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Media giant Times Group on Sunday said it has sent a legal notice to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), alleging the TV rating agency deliberately reduced its English news channel s viewership at the behest of a rival launched in 2017 and demanded compensation of Rs 450 crore. The notice, which follows the probe by the city police into the fake TRP case, in which former officials from BARC and the Arnab Goswami-promoted Republic News have been arrested, was sent by MZM Legal LLP on behalf of Bennett, Coleman and Co (BCCL) on February 11. Times Now s viewership numbers were deliberately and in a concerted manner, reduced for giving benefit to the newly launched Channel, which has considerably and adversely impacted the revenue, growth, reputation, goodwill and image of Times Now channel and the Times Group at the national and international level, the notice, a copy of which was seen by PTI, said.
Arnab Goswami’s Republic TV sends legal notice to media site to stop report on brands halting ads
BestMediaInfo.com alleged that several top brands had stopped advertising on the network after two controversial events. Feb 13, 2021 · 07:33 pm In this photograph taken on April 26, 2017, journalist Arnab Goswami poses during an interview with AFP in Mumbai. | Sujit Jaiswal/ AFP
BestMediaInfo.com said the
notice was served to its Founder and Editor-in-Chief
Niraj Sharma after its editorial team contacted Republic TV’s Chief Executive Officer Vikas Khanchandani on Thursday for a comment on the planned news report.
Republic TV’s legal notice said the report was false and “part of a mala fide, vicious, vexatious and deliberate campaign” to tarnish the reputation of the channel and its executives, the website said. The notice threatened “the strongest legal action” against
HUL is the top advertiser.
13 Feb, 2021 - 02:05 PM IST | By indiantelevision.com Team
NEW DELHI: The Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) of India has released its data for top advertisers and brands for the period between 30 January and 5 February 2021.
The data reflects the top 10 advertisers and brands across genres on India’s television, 2+ Individuals, NCCS. All demonstrating ads that were inserted the most in week five of 2021.
Top Advertisers:
It was followed by Reckitt Benckiser India, which ranked second with 161633 ad generations.
Ponds India bagged the third rank this time with 36636 ad AMA. Brooke Bond came in fourth with 32166 ad insertions.