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Bumble partners with The Dialogue to build discourse around Technology Facilitated Gender Based Violence in India

NEW DELHI, Oct. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Bumble, the women-first dating and social networking app, today announced its partnership with The Dialogue, a research and public policy think tank based in New Delhi, to support their research towards creating a safer Internet for women in India. The Dialogue, with support from Bumble, published a report titled ‘#BreakTheSilo: Streamlining Gender Safety in the Digital Space’ and launched a multi-stakeholder responsibility framework to build public discourse towards tackling Technology Facilitated Gender Based Violence (TFGBV) in India.

Research conducted and published by The Dialogue revealed that while a number of organisations across policymakers and non-profit organisations have been working to tackle tech-facilitated gender based violence, there has been fragmented interventions and disproportionate focus, hence there is need for greater harmonisation across multiple stakeholders which will enhance the impact for the community.

To tackle this, The Dialogue’s report presents a comprehensive framework that outlines various stages at which harm originates and perpetuates, which is often interrelated: access, prevention, intervention, response & redressal, recovery and research. It will help to close these gaps, by facilitating conversations between multiple stakeholders, enabling a unified and more holistic approach to tackle TFGBV in India.

Bumble will support The Dialogue as it holds multi-stakeholder consultations with key policymakers and leading experts, to work towards a unified response based on a victim-survivor centric approach to handling online gender-based violence in India.

“Addressing tech-facilitated gender-based violence is not just about reacting to incidents, but fundamentally transforming how we perceive and confront this widespread challenge. Through this framework, we endeavour to bring a paradigm shift in our collective approach to TFGBV in India—a perspective and initiative that has never been undertaken in our nation before. As a tech policy think tank committed to empower the society through our research, this framework is extremely close to our hearts. Thanks to Bumble for supporting this initiative in India, I truly believe that this effort will provide a new vision to India’s upcoming policies on online safety, specially at a time when we are revamping our IT laws,” said Kazim Rizvi, Founding Director, The Dialogue.

“Bumble was founded with the intention of empowering women, and safety has been central to our mission from day one. At Bumble, we continue to support and work towards elevating public discourse around tech-facilitated gender based violence in India. We are proud to partner with The Dialogue to support their critical research and the framework that aims to help enable a unified and more holistic approach to tackle gender-based violence in India,” said Mahima Kaul, APAC Public Policy Director, Bumble. 

At the launch event in New Delhi, Dr Shamika Ravi, Member of Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, and Secretary to Government of India shared, “Big congratulations to The Dialogue and Bumble on this collaboration. At the G20 summit, all member countries collectively vowed to halve the gender digital divide, and provide greater access to the Internet for women. An extension of that is greater focus on reducing TFGBV. 

This framework is extremely important as we need a unified approach. This is a great first step and we have to recognise that there is so much more work to do. As a next step, efforts should be made to socialise this framework & get buy-in from different sectors of the society. We have to now invest in more research and documentation of the issue of TFGBV. This will help in designing better laws and implementing these laws – and to create a more equitable digital environment. I am committed to taking this ahead.”

Extending her support, Dr. Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Member of Parliament and Chairperson of Committee on Women Empowerment, said, “I’d like to congratulate The Dialogue and Bumble Inc. in India for their framework, this is noteworthy research towards promoting online safety of women in India through the collaboration of all social institutions and stakeholders. The framework recognises the multifaceted nature of online abuse and harassment and the role of involving all segments of society to tackle its repercussions. By engaging all community members, the framework also fosters a culture of shared accountability in combating tech-based violence and empowers every individual to take an active role in creating a safer and more respectful digital space.”

In a letter of endorsement, Prataprao Jadhav, Member of Parliament and Chairperson of Standing Committee on Communication and Information Technology shared, “I want to extend my heartiest congratulations to The Dialogue and Bumble Inc. in India for their notable framework. It is a commendable effort towards gender equality and will play an instrumental role in shaping a safer and more inclusive future for the technological landscape. We have made noteworthy strides towards achieving gender equality in the tech space in recent years. However, it is imperative that we continue to advocate for even greater representation and opportunities for women in the tech space. By recognising the significant role that gender equality plays in fostering innovation, creativity, and holistic problem-solving, we are not only empowering women but also strengthening the entire tech ecosystem.”

