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TCM to launch HD feed in UK
MUMBAI: Turner Broadcasting is launching its Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel in HD for the UK market on 4 September.
TCM will be launched on Sky‘s EPG at Channel 317.
The channel is kicking off ‘HD Classic Week‘ in order to mark the launch of TCM HD. It will air some “remarkable” movies for three weeks starting with telecast of movies like Ben Hur, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Casablanca and The Philadelphia Story in the first week.
The channel will then launch ‘HD Western Week‘, in which it will air movies such as Rio Bravo The Searchers and How the West Was Won. It will be followed by ‘HD Musicals Week‘ from 17 September in which movies like The Wizard of Oz, The King and I and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory will air.
Turner Broadcasting director of general entertainment for the U.K. and Ireland Jemma Yates said, “It‘s fantastic news that viewers now have the opportunity to watch TCM‘s vast library of great classic and contemporary films in HD-quality format. This is another exciting step in the channel‘s continuing evolution, giving TCM‘s loyal and growing audience access to an outstanding viewing experience.”
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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.
