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flag India proposes banning default channel views from TV ratings to fight inflated numbers and ensure fair measurement.

flag India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has proposed banning viewership from channel landing pages—default channels that appear when a TV is turned on—from official TV ratings, aiming to combat inflated ratings and ensure fair measurement. flag The draft guidelines, open for public feedback until December 5, 2025, also mandate a minimum panel of 80,000 households, expanding to 120,000 over time, and require technology-neutral measurement across broadcast, connected TVs, and OTT platforms. flag Strict cross-ownership rules limit any entity to 20% stakes in both a broadcaster and a rating agency, while board members and broadcasters’ employees are barred from serving on measurement panels. flag The move targets long-standing concerns about data manipulation, particularly following Republic TV’s 2017 rise via landing-page strategies, and seeks to restore trust in a $30 billion ad market.

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