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2013 Intl Digital Emmy Awards nominees announced
MUMBAI: The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has announced that nominees from 10 countries will compete for this year‘s International Digital Emmy Awards.
There are 12 nominees in three categories, Digital Programme: Children and Young People; Digital Programme: Fiction and Digital Programme: Non-Fiction.
All nominated programmes will be showcased at MipCube, during a session, sponsored by the Bell Fund of Canada and designed to give MIPTV participants the opportunity to see excerpts of the programmes and meet the nominees.
International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences president, CEO Bruce L Paisner said, “The 2013 Digital Emmy Award nominees present a global snapshot of today‘s most creative and well produced digital programming. This year, we are delighted that they will be available for all MIPTV attendees to discover at MIPCube.”
Winners will be presented with their Emmys at The International Digital Emmy Awards ceremony, sponsored by the Bell Fund of Canada, during MipTV‘s Opening night festivities on 8 April in Cannes. Over 200 international executives across all sectors of the mobile, entertainment, and internet industries, are expected to attend.
The Nominees are:
Digital Programme: Children & Young People
dirtgirlworld- dig it all!
mememe productions / dirtgirlworld productions / Screen Australia Australia
Jongo Love
Well Told Story
Kenya
Malhaç?o TV Orelha (Young Hearts)
TV Globo
Brazil
Web vs. Celebrity (Web vs. Promi)
ZDF tivi
Germany
Digital Programme: Fiction
Amor Eterno Amor (Investigation News)
TV Globo
Brazil
Guidestones
3 o‘clock.tv / iThentic
Canada
The Spiral
Caviar/ VRT / SVT / NRK / VARA / YLE / TV3 / ARTE / Casa Kafka Pictures
Belgium
Temps Mort 3 (Time Out 3)
Societe Radio-Canada / Productions Babel / TOU.TV
Canada
Digital Program: Non-Fiction
All Connected
New Sock / Channel 10 (Uruguay)
Argentina
Entertainment Experience
FCCE / Ziggo
The Netherlands
The Great British Property Scandal
Tiger Aspect / The Project Factory / MySociety / Channel 4
UK
Supermodelme
Refinery Media / Tigergate / Mediacorp Channel 5
Singapore
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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.
