BARC also urged the MIB to withdraw its directive barring charges to news broadcasters during the TRP blackout, stating that the ratings suspension should not halt subscription fee collection

Imran Fazal Jul 1, 2026 6:22 PM

The latest development comes close on the heels of BARC's decision to resume publishing news television ratings from June 11, without including landing page data

Imran Fazal May 22, 2026 2:17 PM

When TRPs go silent, the result is not a complete absence of measurement, but a shift from a single, uniform currency to a more fragmented and interpretive system

Aditi Gupta Apr 17, 2026 8:07 AM

Industry insiders say excluding landing page viewership from TRPs could shrink annual spends on this marketing channel by up to 70%, forcing networks to rethink distribution-led visibility strategies

Chehneet Kaur Nov 11, 2025 9:14 AM

The notice has been sent for 'Illegal and fraudulent viewership data manipulation and tampering of Television Rating Points'

exchange4media Staff Feb 14, 2021 9:47 PM

Reports say that the Group is yet to react to the summons

exchange4media Staff Jan 8, 2021 1:26 PM

As per media reports, on the Tanishq ad row, the home minister is reported to have said that 'over activism' should be avoided

exchange4media Staff Oct 19, 2020 12:07 PM

The BARC CEO has issued a letter saying, the measurement body continues to strengthen its vigilance mechanism and leverage data science to ensure the audience estimates reflect actual viewership

exchange4media Staff Oct 12, 2020 9:33 AM