Commentary: Exit BARC India, enter Government-monitored TV measurement system?
Indiaâs broadcast industry will now pay for its own follies. Despite getting so many warnings, the industry did not rise above self-interest and failed to fix the TV measurement system. Now the government-appointed committee may suggest an alternative to BARC, which has also been suggested by TRAI Delhi, November 05, 2020
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The same came true as the government notified its formal entry in the functioning of BARC India on Wednesday. The I&B ministry has formed a committee headed by Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati to study the recent recommendations of TRAI and suggest what should be implemented.
Sri Lanka sends goodwill via radio, airs Buddhist chants to bless Indiaâs Covid patients
SLBC, earlier known as Radio Ceylon, began a week-long broadcast of âRatana Suttaâ on 6 May. Itâs available on medium wave transmitters & online every evening. Text Size:
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New Delhi: Last week, the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC), formerly known as Radio Ceylon, began airing a Buddhist discourse known as Ratana Sutta to invoke blessings specifically for the people of neighbouring India, who are reeling under a massive Covid-19 surge.
Ratana Sutta is recited by followers who believe in its power to invoke blessings and protection.
Breaking News: BARC India preparing for four-week rolling average data for news and niche genres
Paused in October last year due to the TRP scam, the ratings for the news genre is expected to resume after the governmentâs go-ahead Delhi, April 08, 2021
BARC India is gearing up to resume viewership data for the news genre, which was put on hold on October 15, 2020 in the wake of the alleged TRP scam busted by Mumbai Police. The then Police Commissioner of Mumbai, Param Bir Singh, in a press conference on October 8, 2020, had accused Republic TV, Fakt Marathi and Box Cinema of manipulating TRPs by bribing panel homes.
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âBogusâ quotes and a misrepresented meeting: Journalists disown govt report on âsetting the narrativeâ
Newslaundry spoke to journalists named in a group of ministersâ report on âgovernment communicationâ. Hereâs what they have to say.
Shambhavi Thakur
In June 2020, the Narendra Modi government reached out to âprominent persons from the media fieldâ to help identify strategies to effectively communicate â10 big narratives of the governmentâ. The initiative, led by a group of union ministers who were âguidedâ by the prime minister, summarised recommendations in a report that was submitted to the cabinet secretariat later that year.
The report, parts of which have been accessed by