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Satnews releases 2002 international satellite directory
Satnews, the comprehensive resource centre covering the satellite, broadband and broadcasting industries, has released its 2002 international satellite directory.
The directory, used by satellite professionals, has over 1,200 pages of information including names and addresses of all industry companies and organizations. It also comes with details on over 450 satellite systems worldwide with a CD-ROM of maps called SatMaps.
It includes satellite operator profiles, operational GEO & LEO systems, planned GEO & LEO systems, international & regional networks and internet via satellite. The directory also contains information about transponder brokers and resellers, transmission/business TV and videoconferencing services, equipment providers – both satellites and ground equipment and business and support services as well as information about regulators, government agencies and trade associations. A glossary of satellite terms and a calendar of satellite events is also included in the directory.
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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.
