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Four Indians elected on Casbaa’s governing council
MUMBAI: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) has re-elected Marcel Fenez, global leader – entertainment & media practice for PricewaterhouseCoopers, for a two-year term as chairman.
The decision was taken by during the annual general meeting elections to the Casbaa chairmanship, the Casbaa board of directors and the Casbaa council of governors for 2010/2011.
Meanwhile, elected for two-year terms to the Casbaa council of governors are Bag Network MD & chairman Anurradha Prasad, Espn Star Sports MD Manu Sawhney, Tata Sky MD and CEO Vikram Kaushik, IMCL (Incablenet and Indigital) MD Ravi Mansukhani, Measat COO Paul Brown-Kenyon, Multi Channels Asia MD Gregg Creevey, SAT-GE president & CEO Andrew Jordan, TM Net CEO Jeremy Kung,
GroupM Asia Pacific CEO Mark Patterson, HK Cable TV CFO William Kwan, TV5Monde MD Asia Alexandre Muller and Viaccess Director of Asia Christopher Hoare.
Retaining seats on the Casbaa council of governors 2010 are Cisco director of operations – video and cable solutions group Peter Papaioannou, Comcast International Media Group MD Asia Christine Fellowes, Euronews director worldwide distribution Jill Grinda, Eurosport Asia MD Arjan Hoekstra, iMediaHouse/Focus Media chairman and CEO PJ Wong, Mabuhay Satellite president & CEO Garie Pimentel, Minter Ellison partner Nigel Francis and StarHub head content Kathleen Syron.
While Robert Gilby, Disney-ABC International Television (Asia Pacific) SVP and MD has newly joined the Casbaa board of directors, the members who have retained their board seats include AsiaSat CEO Peter Jackson, ITV Global Entertainment regional director James Ross, Sony Pictures Television EVP, Asia Pacific networks Todd Miller, TrueVisions executive vice chairman Sompan Charumilinda and Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific SVP & GM Ian Carroll.
Tom Keaveny, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific EVP and MD, on the other hand, has stepped down from the Casbaa board for 2010.
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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.
