TRP reporting for TV news channels withheld for another 4 weeks
New Delhi, The government has extended for four weeks its order to withhold the reporting of Television Rating Points (TRPs) for TV news channels with the aim of “curbing display of sensationalism and speculative content” amidst the West Asia conflict, officials said on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had on March 6 issued the first directive to the television rating agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) to immediately withhold reporting the TRPs for TV news channels for a period of four weeks or until further orders, whichever is earlier
