(2)NTV producer paid viewers to manipulate TV rating

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the head office of Nippon Television Network Corp. (NTV), which admitted on Oct. 24 that one of its program producers manipulated TV viewer ratings by paying gratuities to a dozen households involved to watch specific programs.

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