Annual Christmas Wish launches

Bring your tissues and brace yourself for 94.7 Highveld Stereo's Rude Awakening Christmas Wish list initiative which is bound to bring a tear to the eye while driving or at the office as the morning team help change the lives of those less fortunate. 18 Nov 2008 11:48

KykNET clocks up impressive ARs

KykNET shows held their own against stiff competition during the run of M-Net's Big Brother II, with impressive peak ARs being recorded week after week. This is positive for the channel, particularly as it caters for a niche audience. 20 Oct 2002 08:37

Standard Bank 'moving forward', launches staff social network

Call to action: entries for The Biggest Loser - e.tv

Following the enormous popularity of The Biggest Loser, free-to-air channel e.tv is inviting viewers to participate in a local version of this internationally successful reality weight-loss series. 10 Jul 2007 16:01

Expanding the magic of Madam & Eve

The early success of the Magicmaid co-branding venture with Rapid Phase, under the Magicmaid Madam & Eve brand label in PnP Hypermarkets, has resulted in the brand now being made available in PnP supermarkets throughout the Gauteng and Free State regions. 13 Feb 2008 06:24

Stealing stories: how to protect yourself

[Sean Bosse] How can writers protect themselves from story theft and what legal remedies are at hand to assist them in preventing such story theft? The first part of this article will look at how a writer can protect his story using the law of contract and, in a future article, I will look at how copyright law can further assist a writer in this regard. 4 Dec 2008 10:56

Maistry moving on to Metro FM

Mid-morning radio show host Kenny Maistry will be leaving 94.7 Highveld Stereo for Metro FM at the end of March 2009, it was announced late on Friday afternoon, 20 March. Mark Pilgrim will be presenting the show until a permanent presenter has been identified. 20 Mar 2009 17:20

Lowe Bull CT dreams big for Hansa Pilsener - Lowe Bull

Lowe Bull Cape Town puts another big-thinking South African into outer space, this time in a new TV commercial for Hansa Pilsener. 7 Oct 2009 12:28

Valpre water plant for Heidelberg

An investment estimated to inject more than R400 million into the country, was officially announced yesterday Monday 12 October 2009 by Coca-Cola South Africa. The new Valpre Water Bottling plant is to be established in Heidelberg. Bill Egbe, president: Coca-Cola South Africa, was also present and reiterated the company's commitment towards the economic development of communities in South Africa. 13 Oct 2009 10:39

Berry Bush breathes down O&M's neck

In a race to become the largest advertising agency in the Cape, Berry Bush BBDO maintains that it is fast closing in on O&M Rightford, while John Montgomery, O&M's Cape MD, is "happy to accept the challenge". 23 Jul 2001 20:49

New bursary for needy digital media students

Tinderbox, a division of Prism Holdings, has introduced a new bursary for students of digital media. The bursary will be awarded annually to needy students that show extraordinary talent. 16 Jul 2001 14:01

Geo-Targeting: Online Advertisers' Newest Strategy

Geo-targeting, or IP targeting, enables a website to recognize, in real time, a visitor's geographical location. Armed with this knowledge, companies are now looking to structure their site content and language to be more ethnically appropriate. Alex, a guest columnist for I-strategy, discusses the merits and demerits of geo-targeting on IP addresses. 12 Jul 2001 13:03

Online Ad Measurement Systems Inaccurate in their Reflections

Steve Gold, of Newsbytes.com, London, reports that in a European study run by Just-sites.com it has been found that websites are underestimating the number of page hits and responses that their banners and other adverts generate. Also, advertisers could be falling short of their potential page hits by up to 50 percent. 10 Jul 2001 18:05