TV Ratings Agency BARC s Former CEO Arrested In Alleged Ratings Scam Mr Dasgupta - the fifteenth person to be arrested in the case so far - was taken into custody from Raigad and will be produced in court today
Updated: December 25, 2020 12:28 am IST
Partho Dasgupta, the accused, is the fifteenth person to be arrested in the case
Mumbai:
Mumbai Police on Thursday arrested Partho Dasgupta, the former CEO of TV ratings agency BARC, in connection with the TRP scam case. Mr Dasgupta - the fifteenth person to be arrested in the case so far - was taken into custody from Raigad and will be produced in court today.
MUMBAI: The crime branch of Mumbai Police on Thursday arrested a former CEO of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) from Pune district in the
Mumbai court grants bail to 14th accused in TRP scam case
Mumbai court grants bail to 14th accused in TRP scam case
The Esplanade Magistrate Court in Mumbai on Thursday granted bail to the 14th accused in the TRP scam case. The accused, Romil Ramgadia, had been sent to judicial custody on December 22.
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The Esplanade Magistrate Court in Mumbai on Thursday granted bail to the 14th accused in the TRP scam case. The accused, Romil Ramgadia, had been sent to judicial custody on December 22.
Ramgadia s legal team had moved a bail application. The crime branch replied to the bail application stating that Ramgadia worked with the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) between 2014 and 2020 as Chief Operating Officer and during this time the Mumbai Crime Branch had alleged that he helped ARG Outlier’s two channels with TRP manipulation.
The crime branch of Mumbai Police on Thursday arrested a former CEO of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) from Pune district in the fake TRP scam, an official said. Partho Dasgupta, the accused, is the fifteenth person to be arrested in the case related to alleged rigging of Television Rating Points (TRP) by some TV channels. He was arrested by Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU) from the jurisdiction of Rajgad Police Station in Pune district and will be produced before a court here on Friday, the official said. Earlier, the CIU had arrested former chief operating officer (COO) of BARC Ramil Ramgarhia in the case, among others.
&TV breaks into the list of top ten channels on pay platform.
24 Dec, 2020 - 07:49 PM IST | By indiantelevision.com Team
MUMBAI: Sony Sab has regained its position by replacing Zee TV on the third spot on pay platform in week 50 (Saturday 12 December 2020 to Friday 18 December 2020) of Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) data. For the first time in many weeks, &TV has made it into the list of top ten channels on pay platform. Star Plus, Colors and Sony Sab have continued to remain top three channels on both pay platform and urban market.
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In week 50 of BARC India ratings, top ten channels on pay platform were Star Plus, Colors, Sony Sab, Zee TV, Sony Entertainment Television, Star Utsav, Sony Pal, Star Bharat, Dangal, and &TV.