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Reports: Fakt Marathi’s Shirish Pattanshetty in police custody over ‘rigged ratings’ row
Reports from the ground suggest that Fakt Marathi top boss Shirish Pattanshetty is in police custody. This is in the wake of the ‘rigged ratings’ probe by the Mumbai Police. Shirish Pattanshetty, as per reports, was arrested from Andheri, Mumbai and is in police custody. Owner of Box Cinema, Narayan Sharma was also taken into custody. In a press conference held on Thursday, Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh said the city police is probing an alleged ratings scam where certain news channels manipulated BARC data to boost their ratings. He identified R | Click Here...
The ‘rigged ratings’ controversy erupts in TV industry
The biggest buzz in the media and entertainment space today is the sensational claim by the Mumbai Police that the BARC ratings are rigged. In a press conference held on Thursday, Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh said the city police is probing an alleged TRP scam where certain news channels manipulated BARC data to boost their ratings. He identified Republic TV, Fakt Marathi and Box Cinema by name. There are speculations that the entire hullaballoo is part of the Arnab Goswami owned Republic TV’s not-so-ceremonious relationship with the Mumbai Police. Appar | Click Here...