October 8, 2020 8:24 PM

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Three private channels found to tamper with TRP ratings: Mumbai Police

<span style="color: #222222;">Mumbai Police today made a startling revelation of private channels tampering with Television Rating Points (TRP) to gain fake TRPs.<br />'' <br />'' Talking to the media Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh said three private channels have been found to tamper with TRP ratings.<br />'' <br />'' Singh said two persons including an ex employee of the research agency have been arrested. Police Chief said the top officials of the channel would be summoned tomorrow for questioning.<br />'' <br />'' The Commissioner said channels have manipulated the viewership report from the TRP meters installed at various places to earn false rating points.<br />'' <br />'' He said this is an offence under the law as the channels with false augmented TRP ratings lured the advertisers to gain commercial bookings at higher rates.<br />'' <br />'' Singh said the investigation is on to find if more channels are also involved in the crime.<br />'' <br />'' </span><br />

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