No sex please - we're Metro FM

Well, perhaps not necessarily no sex talk at all, but there was one sex talk that got Metro FM all hot and bothered... The station this week banished drive time presenter T-BO Touch and his team to the naughty corner, after their interview with sex educator Jade Zwane left management squirming. 24 May 2013 10:03

Triggerfish plans to take on Disney

[Sindy Peters] All part of a 20-year plan, Triggerfish Animation aims to eventually displace Disney, announced the company's CEO Stuart Forrest at yesterday's Net Prophet conference in Cape Town. Laying the animation studio's cards on the table, his talk followed on the inspirational thread that ran through all the talks at the annual event. 24 May 2013 08:15

Tech talks at Net Prophet 2013

[Eugene Yiga] Take the most innovative, successful, creative, ambitious thinkers and entrepreneurs in the internet space and ask them to share their stories, ideas, and predictions for the future in a format that is fresh, relevant, and engaging. The result: Net Prophet. 24 May 2013 11:03

'Open streets, open city' idea worth spreading

[Sue Northam] Saturday, 25 May 2013, is a special day for Africa and an important day for the citizens of Cape Town too. Two great citizen-lead initiatives will take place in Cape Town tomorrow, 100in1day and Open Streets. And TEDxCapeTown, in the spirit of ideas worth spreading, will be doing their bit to add to the drive towards individuals and community organisations taking action in our cities, to be the change we want to see. 24 May 2013 13:04

Decoding the creative brief

[Vanita 'Bezi Phiri] For as long as I have been working, I have heard moans and tantrums about briefs from creatives who just want to deliver fantastic results - without wasting time practising some wizardry in guessing what the brief may be entailing. 24 May 2013 05:23

Digital publishing paywalls to cause casualties

[Styli Charalambous] Earlier this month, one of South Africa's leading publishing houses announced its online content would be going behind a paywall. But not just any paywall: one priced so high that the walls of Jericho would struggle to compete. Time will tell whether BDFM has overestimated the South African market, and itself. 24 May 2013 07:02

Loeries announce Africa, Middle East judges, 2013 scholarship applications open

Entries to Loeries close Friday, 31 May, so get in now, as the Loeries announce the two judges from Africa and Middle East who are preparing to judge their peers. R30 of every entry into the Loeries will go towards the funding of the Creative Future Scholarship. 24 May 2013 09:30

Gov wants a mouthpiece? Never!

[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: The "government outfit vying for the Independent Group has laughed off concerns it wants a state mouthpiece," reports Mail & Guardian. So that's all right then... Not. 24 May 2013 09:12

No news is bad news

[Janine Lazarus] I recently received a petition calling for the review of the Secrecy Bill. I didn't need to read any further before adding my name - and a strong comment - to the spiraling number of citizens of this country who are entirely against a Bill that threatens fundamental rights like the freedom of speech. 24 May 2013 06:12

AdReview winners announced

The AdReview winners was announced on Thursday, 16 May 2013, and Joe Public saw its efforts rewarded with the AdReview Agency of the Year award. 23 May 2013 22:02

Mindshare South Africa wins Purple Head award

[Issued by Mindshare] Mindshare South Africa has been named Office of the Year 2012 for the EMEA region, recognising our continued financial growth and commitment to fostering talent in the media industry locally. 24 May 2013 10:45

BMi Research extends a helping hand

[Issued by BMi Research] BMi Research and OR Tambo Protea Hotel staff members recently visited Ubuhle Care and Development Centre and delivered food parcels to local residents. 24 May 2013 12:54

GraphicMail's reseller base continues to expand

[Issued by GraphicMail] The global ESP's growth shows no signs of slowing as it reaches into the creative industry, adding yet another key reseller, here's what the newest addition to their base had to say. 24 May 2013 12:41

Hyundai South Africa partners with World Wide Creative to launch new website

[Issued by World Wide Creative] World Wide Creative, integrated digital marketing agency and part of JSE-listed Sekunjalo Investments Limited, recently launched Hyundai's new website for the South African region. 24 May 2013 08:18

Wild Island receives a brand and packaging upgrade

[Issued by Red Crown Design] South African beverage manufacturer, The Ceres Beverage Company, approached Cape Town-based strategic design agency, Red Crown, to evaluate and to upgrade their existing Wild Island range of concentrated fruit juice blends. 24 May 2013 11:01