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TRP scam: Mumbai Police names Arnab Goswami as accused in 2nd chargesheet

The Mumbai Police has named senior television journalist Arnab Goswami as an accused in the alleged TRP (Television Rating Points) rigging scam in its second chargesheet filed before a court in......

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......

Mumbai cops move court for withdrawing fake TRP case involving Arnab Goswami

The Mumbai police's crime branch on Tuesday filed an application in a local court seeking to withdraw the alleged fake TRP case in which senior television journalist Arnab Goswami has been named as......

CBI takes over TRP scam probe on UP govt's recommendation

The Central Bureua of Investigation has registered an FIR into alleged manipulation of Television Rating Points on the basis of a reference from the Uttar Pradesh Police, officials said on Tuesday.......

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......

Broadcast body must fix TV ratings: Trai

Broadcast regulator Trai on Tuesday asked industry body Broadcast Audience Research Council to function as a self-regulatory organisation for measuring and rating broadcasters, while discounting......

Why do brands fret over ratings blackout

Advertisers are worried about the imminent ratings blackout. The country’s sole ratings agency, TAM, has expressed its inability to undo its cross-holdings in a month, following a government......

Trai norms for TV ratings body

The government is set to participate in the business of television ratings that is primarily meant to guide the broadcasters, the media agencies and the advertisers, to determine their programme......

283 million viewers for IPL in opening week

The IPL attracts more female viewers than other televised sporting events, with female audiences accounting for more than 40% share in viewership of the tournament.Urvi Malvania reports. IMAGE:......

How Smart TV Is Changing India

The way video is being watched and monetised is changing.This is the first thing that stands out as the penetration of smart TVs continues to rise. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted......

Hindi TV channels lose 1/5th of their audience

The problem is not that more people are not watching more TV, but that they are not finding anything of interest on Hindi television, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. IMAGE: Sriti Jha and Shabbir......

Which Is India's Largest TV Channel?

DD Freedish is the 'largest TV platform in India', going to 58 million homes, featuring 70-odd private channels.DD Freedish reaches about 278 million people, and is easily among the top five TV......

Which films are coming up on OTT? Find out!

Prime was the first to grab streaming rights for seven titles for an estimated Rs 300 crore.Viveat Susan Pinto reports. IMAGE: Vidya Balan in and as Shakuntala Devi: Human Computer. Shoojit......

How TV viewing has changed

'In the lockdown, family viewing became even more important.''Kids saw adult content and adults saw a lot of kids content.''The audience is no longer just the housewife, but the whole......

South Indian films are beating Bollywood here too!

The battle has moved to the small screen and guess who's winning? Urvi Malvania reports. IMAGE: Prabhas and Anushka Shetty in Baahubali: The Conclusion South Indian films dubbed in Hindi seem to......

World Cup reaches 315 mn viewers in first 2 weeks

IMAGE: The ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy. Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 has seen 315 million viewers tuning to the Star India network from across the country.......

India-Pakistan epic surpasses IPL final on HotStar

IMAGES: Fans get into the mood for the India-Pakistan game. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters The India-Pakistan match of the ICC Cricket World Cup played on Saturday created a new viewership......

229m TV viewers watched India-Pakistan World Cup tie!

The broadcaster's live streaming platform Hotstar saw 100 million daily active users during the India-Pakistan match, making it the highest-ever single day reach for the platform. IMAGE:......

Sunday's Blockbuster streaming was all Ind-Pak cricket

IMAGE: Fans had a great time watching the India-Pakistan matches on Inox screens. Photograph: Inox Twitter It was a Sunday blockbuster with over 1.8 crore viewers tuning into the India-Pakistan......

556 million people have watched IPL-11 so far

The surround shows and highlights around the IPL have contributed to 144 million in incremental reach for this year's telecast.Urvi Malvania reports. IMAGE: Performances like Chennai Super King's......