NYF International TV & Film Awards announces 2012 winners at NAB

NEW YORK, US: The 55th New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards, announced this year's winning entries at the 2012 awards ceremony on Tuesday, 17 April at the annual NAB Show in Las Vegas. Geoffrey Mason, senior production specialist for ESPN, was awarded the NYF Television & Film Awards Lifetime Achievement Award. 19 Apr 2012 08:02

Cannes Lions: Creative Effectiveness, Design, Film, and PR Juries

CANNES, FRANCE: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, taking place from 17-23 June, has announced the members of a further four juries: Creative Effectiveness, Design, Film, and PR Lions. South Africa is represented on the Design jury (Shelley-Ann Atkinson, Grid Worldwide Branding & Design) and on the Film jury (Catherine Ireland, Amplified). 30 Mar 2012 07:54

The buddy stamp

MUMBAI, INDIA: Smartphones give users endless lists of things to keep them both informed and occupied. One of the latest crazes to hit the industry is the barcode's modern cousin, QR codes, or quick response codes. 6 Mar 2012 05:45

Kaspersky Lab issues spam report for December 2011

MOSCOW, RUSSIA / JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: Kaspersky Lab has announced the publication of its spam report for December 2011. The last month of the year was predictably quiet - compared to November the share of spam in email traffic fell 4.4% and averaged 76.2% for the month. 27 Jan 2012 08:04

First ever News Design Conference for South Asia

CHENNAI, INDIA: WAN-IFRA and the Society for News Design (SND) have joined hands to organise the first ever News Design Conference in South Asia. The event will be held at New Delhi from 23-24 January 2012. 20 Jan 2012 08:11

Mukesh Ambani boosts Internet TV interests

MUMBAI, INDIA: India's richest man Mukesh Ambani announced this week plans to strengthen his Internet television venture, as he seeks to diversify his giant Reliance Industries group beyond the energy sector. 6 Jan 2012 07:35

New Delhi to host the first WAN-IFRA - SND News Design Conference & Workshop in South Asia

NEW DELHI, INDIA: WAN-IFRA and the Society for News Design (SND) has joined hands to organise the first ever "News Design Conference" in South Asia. The event will be held at New Delhi from 23-24 January 2012. 14 Dec 2011 12:10

India launches 'world's cheapest' tablet computer

NEW DELHI: India, on Wednesday 5 October 2011, launched its long-awaited "computer for the masses", unveiling a US$46 tablet device designed to bring the information technology revolution to tens of millions of students. 6 Oct 2011 14:22

Record entries for Spikes Asia 2011: 19% increase

SINGAPORE: A total of 3647 entries from 17 countries will be competing at this year's Spikes Asia Festival, which kicks off this forthcoming Sunday in Singapore, an overall increase of 19% versus last year, with growth in most categories. 14 Sep 2011 07:29

Cloud computing popular in emerging markets

NUREMBERG, GERMANY: Western businesses look set to be left behind in competitive global markets, as ambitious companies in the emerging nations embrace cloud computing in order to drive growth and worldwide reach. 19 Jul 2011 10:24

Online travel audience in India jumps 32% in past year

MUMBAI, INDIA: comScore, Inc today released a study of the online travel industry in India based on data from its comScore Media Metrix service. The study found that the number of visitors to travel sites increased 32% in the past year to 18.5 million visitors as more Indians turned to the web for their travel needs. 3 Jun 2011 09:50

mig33's mega sales

BURLINGAME, US: mig33, one of the world's largest mobile-first communities, has announced that its members purchased more than 40 million virtual gifts in 2010, with sales more than doubling in several countries during the year's final six months. 2 Mar 2011 08:48

Global mobile user survey released

[Dr KF Lai] SINGAPORE: Despite mobile device functionality becoming ever more sophisticated, research, released this week by mobile media company BuzzCity, shows that mobiles are actually sustaining, not replacing, consumer demand for PCs. 16 Feb 2011 08:31

Bees Awards recognises social media marketing as worldwide phenomenon

SAN FRANCISCO, US: The Bees Awards, claimed to be the first international social media marketing awards for communication professionals, has announced today, Monday, 24 January 2011, its 2011 jury panel members, which include Rob Hill, group head of strategy, Ogilvy Cape Town. The event will once again award winners in more than 23 specialised categories, including eight new categories in the fast-paced social media marketing world. 24 Jan 2011 09:53