The strengthening charge sheet recorded by Mumbai Police in examinations concerning TRP altering by a couple of information channels, including Republic TV, the WhatsApp discussions between Republic TV Editor Arnab Goswami and as of late captured previous Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) CEO Partho Dasgupta uncovers a comfortable relationship.
The record of the WhatsApp messages captured by means of Mr. Dasgupta's telephone that runs into in excess of 1,000 pages, shows numerous cases of him asking Mr. Goswami to connect with the public authority for his sake.
On one such occasion, on April 4, 2019, only days before the overall races, Mr. Dasgupta asked Mr. Goswami to slow down the Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI's) proposition to disclose the BARC's review information rather than simply providing it to the stations. Mr. Dasgupta tells Mr. Goswami that if the information is unveiled, numerous stations could be passed out by Multi System Operators (MSOs) and Local Cable Operators (LCOs).
"With public information, MSOs and LCOs will push you all for more carriage," Mr. Dasgupta tells Mr. Goswami.
At this, Mr. Goswami guarantees him that when the BJP government restores, the TRAI won't have teeth. He likewise asked Mr. Dasgupta to send him focuses on how these changes could politically hurt the public authority.
"With channels getting passed out, the effect of informing on TV will contact lesser individuals and thus weakened effect," Mr. Dasgupta answered according to the record. Mr. Dasgupta further added, "Would you be able to help by advising AS to advise TRAI to quiet down on BARC?".
The reference to "AS" is likewise made over and over in the record, with Mr. Goswami professing to have a cozy relationship with him. The initials have not been spelled at any spot in the record.
After two days, Mr. Goswami reacts that "a solid message has been passed on to TRAI."
This isn't the lone occasion of Mr. Dasgupta looking for Mr. Goswami's assistance against TRAI.
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