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Leightronix enhances video server with multi-zone playback capabilities
MUMBAI: Leightronix has announced the release of Zoned Total Info, a new multi-zone display feature for UltraNexus and UltraNexus-SDI digital video servers.
The new feature combines multiple digital media resources, including video clips and promos, slides, and slide show sequences, with dynamic, real-time weather and news information.
Zoned Total Info provides three video zones that include a primary digital media playback window and two dynamic Total Info data content zones. One of the Total Info zones is dedicated to local weather information while the other rotates between user-selected news, sports, metro traffic, financials, and general interest “dailies” data categories.
The dynamic data is automatically retrieved from the online Total Info data server and then rendered for display over thematic graphic backgrounds specific to each data category.
Zoned Total Info may be set up to automatically display between programmes as part of the UltraNexus/UltraNexus-SDI Virtual Channel playlists, two independent, default looping video resources that fill unscheduled programming time on each of the video server playback channels. Alternatively, Zoned Total Info may be enabled to run full time as a complement to scheduled and immediate program playback.
Total Info adds visual impact/quality to local broadcast and cable channels with a montage of informational and entertainment programming consisting of dynamic data and custom user graphics layered over backgrounds.
Total Info, the company says, has gained popularity among
locally originated television operations such as public, educational, and government (PEG) cable access channels as well as private, in-house communication networks in corporate, hospitality, medical, and institutional settings.
A one-year subscription to Total Info is included with UltraNexus and UltraNexus-SDI video servers and may be added as an option to Nexus video server systems. The multi-zone enhancement is exclusive to UltraNexus and UltraNexus-SDI. Current UltraNexus and UltraNexus-SDI users with active Total Info subscriptions will be able to access the
new display feature through a firmware upgrade at no cost.
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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.
