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Network18 demonstrates resilience amid advertising slowdown

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  Network18 reported a year-on-year revenue dip for the June quarter, largely due to a high base from last year’s election-linked advertising and a muted ad market. The company cited persistent weak consumer demand and a sports-heavy quarter as further pressures on ad revenue. Despite these headwinds, the news business declined only 4.9 per cent, while overall revenue rose 9 per cent compared to the same quarter in FY24--a period that also lacked election-related boosts. Chairman Adil Zainulbhai noted that Network18 continues to deliver strong operating performance, with recent product launches underscoring its focus on diversification and future growth.

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News Corp mastheads supporting Delicious as it celebrates 20 years of unearthing Australia's best produce

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A special delicious. gloss lift-out in The Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, The Courier-Mail and The Advertiser, on sale Wednesday, August 27 will feature winners of the delicious. and Harvey Norman Produce Awards, which are celebrating 20 years of championing Australia’s finest producers.  delicious. Content Director Krysia Bonkowski said: “For two decades, the delicious. Harvey Norman Produce Awards have done what no other food industry awards program has done – acknowledge Australia’s finest producers; the quiet champions behind our leading chefs and restaurants.  “Our aim is to unearth the producers leading the way and driving progress. Despite the challenges facing their industry, these producers demonstrate their commitment to sustainability, quality and community in everything they do.  “We are thankful to have a partner like Harvey Norman for eight consecutive years; their continued support and collaboration is integral. I also thank each of our judges for the

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Well-respected New Zealand-based tech journalist, Rob O’Neill, has confirmed he’ll be retiring this September, after a journalism career spanning over three decades.  O’Neill told Influencing, "I turn 66 in September, so I feel it is time to slow down a bit. I have a small yacht that needs some TLC and some use, neither of which it has received in recent years.” In a statement to Influencing, Reseller News Editor Julia Talevski said, "Rob’s exceptional reporting, deep industry knowledge, and unwavering professionalism have left a lasting mark on Reseller News and the broader IT community. Over the decades, he has built an extraordinary network across New Zealand, earning the admiration and respect of peers who regard him as a true industry legend. “His presence on the Reseller News beat will be deeply missed. We extend our warmest wishes to Rob as he embarks on a well-deserved retirement." Journalism was, in fact, not O’Neill’s first professional career; he ini

THE BRIEF - 'MARK OF DEPRAVITY'

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Reporting from the margins: How a self-taught journalist put India’s climate stories on the world map

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  Sharada Balasubramanian didn’t walk into journalism through a media school or newsroom placement. She stepped into it from the ground, driven by instinct, shaped by urgency.  Back in 2003 or 2004, journalism wasn’t a degree you collected. It was something you did. And that’s exactly what she began doing after a brief stint at Greenpeace, where she first saw how climate issues were ignored in mainstream media. That early exposure would shape her life’s work: telling stories that connect people to the ecological emergencies unfolding around them. Her first newsroom job was at The Asian Age in Mumbai, not as a reporter but as a sub-editor on the business desk. It wasn’t the dream beat. But it gave her something just as valuable, an understanding of how newsrooms work. Sharada tells young journalists to start here: “Find your niche, yes, but learn the craft first. Understand how the machine runs before you try to change its course.” It would be years before she

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