk Jan 16, 2021 10:35 AM

The original deadline for the twelve-week suspension was Friday

e4m Desk Jan 16, 2021 8:56 AM

The top management of BARC is assiting the Enforcemnet Directorate to unravel viewership manipulation case

e4m Desk Jan 14, 2021 3:16 PM

We are disturbed to notice emails exchanged within BARC over a period of time, especially about the Telugu news genre, says the channel

e4m Desk Jan 13, 2021 6:24 PM

The government will now study the report and will take further actions accordingly

e4m Desk Jan 12, 2021 5:35 PM

Guest Column: Sanjeev Kotnala, Independent Brand and Marketing Advisor, Coach & Facilitator, discusses how a measurement system involving technology & human engineering is vulnerable to manipulation

Sanjeev Kotnala Jan 12, 2021 1:22 PM

The court has however refused to grant bail, adjourning the matter to January 15 and stating that no further adjournments will be granted thereafter

e4m Desk Jan 12, 2021 9:21 AM

TRP Scam: The chargesheet has been filed by the Mumbai Police in a Mumbai Magistrate Court

e4m Desk Jan 11, 2021 5:39 PM

Reports say that the Group is yet to react to the summons

e4m Desk Jan 8, 2021 1:26 PM

While rejecting his bail application, the court also pointed out that the accused is an influential person and played a vital role in the 'ratings scam'

e4m Desk Jan 6, 2021 2:19 PM

The former BARC CEO has been arrested in connection with the TRP scam

e4m Desk Jan 4, 2021 5:00 PM

Not really, feel experts who say the industry continues to rely on the data provided by BARC

Sonam Saini Jan 4, 2021 8:52 AM

The claim has been made by the former BARC CEO, arrested in the TRP scam, in his bail application

e4m Desk Dec 31, 2020 11:23 AM

As per police investigations, the accused conspired to raise the TRPs of their channels and paid Dasgupta in lakhs on several occasions

e4m Desk Dec 29, 2020 9:01 AM

As the year draws to a close, we take a look at the key events of the broadcast industry from NTO 2.0 to the TRP scam

e4m Desk Dec 29, 2020 8:34 AM

According to media reports, Mumbai police, in its custody application submitted in court, claimed that Dasgupta increased one particular channel’s viewership, while decreasing other channel’s

e4m Desk Dec 28, 2020 7:09 PM

Three methods – outlier, meta-rules and channel audience control – were used to fudge the TRP, said the police

e4m Desk Dec 26, 2020 9:41 AM