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Serve it up, Cape Town! Is your padel serve as pinpoint accurate as our ad-serving tech?

Advertising

Serve it up, Cape Town! Is your padel serve as pinpoint accurate as our ad-serving tech?

Issued by Vicinity Media 11 Dec 2024

Source: © 123rf Donvé Forbes, audit partner in technology, media, and telecommunications, BDO South Africa examines how media houses can navigate the digital shift

Media

A mobile-first, audience-driven future as media houses navigate the digital shift

Donvé Forbes 6 Dec 2024

Ezra Eeman. Source: Supplied.

Artificial Intelligence

Ezra Eeman joins Wan-Ifra to steer AI initiatives in the media industry

29 Nov 2024

All the AdFocus Awards winners (Image: Danette Breitenbach)

Advertising

All the 2024 FM AdFocus Awards winners, Halo wins Agency of the Year

28 Nov 2024

Megan Walker, head of insights and media planning at Ultimate Media says aggregated audience buys and engagement radio drive real marketing results and improve bottom-line ROI (Image supplied)

Radio & Audio

The future of radio advertising: The combination of aggregated audience buys and engagement radio

Megan Walker 25 Nov 2024

Bridging the gap between innovation and authenticity

Digital

Bridging the gap between innovation and authenticity

Kalyn Fagan, Issued by Motherland OMNi 12 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf

TV

Loadshedding pause leads to TV viewership rise, but challenges remain

18 Oct 2024

10 years of local excellence: A decade of true location targeting and 1st party data

Advertising

10 years of local excellence: A decade of true location targeting and 1st party data

Issued by Vicinity Media 21 Oct 2024

Primedia Malls appoints Kirsten Mercer as new chief revenue officer

OOH

Primedia Malls appoints Kirsten Mercer as new chief revenue officer

Issued by Primedia Out-of-Home 15 Oct 2024

Source: © IMASA A coalition of African editor guilds and media owner organisations has partnered with Code for Africa’s (CfA) media research unit, CivicSignal, to build a database tracking title closures, staff losses and other market impacts

Media

Calling on African media to map the media meltdown

14 Oct 2024

Radio & Audio

Is in-house research holding back African radio evolution?

9 Oct 2024

More than 1,200 entries were received from journalists around the country as they shared examples of their best work from the past year. Source: Supplied.

Media

KZN, Mpumalanga regional winners for the 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards announced

9 Oct 2024

The 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards have announced the Gqeberha regional winners across the competition’s 12 categories (Image supplied)

Media

2024 Vodacom Journalist Awards: Regional winners for Gqeberha

2 Oct 2024

On the eve of World News Day Kalay Maistry, head of reputation, risk & advisory at Razor PR says PR Pros should be deeply concerned about the state of media (Image supplied)

Media Freedom

EXCLUSIVE: Razor PR's Kalay Maistry: Why the crisis in South African media should concern PR Pros

23 Sep 2024

MDNTV announced as bronze sponsor for the Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2024

Events & Conferencing

MDNTV announced as bronze sponsor for the Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2024

Issued by MDNTV 20 Sep 2024

Announcement on Daily Maverick’s cost reduction and reorganisation

Media

Announcement on Daily Maverick’s cost reduction and reorganisation

Issued by Daily Maverick 20 Sep 2024

Beyond the Billboard podcast hits the 6-month mark!

Podcasts

Beyond the Billboard podcast hits the 6-month mark!

Issued by What3things 4 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRC) has confirmed a comprehensive update to its television and radio audience measurement programmes after an independent review showed the weighting efficiency of the last TV Establishment Survey (ES) was too low

Media

BRC confirms ES update following independent review

22 Aug 2024

Broadcasting the 2024 elections as a politics and history graduate was gold for me

Media

Broadcasting the 2024 elections as a politics and history graduate was gold for me

Issued by Newzroom Afrika 22 Aug 2024

Capital Legacy takes silver and bronze at The Bookmark Awards

Law Practice

Capital Legacy takes silver and bronze at The Bookmark Awards

Issued by Capital Legacy 19 Aug 2024

This year a new campaign, Choose Truth, created by South Africa's Daily Maverick, will be featured for World News Day (Image supplied)

Media Freedom

South Africa's Daily Maverick's Choose Truth campaign for World News Day

12 Aug 2024

OOH

Tractor Outdoor introduces OOH brand lift attribution measurement in SA

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 26 Jul 2024

Meet the 2024 Santam Women of the Future finalists

Events & Conferencing

Meet the 2024 Santam Women of the Future finalists

Issued by Media24 Lifestyle 25 Jul 2024

Community radio: The essence of a community heartbeat

Radio & Audio

Community radio: The essence of a community heartbeat

Mpho Mothapo, Issued by Motherland OMNi 25 Jul 2024

Afda graduation film “Cipher” wins Simon ‘Mabhuna’ Sabela award

Higher Education

Afda graduation film “Cipher” wins Simon ‘Mabhuna’ Sabela award

Earle Holmes, Issued by AFDA 24 Jul 2024

Brian Lesser will take on the role in September. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

