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   AFRICA EAB sponsors Tusker Project Fame 3 reality show
AFRICA MTV targets African teen market
AFRICA BCE COO to attend Africa Future TV Summit 2009
AFRICA Big Brother Africa 4 doubles prize money
AFRICA 2010 media income highest to dateLocal 2010 World Cup organising committee chief executive officer, Danny Jordaan, said revenue from commercial and broadcasting deals for next year's 2010 FIFA World Cup had debunked any notion that Africa's first hosting of the event would be a financial failure. 2 Jun 2009 10:20 AFRICA Erin Burnett broadcasts live from Lagos
AFRICA MTV base calls on designers, doodlers
AFRICA Sales director appointed for CNN Africa
AFRICA 2010 media training programme underway in SenegalLast week sports journalists began a programme sponsored by FIFA to provide mid-career training to more than 300 reporters and photographers across Africa. The programme is part of FIFA's "Win in Africa with Africa" development programme. 15 May 2009 12:20 AFRICA Pule Molebeledi joins CNBC AfricaPule Molebeledi has been appointed CNBC Africa's new head of sales, effective 1 June 2009, the broadcaster announced yesterday, Thursday 14 May. 14 May 2009 12:57 AFRICA Africa 24: Putting African news in the global mediaLikened to CNN or the BBC, Africa 24 officially launched in Paris, France on 11 May 2009, bringing together a couple hundred media professionals, celebrities and ambassadors from around the world. 14 May 2009 11:18 AFRICA 2009 CNN Multichoice African Journalist finalistsThe finalists in the 14th CNN MultiChoice African Journalist competition were announced on Tuesday, 12 May 2009, by Azubuike Ishiekwene, chair of the independent judging panel. The competition received 836 entries from 38 countries, including French- and Portuguese- speaking Africa. 12 May 2009 16:10 Latest jobs | Ad showcase Wild Island   1 of 9  |
NAIROBI: East African Breweries (EAB), through its flagship brand Tusker Lager, is continuing its sponsorship of the Tusker Project Fame reality show that's now in its third year running with an investment of approximately Kshs200 million. Auditions for the musical talent reality show will launch concurrently this weekend in Kenya Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. 
JOHANNESBURG: MTV Networks Africa (MTVNA) plans to introduce a range of on- and off-air initiatives designed to broaden the appeal of its African music TV channel, MTV base, to the African teen market. 
Tun Van Rijswijck, chief operating officer of Broadcasting Centre Europe (BCE) will be attending the Africa Future TV Conference 2009. The event is scheduled for 3 - 4 August 2009 at the Sandton Sun in Johannesburg, South Africa. 
A new season of the reality show, Big Brother Africa will begin in September 2009, according to M-Net. Big Brother Africa: The Revolution has undergone a makeover with the prize money doubled, now standing at US$200,000. Open castings are planned for 18 cities in the 14 participating countries. 
CNBC US anchor, Erin Burnett, will be broadcasting her worldwide programmes from the West African business hub in Lagos, on Thursday, 21 May 2009 between 1pm and 4pm CAT. Burnett is anchor of "Street Signs" and co-anchor of "Squawk on the Street" on CNBC. 
MTV base is calling designers to enter a creative project in assembling an African Urban Dictionary using flash cards that will compile a deck. Each card will be individually designed by artists with the aim of connecting with the youth culture across Africa. 
CNN International has appointed Reme Al-Saiegh to the position of sales director for Africa and the Middle East region, based out of CNN's international headquarters in London. Al-Saiegh is responsible for overseeing CNN's sales teams across Africa, the Middle East and the UK. as well as a network of representatives throughout the region. 
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