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Channel 12 Accused of Manipulating Ratings Data Amidst Declining Viewership

Channel 12 is accused of manipulating its news broadcast's ratings by splitting the data into misleading categories to hide a low overall viewership of 9.9%. The channel allegedly proceeded with this tactic despite being denied permission by the Ratings Committee.

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What happened

  1. 01Channel 12 accused of inflating ratings by splitting data.
  2. 02Broadcast's actual rating was 9.9%, allegedly disguised.
  3. 03Ratings Committee denied request to split data.
  4. 04Channel proceeded despite committee's refusal.
  5. 05Action taken amidst declining viewership.
Translated and summarized by baba from Now 14, the latest report. Read Now 14’s original

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