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Just Plain success

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:36:00 +0200

Jacaranda 94.2 scooped national headlines again this week when Amor Vittone spoke out for the first time exclusively to the Just Plain Breakfast show on Jacaranda 94.2.
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New stadium meets international communication requirements

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:59:00 +0200

The new multipurpose Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, purpose built for the FIFA 2010 World Cup, will have a voice, data, cabling, satellite master antenna television and computer network, as well as printing and server solutions.
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SAARF research reveals teen radio trends

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:15:00 +0200

SAARF's media audience research surveys has lowered the respondent age to 15 and the first release on what this group prefers, is the latest Radio Audience Measurement Survey (RAMS) for October 2009.
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Proposed SABC tax unconstitutional?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:57:00 +0200

NEWSWATCH: The 1% tax proposed by the Communications minister Siphiwe Nyanda may be unconstitutional, according to the DA, reports Polity Org. Meanwhile, the Treasury apparently knew nothing about the proposed tax, writes Moneyweb, and opposition parties reckon that, while special levies are unlikely, pressure is building, says Business Report.
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Radio audiences declining - Oct RAMS

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:45:00 +0200

SAARF has released the first-ever, national, flooded RAMS (Radio Audience Measurement Survey) database and the largest survey to date, thanks to the introduction of flooding to the small urban/rural component of the survey. However, there is not much good news for radio stations, many of whom have seen their audiences decline in the face of increased TV viewing.
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SABC has plan to pay off its debts

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:59:00 +0200

NEWSWATCH: The national broadcaster has a plan to pay off its debts - and even move into profitability by March 2012, reports IOL.
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Capricorn FM turns two

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:27:00 +0200

Capricorn FM intends to celebrate its second birthday in style, with champagne and cake for listeners, a golf day, a party on campus and then round off the year with a New Year's Eve bash. Festivities start on Thursday, 26 November 2009, at the station.
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TV licences: tax just one option

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:18:00 +0200

NEWSWATCH: The Ministry of Communications has reacted to some of the public's views regarding the possibility of a tax to fund the national broadcaster and says this is just one of the options, reports Politicsweb.
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Deloitte responds to Bizcommunity readers

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:56:00 +0200

Thank you for your comments under Shock figures of ad broadcasting errors - we've encouraged such lively debate since the launch of Deloitte's Advertising Broadcast Certification, considering the controversial nature of such a certification process.
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Good Hope FM, BP collect for kiddies

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:58:00 +0200

Throughout November 2009, the annual Toy Toy campaign will broadcast live with the Good Hope FM breakfast team of Nigel Pierce, sports presenter JP Naude and newsreader Sandra Rosenberg, from different companies every weekday from 6-9am, encouraging employees and the public to bring toys to work.
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