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Suzlon promoters to reduce stake in You Broadband’s cable TV firm
MUMBAI: Tanti and his family members, promoters of wind power company Suzlon Energy Ltd, will reduce their stake in Digital Outsourcing Pvt Ltd (DOPL), the cable TV venture of Citigroup Venture Capital-controlled You Broadband and Cable.
You Broadband and Cable, which is planning to raise Rs 3.58 billion through an initial public offering (IPO), plans to purchase 433,875 equity shares, or 13.29 per cent stake, of DOPL.
The company currently holds 36.24 per cent in DOPL. Though CVC holds 82.44 per cent in You Broadband, the holding will come down following the IPO. This will provide headroom for You Broadband to increase its stake in DOPL. The government has put a 49 per cent foreign holding cap on cable TV companies.
“We intend to be ‘Indian owned and controlled’ (namely to have at least 50 per cent of the equity interest of our company beneficially owned by resident Indian citizens and/or Indian companies which are in turn owned by resident Indian citizens) on the completion of the IPO. As an Indian owned and controlled Company, we will be able to purchase or acquire a controlling stake in MSO/LCO companies. As part of the objects of this issue, we intend to purchase 433,875 equity shares in DOPL,” You Broadband said.
You Broadband has entered into an agreement with the Suzlon promoters to acquire from them 433,875 equity shares of DOPL for an aggregate consideration of up to Rs 128.26 million.
You Broadband also said it is entitled to purchase of 416,125 equity shares, or 12.75 per cent, of issued and paid-up share capital of DOPL, “inter-alia subject to allotment of 10,688,757 Equity Shares of our Company constituting 4.425 per cent of our equity share capital.” This will mean “extinguishment of all rights and privileges of Tanti Family with respect to our Company.”
Indiantelevision.com was the first to report that the Suzlon promoters had picked up 49 per cent stake in DOPL in 2008.
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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.
