Newsroom Summit: Change is opportunity for quality journalism

HAMBURG, GERMANY: From using Twitter to gather information and report it, to raising funds from foundations for serious reporting projects, to hiring researchers and academics to analyse big data, to engaging audiences through social media, to re-organising and integrating newsrooms, the annual global Newsroom Summit examined major trends facing editors-in-chief today. 18 May 2012 12:25

Interview with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate offered for World Press Freedom Day

PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, GERMANY: The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has just added an interview with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman to the package of editorial and advertising materials it is offering to media worldwide to commemorate World Press Freedom Day on 3 May. Contributors from South Africa are George Bizos and Zapiro. 26 Apr 2012 08:06

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

International Newsroom Summit: Embracing change

PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, HAMBURG, GERMANY: As the total rethink of traditional newsroom roles, workflows and business models continues without end, an openness to all things new appears to be necessary for success. South Africa is represented in the speakers' line-up by Peter Atkinson, group editorial consultant, Avusa Media. 18 Apr 2012 10:53

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

Newsroom Summit: How to deal with rapid, constant transformation

PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, HAMBURG, GERMANY: New jobs in the newsroom that nobody has ever heard of before, staff that resists change, and the constant challenge of producing quality journalism with less resources. These are just some of the issues facing today's editor-in-chief in an era of rapid change. Among the speakers is Peter Atkinson, group editorial consultant, Avusa Media, SA. 26 Mar 2012 11:24

Latest news on iPad availability

CUPERTINO, US: Apple has announced the new iPad, the third generation mobile device, will arrive at Apple's retail stores and the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com) on Friday, 16 March in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland and the UK; along with Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. 15 Mar 2012 10:40

CeBIT 2012: Eugene Kaspersky calls for international cyber-security organisation

HANOVER, GERMANY: Cyber-espionage, cyber-sabotage and potentially even cyber-warfare are genuine threats facing our world - and the discoveries of the first state-sponsored malware programs demonstrates the new capabilities that can be applied by these Internet threats. 9 Mar 2012 08:24

Avira rises to second biggest anti-virus company worldwide

TETTNANG, GERMANY / JOHANNESBURG, CAPT TOWN, SA: IT security expert Avira claims to have reached global second position in market share. The company is the second largest anti-virus security company in the world according to the OPSWAT Market Share report, as measured by instalments of the software. 29 Feb 2012 12:11

Digital Media Europe to focus on transforming media businesses

PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, GERMANY: The 2012 Digital Media Europe conference is dedicated to "Thinking Outside the Box", starting with the conference venue and programme itself. 10 Feb 2012 07:48

Princess Rym Ali of Jordan to open WAN-IFRA Middle East Conference

PARIS, FRANCE / DARMSTADT, GERMANY / DUBAI, UAE: Jordan's Princess Rym Ali, a former journalist and correspondent, will open the annual Middle East Conference of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), to be held in Dubai on 29 February and 1 March next. 6 Feb 2012 08:19

comScore, Telefónica Germany announce results of 'Connected Europe' study

LONDON, UK / MUNICH, GERMANY: comScore, Inc and Telefónica Germany presented the results of a study showing the shift in media consumption triggered by smartphones, tablets and other connected devices at the DLD (Digital Life Design) conference in Munich. 24 Jan 2012 14:15

Innovation drives the market for digital cameras

NUREMBERG, GERMANY: Technical innovations are the main reasons why consumers are happy with the latest digital cameras - even if they already own an older model. There is a particular demand for compact system cameras around the world, as Marion Knoche, global director of imaging at GfK Retail and Technology discussed at the 2011 Imaging Summit. In addition, smartphones with camera and video functions are starting to influence the photo industry more and more. 7 Dec 2011 07:00

Loyalty to smartphone brand increases with greater use of digital content

LONDON, UK: Nearly one in five consumers, who own both an iPad and an iPhone, say switching smartphone is more difficult than changing bank accounts. A simple, integrated user experience is driving consumers' brand loyalty to their smartphone and they are less likely to switch brands the more applications and services they use on the device, new research from GfK finds. 30 Nov 2011 12:08