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11 ARTICLES
How Bumble, Tinder and Hinge ran away from Indians
American online dating companies have quietly put their India operations on the back burner, with cuts in team sizes and growth spends. What gives?
18 Sept 2025
Uber seeks clarity on tax—and the future of ride-hailing in India
The likes of Rapido, Ola and Uber have recently been experimenting with a new business model, triggering existential questions and tax confusion.
11 Apr 2024
Can advertising save MyGate?
The apartment security app has turned to ads for survival and its next fundraising pitch. So far, investors have stayed away and users are crying foul.
31 Oct 2022
Gaana goes behind paywall singing its swansong
Acquisition talks with Airtel have fallen through and India’s oldest music streaming company is making a last, frantic attempt to survive a while longer.
14 Sept 2022
The convenient fiction and the threat of JioTV+
Anything can happen with Reliance Jio, but a single sign-in for the plethora of India’s streaming services bundled into one JioTV+ is not quite real (yet).
28 Jul 2020
Gaana is all hype
The one truth about Gaana is that it has been built for advertisers to advertise. Why is it then that they are staying away?
10 Feb 2020
Next on Prime Video in India: Everything?
Amazon is planning a big content play with Indian streaming companies; the latter are in a quandary.
08 Oct 2019