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Discovery’s Tamil channel now available on Dish TV
NEW DELHI: Discovery Channel Tamil, the dedicated 24-hour Tamil language channel, will now also be available on DTH platform Dish TV.
Already available across all analogue homes, Discovery Channel Tamil is one of the most widely distributed channels in Tamil Nadu reaching over 10 million subscribers. With its availability on Dish TV, the channel expands its penetration in India targeting Tamil speaking viewers around the country.
Dish TV, being one of the major DTH platforms, will drive Discovery Channel Tamil’s reach to viewers throughout India, especially catering to Tamil population in Northern India. It will be available on channel no. 929 on Dish TV.
Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific SVP and GM for South Asia Rahul Johri said, “Discovery Channel Tamil has received tremendous response from the Tamil speaking viewers for its attractive look, engaging and unmatched content. The availability of the channel now on Dish TV demonstrates our commitment to reach viewers around the country and offer them enhancedd viewing experience.”
Nearly one year of its launch, Discovery Channel Tamil, the standalone channel for Tamil Nadu market continues to grow ratings month-on-month. Adorning a unique look, Discovery Channel Tamil is a customized product offering for Tamil viewers. The 24-hour factual entertainment channel has programmes scheduled as per Tamil audience tastes and preferences.
Dish TV COO Salil Kapoor said, “Dish TV being the pioneer and industry leader with many first in the industry, is proud to provide content in regional language. The latest in this is addition of Discovery Channel Tamil on Dish TV platform to our subscribers. The launch of Discovery Channel Tamil will provide us with a perfect offering which will help us serve and feed our Tamil customers in a better way, giving them an insight of the unseen world and discover the creation in the local language. Dish TV has been a trend setter in offering its viewers the best content, service and quality”.
With a dedicated audience for its content, Discovery Channel Tamil attracts strong viewership from across age groups, genders and geographies. The channel feature programmes across various genres – adventure, survival, science, engineering, natural history, investigation, technology – which will be scheduled as per Tamil viewers’ preference. Some of the popular programmes on the channel are: Destroyed in Seconds, Swords and World’s Toughest Trucker.
Beginning July, the channel has also launched a dedicated one hour time band ‘Women’s Hour’ at 7 pm for the women audience.
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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.
