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The authorities connected Friday (March 6, 2026) directed tv standing bureau Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) to instantly withhold reporting the Television Rating Points (TRPs) for TV quality channels for a play of 4 weeks oregon until further orders.
The directive has been issued arsenic definite TV quality channels are displaying "unwarranted sensationalism and speculative content" astir the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, which "may perchance make panic" among the wide public, specially those having friends and household successful the affected areas oregon residing successful the struggle zones.
According to the 'Policy Guidelines for Television Rating Agencies successful India', issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting connected January 16, 2014 for tv rating, BARC is simply a registered tv standing agency.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, successful its directive, said that it has observed that, amidst the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, definite quality TV channels are displaying "unwarranted sensationalism and speculative content", which "may perchance make panic" among the wide public, specially those having friends and household successful the affected areas oregon residing successful the affected areas.
The Clause 24.2 of the argumentation guidelines, prescribes that "The institution shall beryllium required to comply with immoderate orders, regulations, guidelines, directions, etc., issued by the Ministry from clip to time.
"Therefore, successful the nationalist interest, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting hereby directs M/s BARC to instantly withhold reporting the TRPs for quality TV channels for a play of 4 weeks oregon until further directions, whichever is earlier," the directive said.
