Republic TV and two other channels under Mumbai Police Scanner for TRP manipulation
On Thursday Mumbai Police arrested two persons with a false TRP racket. The police is looking into the matter of TRP manipulation by Republic TV and two other channels.
“The name of Republic channel is coming out in the investigation. Its directors, promoters or employees are likely to be involved. We are in the process of investigating them” said Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh.
He added, As part of the racket, households were told to keep a certain channel switched on all the time. “Illiterate homes were asked to keep English channels on,” Singh said. “There was false TRP spreading. TRP ratings were being bought. The manipulation was mainly for advertising revenues.”
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