MUMBAI: In your pretrial detention request seeking increased custody of former Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) executive director Partho Dasgupta, Mumbai police said Arnab goswami Republic TV had paid Dasgupta to manipulate the channel TRP since its launch in 2017. On Monday, a metropolitan court extended Dasgupta’s police custody until …
Read More »TRP scam: Republic TV CEO in custody | India News
MUMBAI: Vikas khanchandani, CEO of Republic TV arrested in the TRP Tampering scam, occurred before the trial court on Tuesday and was sent to judicial custody for 14 days. His bond statement will be heard on Wednesday. Has been sent to Taloja jail. “Among the reasons for requesting bail, we …
Read More »Republic TV CEO Vikas Khanchandani Arrested in Mumbai
Mumbai police arrested Republic TV chief executive Vikas Khanchandani on Sunday in connection with the alleged case of manipulation of television ratings, NDTV reported. He is the thirteenth person arrested for scam. Republic TV said it will move Holiday’s court against the arrest. The main lawyer KK Manan demanded the …
Read More »Mumbai Police File Charge Sheet In False Ratings Case
TRP is important as the ad revenue of the channels depends on it. (Figurative) Mumbai: Mumbai police filed a charge sheet in court on Tuesday for the alleged TRP (television rating points) tampering scam. The charge sheet was filed in a magistrate court by the police’s Criminal Intelligence Unit (CIU), …
Read More »ED Brings Money Laundering Case in Bogus TRP Scam Investigated by Mumbai Police
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) filed a money laundering complaint in the alleged TRP manipulation scam which is being investigated by Mumbai police, official sources said on Friday. They said that the central investigative agency has submitted an execution case information report (ECIR) that is equivalent to a police FIR …
Read More »CBI files case to investigate false ratings on UP complaint
After a complaint was filed with UP, the Yogi Adityanath government recommended a CBI case. New Delhi: The CBI today registered a case to investigate the ratings scam based on a complaint filed in Uttar Pradesh. The move comes as the case is being investigated by the Mumbai police, who …
Read More »Bombay HC asks police to summon Arnab if he is going to be charged at FIR
Division Bench is listening to Republic TV’s petition to annul FIR in TRP tampering case On Monday, the Bombay High Court asked the Mumbai police to issue a subpoena to Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami if he is proposed to be added as a defendant at the FIR in the …
Read More »‘His office is in Worli’: SC tells Republic TV to reach out to Bombay HC on TRP case
On Thursday, the Supreme Court refused to accept a Republic TV petition challenging the Mumbai police investigation into the TRP scam. A three-judge bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud asked the channel to move the Bombay high court first before heading to the Supreme Court. His office is in Worli. …
Read More »BARC to pause news channel ratings to check the system in the middle of the ratings row
The ratings hold applies to all English, Hindi, regional, and commercial news channels. New Delhi: The television rating agency BARC (Broadcast Audience Research Council) has decided to pause the weekly ratings of news channels for three months while it reviews its system amid the dispute over alleged manipulation of audience …
Read More »Criminal Branch interrogates Republic CEO for 9 hours | India News
MUMBAI: The Mumbai branch of crime Sunday questioned Vikash khanchandani, CEO of Republic TV, for nine hours, in the Television Rating Points (TRP) case of manipulation, which involves alleged payments to households where televisions were tuned to certain channels in order to increase their audience. Among other executives of the …
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