Aunindyo Chakravarty
Senior Economic Analyst
If the Mumbai Police are to be believed, then we now have documentary evidence that India’s television ratings system is rotten to the core. The evidence I am referring to is, of course, the alleged WhatsApp chats between the former chief of BARC (Broadcast Audience Research Council), India’s main TV ratings agency, and the country’s top reality TV entertainer, Arnab Goswami. The chats reveal a high degree of collusion between Goswami and Dasgupta, where the then BARC CEO was actively helping Republic TV score higher in the ratings rat race, and hobbling other channels.
Nagpur, January 23
The Maharashtra government is taking legal opinion on whether action can be taken against Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami under the Official Secrets Act over his purporte
Anil Deshmukh. File Photo.
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh sought to know from the Centre how Mr. Goswami got access to sensitive information regarding the strike.
The Maharashtra government is taking legal opinion on whether action can be taken against Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami under the Official Secrets Act over his purported WhatsApp chats concerning the Balakot air strike, a state minister said on Saturday.
Addressing a press conference here, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh also sought to know from the Centre how Mr. Goswami got access to sensitive information regarding the strike.
He was referring to the purported chats between Mr. Goswami and former Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) head Partho Dasgupta, which mentioned that Mr. Goswami was privy to the 2019 air strike, when the Indian Air Force (IAF) hit the biggest JeM training camp in Balakot, deep inside Pakistan on February 26 that year.
Arnabgate: Maharashtra Government Seeking Legal Opinion On Action Against Arnab Goswami
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh also sought to know from the Centre how Goswami got access to sensitive information. PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-23T15:10:24+05:30 Arnabgate: Maharashtra Government Seeking Legal Opinion On Action Against Arnab Goswami outlookindia.com 2021-01-23T15:13:57+05:30
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Amid heated debates over Republic TV anchor Arnab Goswami’s leaked WhatsApp chat concerning the Balakot airstrike, the Maharashtra government on Saturday said that it is taking legal opinion on whether an action can be taken against Goswami under the Official Secrets Act.
Addressing a press conference here, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh also sought to know from the Centre how Goswami got access to sensitive information regarding the strike.
Going Viral: Keeping up with trends of the pandemic
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Online video content saw a spike in consumption among Millennials and Gen Z. Netflix ended 2020 with over 200 mn paid subscribers, including 37 mn new ones, a 22% increase from 2019. Its revenue for the fourth quarter rose to $6.64 bn, against $5.47 bn a year ago.
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It was not just the coronavirus that went viral since March 2020, our social media habits too flew off the charts. As the screen - phones or laptops - became a means to connect in a locked-down world, new trends have emerged in the way we communicate, engage and consume content.