WPP announces Brian Lesser as new global CEO of GroupM, succeeding Christian Juhl

18 Jul 2024

Source: © 123rf PwC South Africa’s Voice of the Consumer Survey 2024: South African findings report found six key imperatives to shrink the consumer trust deficit

Research

6 key imperatives for consumer companies to shrink their consumer trust deficit

18 Jul 2024

(Image supplied). The South African print media industry changes are shown in media monitoring company, Novus Group’s newly released 10 Years in Print Media report

Newspapers

Report shows the decline of print newspapers over the past decade

11 Jul 2024

We work wonders: Reimagining media in a connected world

Media

We work wonders: Reimagining media in a connected world

Issued by Motherland OMNi 11 Jul 2024

Spark Media wins Most Awards newspaper category

Newspapers

Spark Media wins Most Awards newspaper category

Issued by Spark Media 19 Sep 2023

BusinessTech achieves best-ever Q1 performance in 2024

Advertising

BusinessTech achieves best-ever Q1 performance in 2024

Issued by Broad Media 13 Jun 2024

Shape Africa’s independent voice: Register now for AMP 2024

Advertising

Shape Africa’s independent voice: Register now for AMP 2024

Issued by YehBaby Marketing Creatives 6 Jun 2024

Source: © 123rf The Sanef has once again partnered with the SADAG) to help journalists deal with the many traumatic stories they cover.

Media

Sanef partners with SADAG to help journalists cope with trauma

30 May 2024

Source: © Nations Online The Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa (ABC) has released the Q1 for newspapers

Newspapers

Newspapers: ABC Q1 2024: The slow steady downward trickle continues

Danette Breitenbach 23 May 2024

Source: © TV with Thinus The Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa (ABC) has released the Q1 for magazines

Magazines

Magazines: ABC Q1 2024: Notable growth

23 May 2024

EssenceMediacom impresses with 2023/2024 Scopen results

Media

EssenceMediacom impresses with 2023/2024 Scopen results

Issued by EssenceMediacom 6 May 2024

Was media planning really less precise before AI?

Media

Was media planning really less precise before AI?

Merissa Himraj, Issued by Advertising Media Forum 6 May 2024

iProspect dentsu South Africa triumphs at South Africa Smarties Gala Awards Ceremony

Marketing

iProspect dentsu South Africa triumphs at South Africa Smarties Gala Awards Ceremony

Issued by Dentsu 18 Apr 2024

Primedia Outdoor strengthens commitment to excellence with the appointment of Thulani Dumakude

OOH

Primedia Outdoor strengthens commitment to excellence with the appointment of Thulani Dumakude

Issued by Primedia Out-of-Home 15 Apr 2024

Penny Ntuli will not be returning to the station. Source: Instagram.

Radio & Audio

Penny Ntuli leaves Gagasi FM over R2,800 salary

Karabo Ledwaba 27 Mar 2024

Beyond the Billboard the first OOH podcast launching in South Africa March 2024

Podcasts

Beyond the Billboard the first OOH podcast launching in South Africa March 2024

Issued by What3things 4 Mar 2024

Media

Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry to kick off month-long public hearings

4 Mar 2024

MediaHeads 360 celebrates 5 years of bold evolution and unstoppable growth

Media

MediaHeads 360 celebrates 5 years of bold evolution and unstoppable growth

Candy Dempers, Issued by MediaHeads 360 20 Feb 2024

Is your targeting as accurate as ours? Smash the competition in the Vicinity Media Padel League!

Media

Is your targeting as accurate as ours? Smash the competition in the Vicinity Media Padel League!

Issued by Vicinity Media 19 Feb 2024

Digital

News24 joins top global publishers as it reaches 100,000 paid subscribers

Karabo Ledwaba 1 Feb 2024

Magazines

Condé Nast strike gains celebrity support as Anne Hathaway leaves photoshoot

24 Jan 2024

Media

Motherland OMNi brand experience manager Molly Xulu on mastering the evolving media landscape

Issued by Motherland OMNi 22 Jan 2024

Publicis Media making waves

Media

Publicis Media making waves

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 14 Dec 2023

Amasa's epic relaunch campus ignites flames of transformation

Media

Amasa's epic relaunch campus ignites flames of transformation

Issued by Mediamark 21 Nov 2023