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The news genre accounts for only 10% of the TV viewership but 100% of the controversy around who watches what. Why donât broadcasters of other genres complain?
Last week, a Mumbai court rejected the bail plea of Partho Dasgupta, former CEO, Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India. According to Live Law, a leading publication, Dasgupta had claimed in his application that he was only a BARC India employee and not a whole and sole (authority). He also said that the board of directors and a disciplinary committee were above him in the council.
Dasgupta was arrested by Mumbai Police for allegedly taking money from (Republic TV channel head) Arnab Goswami and manipulating the television measurement in a manner that suits the channel. This news made headlines in almost all the mainstream news channels.
While the police probe is underway, the central agency has summoned India Today group s Chief Finance Officer to record his statement, said the ED official, without disclosing when he is supposed to appear.
NEW DELHI: India Today group CFO Dinesh Bhatia has been summoned by the enforcement directorate (ED) for questioning in connection with the alleged TRP scam. Media reports state that he is expected to appear before the investigative agency on Monday. India Today’s name had reportedly appeared in the initial FIR filed by Hansa Research in the case, which was brought to light
A file photo of Republic TV Editor Arnab Goswami. | Sujit Jaiswal/AFP
The Mumbai Police on Wednesday informed the Bombay High Court that they have found more evidence against Republic TV and its Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami in the Television Rating Points manipulation scam,
Live Law reported.
Senior Counsel Kapil Sibal, representing the Mumbai Police, told the bench comprising Justices SS Shinde and MS Karnik that they wanted to take coercive action against the accused. The police had earlier agreed to an undertaking that no such action will be taken.
The division bench was hearing a petition filed by AGR Outlier Media Private Limited – the company that runs Republic TV. The plea sought to quash the first information report in the TRP scam case.
Read more about BARC s ex-CEO Dasgupta played vital role in TRP scam: Mumbai Court on Business Standard. A Mumbai court, while rejecting the bail plea of Broadcast Audience Research Council s (BARC) former CEO Partho Dasgupta, has observed that he played a "vital role" in the alleged TRP scam