DMMA appoints 2012 exec committee

Following its AGM earlier in January 2012, the members of the Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMMA) have voted for their new executive committee for 2012. A new portfolio is that of education and transformation - a key focus area for the DMMA in 2012. 1 Feb 2012 12:12

Award-winning production company gets funding for local films

The film production company Fineline Productions, headed up by award-winning director and producer Junaid Ahmed, will receive R6 million over a period of three years from the 2012 National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) Slate Funding, which is geared at local, upcoming creative talent. 1 Feb 2012 11:43

Press freedom as the ANC sees it

[Stephen Grootes: @StephenGrootes] On Tuesday, 31 January 2012, in front of the Press Freedom Commission's members, the ANC had its say. Parts of its submission make you think the ANC is paranoid, and parts make you think it has a serious point. 1 Feb 2012 11:16

Happy Ntshingila joins SuperSport as CEO

Happy Ntshingila will join SuperSport as CEO from 1 April 2012, reporting to the MultiChoice South Africa group CEO, Imtiaz Patel. 1 Feb 2012 11:10

Tomas Roope on brands and social platforms

[Herman Manson: @marklives] Tomas Roope has been doing multimedia since 1991. That was before most of the rest of us even realised it existed. So listen closely. Once it might have described CD-ROMs (he did that, too) but today multimedia features in numerous consumer touchpoints, both online and off, and Roope has had a front-row view as a technical and creative director at The Rumpus Room. [video] 1 Feb 2012 10:34

'President Zuma not involved in SABC recruitment'

President Jacob Zuma was not involved in the recruitment process or any internal process at the SABC, the presidency said in a statement yesterday, 31 January 2012. 1 Feb 2012 09:58

Mobile marketing summits set for Com World Series

Informa Telecom & Media and the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) have announced their partnership on a series of mobile marketing summits, to be held in association with the flagship series of digital events in Africa & the Middle East, Com World Series. 31 Jan 2012 15:05

[2012 trends] In case the world doesn't end...

[Louise Marsland: @Louise_Marsland] While the theme song for the Year 2012 will undoubtedly be ''It's the end of the world as we know it..." by R.E.M., and we'll be bored with all the End-of-the-World theme parties and raves and launches by March already... in case the world doesn't end, these are some essential trends and things you need to know for the year to come [with additional editing and contributions from moi - managing ed]. 31 Jan 2012 14:13

[2012 trends] Will someone (Eskom, maybe) please pull the plug?

[Sue Disler] That was my first reaction when Bizcommunity's editor Simone Puterman requested an article predicting 12 trends for 2012. A "trend" is defined as "a general tendency, movement, or direction". In my honest opinion, what most people will be purporting as trend is merely (if you analyse it properly), new and improved technology and ideas. 31 Jan 2012 12:06

Getaway's own Blog Awards

The contribution of bloggers, which last year saw Getaway win the SA Blog Awards' travel category for the second time, has been recognised at Getaway's own Blog Awards. From wildlife and environmental writers to foodie and photographic enthusiasts, more than 160 bloggers contribute to the success of Getaway's website. 31 Jan 2012 11:34

Minister of Communications responds to SABC, SA Post Office issues

Furthering her commitment to ensure that all state-owned enterprises (SOE) that report to the department have stable leadership and are sustainable, minister of communications Dina Pule has instigated action following media reports on the SABC and the South African Post Office. 31 Jan 2012 10:21

South African appointed director of World Editors Forum

PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, GERMANY: In a double first, a South African, Cherilyn Ireton, has been appointed executive director of the WEF, and she is the first woman to head the global organisation of world's editors. 31 Jan 2012 07:30

John Farquhar, a man of fascinating contradiction

[Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA] John Farquhar, the legendary ad man and commentator who died at the weekend, was a man of fascinating contradiction: a sophisticated thinker with a poor education; a loner who worked in the team-based world of advertising; an irascible man who was shy at heart. 30 Jan 2012 15:58

[Thought Leadership Digibates] 03: Search-based marketing

The third Thought Leadership Digibate, recently hosted by Aegis Media in conjunction with Bizcommunity.com and Click Thinking/iProspect in Cape Town, covered topics regarding search in the online media-marketing sphere. 30 Jan 2012 13:23