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Zee Turner threatens to switch off signals to Hathway
MUMBAI: Zee Turner has threatened to switch off the signals of its 33 channels to Hathway Cable & Datacom, following the failure of negotiations stretched over months after the commercial agreement between the two expired last year.
Zee Turner said Tuesday Hathway has been “avoiding signing the agreement for airing these 33 channels despite numerous efforts by Zee Turner and now being overdue by almost 10 months.”
Zee Turner, however, did not discontinue its signals during this period and now claims Hathway owes it an amount of Rs 280 million.
Says Zee Turner CEO Dinesh Jain, “Most of the agreements with Hathway expired in March 2009. We waited very patiently for Hathway to renew the agreement.”
Hathway executives, busy with the initial public offering (IPO) that opened for subscription today, could not be contacted for their comments.
Zee Turner, which distributes channels like Zee TV, Zee Cinema, Cartoon Network, Pogo and HBO, now says it will stop signals to Hathway in cities that include Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore.
As required by regulation, Zee Turner had published an advertisement in the newspapers on 15 January, giving a 21-day public notice.
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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.
