Broadcasters association demands Republic TV’s expulsion from industry body
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‘WhatsApp messages not only reflect manipulation of ratings but is also about power play’
The News Broadcasters Association on Monday stated the WhatsApp messages between Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and former Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) CEO Patho Dasgupta confirmed that the 2 had been colluding to control rankings.
In a press release, the NBA stated it was shocked to see the messages exchanged between the 2 and demanded that Republic TV be expelled from the Indian Broadcasting Foundation.
“These WhatsApp messages not only reflect manipulation of ratings but is also about power play. The messages exchanged go on to refer to the appointment of Secretaries, Cabinet reshuffle, access to the PMO (Prime Minister’s Office) and the workings of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. This only confirms the many and continuous allegations made by NBA in the last four years that ratings were being manipulated by a non-NBA member broadcaster in connivance with BARC’s top management officials,” the assertion stated.
The NBA Board referred to as for Republic TV to be ignored of the BARC ranking system until the ultimate courtroom order within the matter.
“It is indeed with dismay that NBA notes the fact that in spite of having a damning verdict in its possession since July 2020, BARC sat on the forensic report for several months, which brought to light these manipulations. This is a glaring example of the systemic lack of transparency that has prevailed right since the inception of BARC,” it stated.
The NBA Board demanded that BARC make a press release concerning the veracity of its rankings for the interval that’s below audit, conduct an audit of Hindi information style, expunge the information of Republic TV and re-state the rankings of all information channels.
“NBA’s Board also wants to place on record that the corrupt data released month after month has not only led to reputation loss but has also caused huge financial losses to news broadcasters for which BARC is duty bound to give an explanation,” the assertion stated.
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