NDTV said that it will appeal against the decision of the lower court in New York after the Court said that India would be the appropriate forum for the case that it had filed against Nielsen and Kantar.
Nielsen and Kantar are the joint owners of the Indian audience rating agency TAM.
The lower court in New York has been hearing procedural arguments on jurisdiction, particularly whether the US or India is the appropriate forum for the case that NDTV has filed against Nielsen and Kantar.
“The lower court in NY felt that India would be a more convenient forum than the US. NDTV disagrees and will appeal against this decision. NDTV believes that this lower court's decision is based on several misconceptions, legal and factual errors, and this will be outlined in the appeal,” NDTV said in a statement.
The broadcaster also said that the NY 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. The company said that the court merely looked at the location where 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,” it said.
Last year, NDTV had sued TAM and its parent companies Nielsen and Kantar, which is part of the WPP Group levelling charges of viewership data manipulation and bribery.