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India proposes banning default channel views from TV ratings to fight inflated numbers and ensure fair measurement.
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.
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.
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.
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.
La India propone prohibir las vistas predeterminadas de los canales en las calificaciones de televisión para combatir los números inflados y garantizar una medición justa.