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Sunday's lineup for Media@SAfm showThis Sunday, 12 February 2012, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include:Round Table discussion on ethics of journalism, following the "brown envelope scandal" in the Western Cape regarding alleged bribery of journalists by Ibrahim Rasool's... read more 10 Feb 2012 5FM host adds TV to repertoireDineo Lusenga, who hosts the 1am-4am weekend slot on 5FM, makes her first appearance on TV, as she hosts a 13-episode youth-orientated talk show 'Ek Se Lalela' on Mondays from 5-5.30pm on SABC 1. Described as 'edutainment', the show will cover a variety of topics pertinent to aspiring young people... read more 25 Jan 2012 Merit only rewards Big Break Legacy winnerCommenting on social media chatter, Ezra Ndwandwe, entrepreneur and creator of the Big Break Legacy reality TV show, says the winner of the R5 million prize will be determined by merit, not race, gender or cultural background. Ndwandwe says entrepreneurship is colour-blind and the best ideas that... read more 25 Jan 2012 M-Net soapie features Drum editorThe M-Net soap, The Wild, will feature Drum magazine editor, Makhosazana Zwane-Siguqa (Khosi) as herself in a cameo appearance on 18 and 19 January 2012. Without giving away any of the storyline, it involves a wedding and viewers will have a chance to get to know a little bit about the editor. The... read more 12 Jan 2012 Free public download of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 betaAvailable for Windows and Mac as a free public download from Adobe Labs, Lightroom is the essential digital photography workflow solution helping amateur and professional photographers quickly import, manage, enhance and showcase their images. Lightroom 4 beta is a preview of new features and... read more 11 Jan 2012 Sound On Screen Music Film Festival opens this weekThe Sound on Screen Music Film Festival opens on Friday, 2 December 2011, at the Labia Theatre, 68 Orange Street, Gardens in Cape Town until 9 December. It goes online on 10 December. It is described as South Africa's first dedicated music-themed film festival, which will include documentaries,... read more 1 Dec 2011 Muvhango to run cast auditionsWord of Mouth pictures will be running auditions in search of talent for SABC 2'S Muvhango. The venues and dates of the auditions are: Lesotho (28 November) - Lesotho Sun Conference Centre ( Hilton Road; Maseru); Bloemfontein (29 November) - Pacofs (12 First Avenue; Westdene Side; Bloemfontein) and... read more 28 Nov 2011 Reminder to book for Joburg Apex workshopA reminder that seats are limited for the Johannesburg leg of the 2012 Apex Awards workshops on Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 2pm-4pm, at TBWA (in the auditorium). Entrants are encouraged to attend the free workshop to learn more about the entry process, how to compile a winning entry and to hear... read more 28 Nov 2011 Chinese scam aimed at SA production companiesA South African producer, Cindy Maciver of the Picture House, has uncovered a scam aimed at production houses in South Africa, coming out of China. Reminiscent of Nigerian frauds, the producers are asked to come to China to sign contracts to produce TV episodes on South Africa. The two unfortunate... read more 23 Nov 2011 Roy Zetisky joins Spoke FilmsDOP/director Roy Zetisky has joined London commercials company, Spoke Films, which recently opened offices in Dubai and Cape Town. Zetisky, Best Cinematography award winner at the 2009 M-Net Vuka Awards, has had Coca-Cola, Fanta, Kellogg's, Ravensburger, Bavaria Breweries, Vodacom and others as... read more 21 Nov 2011 ZANews celebrates 100 000th downloadEach week since the launch of its fourth season in September 2011, the satirical web and TV puppet show ZANews, has been reaching the #1 and #2 podcast positions on the South African iTunes store, ahead of productions from the BBC, HBO, TED, Universal and other local and international digital... read more 18 Nov 2011 Jodi Bieber joins Play your PartThe series, Play your Part, which runs on SABC at 12.30pm every Sunday, will feature Jodi Bieber, the award-winning world-renowned South African photographer whose work has graced galleries, museums and magazines around the world, in episode 5 on Sunday, 20 November 2011. She will share the... read more 16 Nov 2011 MTN subscribers can access DStv mobileYesterday, Wednesday, 15 November 2011, saw the launch of a 3G-streaming mobile TV service that will allow MTN subscribers to pay to watch 11 DStv channels on their handsets. The partnership offering will be available to all its subscribers and works on 3G compatible handsets that can connect to MTN... read more 16 Nov 2011 DStv Mobile adds channelsDStv Mobile has added M-Net Mobile and the Discovery channel to its offering, which adds to the subscribers' choices. The M-Net Mobile channel will replicate the satellite channel except where licencing does not allow, ie movies. In such cases, substitute programming will be scheduled. Discovery... read more 10 Nov 2011 Masters & Savant Worldwide upgrades render farmMasters & Savant Worldwide, a production company which creates ad-campaigns across all electronic and printed media, has recently upgraded its render farm. Its MD Roger Smythe states that it now has a 300-processor core and 496 gigabytes of physical memory, which makes it much faster. It can