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#CannesLions2017: Mobile Lions winners!

The 64th annual Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity hosted the Cannes Mobile award ceremony on 20 June 2017, where Native VML secured two Bronze Lions for Huffington Post's Stop the Cycle 360^o mobile video...

3 days ago

Liability problems for WhatsApp admin users

WhatsApp group admins could be held liable for defamatory content that is shared in the group, following case in India...

15 hours ago

#SocialMediaBlackout pressures network providers to lower data costs

NEWSWATCH: Today, Wednesday, 21 June 2017, South Africans are encouraged to join the #SocialMediaBlackout campaign...

By Ilse van den Berg 2 days ago

ParkFind - the solution to Cape Town's parking woes

When Street Parking Solutions, a company that manages parking marshals, needed unique and effective assistance with solving some of Cape Town's parking woes, they approached 4i for a mobile solution...

Issued by 4i 3 days ago

The benefits of commercial landlords providing Wi-Fi to the masses

In 2016, there were over seven billion mobile devices in the world and the users of these devices demand connectivity for them...

By Ron Lagnado and Bilal Vallee 3 days ago

4G subscriptions continue to grow in Africa

According to Dataxis, in 2016, most 4G subscribers came from a few leading countries in northern and southern Africa. Significant disparities in 4G development and adoption still exist depending on the country...

3 days ago

Learnings from Facebook in Dublin

Popimedia was invited to take part in a social media manager's boot camp in Dublin during the first week of June.

By Lisa Steingold 19 Jun 2017

New CNN Travel multiplatform, multimedia digital destination launched

CNN has launched an all-new CNN Travel multimedia digital destination. CNN Travel has a new design as a globally-minded, mobile-first, social product with an emphasis on visual storytelling...

13 Jun 2017

Nigerian rideshare app reports success

GoMyWay.com, the Nigerian rideshare app, reports that it has experienced a 150% increase in registered members and a 300% increase in the number of seats offered...

13 Jun 2017

Enter your mobile campaign!

Entries are now open for the South African Smarties Awards, recognising best-in-class mobile marketing campaigns, which will take place in September in Johannesburg...

Issued by Mobile Marketing Association 6 Jun 2017

2017 Mobile 360 - Africa open for registration

The 2017 Mobile 360 - Africa conference, which will take place from 11-13 July 2017 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, is now open for registration...

2 Jun 2017

Free masterclass: Fundamentals to disrupt and delight by activating brand purpose

What if I tell you there are ways for brands to find a way to bring two economies together. I believe brands have the power to unleash something bigger and better than what we have ever envisioned...

By Carmen Murray, Issued by Mobitainment 31 May 2017

Gavin Emes is in the Vicinity

Vicinity Media have announced that digital media heavyweight Gavin Emes will be joining the location-based mobile network...

Issued by Vicinity Media 30 May 2017

Good news for sports fans - Thatha Zonke!

The Daily Kick app brings you all the best soccer stories and breaking news from the heavyweights of digital publishing including Daily Sun, Soccer Laduma, Kickoff, News24 and Sports24 as well as thousands of other local and international sites...

Issued by 24.com 29 May 2017

International

Red Bull Music Academy opens for applications for 2018

Music makers from all over the world are invited to apply for the 20th Red Bull Music Academy 2018 being held in Berlin from Friday, 8 September to Thursday, 12 October 2018. Applications close on Monday, 4 September 2017.

1 day ago

One Club Young Guns 15 jury selected

The One Club for Creativity, formed by last year's merger of the Art Directors Club and The One Club has announced the jury members for the Young Guns (YG) 15 programme, celebrating international creative professionals age 30 and younger. About half of the jury consists of past YG winners.

1 day ago

South African designers showcase their wares in Paris

Forty-two South African designers are currently exhibiting their artisanal goods at the renowned BHV/Marais in Paris, a department store of the group of Galeries Lafayette that attracts over 60,000 visitors daily. The exhibition, which runs until 31 July 2017, showcases South Africa's creative energy and its international design and cultural capitals: Johannesburg and Cape Town.

1 day ago

Publicis Groupe shifts spend on award shows, other events to AI initiative

#NEWSWATCH: In an effort to cut costs and shift spend towards its new professional assistant platform, Publicis Groupe's newly appointed CEO, Arthur Sadoun, has forbidden all of its agencies from participating in award shows, trade shows and any other paid promotional efforts for the next year, which means it will sit out of the 2018 Cannes Lions Festival.

By Jessica Tennant 2 days ago