NDTV's (New Delhi Television Limited) lawsuit against The Nielsen Company for alleged manipulation of TV ratings and viewership data has been dismissed by the New York Court reports LiveMint.com. NDTV plans to appeal against this decision of the New York Lower Court. Speaking to Mint, NDTV said that the court did not go into the merits of the case on corruption in the Nielsen process. Last year, we had written a detailed break down of all the evidence and details presented by NDTV in its law suit for our readers. Their evidence includes details of interactions between NDTV and Nielsen where Nielsen had admitted to inaccuracy and rigging of data and had promised more investment in TAM to improve the process. In its lawsuit, NDTV was originally suing Nielsen Co $580 million for gross negligence against TAM and misrepresentations, $810 million for fraud, $125 million for negligence and gross negligence against Nielsen, $125 million for negligence and gross negligence against Kantar, $790 million for breach of contract against TAM, $250 million for prima facie tort against TAM and more on various costs including legal fees and punitive damages which was to be determined by trier of fact during the legal proceedings. However, now that the case has been dismissed, NDTV is looking to appeal against the judgement. In response to NDTV's lawsuit, Nielsen had appealed to the court for dismissal of the case on several grounds including lack of personal jurisdiction, failure to state a cause of action, failure to plead with…
