David Hovenden

Sydney

Editor in Chief at B&T

MISFITS CEO & EDITOR AT LARGE at Travel Weekly (Australia)

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Vale Claire Austin

1 week ago | bandt.com.au | David Hovenden

It is with a heavy heart that we confirm the tragic news that Claire Austin has passed away following an alleged domestic violence incident over the weekend. Claire started working with the Misfits in our client services division in March of this year. She was working as part of the team producing our Cairns Crocodiles event. Claire had only joined the Misfits family a short while ago, but her warmth and charm had an immediate effect on all of us.
MAFS' Death Throes Does The Business For Nine

4 weeks ago | bandt.com.au | David Hovenden

We're only one week away from the bliss of a Married At First Site-free existence, but Nine's trashy reality show has once again set the tone for the network, which took out the number one position on the night according to OzTAM's overnight ratings report.
Tommy McCubbin Launches Creative Production Studio ShowStarter

1 month ago | bandt.com.au | David Hovenden

ShowStarter, a creative production studio that develops entertainment to empower brands to produce their own show formats and build long-term audience engagement has officially launched.
MAFS Wins The Night As Petition Launches Against It

1 month ago | bandt.com.au | David Hovenden

If we learnt anything over the course of the weekend, it's that careful, considered diplomacy is out the window and brash, shouty, devil-may-care attitude to decorum and dignity is gaining alarming traction.
Don't Panic! But Women Leading Tech People's Choice Voting Closes Tonight

1 month ago | bandt.com.au | David Hovenden

Women Leading Tech don't cheat. That's the key takeaway B&T has discovered as we enter the closing hours of voting for the B&T's Women Leading Tech People's Choice Award. While we have seen no end to the dramas with B&T's 30 under 30 Peoples Choice Award, the Women Leading Tech, presented by Atlassian, iteration of the same format has been anything but questionable.
Stewards Called In As Questions Raised In Voting Scandal

1 month ago | bandt.com.au | David Hovenden

B&T's 30 Under 30, presented by Vevo, is set to release its shortlist tomorrow, which means the People's Choice Awards is entering its final day of voting and a cloud has formed over the means some entrants have stooped to in order to finish top of the pops.
Women Leading Tech People's Choice Race Heats Up

2 months ago | bandt.com.au | David Hovenden

B&T's Women Leading Tech People's Choice Award has been open for just under a week and already more than 5000 votes have been cast, with contestants using or their guile, graft and goodwill to garner as many votes for themselves as the can get.
Women Dominate The Leaders Board In B&T's 30 Under 30 People's Choice

2 months ago | bandt.com.au | David Hovenden

Not even three fulls days into voting and more than 10,000 ballots have been cast in B&T's 30 Under 30 People's Choice Award, with the top nine place holders all being women.- Firmly the fan favourite of the B&T 30 Under 30 Awards, presented by Vevo, the People's Choice award has again this year been embraced by entrants as a chance to show off their influencer skills.
And That's A Wrap! Part 2 Of B&T's A-Z Of 2024

Dec 17, 2024 | bandt.com.au | David Hovenden

Following on from yesterday's part 1 of the A-Z of 2024, we dive right into the final 13 moments, trends, tragedies and triumphs of the year that was. L - Lisa RonsonPart 2 of B&T's A-Z begins on a sad, indeed tragic, note. This year, Australia's marketing and advertising community lost one its best far too soon. There wasn't a dry eye seated in the Members Stand of the Sydney Cricket Grand during Lisa Ronson's memorial service last week.
B&T's A-Z Of 2024 Part 1

Dec 16, 2024 | bandt.com.au | David Hovenden

According to the 2024 Global Peace Index (GPI), global peacefulness declined by 0.56 per cent, marking the 12th deterioration in the past 16 years. This decline is attributed to an increase in conflicts, with 56 active disputes (the highest since the Second World War) and 97 countries experiencing reduced peacefulness. Whatever that means? Technological advancements surged, particularly in artificial intelligence and clean energy.