NBA is very disturbed at the turn of events in Mumbai as the clash between Republic TV and Mumbai police is posing a threat to the credibility and respect of two great institutions, the media and the police.
Amid a controversy surrounding its viewership data for TV news channels, the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) has decided to suspend its weekly ratings of TV news channels for a period of three months.
The Mumbai police on Monday arrested one more person in connection with the TRP manipulation racket, taking the number of those in custody inthe case to five, official said. Vinay Tripathi, a former employee of Hansa Research agency, was arrested from Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh by theMumbai police's Crime Branch, they said.
Top Bollywood filmmakers and producers on Monday filed a lawsuit in the Delhi High Court against “irresponsible reporting by certain media houses”. The suit filed by major 34 production houses takes strong exception to channels using expressions such as “it is Bollywood where the dirt needs to be cleaned”, “This is the dirtiest industry in the country”, and “cocaine and LSD drenched Bollywood”.
A day after Mumbai Police Commissioner named Republic TV and 2 other channels in TRP manipulation racket, the Mumbai Police on Friday summoned the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Republic TV for questioning on Saturday. More to follow.
Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh on Thursday spoke exclusively to Editor-In-Chief and Chairman, India TV, Rajat Sharma on TRP (Television Ratings Points) manipulation scandal. Earlier in the day, in a presser addressed by Mumbai Police, it named 3 channels including Republic TV alleging that they were involved in TRP manipulation.
Republic Media Network editor-in-chief and Managing Director Arnab Goswami on Thursday said he will file criminal defamation case against Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh for speaking lies after Mumbai Police named Republic TV and 2 other channels alleging they are involved in TRP manipulation scandal.
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