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Topic: TRPs

Won’t take coercive action against Arnab Goswami till 29 Jan in TRP case, police tells HC

Bombay HC also extended interim relief for employees of Hansa Research Group till 29 January by directing police to ensure they are called for inquiry not more than twice a week.

Found proof against Republic TV, Arnab Goswami in TRP case— Police to Bombay High Court

The court adjourned the matter without hearing any arguments and Mumbai Police agreed to continue its previous assurance of not taking any coercive action till 15 January.

Mumbai court rejects former BARC CEO’s bail plea, says he played ‘vital role’ in TRP scam

The material collected by the investigating officer shows that Partho Dasgupta manipulated TRP for particular channels by using his office as the CEO of BARC, the court observed.

No ‘significant impact’ of BARC data blackout as TV channels say ads not linked to ratings

Industry experts say BARC’s suspension of ratings didn’t impact the channels’ revenues as advertisers look at total viewership volumes released by BARC and also use previous data.

Court sends former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta to police custody in alleged TRP scam

Dasgupta is the fifteenth person to be arrested in the case related to alleged rigging of Television Rating Points (TRP) by some TV channels.

Mumbai police arrests ex-COO of ratings agency BARC in TRP scam case

Police Sunday arrested Republic Media Network's CEO Vikas Khanchandani in connection with the scam and he was granted bail Wednesday.

Mumbai court grants bail to Republic Media Network CEO in alleged TRP rigging scam

Republic Network CEO Vikas Khanchandani, who was arrested Sunday from his residence by the police's Crime Intelligence Unit, was granted bail on a cash surety of Rs 50,000.

Mumbai Police arrests Republic TV CEO in alleged TRP manipulation case

Republic TV Network Assistant Vice President (Distribution) Ghanshyam Singh was arrested in the same case on 10 November and was released on bail on 5 December.

Mumbai Police files chargesheet in TRP rigging case after 12 arrests

The alleged scam came to light in October when ratings agency BARC filed a complaint, alleging that certain TV channels were rigging TRP numbers.

Avoid drama & sensation, good news is also news, I&B Minister tells budding journalists

Prakash Javadekar tells new IIMC students not to chase TRPs, highlights Modi govt’s achievements as an example of good news that should also be published.

On Camera

After losing no.2 carmaker spot, Hyundai is betting big on the new Venue

Indian car buyers are just as tech-obsessed as their Chinese counterparts, and that obsession has taken precedence over handling and performance.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.