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Redesigned website urges South Africans to Arrive Alive

Last week saw the launch of the redesigned website for Arrive Alive, as programmer Charl Wilson and graphic designer Pierre Steenkamp celebrated a decade in road safety online and reviewed its awareness campaign - go to www.arrivealive.co.za.... read more 18 Mar 2013

IABC Quill Awards: Entry deadline extended!

The deadline for the IABC 2013 Gold Quill entries has been extended to 18 March 2013! What's more, you can now enter work that was produced between 2011 to the final date of entry in 2013. This means that if you submitted an entry in 2011 or 2012 and didn't win, you can re-enter that work! Don't... read more 28 Feb 2013

Real magazine embraces social media

Real magazine has extended its readership reach through the launch of profiles on Facebook and Twitter. Published by Media24, the magazine's Twitter profile will share updates of what the team is up to, including sneak peeks into cover and fashion photo shoots as they take place, with links to... read more 21 Feb 2013

Bizcommunity features on SABC1's Media Career Guide Show

Be sure to catch Bizcommunity.com's editor-at-large, Simone Puterman, on the repeat show of SABC1's Media Career Guide Show tonight, Monday, 11 February 2013, from 11pm-11.30pm. She will provide insightful career guidance for the marketing, advertising, media and retail industries. The show is... read more 11 Feb 2013

Online travel magazine adds content from other travel media

Getaway, Country Life, Wild, Divesite, Winestyle, Do It Now and a few more travel magazines have joined Nightjar Travel, the online travel magazine and destination guide, providing a feature article with click through options to their sites. The Nightjar Destination Guide has expanded its coverage... read more 25 Jun 2012

New online magazine targets creative youth

One Media SA has launched an online magazine, Urban Reality Online Magazine or UR Mag, aimed at bridging the gap between youth creatives and corporate companies. It creates opportunities for students studying journalism, PR, marketing and advertising, giving them necessary experience, while offering... read more 15 May 2012

Nominations for Women in the Media close end April 2012

Nominations for Rising Star and Lifetime Achiever for the 2012 Women in the Media Awards close on 30 April 2012. Sponsored by 1st for Women Insurance, it seeks to recognise exceptional women who have made their mark within the media sphere across commercial and academic fields. At a later point in... read more 12 Apr 2012

Get Tabbie submissions in ASAP

The final entry date for the 2012 Tabbie awards is Monday, 9 April 2012. A late fee of US$95 currently applies, as it is past the normal deadline date. Run by Trade, Association and Business Publications International (TABPI), the competition is in partnership with the American Society of Business... read more 4 Apr 2012

Get media accreditation for Franschhoek Literary Festival now

Media wishing to attend the sixth annual Franschhoek Literary Festival, 11-13 May 2012, may send in for accreditation now to document.write('' + bRev('az;64#&oc;64#&aedisuomafeht;46#&anoif') + '');az.oc.aedisuomafeht@anoif. Accreditation does not give unlimited access to all sessions and... read more 2 Apr 2012

Sunday's Media@safm show to focus on investigative journ in SA

This Sunday, 1 April 2012, the programme for Ashraf Garda's Media@SAfm show, 9am-11am on 104-107 FM nationwide, will include:Speaking to Prof Anton Harber about the state of investigative journalism [The Media Online broke the news on Friday, 30 March 2012 that Media24 Investigations almost... read more 30 Mar 2012

5FM up for international radio award

Readers of AllAccess.com nominated 5FM for a Worldwide Radio Summit Award in the category of 'Influential international radio station'. The only South African radio station nominated, it competes against BBC Radio 1 (UK), NRJ (France), Triple J (Australia) and Xfm (UK) for the honour. Nominations... read more 23 Mar 2012

New website launching in April encourages freethinking

Urbanzoo, a new online platform that goes live on 2 April 2012, describes itself as a place of 'organised confusion', offering a platform for freethinkers to be rebellious and unrestricted in their opinions on world topics. The site will allow readers interact on trends such as world news, business... read more 19 Mar 2012

Reminder: Fourth Thought Leadership Digibate on state of print media tomorrrow

Don't forget to tune in to www.bizradio.co.za for the fourth Thought Leadership Digibate, hosted by Aegis Media, in conjunction with Bizcommunity.com tomorrow, Friday 16 March 2012 at 9am. Thought leaders, Vanessa Raphaely from Associated Magazines, Brendan Cooper of Media24 Magazines, Karen Phelan,... read more 15 Mar 2012

Join Right2Know Campaign summit tomorrow

At its annual national summit, tomorrow 3 March 2012, the Right2Know Campaign will hold a public meeting to hear reports from recent provincial NCOP Secrecy Bill hearings and debate strategies on the way forward to stop the Secrecy Bill and build a united front. The meeting is form 2-5pm at the... read more 2 Mar 2012

Motsoaledi, Manuel to speak at SANEF WC council meeting, dinner

Minister 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 wake

The 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 Services

All 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 Mobile

Subscribers 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' award

Surfersvillage, 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 channel

Publisher 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 download

Each 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 trafficking

Media 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 version

Howzit 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@SAfm

This 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 channels

DStv 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 show

This 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 petition

Thandi 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.com

In 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@SAfm

This 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

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