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Ex-BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta, arrested in TRP scam, hospitalised

Partho Dasgupta, a former chief executive officer of TV ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) who was arrested in the Television Rating Points (TRP) rigging case,......

Ex-BARC CEO played 'vital role' in TRP scam: Court

A Mumbai court, while rejecting the bail plea of Broadcast Audience Research Council's (BARC) former CEO Partho Dasgupta, has observed that he played a 'vital role' in the alleged......

Arnab 'paid lakhs' to ex-BARC CEO to rig TRPs: Police

The Mumbai police on Monday told a local court in Mumbai that Partho Dasgupta, arrested former chief executive officer of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), in alleged connivance with......

Republic TV CEO arrested in fake TV ratings scam

Mumbai Police arrested Republic Media Network's Chief Executive Officer Vikas Khanchandani on Sunday morning in connection with the alleged TRP (Television Rating Points) rigging scam, an official......

Senior Republic TV executive held in fake TRP scam

Republic TV's distribution head Ghanshyam Singh was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the alleged Television Rating Point rigging scam, a Mumbai crime branch official said. Singh, who is also......

Coronavirus spoils the show for media and entertainment business

Finding enough shows to air, creating content that gets people to pay and watch and wooing advertisers back into the fold are going to be the biggest challenges the M&E industry faces. While the......

Lockdown pushes up TV viewership to record levels

News viewership was the biggest gainer during the first full week of lockdown, growing 298 per cent versus the pre-COVID period between January 11 and 31. Ramayana, whose rerun has begun on......

How Dangal TV became a giant killer and topped TRP charts

Within rural markets, the viewership share of Dangal TV, which is a free-to-air channel, is at 33%. For over six months now, a little-known television channel called Dangal TV has commanded a......

Why Ramdev's Patanjali is losing its power

While both Dabur and HUL have been aggressive in the ‘naturals’ market with new launches across its portfolio, unchecked distribution expansion and inconsistent quality of products have......

Will poll fever dim brands' love for IPL?

There are many who see a potential drop in interest by brands this year given that election news tends to cut into sports viewership.Urvi Malvania reports. IMAGE: Chennai Super Kings's Suresh......

Lockdown Effect: New TV channels strike gold!

Dangal's and Shemaroo's entry shows there is ad-supported gold at the bottom of the Indian consumer pyramid if you can keep the costs low.Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports. Kindly note the image has......

What worked for KBC 11

'Bachchan is thoroughly enjoying himself.'Viveat Susan Pinto reports. A cook, a civil services aspirant and a railway engineer, all have one thing in common: They are all crorepatis, their names......

How Dangal TV beat Star and Zee

Is Dangal TV a flash in the pan?Vanita Kohli-Khandekar reports. Photograph: Kind courtesy StockSnap/Pixabay Is it a flash in the pan or the making of a new broadcasting power? In April this year,......

Season 10: Indian Idol did well; KBC didn't

In 2018, reveals Urvi Malvania, KBC failed to make it to the top 5 shows list, Indian Idol featured on the same thrice. Two of India's longest running shows -- Indian Idol and Kaun Banega......

2018 is a moneyspinner year for Indian cinema

After a miserable two years of flopping films and stagnant revenues, what has changed for the film industry? Vanita Kohli-Khandekar finds out. IMAGE: Alia Bhatt in Raazi. Sanju, Padmaavat, Raazi,......

IPL delivers even in COVID-19 times

BCCI's Dhumal called it the 'most successful IPL ever' in terms of viewership IMAGE: Kings XI Punjab co-owner Preity Zinta cheers for her team, Kings XI Punjab during IPL 2020. Photograph:......

Here's how many people tuned into IPL 13 in Week 1

IMAGE: There was also growth in viewership across all age groups and gender with the age bracket of 15-21 being the biggest contributor of viewership. Photograph: BCCI The 13th edition of the......

2020 IPL opener had record viewership

IMAGE: CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma at the toss prior to the opening IPL 2020 match on Saturday, September 19. Photograph: BCCI The opening match of......

Star to charge Rs 1 million for 10 second IPL ad

Star earned ad revenues of around Rs 30 billion during last year's IPL.Whether it hits last year's figure will depend on how the economy picks up during the festival season.Surajeet Das Gupta......

COVID-19: Umpires distribute food grains to help scorers, groundsmen

IMAGE: 'Lending a Hand' has now started distributing food essential to needy umpires, scorers and groundsmen (representational picture). Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter 'Lending a Hand', an......

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WhatsApp's clarifications fail to allay user fears, fact checkers say misinformation on company's privacy policy on the rise

NEW DELHI: WhatsApp continues to face deep distrust among users around its new privacy policy, despite repeated claims by the Facebook-owned... ...

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BARC ex-CEO in hospital

Former CEO of BARC (Broadcast Audience Research Council) Partho Dasgupta, the main accused in the TRP manipulation racket, was admitted to JJ... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/barc-ex-ceo-accused-intrp-scam-admitted-to-icu/articleshow/80308251.cms

Ex-CEO of BARC Partho Dasgupta hospitalised

Former CEO of ratings agency BARC, Partho Dasgupta, who was arrested in the alleged fake TRP case, has been admitted in the ICU. Dasgupta, a... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/trp-scam-ex-ceo-of-barc-hospitalised/articleshow/80300988.cms

Arnab Goswami & ex-BARC CEO chats go viral

The chats document a constant flow of communication between Dasgupta and Goswami and chats between former BARC’s chief operating officer Romil... ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/arnab-goswami-ex-barc-ceo-chats-go-viral/articleshow/80294896.cms

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He announced that the recommendations of the report submitted by the panel headed by Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi S Vempati will be evaluated and... ...

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