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Cloudtv and Mediatek join forces to transform India’s smart TV OS market
MUMBAI: Cloudtv, has announced a strategic partnership with global chipset solutions provider Mediatek. This collaboration aims to revolutionise the connected TV operating system market in India by offering fully compliant Android-based TV OS solutions.
By integrating Cloudtv OS with Mediatek’s advanced System-on-a-Chip (SoC) technology, Indian TV brands and OEMs will benefit from a streamlined integration process, significantly reducing both costs and time to market. The partnership is expected to accelerate Cloudtv’s growth, potentially doubling its market share in the country’s expanding smart TV sector.
Cloudtv has also confirmed that its OS is now fully compliant with Android Compatibility Test Suite (CTS) standards, ensuring a seamless and consistent user experience. Additionally, it enables access to a wide range of free-to-air channels, offering high-quality digital content including news, sports, and entertainment, without the need for subscriptions or contracts.
Key benefits of this partnership include,
– Android CTS compliance guaranteed compatibility with Google’s standards for a seamless viewing experience.
– Android 14 support enhanced security, improved performance, and access to the latest features.
– Free-to-air channels DVBS-2 compliant technology providing cost-free access to diverse content.
– Pre-certified applications instant access to platforms like YouTube, Prime Video, and JioHotstar, along with 200+ content partners.
“By integrating Mediatek’s cutting-edge chipsets with Cloudtv’s localized OS expertise, we are revolutionizing the Indian connected TV industry. This partnership will forge the way for an end-to-end solution that makes premium television experiences more affordable and accessible than ever before. For TV brands, this marks a game-changing opportunity, enabling them to offer competitively priced smart TVs with certified OS and apps, breaking past the limitations of high-cost models. Through this partnership, we hope to drive greater innovation and accessibility that helps shape the future of smart TV adoption in India.” Cloudtv COO & co-founder Abhijeet Rajpurohit.
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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.
