Republic TV TRP scam shows a dirty picture

The latest instance of ratings fraud makes one thing very clear—five years after BARC was set up, the broadcast sector is still the ugly rat race it was.

October 19, 202012 min
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Republic TV TRP scam shows a dirty picture

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