CNBC Africa opens office in Mozambique

CNBC Africa, a CNBC International franchise owned by Africa Business News, has entered into a joint venture with Mozambique's state broadcaster, Televisão de Moçambique (TVM), and will open a bureau in Maputo. CNBC Africa's country bureau representative will be Sunnyboy Mshengu. 24 May 2012 11:35

Leo Burnett sponsors Dubai Lynx Student Academy

DUBAI, UAE: For the third year, the Dubai International Advertising Festival is joining forces with Leo Burnett to form a dedicated Academy for 20 students from across the Middle East and North Africa, offering a unique intensive three-day educational programme during the regional annual advertising and communications festival that will take place next month. 23 Feb 2011 12:01

Samsung executive joins Digital Media Europe line-up

LONDON, UK/PARIS, FRANCE/DARMSTADT, GERMANY: Dongouk Park, vice president of media solutions for Samsung, has joined the line-up of publishers and digital experts who will speak at Digital Media Europe, a major new conference from the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), to be held in London from 11 to 13 April next. 23 Feb 2011 11:43

First 'Media Accelerator Program' launched at Festival of Media 2011

MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND: The Festival of Media Global 2011 launches a brand new initiative in a bid to find the most exciting new media businesses in the world. The Media Accelerator Program (MAP) will be reaching out to the global community of media innovators to find those new companies who are set to most impact the sector in the coming years. Who will be the next Twitter or Facebook that will revolutionise the way we market to our customers? 23 Feb 2011 10:33

Retail banks continue to resist social media

[Published by Ovum] LONDON, UK: Despite fragile consumer confidence, most retail banks do not view social media as an important tool to engage with customers, putting them in a dangerous position, according to Ovum, one of the Datamonitor group of companies. 22 Feb 2011 12:24

Top 50 US web properties for January 2011

RESTON, US: comScore, Inc has released its monthly analysis of US web activity at the top online properties for January 2011 based on data from the comScore Media Metrix service. 22 Feb 2011 07:28

Social networking accounts for 1 of every 5 minutes spent online in Australia

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: comScore, Inc has released The State of the Internet in Australia, which looks at the latest trends in digital consumer behaviour in the market. The findings of the report were also recently presented at a comScore-hosted industry event in Sydney. 22 Feb 2011 07:19

German holidaymakers avoid Egypt and Tunisia

NUREMBERG, GERMANY: The political unrest in North Africa has had far-reaching consequences for the tourism industry. According to GfK Retail and Technology, the majority of German holidaymakers have postponed any planned trips to Egypt and Tunisia and demand for the summer months also noticeably declined in the first few weeks of the year. 22 Feb 2011 07:09

OK dominates as Zimbabwe's preferred retailer

[Staff reporter] Zimbabwe's retail super-brand winner 2010, supermarket franchise Spar, and TM Supermarkets, the biggest supermarket by outlets, trailed rival OK Supermarkets as the most preferred outlet, with emerging Chinese-owned Afro-Foods Supermarkets taking the fourth spot. 21 Feb 2011 09:48

Intercontinental Advertising CUP and Creative Summit programme announced

ISTANBUL, TURKEY: The organisers of the Intercontinental Advertising Cup and Summit have announced the speakers and programme for the event, which is due to take place in Istanbul over two days - 11-12 March 2011 - at the Conrad Hotel Istanbul. 21 Feb 2011 11:03

Spikes Asia confirms 2011 festival dates, venue

SINGAPORE: The organisers of Spikes Asia have announced that the 2011 Festival will take place 18-20 September and will return to the Suntec, Singapore, with the awards ceremony taking place at the Esplanade Theatre. 21 Feb 2011 10:54

2012 Rolex Awards for Enterprise open for entries

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: The Rolex watch company of Geneva has announced the opening of applications to the 2012 Rolex Awards for Enterprise. For more than three decades, this international philanthropic programme has honoured and supported pioneering individuals whose projects benefit their communities and the wider world. 18 Feb 2011 11:32

Mobile operators' service revenues head for record US$1 trillion in 2011

LONDON, UK: In 2010 alone, the world's mobile operator community, composed of more than 900 operators globally, generated US$965 billion (about R6498 billion) in annualised service revenues according to the latest research from Informa Telecoms & Media (www.informatm.com/gmf-report). 18 Feb 2011 11:26