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18 Jan 2021

NBA demands suspension of Republic TV's ratings and IBF membership

News Broadcasters Association on Monday demanded suspension of IBF membership of Republic TV with immediate effect. NBA said that it should be suspended till the case related to manipulation of ratings is pending in the court. They said that they are 'shocked' to see hundreds of WhatsApp messages exchanged b/w BARC India’s former CEO and Arnab Goswami.

18 Jan 2021

Shocked to see WhatsApp messages b/w BARC India's former CEO and Arnab: NBA

NBA on Monday said that it's shocked to see WhatsApp messages exchanged b/w BARC India's former CEO and Arnab Goswami. It said, "These WhatsApp messages not only reflect manipulation of ratings but is also about power play." "The messages exchanged go on to refer to the appointment of Secretaries, Cabinet reshuffle, access to the PMO and the workings of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting," said NBA.

30 Dec 2020

Zee readers poll: Was TRP scam biggest expose for news industry this year?

Last month, the Centre had constituted a four-member committee to review the guidelines on television rating agencies in India It had asked the panel to submit its report to the Information and Broadcasting minister within two months

20 Nov 2020

TRP scam: ED begins probe after filing money laundering case

The Mumbai Police registered the case on the complaint of the Hansa agency Hansa alleged that some of its former employees had stolen the company's data and were trying to influence the TRP of certain channels Through stolen data, the houses where TRP meters were installed, people were given money to watch selected channels to increase TRPs

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18 Oct 2020

Disappointed at misrepresentation of its communication by Republic TV: BARC

"BARC India reiterates that it has not commented on the ongoing investigation and without prejudice to BARC India’s rights, it expresses its dismay at the actions of the Republic Network," said the official statement.

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15 Oct 2020

NBA hails BARC decision, calls for 'complete overhaul' of rating system

The NBA believes that the suspension is an important step in the right direction It said BARC should use these 12 weeks to completely overhaul its systems and restore the credibility of the information it collects NBA is the premier association of private news and current affairs broadcasters

15 Oct 2020

TRP scam: BARC suspends weekly ratings of news channels for 12 weeks

BARC said the exercise would cover all Hindi, Regional, English News, and Business News channels with immediate effect "BARC will cease publishing the weekly individual ratings for all news channels during the exercise," it said NBA has hailed the BARC decision as a "bold step" and urged the ratings agency to completely overhaul its systems

10 Oct 2020

Mumbai Police unearths TRP scam, tightens noose around ex-Hansa staff

The Mumbai police said that the data was misused, and added that sample houses, where barometers had been installed to monitor ratings, were paid to watch certain TV channels Consumers were even asked to keep their TV sets on, switched on to a certain channel, even while they were not watching The Detection Crime Branch of Mumbai police, which unearthed the TRP racket, has arrested owners of two Marathi channels

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