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| The Branded Content & Entertainment, Film and Film Craft shortlists have been released, with South Africa featuring in two of the three categories. Winners will be announced tomorrow night, Saturday, 21 June 2014. Read more >>
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| | [Andrea Mitchell] It is predicted that Programmatic Media Buying will soon replace all traditional ways of media planning and buying - not just for digital, but for all media channels. Read more >>
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Ed Herbst New Minister of Communications Faith Muthambi needs to have a firm understanding of the role of the media, an even-handed and reasonable approach to working with it, and well, faith in the media. Read more >> | Anton Harber Significant threats to media freedom are coming from unexpected places, the World Editors' Forum heard in Turin, Italy, last week... Read more >> | Louise Marsland As we know, the dizzying speed of change on the interwebs has led to fundamental changes in commerce, communication and the consumption of information and entertainment content... Read more >> |
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 | On the last Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show we chatted to Mike Saunders, CEO of Digitlab. [twitterfall] Read more >>
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 | The panel for the Print, Outdoor and Collateral Media for Loeries 2014 has been selected. Read more >>
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 | Issued by MetropolitanRepublic It's full steam ahead at MetropolitanRepublic, says founder and partner, Paul Warner, and joining the integrated creative advertising agency to help stoke the coals is Gareth Lessing, in the position of Executive Creative Director. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Giant Films Two long-lost films written by novelist Mordecai Richler starring Peter Sellers, found outside a film company in a trash can have been restored and will show at the inaugural Niagara Integrated Film Festival. Read more >>
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 | Issued by TLC Marketing Worldwide "Care, Connect, Grow, excite your current consumers! You can only break frontiers by being different, challenging yourself, ideas, and selecting rewards that fit your consumer's needs." This was the advice given by Paul Appalsamy, PDI Director of TLC Marketing Worldwide, to attendees at the annual Loyalty and Rewards conference held last week in Johannesburg. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Red Cherry Media Red Cherry Media's CSI sister company, Touch Africa, has touched the Wild Coast and the lives of learners at Hobeni Primary School by erecting a much needed jungle gym. Read more >>
|  | Issued by Good Hope FM The Annual Good Hope FM Keep Cape Town Warm campaign is into its tenth consecutive year this year and asks the Cape Town community and corporates to donate tinned soup, blankets, shoes, raincoats, beanies, socks and scarves which will be given to needy communities this winter. Read more >>
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 | McDonald's has changed the design of its Fry Box in celebration of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Speakers Inc Vanessa Goosen's best-seller, Drug Muled, which was authored by journalist, Joanne Joseph, has been in the top three best-sellers for non-fiction each week in Nielson's Ratings since its release in April 2013. Read more >>
|  | Issued by VWV Group The winter school holidays will begin with a bang when the DStv Kids' Xtravaganza brings your children's favourite television characters to life at Vodacom World in Midrand from 28 June to 6 July 2014. Read more >>
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 | A monthly lifestyle magazine, Essence Of Africa, has been launched by Kwenta Media, and will be on sale at major retailers on 13 October. Read more >>
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 | Thabiso Mochiko French telecommunications company, Orange, may open its own branded stores to complement its existing online retail platform‚ which is expected to break even early next year. Read more >>
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 | Mike Kerns and Lee Brown, Issued by Apurimac For the first time, content from Tumblr Sponsored Posts will be seamlessly promoted across Yahoo and Tumblr, which reach more than 800 million average monthly visitors. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Tag 8 The red double-decker City Sightseeing buses are world-renowned, and in Cape Town these iconic open-topped buses have an active and established presence taking locals and tourists to experience some of the best-loved locations in the city and surrounds. Read more >>
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 | At the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, analyst house IHS and interactive video specialist Zentrick, announced a partnership to create the first global research into the evolution of interactive video. Read more >>
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 | Virgin Mobile South Africa is the new headline sponsor of SkyRoomLive (SRL), which showcases live music performances that are filmed in HD and 3D and then broadcasts them live onto social networks and via the SRL website. Read more >>
|  | The AMASA Learnership Programme (ALP) is seeking top agency partners who are prepared to assist in the education of people with an interest in the media, marketing and advertising industry, through the provision of six-month internships. Read more >>
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|  | SINGAPORE: Singapore police on Thursday said they were investigating an anonymous blog which listed ways to target the city-state's Filipino population, in the latest racial row there. Read more >>
|  | NEW YORK, US: Twitter said Thursday it has bought SnappyTV, a California firm that lets people edit and share clips from TV broadcasts. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read more >>
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|  | A total of R53m of the R80m budget for equipment for the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital was not spent in the 2013/14 financial year. Read more >>
|  | All matric examination officials will have to get a police and a security clearance if proposed regulations are adopted. Read more >>
|  | Cape Town will expand its rapid bus system to two townships after winning support from a taxi association that was opposed to the service. Read more >>
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More Government news
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| - New shareholding partner to join Ultimate Media - more info
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| The award-winning Pretoria/Centurion-based experiential and advertising agency, Etiket, is looking for a junior/mid graphic designer to be part of our lively and extremely unique creative team. Read more >>
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|  Get the chance to network extensively with both the speakers and other social media decision-makers at the Social Media Summit 2014. Read more >> |
|  Our first IMM Friday Session for 2014 in Durban.Three of South Africa's top marketers and strategists will challenge and stimulate you to do things smarter. Read more >> | |
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