Entries open for Mediaweek’s Next of the Best Awards 2025
By staff writer in Media News on Thursday, 10th April 2025 at 1:55pmMediaweek has opened entries for its 2025 Next of the Best Awards, recognising emerging talent in advertising, media and marketing across Australia.
The awards are aimed at professionals with 15 years or less experience in their current field and focus on impact and achievement, rather than age.
Winners will be selected by a judging panel from a curated shortlist and announced at an event on Friday, June 13, 2025 at W Sydney.
Last year’s winners included 2DayFM’s Jimmy and Nath, who were named Best Audio Talent.
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Central Square Foundation picks On Purpose as creative partner
By Staff writer in Media News on Thursday, 17th April 2025 at 8:12pm
On Purpose has been appointed the agency on record for Central Square Foundation (CSF) after a competitive multi-agency pitch. The creative consultancy will lead strategic communications to amplify CSF’s mission of delivering quality education for every child.
“We’re proud to support CSF in shaping conversations that drive real change in education,” said Girish Balachandran, Founder & CEO, On Purpose.
Romonika D Sharan, Director – Policy and Communications at CSF, said the agency brings “the right mix of insight and commitment to help us move the needle on foundational learning.”
CSF currently works across 14 states, with a strong focus on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) in 11 of them, in partnership with governments and education stakeholders.
Veteran journo Parnell to step away from journalism
By Tony Bosworth in Media News on Thursday, 17th April 2025 at 3:26pm
After three and a half years at the editorial helm of Nine's Brisbane Times, Editor Sean Parnell is preparing to say goodbye to the news outlet and hello to taking on a new challenge and opportunity outside journalism.
Announcing the move on LinkedIn, Parnell said, “This newsroom has changed almost as much as Brisbane in that time. We’ve established new roles, experimented with different forms of story-telling, welcomed new staff, said goodbye to others, celebrated births and parenthood, mourned the death of a colleague, and strived to cover as much as we can of the vibrant, layered and beautiful city we call home.
“Above all else, we’ve sought to engage with our readers – our community – to serve their interests and satisfy their news and information needs. Since our 2023 relaunch, BT has experienced consistent subscription growth (no easy feat for an editor!) and our creative social media team has connected us with even more people.
“Yet, to me, the most sati
SC questions Waqf Amendment Act, three point interim order proposed
By Pradeep Damodaran, Pragadish Kirubakaran, Abdul Nishad and Neeraja Gopalakrishnan in Media News on Thursday, 17th April 2025 at 2:38pm
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (April 16, 2025) questioned provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, which de-recognised the “established” waqf-by-user category of property, allowed non-Muslims into waqf administrative bodies and granted the state power to determine if a property was waqf or government.
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The two-hour hearing of around 100 petitions in a packed courtroom saw Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, heading a three-judge Bench, refer to the communal violence in West Bengal over the 2025 Act as “very disturbing”, reported Krishnadas Rajagopal for The Hindu.
During the hearing, the Chief Justice went on to propose a three-point interim order to “balance equities” on all sides in the case. Firstly, he suggested that properties already declared waqf by courts need not, for the time being, be de-notified or treated as non-waqf properties. These would include properties categorised as ‘waqf-by-user’ or waqf by long usage without forma
Secret agents and dining with the fishes
By Tony Bosworth in Media News on Thursday, 17th April 2025 at 2:49pm
Tasting Tokyo
Two potentially gripping TV programs coming up this next week, when the ABC’s Four Corners speaks to an Australian secret service agent who spent years inside extremist groups, and Foreign Correspondent goes to Tokyo for a meal or two.
Four Corners’ The Agent Inside sees investigative reporter Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop talk to an ex-ASIO agent who’s broken cover to talk about years spent inside extremist circles.
In the Four Corners exclusive, the former ASIO agent reveals how a resurgent Islamic State (IS) network is radicalising Australian teens and plotting violence.
He exposes the network’s links to a global web of terrorist leaders.
The agent spent years inside extremist circles, helping authorities thwart attacks and stop IS terrorists.
Now, with teenage terrorism and hate crimes on the rise in Australia and around the world, he’s stepping out of the shadows to sound the alarm, says the ABC.
And on a lighter note, another of the ABC’s heavy hitt
ABP Nadu marks four years with record-breaking digital growth
By Staff writer in Media News on Thursday, 17th April 2025 at 2:22pm
ABP Nadu has entered its fifth year as one of Tamil Nadu’s top digital news platforms, celebrating four years of strong audience growth and engagement.
Launched in 2021, the digital-only Tamil news channel has become the youngest publisher to break into the top two on the Comscore leaderboard, achieving the No.1 spot in December 2024 and maintaining its No.2 rank since.
With over nine million monthly users and 1.6 million YouTube subscribers, ABP Nadu has recorded 1.2 billion video views and 4.6 billion impressions on the platform.
It now approaches 100 million monthly views--without traditional TV promotion--underscoring its growing influence among native Tamil-speaking audiences worldwide.
As it enters year five, ABP Nadu plans to expand its content formats while continuing to focus on regional relevance, digital-first storytelling, and next-generation news delivery.
ABP Nadu is part of Ananda Bazar Patrika Group, an Indian media conglomerate established in 1922 and headquar
Adfactors PR named in LinkedIn's top midsize companies list
By Staff writer in Media News on Thursday, 17th April 2025 at 2:11pm
LinkedIn has included Adfactors PR in its 2024 list of Top Midsize Companies in India, recognising workplaces that support long-term employee growth.
The Mumbai-based public relations firm joins a cohort of 15 companies with 250 to 5,000 global employees, selected for offering strong career development, internal mobility and diverse opportunities.
The list, based on LinkedIn’s proprietary data, ranks firms across eight key indicators, including advancement potential, skill development, gender diversity, and employee distribution.
Other names on the list include Nykaa, Khaitan & Co, Urban Company and Aragen Life Sciences.
Asianet News Digital and Vineet ‘Panchhi’ launch ‘News Se Break’
By Staff writer in Media News on Thursday, 17th April 2025 at 1:53pm
Asianet News Hindi has partnered with poet and storyteller Vineet ‘Panchhi’ for a unique digital-first series titled 'News Se Break’. The series aims to offer mindful moments in the middle of a fast-paced news cycle, with new episodes releasing every Friday at 5 PM across the platform’s digital channels.
In a world constantly flooded with updates and alerts, ‘News Se Break’ creates space for reflection. It doesn’t step away from the news but adds a layer of calm through thoughtful storytelling.
Each episode features bite-sized poetry, nazms, and soulful reflections, offering a pause from the chaos. The idea is simple yet powerful people need a breather, even while staying informed.
This initiative reflects a new direction for Asianet News Hindi, focusing on emotion-led, artist-driven storytelling in a digital space often dominated by noise.
At the core of this concept is Vineet ‘Panchhi’, whose poetic voice blends Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, and English.
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