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BroadCastAsia to integrate technologies experiencing content
MUMBAI: This year, BroadCastAsia will take place in Singapore from 15-18 June and will play on the theme, Integrating Technologies Experiencing Content.
The event will feature new 3D and digital signage technologies as well as digital and high definition equipment and integrated workflow solutions for the broadcasting, production and post-production industries. BroadcastAsia is organised by Singapore Exhibition Services (SES).
SES senior project manager Calvin Koh notes that the expectation is that BroadcastAsia will be bigger by 10 per cent compared with last year based on the exhibitor response. The spotlight within the 3D showcase will focus on various acquisition processes and streaming media platforms.
BroadCastAsia is projected to have 617 exhibiting companies. Another 1350 companies will be exhibiting at CommunicAsia. CommunicAsia will have 24 group pavilions including countries like the US, Canada, Belgium, Bangladesh, Australia, two from India and two from China. BroadcastAsia will have 10 group pavilions including the US, UK, Italy and Korea.
BroadCastAsia will have exhibitors from 42 countries while CommunicAsia will have exhibitors from 55 countries. Koh adds that BroadCastAsia will have at least 12 exhibiting companies from India compared with six last year. They include RSG Media Systems, Wasp3d and Monarch Innovative Technologies.
BroadcastAsia 2010 will also have an international conference. The speakers include Teamcast CTO Gerard Faria, Star India senior VP business systems and technology Larry Salmela and NHK Japan principal engineer Yoshimasa Chounan.
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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.