also... read more 9 Nov 2011 DStv launches Walka handheld TVDStv Mobile will release the Walka handheld TV, a slim, lightweight device with a 3.5" viewing screen providing digital visual and audio for its subscribers on 1 December 2011. It will offer 16 DStv channels in sport, music, news, cartoons and general entertainment and includes the two new channels,... read more 8 Nov 2011 Support public broadcasting: sign SOS petitionThandi Brewer, from the South African Screen Federation (SASFED) representing the interest of most film and television industry organisations as a collective federation, is urging interested parties to sign the SOS public broadcasting principles petition. Go to www.supportpublicbroadcasting.co.za.... read more 2 Nov 2011 RAB's RadioGauge offering free slot in November surveyThe Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) is offering a free survey slot in its next RadioGauge survey, taking place on Tuesday, 1 November 2011, to any large national radio campaign, ending between 25 and 31 October 2011, that targets LSM 6-10 consumers, with a spend of around R1 million. Applicants must... read more 17 Oct 2011 [Biz Takeouts] A note on this month's showsIn case you're wondering what's been happening with the Bizcommunity/Chai FM Media & Marketing radio show this month of October 2011, since Chai FM is a Jewish community radio station and this is the month of various Jewish high holy days (Rosh Hashanah/New Year, Yom Kippur/Day of Atonement and... read more 5 Oct 2011 Edward Ruiz Mentorship awardedThe 2011/12 Edward Ruiz Mentorship has been awarded to Jabulani Dhlamini, born in 1983 in Warden, Free State. In 2009 he completed a diploma in Photography at the Vaal University of Technology, majoring in visual communication and theory of photography. He has won numerous awards in photography and... read more 2 Sep 2011 New Tierney Fellowship recipientThe 2011/2012 Tierney Fellowship has been awarded to Mack Magagane, born in 1990 in Soweto. After his matriculation in 2008, he joined the Market Photo Workshop and completed his Advanced Programme course in photography in July 2010. He has been part of the Market Photo Workshop's Borders... read more 19 Aug 2011 New recording studio opensCSR Studios has opened a purpose-built five studio complex at the Oval Office Park, Epsom Downs Sandton, for full live music recording with 5.1 facilities including separate drum booth and live area that can accommodate large groups. It also focuses on final mixing, voiceovers, radio spots,... read more 16 Aug 2011 Photo exhibition to raise funds for charityA one-day exhibition and auction, 100 000 Photos For Hope, will be held at Melrose Arch, Johannesburg, on 16 July 2011 from 9am to raise funds for South African Bone Marrow Registry. The Sunflower Fund developed the campaign/event, which has seen photographers and photo enthusiasts from across the... read more 5 Jul 2011 Lineup for Sunday's Media@SAfm showThis Sunday, 5 June 2011, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include: GIBS's Michael Goldman and Anthony Swart on FIFA's brand reputation; analysing the impact of banning alcohol advertising; the annual Apex Awards winners; former TJDR JHB CEO... read more 3 Jun 2011 Adventure reality TV series postponedclick to enlargeThe eight-part reality TV documentary, 'The Ride', replicating the 950 km journey Sir Harry Smith successfully travelled on horseback 176 years ago to take command of the British garrison in Grahamstown at the onset of the sixth frontier war, has been postponed due to the injury of... read more 23 May 2011 loveLife's TV show proves popularloveLife has recently launched the 'Make Your Move' television series, aired on Mondays at 7pm on SABC1, which combines reality TV with entertainment to create a youth reality show to enable and inspire young people across South Africa to make their own move. The organisation has been encouraging... read more 10 May 2011 Dance Club is backclick to enlargeDance Club, the first Cartoon Network production made in South Africa, with a South African cast and crew, is back for a second season on Cartoon Network (DStv channel 301) weekdays from Monday 18 April 2011 at 5.30pm. The show is hosted by actress and dancer/choreographer Lorcia... read more 8 Apr 2011 50/50 back: new presenter, new emphasisMonday 11 April 2011 at 7.30pm sees the return of 50/50, the award-winning, environmental and wild-life documentary to SABC2. Accomplished TV and radio personality, Maurice Carpede, joins hosts Ntokozo Mbuli and Simon Gear as a studio presenter in a show that continues to provide information on... read more 6 Apr 2011 Reality show goes paddling in Icelandclick to enlargeCooked in Africa films, headed up by advertising veteran Peter Gird and filmmaker/presenter Justin Bonello, has teamed up with extreme adventurer Riaan Manser to produce a new 13-part reality TV series around Manser's latest adventure in circumnavigating Iceland, unaided, by kayak... read more 31 Mar 2011 ROSCAR Award finalists screened in Cape TownThe ROSCAR Award Finalist Films are being screened at the Labia Theatre in Cape Town until 7 April 2011. The international and local wildlife film competition attracted 267 entries from 22 countries across the globe. The winners of the ROSCAR Awards will be announced at a gala event at Spier on... read more 28 Mar 2011 |
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