Apple, Samsung, Oppo and Nothing were among the winners in this year’s EFTM Best Awards, revealed on Thursday night at the ALPHA Restaurant in Sydney.  Despite not being an events man himself, Long said of the evening the “after work drinks” event went really well.  “The vibe I got was that everyone had a great night, and some PR people were describing it as the annual tech PR networking event, which is pretty cool.” Long added he was both humbled by the turnout and grateful the night was well received.  He said it was lovely to see people from different companies networking as individuals and not as competitors.       The event was officially opened by Channel Nine’s Karl Stefanovic, who spoke of his admiration for Long, and their personal friendship. Long said of Stefanovic’s appearance, “I've worked on The Today Show for 11 years, so I've seen Karl every week for 11 years, and we get on so well. He will contact me when he needs advice, and I'll always

  Powered by WaveX, the initiative aims to provide a platform for emerging startups in the AVGC-XR (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality) and entertainment sectors to connect with global industry leaders, investors, and production studios. WAVES Bazar will be located in the vicinity of Film Bazaar, the prime networking hub of IFFI, scheduled from 20th to 24th November 2025. Each booth will be available at a nominal cost of Rs. 30,000 per stall (on sharing basis). Participating startups will receive 2 delegate passes, lunch and high tea, evening networking opportunity and direct visibility among Global Film, Media & Tech Professionals Interested startups can register at wavex.wavesbazaar.com. Queries may be directed to wavex-mib[at]gov[dot]in. Limited stalls are available, and allocation will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Manish Kumar Jha, Executive Editor of TV9 Bharatvarsh, has been honoured with the prestigious ‘Honest View 2025’ International Media Award in Moscow. The award ceremony was organised by Rossotrudnichestvo under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Jha’s ground report from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was adjudged the Best News Story in the Journalism and Documentary category, chosen from among 821 global entries spanning 75 countries. He was also presented with a Medal for Friendship and International Cooperation with Russia at the event, which featured a special address by President Vladimir Putin. With over two decades of experience across 25 countries, Jha has built a strong reputation for his incisive reporting on international relations, defence and conflict resolution, often bringing a distinct Indian perspective to global geopolitics. His coverage has taken him through conflict zones such as Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Hamas and China-Taiwan. Congratulating h

Nine will cut 50 jobs in a new round of redundancies after working to bring together teams from several brands, including Stan, Channel 9 and 9Now. While the cuts will impact 50 jobs, the number of people leaving could be lower as there are open roles that some of those individuals could be redeployed into. Nine currently employs about 2900 people across its streaming and broadcast divisions. A Nine spokesperson said in a statement: “We have today commenced consultation with some team members, whose roles within Nine’s Streaming and Broadcast division are impacted by our new operating model. “The new operating model formally brings together teams across Stan, Channel 9 and 9Now. It is designed to reduce duplication, drive greater collaboration and deliver commercial growth for Nine, while working to offset the challenging external advertising market.” Last year, Nine cut 85 roles across its publishing division, and in its latest financial results, the company confirmed p

Four men posing as journalists allegedly extorted Rs 1 lakh from a widow in Chandrapur’s Ramnagar area by threatening to publish defamatory reports against her, The Times of India reported. As per the police, the accused claimed to represent various media outlets, including web portals, dailies and television channels and visited the woman, accusing her of involvement in illegal activities. When she refused to comply with their demands, they allegedly threatened to damage her reputation through false reports and coerced her into paying the money. Acting on her complaint, the Ramnagar Police registered a case and arrested the four men identified as Raju Namdevrao Shambharkar (57), Kunal Yashwant Gargelewar (37), Avinash Manohar Madavi (33), and Rajesh Narayan Nikam (56). Police said that two more suspects involved in the case are still absconding and further investigation is underway.

Jagran Prakashan Ltd, the publisher of the Hindi daily Dainik Jagran, has reported a 36.7 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 56.93 crore for the September quarter. The company had posted a profit of Rs 41.64 crore during the same period last year, according to its regulatory filing. Revenue from operations grew 4.67 per cent to Rs 467.36 crore in the September quarter, up from Rs 446.50 crore in the corresponding period last year, Press Trust of India reported

The papers pretty all cover the passing of radio legend John Laws who died aged 90 on Sunday, one year and one day after he hung up his headphones and retired. At The Australian James Madden and Graham Leech write the words with a full and comprensive look back at the career of the talk radio host who dominated Sydney radio for decades. As the journos point out - the man known as "gold tonsils" on account of his mellifluous voice - well his "influence stretched well beyond the harbour city, such was his sway over political figures and business leaders".   Such was Laws' reach, legendary Labor PM Paul Keating once said, "if you educate John Laws you educate middle Australia". Apparently, so convinced was Keating of that need to educate Laws he cut short their lunch to take the radioman to a hastily arranged briefing by the governor of the Reserve Bank. And in his heyday, Laws became so popular that his name on The Sunday Telegraph's poster was ewtimated to boost circulation