Cable TV operators win interim relief as Kerala HC pauses TRP overhaul ruleThe Kerala High Court has put a hold on a new government rule. This rule excluded viewership from default channels, known as landing pages,...
24 May, 2026, 04.31 PM IST
IBDF backs MIB TV rating guidelines, seeks extended timelines for rolloutThe Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation is requesting an extension to implement new television rating rules. Key provisions regardin...
24 Apr, 2026, 09.59 AM IST
TV news TRP pause accepted by stakeholders, no objections so far: L MuruganIn an order dated March 6, it noted that amid the Israel-Iran conflict, certain news channels were displaying “unwarranted sensationalism a...
01 Apr, 2026, 11.44 PM IST
MIB revamps decade-old TV ratings system, expands scope, tightens normsIndia's TV audience measurement system is set for a major overhaul. New rules mandate tracking viewership across all screens, including OTT...
28 Mar, 2026, 08.46 AM IST
BARC-O-Meter: India’s TRP ratings giant’s monopoly may end amid OTT and connected screen shiftTelevision rating system in India is under scrutiny. Broadcast Audience Research Council faces criticism for lagging behind changing viewer...
03 Sep, 2025, 12.01 PM IST
BARC increases TV viewership meter count to 59,000: SourcesBARC has increased the meter count used for measuring viewership of Indian TV audiences to 59,000 and is on the way to touch 65,000 in the ...
03 Jan, 2024, 02.37 PM IST
TV viewership rises 9% in 2020 on COVID-19 pandemicNews, where BARC's own record came in for a lot of scrutiny with the arrest of its former chief executive Partho Dasgupta leading to a stop...
01 Mar, 2021, 09.01 PM IST
Make TV ratings more accurate, tamper-proof: Industry groups to TraiBARC India, a joint initiative of broadcasters, advertising agencies and advertisers, is India’s defacto official rating agency.
05 Dec, 2018, 07.29 AM IST
BARC joins hands with Airtel Digital TV for return path data for audience measurementThe deal will allow BARC to include the DTH player’s subscriber homes into BARC’s return path data panel for TV viewership measurement.
08 Mar, 2018, 04.04 PM IST
BARC India files police complaint in Kerala against tampering panel homesThe complaint was filed after the rating agency’s vigilance team received constant complaints regarding attempts to retrieve addresses of t...
21 Oct, 2016, 01.30 PM IST
TV rating system must improve: Ravi Shankar PrasadRavi Shankar Prasad said the Indian government recognises the importance and relevance of promoting the media and entertainment industry.
31 Mar, 2016, 02.04 AM IST
BARC rolls out its first TV viewership ratingsTV ratings have been a contentious subject with some broadcasters expressing doubts over the accuracy of TAM ratings.
29 Apr, 2015, 11.33 PM IST
Cover more homes to avoid 'doctored' ratings: TRAIBroadcast regulator TRAI has suggested that rating agencies should have a larger number of sample homes than are actually needed to compute...
15 Sep, 2013, 11.36 AM IST
- Competition panel probes Prasar Bharti complaint against TAM
The investigation has been ordered by the fair trade regulator CCI after finding prima facie evidence of TAM violating competition norms.
12 Mar, 2013, 08.30 PM IST
- Prasar Bharati likely to move CCI against Television Audience Measurement
Prasar Bharati could soon move the CCI against rating agency TAM for alleged under-representation of Doordarshan's viewership.
26 Sep, 2012, 09.40 PM IST
- TAM's alleged manipulation: Viewership for a channel shot up from 50k to 200k in one afternoon
Can viewership for a channel go up from 50,000 to 200,000 on one Sunday afternoon despite no change in programming?
02 Aug, 2012, 08.57 AM IST
- TAM opposes govt's move to regulate TV ratings
TAM, the JV between Nielson Media and Kantar Media, which measures television viewership across 40 countries, including India, has criticis...
17 May, 2008, 12.00 AM IST