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Mumbai Police Accuse Arnab Goswami In TRP Tampering Case
Republic TV's editor-in-chief, Arnab Goswami has been alleged in planning with Partho Dasgupta, former chief of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) to tamper TRPs, for incurring losses to Times Now. The duo, along with six others are believed to have made use of dual Logical Channel Numbers (LCNs) to upraise ratings to explicitly attract the audience's attention. Mumbai Police discovered WhatsApp chats which showed the supposed… read-more
Tags: Republic TV, Arnab Goswami, Mumbai Police, TRP Scam
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Arnav Goswami Accused Under 'TRP scam' Case; FIR Registered 9-Months Ago
In a very high-profile 'TRP scam' case, Mumbai Police has named Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami on June 22. Arnab has been named among the four others from ARG Outlier Media that owns Republic TV, the development has come after 9-months since the FIR registered in the case. In October 2020, the police had named Republic TV and two Marathi channels for allegedly manipulating TRP ratings to get more advertisements.
Tags: Arnab Goswami, TRP Scam, Republic TV, Mumbai Police
Courtesy: The Quint
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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
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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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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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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
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'Have Faith in High Courts', SC to Arnab on TRP Scam Case
The Supreme Court has asked Arnab Goswami's counsel to appeal in the Bombay high court first in relation to the TRP scam case. A bench lead by Justice DY Chandrachud said that they cannot "entertain" such petitions which have not been through the High Courts and advised Arnab's counsel to have faith in the country's high courts. Reportedly, Arnab's lawyer has agreed to withdraw the case and move it in the Bombay High Court.
Tags: Arnab Goswami, Bombay High Court, Supreme Court, TRP Scam
Courtesy: The Hindu
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BARC Decides to Pause Ratings For News Channels
The Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) of India on October 15 announced that it will stop rating the channels that come under 'news genre' for a short period. The decision came after a number of news channels allegedly faked their Television Rating Points (TRP) which came to light owing to an investigation by the Mumbai police. The statement further read that this would apply to all Hindi, Regional, English and Business News channels… read-more
Tags: TV, Republic TV, TRP Scam, BARC, News
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TRP Scam: Probe Reveals Accused Received Rs 1 Crore In Last One Year
The Mumbai Police informed that one of the accused in the Television Rating Point (TRP) manipulation scam had received over Rs 1 crore in the last one year. Reportedly, the accused, Bomapallirao Mistry, received the amount from four to five individuals. The police told he used to pay households to watch three television channels without having any income source. Meanwhile, Mistry's bank locker and account having about Rs 29 lakh were also… read-more
Tags: TRP Scam, Mumbai Police, TV channels, Fraud
Courtesy: Times of India
