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More MTN Ekasi TV sites

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:55:00 +0200

MTN announced the installation of two more Ekasi TV sites that offer the residents of Mtubatuba (Richards Bay) and Orlando West (Soweto) giant TV screens on which to follow all the excitement of local and international football live and the 32 World Cup teams in action next year.
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SAFTA 2010 nominees

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:05:00 +0200

The SA Film & Television Golden Horn Award Nominations 2010 have been announced.
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Nashua campaign combines sports, heroes

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:48:00 +0200

“Nashua's ‘It's For Everyone' campaign sets the benchmark in successfully collaborating two sporting greats, South African rugby captain John Smit and South African cricket captain Graeme Smith, with a local brand. It aims to unite South Africa and the sporting community ahead of the 2010 soccer World Cup.
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Broadcast monitoring available to market

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:44:00 +0200

“Afstereo presently monitors 35 mainstream radio stations and television channels and compiles and maintains a vast pool of data that is now accessible to all companies and professional audit practices interested in this aspect of the business,” says Tonya Khoury, media business unit manager at Afstereo.
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Soul Train wins Gold Panda in Chinese TV festival

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:16:00 +0200

Soul Train, the South African documentary by Bruno Mokoena, won a Gold Panda for Best Documentary, Cinematography at the 10th Sichuan TV festival, which took place in Chengdu, China from 6-8 November 2009.
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China TV in FIFA deal

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:55:00 +0200

Said to be the first agreement of its kind in the history of Chinese sport and FIFA, the latter announced yesterday, 12 November 2009, the signing of a deal in Beijing with China Central Television (CCTV) covering the broadcasting of different FIFA tournaments from now until 2014, including the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups.
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Brands lose millions in bungled ad broadcasts

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:13:00 +0200

Research released by Ornico shows TV error rates for broadcast commercials are climbing and that advertisers are losing millions from mistakes made by local stations.
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Public Service Broadcasting Bill: debate rages on

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:47:00 +0200

The Public Service Broadcasting Bill, deemed ‘scrappy' and ‘complicated' by Wits University's Prof Anton Harber but fiercely defended by Minister Siphiwe Nyanda, continues to be hammered by many critics who firmly believe it will further damage the independence of South African media, which is already stressed by the Film and Publication Amendment Act, the proposed Harassment Bill and the ANC's never-say-die proposal of a Media Tribunal.
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Bonisanani cracks early morning AR's

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:22:00 +0200

Bonisanani, a children's programme produced by Kagiso TV & Communications for SABC 1, has defied the odds by catching and holding viewers in an early morning weekend timeslot. Remarkable AR's of up to 3.3 in the children and teen markets has been achieved.
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Green journalists honoured

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 +0200

The 21st SAB Environmentalist and Environmental Journalists of the Year Awards were held on Monday 9 November 2009. Donald Guy was named SAB Environmental Journalist of the Year in the broadcast category for Pondo People, aired on SABC's 50/50.
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