The framework has also been endorsed by many credible non-profit organisations who have been working on online safety for decades, many of whom were also part of the stakeholder consultation process, including: Centre for Social Research, Safetipin, Responsible Netism, Woman of Elements Trust, Red Dot Foundation, Breakthrough, Internet Freedom Foundation, Social Media Matters, Sayfty, Imaara Survivor Support Foundation and more. 

This is not the first time that Bumble has taken a stand on gender-based cyber violence. The women-first app has long been advocating on products and policies to combat misogyny, harassment, and toxicity online. Bumble was one of the first apps to explicitly moderate for cyberflashing with Private Detector, a feature that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically detect and blur unsolicited nude images. Last year, the company released an open-source version of the Private Detector model to help the wider tech community combat cyberflashing. In 2022, Bumble became the first dating app to partner with StopNCII.org, to help stop non-consensual intimate images from being shared online. In 2023, Bumble was one of the founding members to work with Partnership on AI on the first framework for the ethical development, creation and sharing of Artificial Intelligence. Bumble in an industry-first partnership with Bloom also provides complimentary online trauma support to members of its global community who experience sexual assault or relationship abuse.

About Bumble app:

Bumble, the women-first dating and social networking app, was founded by CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014. Bumble connects people across dating (Bumble Date), friendship (Bumble BFF) and professional networking (Bumble Bizz). Bumble is built on the importance of equitable relationships and how crucial they are to a healthy, happy life. They’ve built their platform around kindness, respect, and equality – and their community plays an important part in that. Bumble holds its users accountable for their actions and strives to provide them with an experience free from hate, aggression, or bullying. Bumble operates a freemium model and is widely available in the Apple App Store, Google Play Store and the web.

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Priyanka, +91-9769350281, priyanka.g@prpundit.com

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Deutscher Cricket Bund (DCB) announces an exciting 2026 season to showcase Germany as the leading European cricket nation, building world-class cricket IP’s

ESSEN, Germany and MUMBAI, India, June 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — After the tremendous success of the recently concluded ‘5 match T20 International event – ‘Austria Tour of Germany,” DCB is all set to kick off its ambitious domestic set of events for 2026.

German Super League – Berlin edition starts at Mayfeld – next to the iconic OlympiaStadion from the 8th of June.

With a fixture of 43 T10 matches, 10 best clubs from the Berlin region will compete to be crowned champions. Legendary English umpire, Billy Bowden, will be the special guest, and will be officiating the final match.

Mr. Severin Weiss, the president of DCB, said, “In order to have a robust system, we need to have a strong domestic structure. It’s not about just having premier leagues and international contests, but building bottom up. And that’s what our core focus and mission is.” He added that for cricket in Europe and particularly in Germany to flourish, they need to attract more natives to take up the sport. Organizing good quality events, that are properly produced at the domestic level, will ensure they achieve this in the years to come.

The team at DCB is working methodically to achieve the stated mission.

Mr. Dieter Voight – DCB CEO – shed more light on the calendar events and stated, “In 2026, with strong collaboration and support of our regional partners, we have plans to conduct up to 8 domestic tournaments with about 300 matches. Add to this, we have 4 international events, the biggest being the Nordic Cup in August.”

The Nordic cup will see 5 women’s teams battle it out in August. The hosts will be joined by the Nordic national teams of Finland, Sweden, Denmark as well.

Germany will also host two more bilateral events, the next one being against Switzerland women’s in July.

Germany hopes to soon break into the top 30 men’s T20 ICC rankings. They won 4-1 against Austria and hope to continue their dominance on the field.

Donovan Miller has been appointed the head coach. Donovan brings in rich experience of working with English Counties, and top franchise tournaments. Coach along with the captain Musadiq Ahmed, who was sensational with the bat against Austria and was adjudged Man of the series, has the full trust and support of DCB to lead the team to achieve grander cricketing success.

With a robust domestic and international calendar in place, DCB is focussed on marketing the events and positioning German cricket as one of the most serious cricket destinations in Europe.

The important aspect is to reach as many people as possible, includes a strategic multi-media plan, which includes digital marketing as a key corner stone.

