India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting orders BARC to withhold news TV TRPs for four weeks
→BARC must stop publishing weekly news-channel ratings for four weeks
Change
India ordered the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) to suspend weekly television ratings publication for news channels immediately for four weeks or until further directions.
Why it matters
Clause 24.2 requires rating agencies to comply with ministry orders. Ministry cited unwarranted sensationalism in news coverage.
Implications
- — BARC and rating agencies must stop weekly news-channel ratings immediately or face regulatory action under Clause 24.2.
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