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Government briefings by the Ministry of External Affairs across the three days also saw massive spikes in viewership

BARC scientist's son kills mother, locks her body in house, tries to paint it as accident

The minor son had been misleading his father, who is based at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu, saying that his mother died of a fall.

Tata Power to foray into nuclear energy when govt opens up the sector, says CEO Praveer Sinha

Tata Power has set an ambitious target of achieving revenue of at least Rs 1 lakh crore and a profit after tax of Rs 10,000 crore by 2030

Vivek Bhasin assumes charge as BARC director

He succeeds Ajit Kumar Mohanty, who was appointed as the Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy and Chairman Atomic Energy Commission earlier this year.

Green Hydrogen R&D: Govt plans to cut costs, boost efficiency

Hydrogen technologies across the value chain are currently only under the development stage. Mature technologies such as electrolysers, fuel cells and carbon composite cylinders are not yet cost competitive with alternatives.

News18 India leads in Hindi news segment, races ahead of Aaj Tak, says BARC data

The new BARC data indicates that News18 India has established a leadership in the Hindi genre and has surpassed Aaj Tak across all prime time bands, the channel said

TRP manipulation: Court takes cognizance of CBI charge sheet against former BARC CEO Sunil Lulla

The probe agency has carried out an exercise to detect manipulation at the household level by TV channels, but could not succeed in reaching any particular person approaching the households to influence them to watch any particular channel, it said.

CNN-News18 leads English news segment with 42.7% market share; beats Times Now, Republic TV

According to BARC data, CNN-News18 has outperformed news channels such as Republic TV, Times Now, Mirror Now and India Today TV.

I&B ministry asks BARC to release television news ratings with immediate effect

The broadcasters' body has also been asked to release the television news ratings for the last three months.

Parag Agrawal was a typical topper-type student, recall IIT Bombay professors

"We get toppers from all over the country. But to top among them requires a special caliber," one of Parag Agrawal's former professors from IIT-Bombay said.

Storyboard18 | Led by festivities and sporting events, October 21 saw 178 million seconds of advertising: BARC

Top 10 brands advertised in the festive period were Horlicks, Amazon, Dettol soaps, Harpic Power Plus 10X Max Clean, Clinic Plus shampoo, Lizol, Harpic Bathroom Cleaner, Lalithaa jewellery, Surf Excel Easy Wash and Boost.

BARC gets new CEO as media veteran Nakul Chopra comes on board

Sunil Lulla who has stepped down as BARC CEO is set to pursue entrepreneurship.

IPL debuts on general entertainment channel. But is this a step in the right direction?

While experts say that it is a win-win situation for both the channel as well as the league, it looks like the decision was taken due to the impact of the lockdown announced in Maharashtra where shooting of TV serials, films and web series has halted due to rising cases of coronavirus.

Here's why ad volumes in January, February in 2021 were the highest since 2017

According to Karan Taurani, Vice-President, Elara Capital, contribution from sports, new channels that launched in the last few months are some of the reasons that led to the growth in ad volumes.

TRP scam: Bombay HC grants bail to former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta

Justice P D Naik granted bail to Dasgupta (55) on a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and two solven sureties of the same amount.

Times Group sends legal notice to BARC, demands Rs 450 crore in damages

The notice said BARC should compensate Times Group with Rs 431 crore in damages and also pay back license fees of Rs 21.83 crore which has been paid by the group till date.

TRP scam: Ex-CEO Partho Dasgupta of BARC hospitalised

Dasgupta, a diabetic, was rushed to the hospital from the Taloja Central Prison in Navi Mumbai in the early hours of Saturday after his blood sugar levels went up on Friday midnight.

TRP scam: Rating agency BARC's former CEO Partho Dasgupta arrested

Partho Dasgupta, the accused, is the fifteenth person to be arrested in the case related to alleged rigging of Television Rating Points (TRP) by some TV channels.

TRP scam: Will BARC’s move to suspend ratings for news channels impact TV advertising?

During the festive period, news is not looked upon too much and this year the focus is more on the Indian Premier League (IPL) and general entertainment channels (GECs).

TRP scam: BARC says assisting Mumbai Police in investigation, disappointed over actions of Republic TV

BARC said it believes channels are committed to maintaining a clean ecosystem, and its efforts presently are focused on 'individuals' responsible for infiltrating homes to influence the TRP data

TRAI recommends change in structure, methodology of BARC for better TV ratings system

BARC commenced its operations in 2015 and since then it is the sole provider of TV rating services on a commercial basis.

Coronavirus impact | BARC data reveals surge in TV viewership

TV content has seen significant growth in consumption for two consecutive weeks as people are confined in their homes due to the coronavirus outbreak.

TRAI issues showcause notice to BARC India for not releasing TV viewership data

The regulator has asked BARC India to explain, by April 5, why action should not be taken against it for contravention of sections of the TRAI Act.

BARC set to launch integrated TV, OOH TV measurement services

BARC India will be integrating TV and OOH TV viewership in its BARC India Media Workstation (BMW) software.

TRAI issues consultation paper to review TV audience measurement

The TRAI recommended comprehensive guidelines for registration of television rating agencies.