Dr. Vignaesh Sankaran, Vice President of the DCB, added: “Live broadcasting is only one part of the equation. Equally important is how we market our events, players, coaches, and sponsors to a wider audience. We do not want to miss this opportunity to grow the game and create value for all our stakeholders. The Austria–Germany international series generated more than five million impressions across all platforms. Together with our partners, SMW Global, we invited German influencer Liz Laz, whose content introduced German cricket to new audiences and significantly expanded our reach.

Germany is among the first European Associate Members to embrace this approach at scale, combining elite cricket with digital storytelling and influencer engagement. Through these efforts, we have achieved over 150% growth in viewership and now attract some of the largest cricket audiences in Europe.

Germany’s reputation for strong governance, professionalism, and high-quality event delivery also makes it an increasingly attractive market for sponsors and commercial partners. We will continue to build on this momentum and further strengthen Germany’s position as a leading cricket market in Europe.”

The Deutschland Cricket Board (DCB) has officially entered into a strategic partnership with SMW Global Media, with a long-term vision for collaboration. SMW Global Media will serve as the exclusive commercial rights partner, overseeing event production, ground branding, and sponsor asset delivery, while also supporting the DCB in developing consistent digital content and event promotion across platforms.

Azhan Ahsan, executive director – SMW Global Media, said, “The aim is to produce clean, high quality broadcasts, in decent budgets, allowing our federation partners the flexibility to produce more matches professionally. Consistent supply will expand the reach and grow commercial values of German cricket organically.” He added, “Germany is perhaps the only country in Europe that can on its own produce good quality cricket in such high volumes. Sponsors and media partners love it when there is a proper structure and a plan. And if we can add further value for all stakeholders by adding some spice on the digital content front, we can fast track brand Germany to newer markets and audiences. We are committed to that.”

The last event was broadcast LIVE worldwide on multiple platforms – FanCode, Action Sports, Unbeaten +, Unbeaten Prime, SportVot, Cricket Lounge TV, and German cricket’s official YouTube channel. It was also covered by all major data and scoring partners including ESPN, and Olympics.com.

About Deutscher Cricket Bund (DCB)

The Deutscher Cricket Bund is the governing body for cricket in Germany and is responsible for the development, promotion and organization of cricket activities across the country, including domestic, youth and international cricket structures.

For more information, please visit https://www.cricket.de/

About SMW Global Media

SMW Global Media is an international full-service sports agency that serves some of the major leagues, federations, teams and broadcasters in the world. With a global reach, they have been involved in projects in over 41 countries, annually distributing, selling and producing thousands of hours of live sports and work with over 100 broadcast partners. Their four core areas of expertise include Rights Management, Production Services, Streaming Solutions and Sponsorships. For more information, please visit, smwglobalmedia.com

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ContentLens Appoints Hari Nair, Former CEO of Tips Music, as Pro Bono Strategic Advisor

Industry veteran brings three decades of music, digital media, and content monetisation experience to India’s leading AI-powered IP protection platform — backing the company on conviction, not a fee.

MUMBAI, India, June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ContentLens, an AI-powered content intelligence platform pioneering proprietary solutions in music IP protection, celebrity likeness detection, content provenance, and deepfake identification, today announced the appointment of Hari Nair as Pro Bono Strategic Advisor.

Nair brings over three decades of leadership in the Indian and global media and entertainment industry, having held senior roles at Tips Music Limited, Sony Music India, PPL India, and TikTok — where he led the global launch of TikTok Music (known as Resso). Most recently, he served as CEO of Tips Music Limited, one of India’s most valued music labels, where he spearheaded global partnerships with TikTok, Sony Music Publishing, and Warner Music Group, built a data-driven, high-performance culture, and delivered sustained shareholder returns. Upon his departure, the music industry legend Kumar Taurani, Chairman and MD of Tips Music, credited Hari for ‘driving revenues and achieving targets as committed to shareholders’ and described him as ‘a passionate, revenue and data-driven leader’.

In an industry where advisory roles routinely carry equity or paid arrangements, Nair’s decision to join pro bono is a deliberate signal of conviction. As a former client of ContentLens, he has first-hand experience of the platform’s capabilities — and chose to back it based on that direct assessment of the technology.

In his advisory capacity, Nair will provide strategic counsel on ContentLens’s go-to-market strategy across the Indian and global media & entertainment industry, support the company’s investor relations, and leverage his extensive network across leading music, media, and entertainment companies.

