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CNBC selects Juniper Networks for live broadcast IP link
MUMBAI: Regional business TV channel CNBC Asia Pacific has deployed Juniper Networks‘ high-performance Ethernet switches to support live broadcasting from the Singapore Exchange.
The Juniper Networks EX4200 Ethernet Switches are part of a complete end-to-end IP solution implemented by Nevion, a Juniper partner that addresses the broadcaster’s need for multiple video links in real-time.
The solution enables CNBC Asia Pacific to reduce its transmission costs by substituting Gigabit Ethernet for multiple point-to-point video links. At the same time, it provides greater scalability, allowing transmission of up to 15 SD-SDI video streams, and enhanced production capabilities with interactive communication between sites.
CNBC Asia Pacific Operations senior VP Peter Juno says, “In common with the financial markets we cover and the investment community we serve, we count on our production network to have absolute integrity and reliability. Real-time IP networking video feeds have plenty of potential benefits, but they mean little if it entails any impairment of our quality-of-service. The Juniper and Nevion solution provides the performance, reliability and quality we need to embrace IP networking for professional broadcast TV production.”
Juniper Networks EX4200 Ethernet Switches provide the IP network connection between the Nevion systems in the remote studio at the Singapore Exchange and Starhub’s Gigabit Ethernet network. An identical system configuration located at CNBC Asia’s production center separates and decompresses the video back into SD-SDI.
The system has fully redundant Ethernet links between the Nevion systems and the EX4200 switches, and between the EX4200 switches across the carrier network.
The solution also includes Nevion’s standards-based and energy-efficient Ventura system for compression, multiplexing and protection and Flashlink for audio embedding. The Ventura modules provide visually-lossless JPEG 2000 compression of SD-SDI video, encapsulation of ASI video into IP with forward error correction, and advanced switching of compressed video at the receiver site. The Flashlink modules provide audio embedding into SD-SDI video at the transmitter sites and change over switching at the receiver sites for non-critical video signals.
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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.
