British band The Kooks were cookin' in Cape Town and Joburg last weekend, all part of the latest #5GumExperience - a brand activation that had fans fighting servere cases of FOMO in their efforts to win tickets. Ruth Cooper travelled to the secret location in Cape Town, a film studio warehouse in Salt River, for a
Flippin' Kooky night.
While being in a band like The Kooks must seem like all play and no work, there's always some ground work to be covered to make sure your IP rights are covered. Phillip Haupt, a trademark attorney at law firm Adams & Adams, explains how "most up-and-coming artists/bands do not appreciate the value of their names and images," and how to remedy this by simply
registering these as trademarks.
Nope, turns out it's not all drugs, sex and rock 'n' roll...
Love a good history fix? Do you find really,
really old ships deeply fascinating? If you're in Cape Town, make your way down to Quay 6 at the Waterfront; you are in for a treat! The
92-year-old Sedov will be docked in the harbour until this Wednesday, 24 April - the last time she was here was in 1936, that's 77 years ago!
On a green note, do you and your company have a recycling progamme in place? No? Well there's no time like the present; this week is
Green Office Week. Dorota Boltman, divisional director of Rainbow Paper Management, explains the negative effects of industrialised paper on the environment, how recycling could benefit a business, and small steps to implementing a recycling strategy at the office.
Have a gloriously green week!
Sindy Peters, Group Head: Content
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A feature documentary that Gathered Moss Productions co-produced with US-based Silverwood Films and Tfor2 Films, The White Picket Fence Project, has recently been awarded the Diamond Award (for Best Documentary) at the California Film Awards in Los Angeles. 
South African businesses are being urged to realise the vast environmental and business benefits of recycling unwanted paper, as paper consumption shows no signs of abating. 
The Sound On Screen Music Film Festival is to be held at The Labia, 68 Orange Street, Cape Town, from 26 April to 2 May and The Bioscope, 286 Fox Street, Joburg from 24 to 28 April, 2013. 
Simfy Africa, the South African music streaming service, has chosen Prezence Digital to develop the BlackBerry version of its music services app. Simfy Africa is a partnership between the European streaming provider Simfy and local digital content company eXactmobile. 
Cape Town matriculants are set get a boost from this year's Artscape youth programme with the return of the Grade 12 isiXhosa set work play, Amaza. 
The Market Photo Workshop, in partnership with The Tierney Family Foundation, has opened entries for the 2013 Tierney Fellowship. Applications close on Friday, 3 May 2013 at noon. 
SAN FRANCISCO,USA: Netflix shares jumped 24% on Monday (22 April) after earnings figures indicated that original programmes and other tactics are luring viewers to the streaming Internet video service. 
CANNES, FRANCE: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity completes the jury line-up by naming the members of the Design, Film Craft, Media, Promo & Activation, and Radio Lions categories. 
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