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Dish Nepal selects Latens cardless CAS solution to secure content and revenues
MUMBAI: Pay-TV operator Dish Nepal has selected Latens, the software security solutions provider company to secure content and revenues for their latest DTH services in Nepal.
Dish Nepal, which is launching its DTH operations will offers over 80 channels. The company expects to ramp-up to more than 500,000 subscribers in Nepal and increase the digital penetration to more than 50 per cent in the country.
The Latens card-less Conditional Access Technology will be supported by set-top-box (STB) and middleware from Indieon and Arion. The subscriber management system is from Du-Software. The platform will have implementations including USB-PVR, NVOD, PPV, flexible channel subscriptions and EPG.
“We made a conscious choice to go with Latens cardless technology as it helped us monetise much faster at a fraction of the cost in the most secure manner. Latens software CAS has helped us save more than 60 per cent over the lifecycle of the CAS and is probably the only solution which helps us to address piracy issues such as smart-card sharing,” said Dish Nepal MD Laxmi Prasad Paudiyal.
Latens CAS is a DVB compliant software-only Conditional Access System (CAS) designed for operators of cable, DTH and DTT. The cardless technology offers pay-TV operators a more dynamic and secure anti-piracy strategy at a much lower cost than traditional card-based or embedded set-top systems.
Latens claimed in a official release that its CAS protects content across all networks, cable, IP, DTH, DTT, one-way, two- way or hybrid. This allows operators to use a single Latens CAS head-end for any type of network, making it a safe investment for operators expanding their Pay-TV services across multiple distribution infrastructures.
Latens regional director Asia Rahul Nehra said, “We are thankful to Dish Nepal for placing faith in Latens for their DTH. We feel that software CAS has finally come of age and addresses the main pain points of operators including piracy, smartcard sharing, logistics and replacement which helps reduce operating expenditure for the operator and protects revenues.”
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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.
