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Fresh from his victory against established news channels, Republic TV founder and editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami lambasted the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) calling it ‘toothless’ and a ‘cabal of a few broadcasters’.
Arnab also defended the availability of Republic TV on multiple frequencies arguing that it is free to air (FTA) and any cable operator can put it anywhere. He challenged his competitors to match Republic TV’s viewership share with multiple frequencies.
“We are a free unencrypted channel so people can carry our channel anywhere they want to. It’s a desperate measure by NBA and there is a genuine conflict of interest between the office bearers of NBA and their corporate roles.
He also questioned the NBA as to why it didn’t file complaints with TRAI and BARC when Times Network and India Today TV resorted to dual frequencies. He said that TRAI has not sent any official communication to them on the NBA complaint.
The apex body of news channels then followed up by asking BARC India to stop the release of Republic TV’s viewership numbers until the channel stopped using multiple LCNs, contending that not doing so will set a wrong precedent in the industry.
Mukherjee said that the channel has distribution with all major platforms save Sun Direct and SCV in Chennai. It’s also available on state-owned Arasu Cable.
Arnab Goswami calls NBA ‘a cabal of a few broadcasters’, bats for an independent TV news body | TelevisionPost.com
Arnab also defended the availability of Republic TV on multiple frequencies arguing that it is free to air (FTA) and any cable operator can put it anywhere. He challenged his competitors to match Republic TV’s viewership share with multiple frequencies.
“We are a free unencrypted channel so people can carry our channel anywhere they want to. It’s a desperate measure by NBA and there is a genuine conflict of interest between the office bearers of NBA and their corporate roles.
He also questioned the NBA as to why it didn’t file complaints with TRAI and BARC when Times Network and India Today TV resorted to dual frequencies. He said that TRAI has not sent any official communication to them on the NBA complaint.
The apex body of news channels then followed up by asking BARC India to stop the release of Republic TV’s viewership numbers until the channel stopped using multiple LCNs, contending that not doing so will set a wrong precedent in the industry.
Mukherjee said that the channel has distribution with all major platforms save Sun Direct and SCV in Chennai. It’s also available on state-owned Arasu Cable.
Arnab Goswami calls NBA ‘a cabal of a few broadcasters’, bats for an independent TV news body | TelevisionPost.com
