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Vikas Khanchandani, Priya Mukherjee carried out transactions to ensure more viewers watch Republic
12 Jan, 2021 - 04:09 PM IST | By indiantelevision.com Team
NEW DELHI: In the supplementary chargesheet filed in the alleged TRP manipulation case, the Mumbai police has once again reiterated that former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta was the mastermind behind the whole scam. He allegedly used his position to aid ARG Outlier (Republic TV) in gaming viewership ratings.
The chargesheet further states that ARG Outlier Media CEO Vikas Khanchandani, along with COO Priya Mukherjee, carried out transactions in order to ensure that more viewers watch their channels. Their WhatsApp group chats, reportedly, support this allegation.
TRP Scam: Some Evidence Found Against Republic TV & Arnab Goswami, says Mumbai Police
An official of Hansa Research filed a case with the Mumbai Police against Republic TV & Arnab Goswami, alleging that TRP was being manipulated.
| 6 Jan 2021 1:42 PM GMT
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police has told the Bombay High Court that they have found some evidence against the Republic TV and the editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami in relation to the Television Rating Points scam case. Mumbai Police further said that therefore, they do not want to grant them any protection from coercive actions.
The Bombay HC adjourned the matter without hearing the arguments during the day. The police, however, agreed to continue the previous assurance of not taking any coercive action till the next date of hearing, which is January 15.
Will BARC in its current form be able to withstand the intense scrutiny?
31 Dec, 2020 - 08:55 AM IST | By Mansi Sharma
NEW DELHI: The broadcasting industry had already been reeling under the impact of the Covid2019 pandemic when the Mumbai police came down on it, hard. On 8 October 2020, Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh addressed a press conference about its investigation into an alleged scam involving the television audience measurement system.
The matter had come to light when ratings agency Hansa Services Pvt Ltd, a contractor of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), filed a complaint with the authorities, alleging that some TV channels had been manipulating their television rating points (TRPs). This had led to faulty calculations for advertisers and a major loss of revenue for stakeholders.
Arnab Goswami Paid Lakhs To Ratings Agency Boss To Buy Ratings: Cops Republic TV has denied the allegations and accused Mumbai Police of a vendetta because it has questioned investigations into actor Sushant Singh Rajput s death
Updated: December 29, 2020 12:04 am IST
Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami was arrested by Mumbai Police last month in a separate case (File)
Mumbai:
Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami paid lakhs to senior officials of TV ratings agency BARC, including former CEO Partho Dasgupta, to manipulate the channel s TRP (television rating point), Mumbai Police alleged in a remand note submitted to a magistrate s court on Monday.