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Fox International’s entire bouquet available on Dish TV
MUMBAI: Fox International Channels (FIC) has signed carriage agreement with DTH service provider Dish TV to offer the complete bouquet of National Geographic and Fox International Channels.
Dish TV will now carry NG Wild, NG Wild HD, NG Adventure HD, NG Music, Baby TV, FX and Fox Crime. National Geographic Channel, Fox History and Traveller and National Geographic Channel HD were already available to the direct-to-home subscribers.
NG Wild will be available in the base back, enabling Dish TV‘s base of 11 million households to have access to the natural history channel.
FIC, a subsidiary of the Fox Entertainment Group, said it offers “smart and innovative” localised programs that entertain and educate audiences across all demographics and on all platforms.
NGC Network India and FIC MD Keertan Adyanthaya said, “We are delighted to collaborate with Dish TV to bring our content in the highest standards of picture quality and sound. This partnership will not only add value to both companies but will also ensure that our viewers will have access to the variety of programmes offered by our channels ranging from wild life, travel, crime, to music and infotainment.”
Dish TV COO Salil Kapoor added, “The addition of NG Wild HD and NG Adventure HD on our platform augments our high definition offering to a landmark of 40 channels. Dish TV has been a trend setter in offering its viewers the best content, service and quality and the new additions from National Geographic and Fox International Channels will provide wholesome entertainment for the over 11 million strong Dish TV family.”
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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.
