{
  "id": 10720853,
  "title": "JioStar’s Kevin Vaz Urges Indian Government to Restore BARC TV Audience Ratings as Media Sector Hits $28.9 Billion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/jiostars-kevin-vaz-urges-indian-government-to-restore-barc-tv",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T15:24:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/jiostar-kevin-vaz-india-restore-barc-tv-ratings-1236878098/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Leading Indian streamer JioStar’s Kevin Vaz has called on India’s government to immediately restore BARC audience ratings, using the inaugural address at the FICCI-Frames conference to warn that the data gap is leaving broadcasters, advertisers and agencies without dependable numbers heading into the festive season. Vaz is the CEO of entertainment at JioStar and chair […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}