(1)NTV producer paid viewers to manipulate TV rating

(1)NTV producer paid viewers to manipulate TV rating

TOKYO, Japan - Toshio Hagiwara, president of Nippon Television Network Corp. (NTV), speaks at a news conference at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 24. He admitted that one of its program producers manipulated TV viewer ratings by paying gratuities to a dozen households involved to watch specific programs. (Kyodo)

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