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AV EXPO 2003 kicks off in Bangalore
MUMBAI: AV EXPO 2003, which claims to be the country’s largest audio visual exhibition commenced today at the Hotel Le Meridian in the garden city of Bangalore.
The event is being organised by Tata Infomedia a subsidiary of the $ 10 billion Tata Group. This is the first time Bangalore is witness to such an audio visual exhibition and will last till 22 June.
An official release informs that the event is a one-stop dais to witness hi-end AV products displayed by Audio Visual giants like Bose, B&W, Pro FX, Onkyo, Celestial, Epson, Toshiba, LG, Jamo, etc. The latest of technology and gadgets will be on display at the Expo between 10 am and 7:30 pm on all the days.
Tata Informedia’s vice chairman and MD HS Billimoria said, “AV Expo 2003 has helped Tata Infomedia Limited to reiterate its stand on providing a complete feel of the latest technology in the Audio Visual industry to the tech-savvy consumers of today.”
AV Expo is an annual event organised by Tata Infomedia’s Special Interest Publication Division (SIPD), which publishes AV Max, one of the premier audio-visual magazines states the release.
Tata Infomedia GM SIPD Rahul Shah said, “The growing market for audio visual equipment in South India and the right kind of infrastructure in Bangalore has led us to organize such an event here.
“Our basic objective is to showcase the advanced features of hi-tech equipment to our end users. In pursuing this goal, AV Expo 2003 will be an opportunity for the exhibitors to carry out demonstrations in a real home environment.”
With a circulation of over 45,000, AV MAX features equipment reviews, news, new technology showcases, recommended CDs and DVDs, artiste profiles and interviews, ratings of audio and video systems with a comprehensive ‘Buyers Guide.’ The magazine is a part of Tata Infomedia..
News Broadcasting
News TV viewership jumps 33 per cent as West Asia war draws audiences
BARC Week 8 data shows news share rising to 8 per cent despite T20 World Cup
NEW DELHI:Â Even as individual television news channel ratings remain under a temporary pause, the genre itself is seeing a clear surge in audience attention.
According to the latest data from Broadcast Audience Research Council India, television news recorded a 33 per cent jump in genre share in Week 8 of 2026, covering February 28 to March 6.
The news genre accounted for 8 per cent of total television viewership during the week, up from 6 per cent the previous week. The spike in attention coincided with escalating geopolitical tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran, which have kept global headlines firmly fixed on West Asia.
The rise is notable because it came at a time when cricket was dominating television screens. The high-stakes stages of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, including the Super 8 fixtures and semi-finals, were being broadcast during the same period.
Despite the cricket frenzy, viewers appeared to be toggling between sport and global affairs, boosting the overall share of news programming.
The surge in genre share comes even as the government has enforced a one-month pause on publishing ratings for individual news channels. The move followed regulatory scrutiny of the television ratings ecosystem.
While channel-level rankings remain temporarily out of sight, the genre-level data suggests that when global tensions escalate, audiences continue to turn to television news for real-time updates.
