Ange Lavoipierre takes on Technology Reporter role at ABC
By Brayden Sim in Media News on Thursday, 29th February 2024 at 11:41amWith over fifteen years of experience at the Australian Broadcast Corporation, journalist and comedian Ange Lavoipierre has taken on the role of National Technology Reporter.
Having a hand in many positions across the broadcaster, including Triple J’s Hack, ABC Radio Current Affairs and The Signal, Lavoipierre most recently was executive producer and host of ABC pop-culture podcast Schmeitgeist.
Lavoipierre’s appointment means the size of the science & tech desk at the ABC is maintained, following the recent departure of ex-CNET, science, gaming and technology journalist Jackson Ryan, who is currently freelancing and working on a new audio-based project, as previously revealed by Influencing.
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MIB releases GOPA for FM Phase III, Batch III auctions
By Staff writer in Media News on Friday, 04th July 2025 at 9:14pm
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has released the Grant of Permission Agreement (GOPA) for private FM broadcasters selected under Phase III, Batch III. This is a key step in operationalising 730 FM channels across 234 cities. E-auctions are set to begin later this month.
The Union Cabinet approved the third batch of auctions in August 2023 with a reserve price of Rs 784.87 crore. Applications opened in October, and in April 2024, auction rules were tweaked to extend bidding rounds from 30 to 60 minutes.
The GOPA outlines legal, financial, and operational terms for selected bidders. Licenses are valid for 15 years, are non-transferable without Ministry approval, and come with financial and infrastructure requirements. Stations must go live within 18 months of signing the agreement.
The auction has drawn interest from major players like DB Corp, HT Media, ENIL, and Sapphire Media. A total of 19 pre-qualified bidders are competing, with a focus on Tier-II and Tier-I
TAM Media plots digital ratings comeback amid policy shift
By Staff writer in Media News on Friday, 04th July 2025 at 8:29pm
Storyboard18 has learned that TAM Media Research, the media data intelligence firm and joint venture between Nielsen (USA) and Kantar (UK), is preparing for a fresh innings in India’s audience measurement space with the launch of a multi-screen digital ratings service.
The company is in active discussions with Big Tech firms and Distribution Platform Operators (DPOs) to build a cross-platform measurement system that reflects evolving viewer behavior in the digital age.
This move follows the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s (MIB) recent draft policy, released on July 2, which liberalizes ownership and governance rules for ratings agencies—removing restrictions on board roles and cross-holdings that previously limited competition.
TAM, which has operated in India for over two decades, has already applied for a license to function under the revised framework, and its application is currently pending with the MIB. TAM CEO LV Krishnan told Storyboa
PRmoment Health and Wellness Comms awards to celebrate best health campaigns
By Staff writer in Media News on Friday, 04th July 2025 at 8:23pm
PRmoment has announced the PRmoment Health and Wellness Comms Awards, which will recognise excellence in healthcare and wellness communication across APAC.
Entries from India and across APAC countries are eligible. The companies should have conducted active campaigns between April 2024 and July 18, 2025.
PR consultancy firms with health and wellness practices can apply on or before July 04, 2025.
An Online Jury meeting will be held on August 01, 2025, and the Awards evening is on August 29, 2025.
The jury includes Adhitya Veeraraghavan, head, health sector at Edelman India; Farah Bookwala, corporate communications lead at GSK India; Hemali Bhutani, managing director at GCI Health India; Masooma Pathre, director of communications at Asia Medtronic; Sangita Gopinath, director of growth and business initiative; Sharmistha Ghosh, senior vice president, healthcare and social impact, Avian WE; Shilpa Sindhwani Wadhwa, head, nutrition, health and wellness; Shipra
Cash for Justice: Motion to remove Justice Yashwant Varma likely in Monsoon session
By Pradeep Damodaran, Pragadish Kirubakaran and Neeraja Gopalakrishnan in Media News on Friday, 04th July 2025 at 3:05pm
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The union government is set to begin the process of collecting signatures for a motion seeking the removal of Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, with several major political parties having expressed their willingness, in principle, to support the initiative. For the removal of a sitting judge, the motion requires the signatures of 100 MPs in the Lok Sabha and 50 in the Rajya Sabha and for the motion to pass, it has to garner the support of a two-thirds majority of the members in each House. This means that a successful impeachment motion will need multi-party support.
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Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday (July 2, 2025) said that while the process of obtaining signatures would commence shortly, a decision was yet to be taken on whether the motion would be introduced in the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha, reported
9News number one on Thursday
By Staffwriter in Media News on Friday, 04th July 2025 at 1:44pm
Nine did particularly well on Thursday, its one day snapshot revealing:
9News was the No. 1 program across Australia on Thursday night with Total People and all key demos. It was the No. 1 program with Total People in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, as well as the news bulletin of choice with People 25-54 and People 16-39 in Adelaide and Perth. The combined bulletins registered a National Total TV Reach of 2.044 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.354 million - up 16.6% year-on-year. On 9Now, its BVOD audience of 132,00 was up 38.9% on the same night last year.
A Current Affair dominated the 7.00pm timeslot with Total People across Australia. It recorded a National Total TV Reach of 1.534 million and a Total TV National Audience of 1.002 million. On 9Now, it achieved a BVOD Audience of 96,000 - up 21.5% year-on-year.
Thursday Night NRLW secured a National Total TV Reach of 1.313 million and a Total TV National Audience of 284,000 and on
The Guardian’s espionage-style self-destruct secure messaging tech explained
By Tony Bosworth in Media News on Friday, 04th July 2025 at 10:49am
Guardian software engineer Sam Cutler.
The Guardian has rolled out new secure messaging technology which allows sources to anonymously contact journalists.
Secure Messaging uses espionage-style techniques to conceal and encrypt messaging sent by sources to journalists within The Guardian app.
Messages are so secret that only the journalists themselves have a decryption key to view them before they self-destruct, disappearing after 14 days.
The technology, which was developed in partnership with the University of Cambridge, is open source which means it can be adopted by any other newsroom.
This morning, Will Dean, The Guardian’s global supporters editor, shared his interview with Guardian software engineer Sam Cutler, who works as part of the outlet’s investigations unit, about why they built Secure Messaging – and how software experts have become an integral part of how The Guardian does investigative reporting.
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