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Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to former Broadcast Audience Research Council CEO Partho Dasgupta, an accused in the Television Rating Points rigging scam. Justice PD Naik granted bail to Dasgupta on a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and two solvent sureties of the same amount. The court permitted him to furnish temporary cash surety of …

A former employee with the Broadcast Audience Research Council India has allegedly told a magistrate that the organisation received several complaints against Republic TV alleging that the channel used dubious methods to get number 1 viewership, but then CEO of BARC- Partho Dasgupta and Chief Operating Officer Romil Ramgarhia did not pay any heed. A witness in the Television Rating …

TRP scam case: Times Group sends legal notice to BARC, demands Rs 450-cr as compensation

The company contended that the ratings agency ‘wilfully and deliberately’ did not take action on the findings of a July 2020 report commissioned after whistleblower allegations about TRP manipulation Mumbai: Media giant Times Group on Sunday said it has sent a legal notice to Broadcast Audience Research Council, alleging the TV rating agency “deliberately reduced” its English news channel’s viewership …

'Times Now's Viewership Numbers Deliberately Reduced To Benefit A Newly Launched Channel' : Bennett Coleman Serves Legal Notice On BARC

Stating that Times Now has been operating in India for over 15 years and is highly popular amongst its viewers and advertisers due to "good programming content, packaging and provision of timely news updates with a very wide reach throughout the country with honest and fearless reporting", the notice alleges that BARC has been involved in "fraudulent and dishonest activities" …

Top 5 government jobs of this week: Earn up to Rs 14 lakh

These days everyone needs a government job for them which is safe and secure. SAIL Recruitment 2021: Vacancy details Total posts: 39 Name of the post: Medical Officer - GDMO: 25 posts Medical Officer: 16 posts Pay scale: The Medical Officer-GDMO/Medical Officer-Dental/Medical Officer- in E-1 grade will be offered Basic Pay of Rs 20,600 pm in the pay scale of …

The Bombay High Court has quashed and set aside an order passed by the Broadcast Audience Research Council imposing a fine of Rs five lakh on TV Today Network Limited, which owns news channel India Today, for alleged viewership malpractices.A division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Milind Jadhav on November 5 quashed and set aside the July 31, 2020 …

Bombay High Court Directs TV Today Network To Deposit Rs.5 Lakh To Grant Interim Protection In Plea Against BARC

The Bombay High Court has directed the TV Today network to deposit Rs.5 lakh fine imposed on it by Broadcast Audience Research Council's Disciplinary Council for violating its code of conduct. Division bench of Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Milind Jadhav were hearing via video conferencing a writ petition filed by TV Today Network Limited seeking protection against any further …

TRP scam: Witness speaks up, says was paid Rs 400 per month to watch Republic TV

In its ongoing probe in a Television Rating Points manipulation racket, the Mumbai Police has accessed proof against Republic TV in the diary of one of the accused. The Mumbai Police had on Friday arrested Vishal Ved Bhandari after he, as per a report, “revealed that he induced household members where BARC barometers are installed to watch Republic TV for …