News Broadcasting
Broadcast Asia 2007 to emphasise on Comgraphics and Animation 2007
MUMBAI: Organisers for Broadcast Asia 2007 have revealed that the show will increase its presence for Comgraphics and Animation 2007.
Over 80 per cent of exhibition space has already been booked, testament to the event’s relevance and growing importance of the Broadcasting and Animation industries in Asia, asserts an official release.
Singapore Exhibition Services chief executive Stephen Tan said, “This is in keeping with market trends and especially across Asia, where the animation industry is set to grow to epic proportions.”
For the first time in its 12-year history, Broadcast Asia 2007, will dedicate extra floor space to accommodate this new focus area. In addition, the show floor at ComGraphics and Animation 2007 will be divided into four distinct physical areas.
At the recruitment zone, aspiring digital artists can speak to the recruiters looking to hire talented individuals for their company, and those wishing to embark on an education in this area can obtain information from various leading educational institutions.
At the interactive zone, visitors can get up close with the latest technologies on offer, while at the exhibitors’ tech talk zone, visitors can listen in to exhibitors who will be sharing insights and knowledge on CGI and Interactive Digital Media techniques and trends in a 45 minute presentation.
As with previous years, the show will also include an Animation Screening and Digital Art Gallery, where visitors can watch screenings of selected animation entries and top-line award winning productions by other professional artists.
Conference and artist workshops will also be held alongside the exhibition. The event will also be the venue to host the annual Comgraph Competition, organised by ACM Siggraph Singapore.
Other improvements at Broadcast Asia 2007 include gentler hall lighting and an enhanced registration process where visitors only need to register once to access both CommunicAsia 2007 and Broadcast Asia 2007 halls.
“We’ve listened to feedback from exhibitors and visitors and have taken steps to improve their overall experience at BroadcastAsia. With less light coming into the halls, products that are receptive to glare can be demonstrated with improved clarity, this would be closer to the environment found in production studios or editing rooms, where lighting tends to be a lot milder. A one-time registration also allows faster and easier movement of people between halls,” added Tan.
Broadcast Asia 2007 will be held from 19 to 22 June 2007 and incorporates Professional Audio Technology 2007. The event is held in conjunction with ComGraphics and Animation 2007, Interactive DME, CommunicAsia 2007 and Enterprise IT 2007, adds the release.
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: 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.
