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Primedia Broadcasting restructures production unit

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:57:00 +0200

Primedia Broadcasting announced its latest restructure yesterday, 1 July 2009. The restructuring entails a revamp of its creative and production teams that will now all fall under the new 'Production Unit'.
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Acceleration Media helps to train tomorrow's digital marketers

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:28:00 +0200

Acceleration Media has worked closely with the Red & Yellow School, a Cape Town-based school of advertising, communications and marketing, as well as with other players in the digital marketing landscape, to equip students at the institution with practical knowledge about online marketing and advertising.
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SA company imports Obama's Internet software

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:50:00 +0200

South African mobile services provider Grapevine Interactive has entered into an exclusive partnership with iLoop Mobile to import the same mobile Internet site development technology used by Barack Obama's presidential campaign, the company reported yesterday, Tuesday, 30 June 2009.
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Fresh new website for I&J

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:44:00 +0200

Fishing company and food producer I&J has announced that its new-look website is now live.
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Elan Lohmann heads to Avusa

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:10:00 +0200

Elan Lohmann will be joining Avusa Media Online as GM on 1 August 2009 after four-and-half years at Naspers. Johannesburg-born Lohmann (32) told Bizcommunity.com in an exclusive interview that he is joining Avusa in a quest for a new challenge and a change of scenery.
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ICASA's CCC stance on ‘blacklisting' complaint astounds FXI

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:03:00 +0200

The Freedom of Expression Institute's (FXI) acting executive director, Melissa Moore issued a statement yesterday, 30 June 2009, in which she says the organisation is deeply disappointed and astounded by the Complaints and Compliance Committee of Independent Communication Authority of South Africa's (CCC) decision not to deal with the wrongdoings of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) in respect of the “blacklisting controversy”.
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Advertising through PPC: Make cost-per-click and conversion rates work for you

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:18:00 +0200

Businesses in all sectors are feeling the pinch of the current recession, and very often the first thing to the get chop is the marketing budget. Many companies are wising up to the opportunities available online - and this has been reflected by a marked increase in online ad spend year on year.
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Ananzi and Dore unite in education sponsorship

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:43:00 +0200

Ananzi has undertaken yet another individually targeted initiative in the South African special needs education sphere by teaming up with Dore to sponsor a child to take the Dore Programme.
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Michael Jackson: media tributes, speculation, hype

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:21:00 +0200

NEWSWATCH: Michael Jackson died yesterday, Thursday, 25 June 2009 at his home in Los Angeles, apparently of a heart attack - but city medical authorities have scheduled an autopsy for today and say the cause of death may only be confirmed in weeks, reports IOL Tonight. The mass media and social media, from newspaper frontpages (both print and digital), TV, radio to Twitter, Facebook and blogs, are full of tribute, speculation, hype and comment concerning the king of pop today, Friday 26 June.
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WAN, IFRA merge

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:04:00 +0200

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has been formed by the merging of the World Association of Newspapers and IFRA, the new organisation announced yesterday, Thursday, 25 June 2009.
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