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Star Chinese Movies in exclusive movie deal with Huayi Bros
MUMBAI: Star Chinese Movies, the Chinese language movie channel under Star China, the Asian subsidiary of News Corp, has entered into an exclusive pay-TV agreement with Huayi Brothers International.
As per the deal, Star Chinese Movies has acquired the exclusive cable TV, pay-per-view and video on demand (VOD) rights of Huayi’s 2011 upcoming productions for Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore.
The deal will include big-budgeted titles such as the 2011 New Year release If You Are The One 2 and the animated film Old Master Q.
The newly signed deal represents an extension of collaboration between Star Chinese Movies and Huayi following earlier distribution agreement for After Shock and Detective Dee.
In addition to Huayi, Star Chinese Movies also holds exclusive output deals with Media Asia for Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as Emperor Motion Pictures for Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and the Philippines.
These output deals provide Star Chinese Movies a slate of blockbusters including The Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen, Shaolin, Let The Bullets Fly, Bruce Lee, My Brother, The Stool Pigeon and Triple Tap.
Star Chinese Movies has also obtained exclusive rights of many local box-office hits, such as Ip Man 2, Break Up Club, Seven Days in Heaven and Gallants.
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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.
