Times Media details restructuring progress

Times Media's profit from operations before exceptional items grew by 18% to R86m for the six months ended September 2012‚ it said in a voluntary trading update on Friday. 17 Nov 2012 12:04

SAARF RAMS figures for October 2012

The latest RAMS figures (October 2012) has been released and the South African Audience Research Foundation (SAARF) says that overall, radio has maintained the stability seen in previous releases. 17 Nov 2012 07:14

Emerald Resort & Casino to host new OFM broadcasting studio

Emerald Resort & Casino will offer live broadcasts of OFM, from December 2012, as the new broadcasting studio goes live onsite. 16 Nov 2012 12:16

The importance of building shared values

[Ben Wagner] In a highly-connected world where social media savvy-consumers expect greater transparency from the companies whose brands they use, the absence of shared values is becoming an imposing threat to companies' triple bottom lines*. 16 Nov 2012 12:11

New Media

New Media continues winning streak

[Issued by New Media] New Media has continued their award-winning streak of 2012 at the PICAs, scooping top honours in the Visual Production of the Year category for Plascon Spaces, hauling in nine Highly Commended accolades for their consumer and customer titles. 16 Nov 2012 11:19

CNBC Africa reaches 500,000 viewers in SA

CNBC Africa has been on a high for the past month as the channel's South African viewership peaked at 600,000 viewers in the first week of October, according to data from Multichoice's DStv-I - past seven day viewership. 16 Nov 2012 11:14

Where are women voices in talk radio?

[Talifhani Munzhedzi] Having been a fan of talk radio for a number of years, what worries me is a lack of women voices - not as presenters, but as contributors to programmes. This is not healthy in a democracy such as ours, which guarantees the freedom of expression 16 Nov 2012 10:57

JustPlay

Targeted, measurable online advertising now a reality in South Africa

[Issued by JustPlay] Increasing use of the Internet, led primarily by the explosion in the availability of mobile handsets, is being accompanied by a revolution in the use of the worldwide web by marketers looking for targeted, measurable results for their marketing investments. 16 Nov 2012 10:48

Jump Shopping

The 2012 South African eCommerce Award Winners

[Issued by Jump Shopping] The seventh annual South African eCommerce Awards sheds some light on how far eCommerce in South Africa has come. Websites are in tune with the increasing demands of this growing industry and are raising their standards year on year. 16 Nov 2012 10:45

Havas Worldwide Johannesburg

Havas Worldwide Johannesburg wins Autopax account

[Issued by Havas Worldwide Johannesburg] Havas Worldwide Johannesburg has recently been chosen for Autopax's new campaign to promote the cashless purchase of tickets for their City to City bus line. In addition to generating a completely cash-free environment, the campaign is also aiming at increasing usage of the City to City services. 16 Nov 2012 10:19

Mojo Mother Russia

Morrisjones creates risky ad for rubybox that gets tongues wagging

[Issued by Mojo Mother Russia] Described as "inappropriate, awkward and awesome" the new YouTube ad for rubybox is already an internet sensation. 16 Nov 2012 10:15

Blue Moon

Function over form with Blue Moon's Head of Design

[Issued by Blue Moon] Craig Belnick, Head of the formidable Design department at Blue Moon, is known for his grace under pressure and top design work. Find out more about the man behind the cool façade... 16 Nov 2012 09:59

Lessons from Marge Simpson and casinos

[John Laurence] In an episode of season 5 of The Simpsons cartoon, the townsfolk of Springfield decided to legalise gambling in order to boost the town's flagging coffers. Marge, the mom, develops a gambling addiction after putting a loose coin in a slot machine. She becomes permanently glued to the machines, feeding in coins in a zombie-like fashion and consequently neglecting her family, who proceed to stir up all sorts of unconstrained mayhem. 16 Nov 2012 09:48

Tickets available for 2012 Student Village Makoya Youth Awards

The 2012 Student Village Makoya Youth Awards, based on national research conducted among tertiary education students at South African universities, will be revealed on Tuesday 20 November 2012 at the Johannesburg Country Club in Woodmead. 16 Nov 2012 09:29