Cupid Dating

○ A Chinese digital television provider cooperated with African partners to produce a dating show ○ To respect local cultural sensitivities, the Chinese teams stuck to technical advice ○ The show has become a hit and is being produced in a growing number of countries A woman and a man find their match in the show Hello Mr Right in Kenya. Photo: Courtesy of StarTimes Deiz Nandako, a 21-year-old student at University of Nairobi, and Godfred Wafula, a 25-year-old restaurant waiter, had never imagined they could be shot by Cupid‘s arrow during the filming of Hello Mr Right, a blind dating TV program in Kenya produced by a Chinese company. This couple, among many other prospective lovebirds, recently found partners on the show. Hello Mr Right was created by Chinese digital television provider TopStar, a subsidiary of StarTimes. The Beijing-based company is now a media group with 10 million subscribers across 30 countries in Africa. The company has a large base of young viewers and med...

○ A Chinese digital television provider cooperated with African partners to produce a dating show ○ To respect local cultural sensitivities, the Chinese teams stuck to technical advice ○ The show has become a hit and is being produced in a growing number of countries A woman and a man find their match in the show Hello Mr Right in Kenya. Photo: Courtesy of StarTimes Deiz Nandako, a 21-year-old student at University of Nairobi, and Godfred Wafula, a 25-year-old restaurant waiter, had never imagined they could be shot by Cupid's arrow during the filming of Hello Mr Right, a blind dating TV program in Kenya produced by a Chinese company. This couple, among many other prospective lovebirds, recently found partners on the show. Hello Mr Right was created by Chinese digital television provider TopStar, a subsidiary of StarTimes. The Beijing-based company is now a media group with 10 million subscribers across 30 countries in Africa. The company has a large base of young viewers an...

There is a significant gender disparity on India’s online dating platforms that put the men at a massive disadvantage. A recent study conducted by local dating app Woo has revealed that there are about three men for every woman on dating apps in India. [embedded content]   Based on Woo’s survey of 20,000 urban Indians, only 26% of their users are female, reports Quartz . The figure is significantly smaller than in the United States, where over 40% of the user base of major dating apps such as Tinder and Bumble are women. The wide discrepancy has become the main complaint of men who are annoyed with not having enough profiles to “match” or “like.” As for the few female users, their main gripe is “being bombarded with attention” from too many guys. Out of fear of being harassed, 70% of female users revealed that they are apprehensive about sharing their personal information on the dating platforms, the report revealed. It is worth noting, however, that while dating platfor...

Recently, the internet has been overflowing with massive hype and school spirit from two competing universities—the University of the Philippines and Ateneo de Manila University. Now the “Battle of Katipunan” has definitely gone a little further after two local dating apps came out amidst the intense basketball competition. Last month, the University of the Philippines launched “UPdate,” a dating app made exclusively for the student body. Developed by UPboiz, the app’s main objective is for everyone to build “meaningful relationships” with each other. Although students may be required to enter their school e-mail address when creating their profiles, the said app is not affiliated with the university. UPdate is now out on Play Store! UPdate is a dating app exclusive to students of University of the Philippines. Join UPdate now and build meaningful relationships! Download now at https://t.co/nwAJYcWgtj For more updates, like our FB page: https://t.co/ngyjA8zMVY pic.tw...