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Sea TV fixes IPO price band at Rs 90-100; issue opens 27 September
MUMBAI: Agra-based multi-system operator (MSO) Sea TV Network has fixed the price band of its proposed Rs 502 million IPO between Rs 90 and 100 per equity share.
The issue will open on 27 September and close on 29 September.
ICRA Limited has assigned IPO Grade 1 to the Issue. Chartered Capital and Investment Limited is the sole book running lead manager while Link Intime India is the registrar to the Issue. The equity shares will be listed on BSE.
Sea TV, which runs two cable channels Jinvani and Sea News, has applied to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry for news and current affairs channels in the name of Real News, Ocean TV and Your TV. The company is awaiting approval for these three channels.
Sea TV has also proposed to adopt IPTV technology for providing TV channels to its viewers. It has a network of about 150 franchisees throughout Agra city.
Sea TV’s total income for the year ended 31 March 2010 was Rs 94.62 million while net profit stood at Rs 15.05 million.
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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.