ContentLens has already commercialised its technology with five large customers in the media and entertainment sector. The company has filed patents on its core fingerprinting, watermarking, and audio-visual content intelligence technologies, and is advancing toward its next phase of commercial growth.

ROHAN SAHU, Founder & CEO, ContentLens:

“When someone of Hari’s standing chooses to back ContentLens — not for a fee, but out of genuine belief in what we are building — it is among the strongest forms of validation a company at our stage can receive. His three decades of operating experience across every layer of the music and entertainment ecosystem, combined with his direct familiarity with our platform, gives us both strategic depth and credibility as we scale. We are deeply grateful for his trust and commitment.”

HARI NAIR, Pro Bono Strategic Advisor, ContentLens:

“I have spent my career building value across the music and entertainment ecosystem, and I can see clearly that the next frontier of that value lies in AI-driven content protection. ContentLens is solving a problem that every label, every artist, and every media company in the world already faces: IP infringement in an age where content can be replicated, repurposed, and monetised without consent. I have worked with this technology as a client and I know what it can do. I am joining because I genuinely believe this platform will matter — for record labels, musicians, artists, celebrities and every form of IP owner.”

ABOUT CONTENTLENS

ContentLens is an AI-powered content intelligence company building proprietary technology across four verticals: music IP protection, celebrity likeness detection, content provenance, and deepfake identification. Headquartered in Bangalore, ContentLens works with leading content owners and media companies to detect, protect, and monetise original intellectual property. The company has filed patents on its core fingerprinting, watermarking, and audio-visual content intelligence technologies, and has already commercialised its products globally with five large customers in the media and entertainment sector.

ABOUT HARI NAIR

Hari Nair is one of India’s most accomplished media and entertainment industry executives, with a distinguished career spanning music, digital media, and global content platforms. He has held leadership roles at Tips Music Limited, Sony Music India, PPL India, and TikTok, where he led the global launch of TikTok Music (Resso). As former CEO of Tips Music Limited, he led the company through a period of transformational growth and delivered exceptional shareholder returns. He is widely recognised for his dealmaking ability, performance-driven leadership, investor relationship management, and deep expertise in content monetisation.

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CGI Elevate event explores how GCCs are evolving from operations to business outcomes

CGI Elevate brought together industry leaders to explore how AI-first, outcome-driven GCCs are evolving into engines of innovation and strategic advantage

BENGALURU, India, June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CGI (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB), one of the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world, recently hosted the second edition of its flagship Global Capability Center (GCC) leadership event, CGI Elevate 2026. The event brought together industry leaders, GCC heads, technology experts, analysts and ecosystem partners to discuss the evolution of Global Capability Centers in an AI-first business landscape.

Gopal Chhetri - Senior VP, Business Unit Leader and GCC Business Head, CGI Asia Pacific Global Delivery Centers of Excellence.

Centered on the theme of business outcomes over scale, CGI Elevate 2026 served as a platform for industry leaders to exchange perspectives on how organizations can harness AI to transform GCCs into strategic drivers of innovation, agility and enterprise value. Conversations explored how next-generation GCCs are reshaping talent, engineering, innovation and enterprise decision-making, while highlighting the importance of execution, governance and ecosystem collaboration in translating AI ambition into measurable business outcomes.



“The future of GCCs will not be defined by scale alone, but by the outcomes they create. As enterprises accelerate AI adoption, GCCs are evolving into strategic engines of intelligence, innovation and business transformation. CGI Elevate 2026 reflects our commitment to bringing leaders together to exchange ideas, challenge conventions and explore how organizations can build outcome-driven GCCs that create lasting competitive advantage” said Gopal Chhetri, Senior Vice-President, Business Unit Leader and GCC Business Head, CGI Asia Pacific Global Delivery Centers of Excellence.

Building on the momentum of Elevate 2026, CGI remains focused on helping clients shape the next chapter of GCC transformation, where AI expertise and client business context converge to drive innovation, resilience and measurable business outcomes. Through its consulting-led approach, deep industry expertise and global delivery network, CGI continues to partner with clients to build what’s next and unlock long-term strategic advantage in an increasingly intelligent business landscape.

About CGI

Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2025 reported revenue is CA$15.91 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.

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