The 2024 Mumbrella Publish Awards celebrated the standout talent and innovation in Australia’s publishing landscape, spotlighting top professionals and publications that set new benchmarks in the industry. Sally Spicer of Future Women was crowned Journalist of the Year, while Tim Burrowes of Unmade earned recognition for his impactful work, winning both Columnist of the Year and Single Article of the Year for TV’s Bloodiest Day. Man of Many made a strong impression, taking home awards for both Event or Virtual Event of the Year for its Sydney Whisky Month and Website of the Year. Nine Publishing also enjoyed a triumphant evening, securing three awards, including Best Advertising Campaign for the Brisbane Times, Launch/Relaunch of the Year for It’s Brisbane’s Time, and Brand of the Year for The Australian Financial Review. They also received a commendation for the Ross Gittens Newsletter in the Newsletter of the Year category. Broadsheet Media emerged as the Publishing Comp

Nita Ambani, founder and Chairperson of Reliance Foundation and a Board member of  Reliance Industries, and her son Akash Ambani have joined the board of Viacom18, the company that owns Reliance Industries' and Bodhi Tree Systems' media and entertainment business, reported e4m.    The appointments come at the final stage of Viacom18’s merger with Walt Disney’s Star India.   It is reported that James Murdoch, co-promoter of Bodhi Tree Systems; Mohammed Ahmed Al-Hardan, head of technology, media, and telecom at the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and a key investor in Bodhi Tree; Jyoti Deshpande, president of media and content business at RIL;  and Shuva Mandal, partner at Anagram Partners, are the other people joining the Viacom 18  board.    According to the merger scheme approved by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT),  Viacom18 will transfer its assets to Digital 18, its subsidiary, which will transfer them to Star India in return for shares in the latter,

Observing that rigorous bail provisions in statutes like PMLA, anti-terror law UAPA and NDPS Act on narcotics cannot become a “tool” to keep an undertrial accused in jail for an unreasonably long time, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that the requirement of expeditious disposal of cases must be read into these statutes. “Inordinate delay” in the conclusion of the trial and higher threshold for grant of bail cannot go together, the court noted. Amit Anand Choudhary for The Times of India reported on the bench comprising Justices A S Oka and A G Masih granting bail to former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji, who has been in custody for 15 months in a money laundering case linked to a cash-for-job scam, saying there was no likelihood the trial being concluded shortly as the case involves 2,000 accused and 500 witnesses. The scam dates to Balaji’s 2011-2016 tenure as transport minister in AIADMK govt. The bench observed that stringed conditions enumerated in bail provi

3rd-Phase Boss has officially launched as of last night with the entertainment platform hosting a launch event at Mixtape Brewery & Bar in Marrickville.  Speaking to Influencing at the event, 3rd-Phase Boss co-founder Kosta Andreadis said "The heart of it [3rd-Phase Boss] is that were sourcing local artists to create bespoke limited content and that's something that hasn't been neccessarily seen... We're coming to this from purely a passion perspective which is what we came into this [journalism industry] 20 years ago, we love these things, so let's celebrate these things." Fellow 3rd-Phase Boss co-founder Stephen Farrelly said "This event is a celebration... celebration is one of those things Kosta and I have always spoken most importantly about." "We've had an incredibly supportive influx of people, people I've never met knew we were doing this and we're a burgeoning brand... and that's really heartening." Co-Founders Stephen Farrelly (left) and Kosta Andrea

The Hollywood Reporter India (THR India), published by RPSG Lifestyle Media, has announced the launch of its inaugural digital cover, spotlighting five different directors in an exclusive interaction, THR India Roundtable.  Directors Pa.Ranjith, Vetri Maaran, Zoya Akhtar, Karan Johar and Mahesh Narayanan from the Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam film industries are featured on the cover.  Anupama Chopra, editor of THR India, asserted that THR India aims to showcase “the unique aesthetics, star systems and cultural nuances” of multiple thriving film industries across the country “Beyond cinema, THR India will cover India's booming streaming sector, its rapidly growing gaming market, and the explosive online content creation industry. From breaking news and trends to in-depth interviews and reviews, THR India promises to be the go-to source for all things entertainment across the Indian subcontinent,” she said in an introductory video on YouTube.   Avarna Jain, chairperson of R

Prasar Bharati has invited applications from rights owner companies, partnership firms, proprietary firms, and producers to source feature films on license fee/royalty for its digital and linear platforms.  The pubcaster is sourcing 50 feature films as per the requirement for the launch of the OTT platform and a weekly drop until the end of the current financial year. The telecast/streaming schedule and platform will be decided after the completion of the sourcing process based on the category, period, and territory of rights acquired for the feature films for different platforms.  Prasar Bharati issued the notice on September 24, and the last date for submission of applications is October 20.  The applications will be processed on a ‘first come, first serve basis’ from the date of notification, in accordance with Prasar Bharati's content requirements and the merit of the proposals as per the Content Sourcing Policy.  According to Prasar Bharati, these feature films can be

With the second phase of polling in Jammu and Kashmir turning out to be peaceful recording a 57 per cent turnout, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and his team deserve applause. Peerzada Ashiq of The Hindu noted that "enthusiastic voters formed long queues early in the morning at most polling booths across the 26 constituencies." While the highest voting percentage of 74.7 per cent was recorded in Reasi district, the capital Srinagar recorded just 29.81 per cent polling, showing a marginal increase from the 27 per cent in the 2014 assembly elections.  Recording the reluctance of the voters in Srinagar, Peerzada also spoke to several residents who remained unenthusiastic about the polls and what change they could bring to them. In a first, foreign diplomats from 15 countries observed the electoral process and expressed satisfaction with the process after touring several polling booths. The international observers on Wednesday voiced their validation of the polls, with the