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Motsoaledi, Manuel to speak at SANEF WC council meeting, dinnerMinister of health minister Aaron Motsoaledi will be the guest speaker at the South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) council meeting, themed "The Road to Mangaung: Beware Potholes", to be held on Saturday, 11 February 2012, in Cape Town. Minister Trevor Manuel will be the special keynote... read more 10 Feb 2012 Details of John Farquhar's wakeThe wake for John Farquhar, the legendary ad man and commentator who died at the weekend, will be held 12.30pm-3pm on Friday, 3 February 2012, at the Bryanston Country Club, Bryanston Drive in Bryanston, Johannesburg. [tribute page]... read more 31 Jan 2012 Media briefing on licensing of Commercial Broadcasting ServicesAll interested parties and media are invited by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to a media briefing to make an official announcement on the licensing of Commercial Broadcasting Services in the primary markets of Western Cape (Cape Town), KwaZulu Natal (Durban) and... read more 14 Dec 2011 Online activation, apps for DStv MobileSubscribers can now activate their DStv Mobile device online by creating a Connect account to activate the Drifta, Drifta USB and the Walka TV. Other developments include the introduction of a bookmark application for Java ME, BlackBerry and Android devices. The application is currently available... read more 2 Dec 2011 SA journo wins surf writers' awardSurfersvillage, an international surfing website, has announced its 2011 Surfersvillage Awards winners, which include Journalist of the Year going to South Africa's [www.bizcommunity.com/Search/196/48/sm-3/r-196/s-Craig+Jarvis.html Craig Jarvis]] for his interview with Jordy Smith. The public voted... read more 30 Nov 2011 Media, media houses invited to picket on Black Tuesday take two"Say YES to KNOW. NO to censorship. NO to secrecy laws. Wear black on Tuesday again"- the National Press Club is calling for another Black Tuesday tomorrow, Tuesday, 29 November 2011, which has been met with mixed reactions. There will be a picket outside Primedia Place, corner of Fredman Drive and... read more 28 Nov 2011 RiskSA plans to open Internet TV channelPublisher and editor-in-chief Andy Mark of award-winning financial services magazine RiskSA has announced plans to support the title with an iPad app and an Internet-led viral RiskSA 'TV' channel in 2012. RiskSA last week received the Watling Trophy for B2B Magazine of the Year at the annual PICA... read more 25 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 SAfm presents programme on human traffickingMedia Monitoring Africa (MMA) will present 'A Tangled Web: Human Trafficking, Child Protection and The Media' on SAfm on Monday, 21 November 2011, 2pm-3pm. SAfm's Ashraf Garda will present insider accounts of the world of human trafficking in South Africa; the who's, what's when's, why's and how's.... read more 17 Nov 2011 Howzit MSN adds mobile versionHowzit MSN has launched a mobile version of its website to deliver the latest news in an easy format from any mobile phone with a web browser or WAP support. The site allows users to take in the most important news, sports, entertainment and business news of the moment with a single glance. The... read more 15 Nov 2011 This Sunday on Media@SAfmThis Sunday, 13 November 2011, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include:Pietermaritzburg based Willowton Group who sponsors cricket series; ad of the week from South African online store, TAKEALOT; Melanie Hamman, Media Monitoring Africa's... read more 11 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 Sunday's lineup for Media@SAfm showThis Sunday, 6 November 2011, Siki Mgabadeli will stand in for Ashraf Garda on the Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, the show will include:a roundtable discussion on the ban of English advertising on Media24's Afrikaans digital platforms; Carolyn Carew, executive producer of Born... read more 4 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 New fresh look for iafrica.comIn response to web design improvements and the need to optimise or remove specific content sections to reflect how both readers and advertisers use the site, iafrica.com has completed a design refresh. Along with the reorganising of content and the optimised advertising targeting, visitors will... read more 1 Nov 2011 This Sunday on Media@SAfmThis Sunday, 30 October 2011, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include:James Monteith from BMI Sport on the media coverage and brand exposure during the 2011 Rugby World Cup; ad of the week from Hunters Dry; Khosi Zwane-Siguqa, editor of... read more 28 Oct 2011 [Bookmarks 2011] Three days left to enterFor all the last-minuters, the Bookmarks Awards extended entry deadline is 21 October 2011. Visit www.thebookmarks.co.za to see all the categories and enter.. Bizcommunity is an online media partner for The Bookmarks 2011. For more:Bizcommunity Special Section: The Bookmarks Bizcommunity... read more 18 Oct 2011 [Bookmarks 2011] Four days left to enterThe extended deadline to enter the Bookmarks Awards is Friday, 21 October 2011. Go to the Bookmarks website to see all the categories and enter. Bizcommunity.com is an online media partner for The Bookmarks 2011. For more:Bizcommunity Special Section: The Bookmarks Bizcommunity search:... read more 17 Oct 2011 Reminder: entries for Legal Journalist of the Year close todayEntries for the Webber Wentzel Legal Journalist of the Year close today, Wednesday, 12 October 2011, at 5pm. The competition is open to any journalist who reports on legal issues in the print or electronic media in South Africa, not only legal journalists. Email entries with proof of publication to... read more 12 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 Good Housekeeping on shelf mid-OctoberFirst published in 1885, Good Housekeeping now boasts more than 30 million readers worldwide and South Africa is about to add to that number, as its first edition goes on sale from 17 October 2011, together with its website launch, www.goodhousekeeping.co.za. Adding to the 11 editions, published in... read more 4 Oct 2011 Avusa Media LIVE introduces Sport LIVEAvusa Media LIVE has launched Sport LIVE, a comprehensive, dedicated online sports platform that will be headed up by award-winning journalist, David Isaacson. Sport LIVE offers up-to-the-minute sports news and results and the content is supplemented by expert commentary as well as opinion... read more 29 Sep 2011 Scoop up Rugby World Cup 2011 newsThe Scoop, an interactive collection of articles, social media uploads, videos and podcasts of what's going on at the Rugby World Cup 2011 can be accessed through Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, courtesy Cell C. Uploads can be made at www.scoopfan.co.za and fans stand a chance to win R10 000 if... read more 16 Sep 2011 Cele to speak at SANEF AGM, Heather Brooke at Nat Nakasa awards dinnerNational police commissioner general Bheki Cele will be the guest speaker at 12 noon at this year's South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) AGM in Cape Town on Friday, 16 September 2011, which is themed 'Media and the Law'. The AGM and council meeting will be followed by the annual Nat Nakasa... read more 15 Sep 2011 Campaign to encourage local tourism in Cape TownA new online campaign, '100 Days to Summer', has been launched by CapeTownMagazine.com and its partner, CityMob, to encourage Capetonians to get to know their city and surrounds through a competition where the prizes are all based in and around Cape Town. Says CityMob MD Luke Jedeikin, says, "The... read more 29 Aug 2011 Use Reuters' images for campaignsReuters images, represented in South Africa by The Bigger Picture, has announced that it has made its images separately available on its pictures site in sections such as business, industry, health, seasons and a collection of colour hues for ease of search and identification. The images are ready... read more 26 Aug 2011 Journalist of the Year entries close tomorrowFinal entry submissions for the 2011 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards are due in by 6pm on Friday 26 August 2011 and there will be no extension for submission of entries. For more, go to www.vodacom.co.za/journalist.... read more 25 Aug 2011 Entries closing for Vodacom Journalist of the Year AwardEntries for Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award close on Friday 26 August 2011. The categories have been expanded to include consumer journalism and journalism in social media. The World Cup 2010 was an important part of last year's media landscape and journalists can enter any material with a... read more 17 Aug 2011 Labour Court rules in favour of SABCThe (SABC) has welcomed the Labour Court ruling in its favour, with cost, in respect of MWASA's urgent application regarding the withdrawal of organisational and bargaining rights. The matter has now been struck off the roll.... read more 16 Aug 2011 App for Polity.org.za websiteCreamer Media has purchased an iPhone and iPad app, developed by local company, Prefix Technologies, for use by readers of the Polity.org.za website, a website that aims to deepen democracy by enabling easy access to information on policy, economics, law and politics. The app permits readers to... read more 8 Aug 2011 |
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