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Hathway narrows Q4 net loss to Rs 67.9 mn
MUMBAI: Hathway Cable and Datacom has narrowed its standalone net loss for the three-month period ended 30 March 2012 to Rs 67.94 million as against Rs 175.48 million a year ago. The multi-system-operator (MSO) had posted a net loss of Rs 182.78 million in the trailing quarter.
The MSO‘s loss from operations (before other Income, finance cost and exceptional items) during the quarter under review also came down to Rs 38.48 million, from Rs 70.57 million. In the trailing quarter, the loss was at Rs 49.28 million.
Net sales from operations in the fourth quarter jumped 16.33 per cent to Rs 1.34 billion as against Rs 1.15 billion in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. In the third quarter of the fiscal, the company’s net sales stood at Rs 1.26 billion.
Hathway‘s total expenses during the quarter went up marginally (6.7 per cent) to Rs 1.39 billion, from Rs 1.31 billion. In the trailing quarter, the expenses stood at Rs 1.33 billion.
The pay channel cost for the quarter rose to Rs 387.93 million from Rs 342.53 million, while employee expense fell to Rs 76.82 million from 107.67 million a year ago. In the preceding quarter, the pay channel cost was Rs 355.13 million.
Full Fiscal performance
For the fiscal ended 31 March, the company‘s net sales increased to Rs 5.08 billion, from Rs 4.67 billion a year ago.
The company‘s net loss for the fiscal widened to Rs 501.92 million, from Rs 403.12 million.
Expenses rose to Rs 5.34 million as against Rs 4.81 billion in FY‘11.
The company said that it has utilised a total of Rs 4.06 billion from the IPO proceeds of Rs 4.8 billion as of 31 March 2012.
It has invested Rs 2.12 billion towards development of digital capital expenditure, services, set top boxes, broadband infrastructure, and capital expenditure, while Rs 1.89 billion is deployed towards repayment of loans and Rs 123.34 million for customer acquisition.
The company said that it has placed orders for adequate number of digital STBs to be seeded in its key markets for the first Phase of digitisation. “Hathway benefits as it is present in three of the four cities which form part of Phase 1 roll out i.e. Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata, either directly or through its JV partners,” the MSO said.
Hathway also witnessed the full fledged launch of its HD services with a bouquet of 20 channels during the quarter. The company set up one more digital head-end to serve the North / North West Delhi areas. Hathway has also launched its music channel “Hathway Music” in Hyderabad.
“The company has cumulatively achieved a landmark of over two million STBs in its universe and is consequently well placed to gain from Phases 1 and 2 of the DAS roll-out,” the company said.
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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.
