News Broadcasting
Winmagic, Comguard& ITCG Solutions hold Joint Customer Meet in Vadodara
MUMBAI: Comguard Infosol, Winmagic Inc. and ITCG Solutions together conducted a customer meet in Gujarat on “Bringing the Next Generation in Data Encryption”.The meet aimed at creating awareness about security solutions and to galvanize partners to align with them to create new opportunities for mutual growth.
The evening in Gujarat was sparkled by the presence ofMr. Nilesh Kuvadia- Director, ITCG; Mr. Harish Rai- Country Manager, and Mr. Nameet Dokare – Country Manager, Winmagic.
On the eve of the event Mr. Nilesh Kuvadia, Managing Director, ITCG Solutions delightfully conveyed “With the current trend of mobility & BYOD, product like WinMagic is the need for this hour. It not only seamlessly integrates with all the current technologies but also ensures that encryption layer doesn’t degrade the performance of the device.”
Speaking on the occasion, Harish Rai, Country Managerof ComguardInfosol also said, “Our prime agenda is to extend our channel reach and to spread the product knowledge. We have lined up a number of programs and training sessions to meet the same.”
Winmagic enlightened the crowd with the significance of data encryption in the enterprise as well as consumer level.
“In today’s world the main concern for any enterprise is its data protection from illegal and authenticated user and hackers. Winmagic provides the world’s most secure, manageable and easy-to-use data encryption solutions. Winmagic’s mission is protecting your data in a mobile world through innovation and strong ethics,” said Nameet Dokare, Country Manager, Winmagic.
Mr. Nadir Khatib – Technical Consultant (Winmagic) presented the features of using Winmagic Platform solution’s with a technical demonostration – an excellent opportunity to get the latest version of Winmagic experience atfirst hand!
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.
