TV Today Network directed to deposit Rs. 5 Lakh: Bombay High Court

The network had sought from the High Court an interim protection against any possible coercive action which Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) may take against it.

The BARC had imposed a fine of Rs. 5 lakh on the network vide an order which was a result of a show cause notice issued to TV Today alleging that there was a significant abnormal jump in the Daily Average reach of its channels without any distribution improvement which they believed may be due to influencing the panel households which was strictly prohibited by the Code of Conduct for redressing the viewership malpractices.

The court has now directed the Network to deposit the fine imposed on it by BARC if it wanted protection from possible coercive action.

Read order here