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New York court wants TV ratings case to move to India; NDTV to appeal against verdict
MUMBAI: The lower court in New York, which was hearing arguments on whether the US or India is the appropriate forum for the case that New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) had filed against Nielsen and Kantar over TV ratings manipulation, has ruled that India would be a more convenient forum than the US.
The Indian news broadcaster has decided to appeal against this verdict. NDTV said that the lower court‘s decision is based on “several misconceptions, legal and factual errors”, and “this would be outlined in the appeal.”
NDTV said, “The New York lower court did not go into the merits of the case on corruption in the Nielsen Process as used by Nielsen and Kantar through TAM, (Nielsen and Kantar are the owners of TAM). The court merely looked at where the location of the case should be heard. NDTV firmly believes it must be heard in New York and we will pursue this on appeal in New York.”
