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Bounce TV in licensing deal with Disney, Sony, MGM
MUMBAI: US over-the-air broadcast television network for African Americans, Bounce TV, has acquired the television rights to four packages of African American-skewing motion pictures in individual, multi-year licensing agreements with The Walt Disney Studios, Miramax, Sony Pictures Television and MGM Domestic Television Distribution, it was announced by Bounce TV COO Jonathan Katz.
Among the titles Bounce TV acquired from The Walt Disney Studios are ‘What‘s Love Got to Do with It‘, ‘The Preacher‘s Wife‘ ; ‘He Got Game‘; the Eddie Murphy comedies ‘The Distinguished Gentlemen‘ and ‘The Haunted Mansion‘; ‘Mr. 3000‘ starring Bernie Mac and Whoopi Goldberg in ‘Sister Act‘ and ‘Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit‘.
From Miramax, Bounce TV lands such titles as ‘Chicago‘, ‘Passion Fish‘ , ‘An Unfinished Life‘ and ‘Senseless‘.
Among the Sony titles are ‘Cadillac Records‘; ‘Stealth‘; ‘Daddy Day Camp‘ and ‘To Sir, With Love‘.
MGM titles include ‘Lilies of The Field‘, ‘They Call Me Mr. Tibbs‘, ‘She‘s Gotta Have It‘ and ‘Cooley High‘.
“As research consistently points to movies driving demand for our consumers, African American theatricals will remain the backbone of Bounce TV‘s schedule. We continue to add to our wide-ranging library with attractive titles featuring the most popular stars of our day from the top studios in Hollywood,” commented Katz.
Bounce TV launched on 26 September 2011.
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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.
