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Centre forms committee to assess existing TRP system of TV channels

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has constituted a four-member committee, to assess the existing Television Rating Points (TRP) of TV channels. The committee will be chaired by Prasar Bharati CEO, Shashi S Vempati.

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About the committee:

The committee will be responsible to address the ‘needs of the stakeholders’ and make necessary recommendations for a rating system which shall be ‘robust, transparent and accountable’.
It will have to submit its report to the Information and Broadcasting minister within two months.
The need to form such committee was felt after the alleged TRP scam in which it was alleged that certain TV channels manipulated TRPs in return for payment.
TRP is calculated in India by the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) using a device called Bar-O-Meter, which is installed in over 45,000 households across the country.
The device collects data about a programme or channel watched by members of these households on the basis of which weekly ratings are issued by BARC.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

Chairman of Broadcast Audience Research Council India: Punit Goenka.
Broadcast Audience Research Council Founded: 2010.
Broadcast Audience Research Council Headquarters: Mumbai.

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