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93 companies to exhibit at Scat 2011
MUMBAI: A total of 93 companies will exhibit at the 20th edition of television technology trade event Scat India which takes place from 13-15 October.
Satellite and Cable TV magazine editor, executive publisher Dinyar Contractor said that last year 82 companies exhibited. “The focus of the event will continue to rest on digitisation. It is the cable networks that have gone ahead and made plans for digitisation. What is good is that low cost solutions are coming in which is what the fragmented Indian market needs.”
Contractor said some companies are offering a digital headend for 200 channels for Rs 3 million. Earlier this had a price tag of Rs 20-50 million. “This is economical even for medium-sized networks.”
Contractor further noted that Cas solutions are on offer; even a small operator that has 1000 subscribers can afford these solutions that would cost 5000-7000 euros compared to $250,000 two years back.
Sunrise technologies like Epon and Gpon will also be on display. They offer convergent delivery of cable TV, Internet, data and even DTH into the homes.
Pace, Motorola, Cisco, Harmonic, Scientific Atlanta and NDS are some of the companies exhibiting.
Prime Connect headed by Yogesh Radhakrishnan will also be there showing HD channels and a 3D channel.
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With 57 per cent single new users, Ashley Madison rebrands as discreet dating platform
Platform says majority of new members now identify as single
INDIA: Ashley Madison is shedding the “married-dating” label that defined it for two decades, repositioning itself as a platform for discreet dating in what it calls the post-social media age.
The rebrand, unveiled in India on 27 February, 2026, marks a structural shift in business model and identity. Once synonymous with married dating, the company now describes itself as the “premier destination for discreet dating” under a new tagline: Where Desire Meets Discretion.
The pivot is data-driven. Internal figures show that 57 per cent of global sign-ups between 1 January and 31 December, 2025 identified as single: a notable departure from the platform’s married core. The company argues that its community has already evolved beyond its original positioning.
“In an age where our lives have been constantly put on public display, privacy has become the new luxury,” said Ashley Madison chief strategy officer Paul Keable. He framed the platform’s offering as “ethical discretion” for singles, separated, divorced and non-monogamous users seeking private connections.
The shift also taps into wider digital fatigue. A global survey conducted by YouGov for Ashley Madison, covering 13,071 adults across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US, found mounting discomfort with hyper-public online lives.
Among dating app users, 30 per cent cited constant swiping and messaging as a source of fatigue, while 24 per cent pointed to pressure to curate public-facing profiles and early personal disclosure. Some 27 per cent said fears of screenshots or information being shared contributed to exhaustion; an equal share cited unwanted attention.
The retreat from oversharing appears broader. According to the survey, 46 per cent of adults actively try to keep most aspects of their life private online. Only 8 per cent feel comfortable sharing most aspects publicly, while 35 per cent say they are becoming more selective about what they disclose.
Ashley Madison is betting that this cultural recalibration towards controlled visibility can be monetised. By doubling down on privacy infrastructure and reframing itself around discretion rather than infidelity, the company is attempting to convert reputational baggage into a premium proposition.
