Affected by the alleged bogus TRP scam, television ratings gauging body BARC said on Saturday that it believes the channels are committed to maintaining a clean ecosystem and their efforts are targeting the “individuals” responsible for infiltrating homes to influence the data. The agency said it is cooperating with Mumbai police in the investigation, which has so far arrested six people for allegedly influencing ratings.
“Our efforts to combat infiltration are focused on the people responsible for these activities and we strongly believe that television channels are committed to maintaining a clean and transparent ecosystem,” BARC said in a statement.
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Mumbai police had claimed that three channels, including Republic Media Network, were allegedly influencing TRP’s figures. The channel has flatly denied the allegations.
Meanwhile, ARG Outlier Media Pvt Ltd, which owns Republic TV, and its editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami have moved the Bombay High Court to annul the FIR filed against the channel in the alleged fake TRP scam.
The petition has also sought an address to transfer the case to the CBI.
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