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Broadcasters yet to submit ? la carte rates, likely to move Delhi HC
NEW DELHI: Broadcasters have not submitted the ? la carte rates of their channels, indicating that they will move the Delhi High Court. “We have decided to move the court,” a senior executive of a broadcasting company said. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has not taken any action yet against the broadcasters. The Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), in its last hearing of the case on 11 December, turned down the plea of the broadcasters that Trai may be refrained from taking punitive action. The Trai counsel had said it would by all means take action. According to the Tariff Order set by Trai for non-cas areas, all broadcasters must declare their channel prices ? la carte to multi-system operators (MSOs). Broadcasters should file a compliance report with Trai by 7 December, a deadline which has lapsed and on which the sector tribunal has refused to grant any relief. So far, officially only five broadcasters have filed their compliance report with Trai, officials stated. But due to procedural delay and also the fact that Trai chairperson had not been in town, no punitive action has been taken so far. Trai officials said today that action will be taken, without specifying any date, and added that the names of those five broadcasters who have filed their compliances, along with the rates they have offered, will be put up on the Trai website within a week. “A process is being followed by the Authority, and we will put up their names and the prices they have offered for their individual channels on our website, but it will take a week,” the official said. After the TDSAT refused to grant a stay on the implementation of the Order of 4 October 2007, broadcasters have been taking time to decide what course of action they should take and been in discussions with their legal teams.
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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.
