NDTV firm on legal pursuit against TAM

The New York Supreme Court (NYSC) is expected to give out its verdict on whether the complaint filed by Indian broadcaster NDTV against TAM's owning companies - Nielsen, Kantar and WPP - holds jurisdiction in America by mid January.

A source informed indiantelevision.com that NDTV plans to keep on with its efforts against the TV ratings agency TAM and its holding companies irrespective of the judgement. “If the New York Supreme Courts rules that the case has jurisdiction in America, they will continue with it there. If the Court says India is the right country for this litigation, the broadcaster will pursue the case in India anew,” the source said on condition of anonymity.

The parties currently involved are filing their amended complaints and/or motions to dismiss NDTV's lawsuit according to the deadlines given by the NYSC in September this year.

In a recent interview with liveMint, WPP CEO Martin Sorrell commented: “NDTV doesn’t have just their restaurant lawyers involved, they have others as well now. They have upgraded. There is no development. Not to my knowledge, no. NDTV seems to have gone quiet on it.”

The source said that “there is no point in making noise over nothing till the issue of jurisdiction is settled.”