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Zee Network wins awards for technological superiority
MUMBAI: Zee Network has won two awards for technology supremacy. The CIO 100 Award for 2006 is in recognition of Zee’s innovative use of technology in its Digital Asset Management system. The ‘EMC Storage Giant of Year 2006‘ has been awarded as Zee Network has a massive data archive of digitized video AND other media content of well over 1000 terabytes. This award is given to FIVE companies in India by EMC for integrating and having large data storage, states an official release. |
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Zee Network VP Business Technology Ishwar Jha said, �Our technology initiatives have been focused on making our Network future ready, employing the best technology across operations. With our digitized content archive, we will be able to easily offer viewers our innovative programmes through multiple channels of distribution. Our innovations have helped us demonstrate technological excellence in deploying solutions to deliver optimum value to our consumers.� |
The CIO 100 event has been running in the US for 17 years now. The CIO Awards are a global phenomenon, with events in Canada, Sweden, Singapore, Vietnam, Hungary and now India, the release adds. |
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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.
