Bizcommunity.com

Be big on biz with Portfolio Night and Bizcommunity - competition

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] If you are a branding, design or advertising student in Johannesburg, by Thursday next week your life may have changed forever! After years of negotiations, the largest one-day advertising portfolio review in the world, Portfolio Night, is finally making it to Johannesburg, South Africa - and Bizcommunity, in conjunction with McCann Johannesburg, has one ticket of the coveted 150 to give away. 15 May 2013 11:32

Morena welcomes TopTV's porn channel

Amid controversy in some quarters for granting TopTV permission to air three pornography channels, a well-known adult entertainment filmmaker has come out in support of the industry because he believes it will offer new business opportunities. 9 May 2013 09:54

Bizcommunity.com

Students, don't forget to enter Biz's Portfolio Night competition!

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] A reminder once again to all branding, design or advertising students in Jozi to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week, Wednesday, 22 May! Complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday, 20 May. You will need to create a MyBiz Profile if you don't have one already. 17 May 2013 11:04

Bizcommunity.com

Reminder for Jozi students to enter Portfolio Night competition on Biz

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Branding, design or advertising students in Jozi, don't forget to enter our competition to win a ticket to attend South Africa's first Portfolio Night hosted by McCann Johannesburg next week Wednesday, 22 May 2013! Simply complete this form and upload a Biz Portfolio Showcase before Monday 20 May. 16 May 2013 14:10

TopTV gets nod to screen 'adult' channels

[Thabiso Mochiko] TopTV's application to show adult content channels has been given the nod by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). 25 Apr 2013 07:22

ICASA review in the pipeline

[Amukelani Chauke] Cabinet has approved a proposal to review some of the Independent Communications Authority of SA's functions to make it more transparent and accountable. 17 May 2013 10:08

SABC1 to air new footballing reality show

SABC 1 is added a new reality series to its weekend line-up with the launch of the Nedbank Ke Yona; Making The Team Search. The 30-minute show, which will air every Saturday at 2pm, will take viewers on a journey around the country in search of South Africa's hidden footballing talent. 10 May 2013 11:23

94.5 Kfm

94.5 Kfm shakes up the afternoon drive

[Issued by 94.5 Kfm] 94.5Kfm is very excited to announce the latest addition to its daytime line-up, Tim Thabethe. Tim replaces Lee Downs on the afternoon drive show weekdays from 3pm to 7pm. 3 May 2013 11:22

Vuma 103 FM live now

The new isiZulu 24-hour commercial radio station, Vuma 103 FM, went live late last week, reaching greater Durban, beyond Pietermaritzburg, Greytown, Ballito on the North Coast and Scottburgh on the South Coast. 26 Nov 2012 10:33

Muvhango auditions this weekend

SABC2 will be holding auditions for Muvhango at Bassline, Newtown, Johannesburg on Saturday 12 January 2013 from 8am to 5pm. No previous acting experience is necessary, but great energy and personality is paramount. 10 Jan 2013 08:10

Sunday Times: How the SABC lied to us

[Megan Power] Paying your TV licence may be "the right thing to do", but for eight years the SABC has been lying to us, according to the Sunday Times. 22 Oct 2012 06:08

TopTV on life support: Can it be saved?

[Avhasei Mukoma] The story of TopTV's chronic failure to capture the South African pay television market has its origins in the failure by the broadcasting regulator, ICASA, to open the subscription television market to competition. ICASA has failed dismally to enable the introduction of new pay-TV players to compete with the incumbent, the dominant MultiChoice, operating under the brand name DStv, which was launched in 1995, a decade after its parent pay-TV channel, M-Net, was launched in 1986. 11 Jan 2013 06:30

Stimulii

Island of Treasure 6 set to raise the bar in branded entertainment

[Issued by Stimulii] After five breathtakingly successful seasons of "Island of Treasure" Stimulii has announced that the final episode of Island of Treasure 5, airing this Saturday, 20th April, on SABC 1, marks the end of a five-season sponsorship of the series by Tropika. 17 Apr 2013 13:02