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CNN launches on-demand service for free access
MUMBAI: CNN ImageSource has off late started providing a global, free, on-demand customisation service for screeners on its site, cnnimagesource.com. The site allows access of CNN footage to professional film, television, advertising and corporate producers from around the world 24-hours a day. |
The site consists of more than half a million items, including CNN-owned footage and material from more than 650 US news affiliates that CNN represents. In addition to news footage, the website contains material covering science and technology, business, travel, entertainment, sports and user-generated content from CNN’s iReport. Says CNN ImageSource licensing and content sales VP David Sheehan, “With an expansive archive of CNN’s award-winning reporting and compelling stock footage, CNN ImageSource is in a unique position to offer an easy-to-use website for producers to research video on their own schedule and customise and download screen material to their desktop for free at any time.” CNN ImageSource has content in high-definition and access to CNN’s Library, containing more than three million items accumulated over nearly 30 years. CNN ImageSource has recently updated search functionality on the site. CNN ImageSource facilitates the licensing needs of professional video producers for their productions, ranging from documentaries, to television, theatrical and corporate/institutional productions. CNN ImageSource continues to maintain its customer service and research assistance, while also allowing producers the ability to research CNN’s video archives on their own time as they need with its enhanced commercial website. |
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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.
