The year 2021 began with a rather chaotic legacy handed over by 2020. In the aftermath of the TRP Scam, TV ratings for the news genre remained suspended throughout the year. The legal tussle between Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) and broadcasters over the rollout of the New Tariff Order (NTO) 2.0 continued to dominate the headlines.
The union minister of information and broadcasting Anurag Thakur has said that the I&B ministry will ensure that the recommendations in the TRP committee’s report are implemented swiftly and news channels ratings are brought back to give relief to news broadcasters.
Mumbai: The ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) has granted an extension on the deadline seeking comments from broadcasters on the report on ‘Guidelines for TV Rating Agencies in India’ till 30 November. Major broadcasting associations including the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF), News Broadcasters Association (NBA), and News Broadcasters
In Report, Committee on TRP Ratings Stresses Need for Greater Transparency
The panel â constituted after allegations of a TRP scam â submitted its report to information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday.
The panel on TRP ratingws submits its report to Union minister Prakash Javadekar. Photo: Twitter/@sashidigital
Media13/Jan/2021
New Delhi: Union information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said there has to be more transparency in the way television rating points (TRPs) are awarded, after the committee constituted to review guidelines on television rating agencies submitted its report.
Javadekar announced that the recommendations of the report submitted by the panel, headed by Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati, will be evaluated. Certain guidelines will be issued to the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), the primary body that publishes TRPs in India. Incidentally, Vempati is also a board member of the BAR