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ED Finds TRPgate-Waze Link, Says Ex-Mumbai Cop Took Rs 30L From BARC
Giving a new turn to the Ambani bomb scare case, the Enforcement Directorate has found a link between the TRP scam and ex-Mumbai cop Sachin Waze. Reportedly, the suspended police officer took Rs 30 lakh bribe from the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) to stop troubling the council's employees. The BARC officials have accepted that they paid Waze by routing the money in the name of a fictitious company.
Tags: BARC, TRP Scam, Sachin Waze, Mumbai, Enforcement Directorate
Courtesy: The Times of India
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Ex-BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta Receives Bail From Bombay High Court
Former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta, an accused of manipulating TRP of various news channels has been granted bail by the Bombay HC. Reportedly, he is accused of receiving US $12,000 and Rs 40 Lakhs from Republic's Editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami. Moreover, Special Public Prosecutor Shishir Hailey named several BARC officials in connection with the case, and reiterated the WhatsApp chats of having information about Pulwama. However, Advocate Aabad… read-more
Tags: Arnab Goswami, TRP Scam, BARC, Partho Dasgupta
Courtesy: Live Law
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Times Group Demands Rs 450 Cr For Damages From BARC Over TRP Scam
Indian media conglomerate 'The Times Group' has sent a legal notice to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), demanding a compensation of Rs 450 crores. It accused the TV rating agency of manipulating viewership details of its English news channel. The group said that the agency "deliberately reduced" the ratings of Times Now in 2017 to benefit its rival Republic TV. Earlier, former BARC chief and Republic's Chief Editor Arnab Goswami… read-more
Tags: Times Group, Times now, Arnab Goswami, trp rigging, BARC, Partho Dasgupta
Courtesy: Times Now
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Ex-BARC CEO Claims Arnab Paid Him $12000, 40 Lakh To Rig TRP
Former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta, in his statement to the Mumbai Police, has claimed that Republic TV's Chief Editor Arnab Goswami had paid him $12,000 and Rs 40 lakh to manipulate TRP ratings. Reportedly, Arnab paid for Partho’s foreign trips and to bring Republic on top in TRP charts. Moreover, Partho also accepted to have bonhomie with Arnab since 2004. However, Partho's lawyer has denied allegations saying "the statement would have been… read-more
Tags: TRP Scam, Arnab Goswami, BARC, Partho Dasgupta, Republic TV, Mumbai Police
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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Arnab Chatgate: Maharashtra Government Considers Legal Move
After contentious WhatsApp chats of Arnab Goswami with ex-BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta have been leaked, the Maharashtra government is considering a legal move against the journalist. Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said, “government is taking legal opinion on whether the state home department can take action...under the Official Secrets Act, 1923". Besides, Anil questioned how Arnab received such "sensitive information" that was known to… read-more
Tags: Arnab Goswami, Partho Dasgupta, BARC, WhatsApp, Maharashtra Government, Anil Deshmukh, Arnabgate
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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Court Rejects Ex-BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta's Bail Plea In TRP Scam
The bail plea of former Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) CEO Partho Dasgupta was rejected by a Mumbai sessions court on January 20. Denouncing Partho’s bail plea over poor health, the court opined that he played an important role in manipulating Republic TV's TRP. Earlier, the Mumbai Police, in a 1000-page charge-sheet, attached the WhatsApp conservation of Partho and Arnab Goswami. Currently, Partho is admitted to Mumbai’s JJ… read-more
Tags: Partho Dasgupta, BARC CEO, BARC, TRP Scam
Courtesy: The News Minute
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NBA Demands Immediate Suspension Of Republic TV's IBF Membership
Amidst Republic TV’s TRP and ‘Chatgate’ crisis, the News Broadcasters Association on January 18 demanded the Indian Broadcasting Foundation to suspend Republic’s membership. Besides, the association demanded to exclude Republic TV from the BARC’s rating system until the TRP case is completed. Citing the Chatgate as a power play, the NBA has stated the BARC-Republic scandal has resulted in a financial loss to other broadcasters, to which BARC… read-more
Tags: BARC, Republic TV, Arnab Goswami, NBA
Courtesy: Go News
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NCP Seeks Joint Parliamentary Committee Probe Into Arnab 'Chatgate'
Nationalist Congress Party on January 18 demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee to investigate chats exchanged by Arnab Goswami and ex-Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) head, Partho Dasgupta. Blaming him for endangering national security over TRP gains, the NCP spokesperson Mahesh Tapase queried Arnab's privy to the Balakot Airstrikes. Tapase said he would meet Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and union minister Amit Shah… read-more
Tags: NCP, Arnab Goswami, Partho Dasgupta, BARC, Balakot, Amit Shah, Chat leak
Courtesy: The Tribune
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TRP Scam Accused, Ex-BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta Admitted To JJ Hospital
Accused in the TRP scam, former BARC (Broadcast Audience Research Council) CEO Partho Dasgupta was admitted to Mumbai’s JJ hospital on January 15. Dasgupta, who is under police custody in Taloja Jail, was admitted for high blood pressure after he reportedly missed his diabetes medicines. Meanwhile, Partho's daughter Pratyusha has written a letter to PM Narendra Modi concerning his father’s conditions. Partho was accused of plotting with… read-more
Tags: BARC, Partho Dasgupta, Taloja Central Jail, Narendra Modi
Courtesy: The Times of India
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TRP Scam: Police Reveals Republic Chief Arnab Bribed Ex-BARC CEO
The Mumbai Police said that Republic TV's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami had bribed “lakhs of rupees” to the ex-CEO of BARC Partho Dasgupta to increase the TRP of his channel. Reportedly, this was the first time Arnab's name has been surfaced officially in the scam. Police informed that Dasgupta had bought expensive goodies with the bribed amount. They added that the transactions were mostly through cash and once with US Dollars.
Tags: Arnab Goswami, Republic TV, BARC, TRP Scam
Courtesy: The Indian Express
