The hearing is now scheduled for 15 February.
10 Feb, 2021 - 12:31 PM IST | By indiantelevision.com Team
NEW DELHI: Giving additional time to former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta to withdraw his bail application from the Supreme Court, the Bombay high court has adjourned the hearing on his bail plea to 15 February. Police claim Dasgupta is the so-called “mastermind” of the TRP manipulation racket which has thrown the news broadcast industry into tumult.
Special public prosecutor Shishir Hirey opposed Dasgupta s appeal for interim bail, stating that he has also filed a bail plea in the Supreme Court and this move is nothing but “forum shopping.
Dasgupta was denied bail and is in judicial custody.
16 Jan, 2021 - 01:31 PM IST | By indiantelevision.com Team
NEW DELHI: Former BARC India CEO Partho Dasgupta has been admitted to JJ Hospital after his sugar level fell extremely low. He is in the ICU now.
The development comes after the Mumbai police released over 500 pages of WhatsApp messages purportedly between Dasgupta and Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami, in which they allegedly discussed confidential TRP data and intervention from political leadership in industry matters.
Dasgupta has been in judicial custody after he was denied bail in the TRP manipulation case. Police has claimed the former BARC chief was the mastermind behind the TRP scam. He has been charged for conniving with Goswami in manipulating viewership ratings for wrongful gains.
No clarity on the timeline for reinstating the TV news ratings by BARC
15 Jan, 2021 - 03:53 PM IST | By indiantelevision.com Team
NEW DELHI: It has already been three months since the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) announced a 12-week suspension of TRP numbers for TV news channels, in the wake of the alleged TRP scam unearthed by the Mumbai police. However, the council did not release weekly data this Thursday as well.
A BARC India spokesperson told Indiantelevision.com that the tech committee’s internal review is still ongoing and the timeline for reinstating TV news ratings will be intimated to all stakeholders and media “at the appropriate time.”