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A rival for M-Net?

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:37:00 +0200

NEWSWATCH: The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) intends to licence a rival to M-Net, reports FM Tech.
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Register for indigenous language scriptwriter's workshop

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:47:00 +0200

A workshop with successful South African screenwriter Mtutuzeli Matshoba is to be held at the 30th Durban International Film Festival and the organisers are inviting applications for entry.
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Ad-funded programming: tonic for crisis-hit broadcasters?

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:21:00 +0200

Vulnerable and financially unsustainable African broadcasters, including the ‘mighty' SABC, which generate a big slice of their total revenues from advertising, are feeling the pinch of the current hostile economic climate as companies slash their marketing budgets and others just close. One marketing expert believes, however, that where there is a will, there is always a way.
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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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/GNITION revs up to DStv channel 265

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:45:00 +0200

TV motoring platform, /GNITION, will kick it up a gear this weekend, 4 July 2009, when it moves to its own channel on DStv 265.
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New media packages from Sony Entertainment Television

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:02:00 +0200

Sony Entertainment Television (SET) announced yesterday, Tuesday, 30 June 2009, that it has made two new media packages available for the channel's advertisers.
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Sales rocket after DStv radio campaign

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:11:00 +0200

Following the launch of DStv's My Voice radio campaign across seven radio stations, the company exceeded its sales targets, it reported yesterday, Tuesday, 30 June 2009.
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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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eNews weather ads scoop bronze in New York

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:48:00 +0200

e.tv and the eNews Channel have been recognised for their innovative ads at the prestigious World Promax/BDA Promotion and Marketing Awards, scooping a bronze certificate in Best news\information multiple spot campaign at the awards ceremony in New York last week.
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Awards galore for DStv

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:28:00 +0200

DStv has recently won a hatful of advertising awards, both national and international.
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