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2009 AdFocus winners

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:04:00 +0200

The Financial Mail AdFocus Awards, with the theme of “Surviving the recession”, were held last night, Wednesday, 25 November 2009, at the forum | the campus in Bryanston, Johannesburg.
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Community TV channels to be chopped?

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:15:00 +0200

NEWSWATCH: It looks like a number of community TV stations around the country will be forced to shut down if the experience of Cape Town's CTV is anything to go by, reports IOL, which also reports that the head of the SABC's formal education unit has died, apparently as a result of a domestic dispute. On the 2010 front, it seems some of FIFA's conditions governing the media and their coverage of the event have not gone down well, reports Business Day.
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We do have 2010 broadcast agreement - SABC

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:54:00 +0200

The SABC has responded to the The Star newspaper article ‘SABC's R400m 2010 ruse', refuting allegations in the article that the corporation has used the World Cup as a means to avoid an interdict aimed at overturning a questionable R400 million contract, and that the SABC does not have a broadcast contract with FIFA.
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Sport Industry Awards come to SA

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:58:00 +0200

Launched yesterday, Tuesday, 24 November 2009, the Virgin Active Sport Industry Awards next year will recognise and reward the best the South African sport business has to offer in categories covering marketing, PR, sponsorship, media, advertising and design.
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Films and Publications Amendment Act misunderstood - CEO

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:43:00 +0200

The Films and Publications Amendment Act, enacted on 28 August 2009 to combat all forms of child pornography and sexual abuse, has been misunderstood by many, leading to erroneous and misleading misinterpretations that sow fear and mistrust in the media community, Film and Publication Board (FPB) CEO Yoliswa Makhasi told Bizcommuity.com this week.
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What does it take to win a Grand Prix?

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:37:00 +0200

In the November 2009 issue of AdVantage magazine, we ask what it really takes to win the highest advertising accolade: a Cannes or Loeries Grand Prix. Luck? Talent? Entering as many awards categories as you can? Sex, drugs and rock 'n roll?
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Coalition comments on SABC bailout

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:25:00 +0200

The finances of the debt-ridden national broadcaster yesterday got a vital boost after the government pledged that it will bail it out to the tune of R1.473 billion, R1 billion of which will be available immediately. Bizcommunity.com asked for comment from the ‘Save our SABC' Coalition.
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SABC bailed out

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:17:00 +0200

NEWSWATCH: The national broadcaster is to be bailed out to the tune of R1.5bn, reports Times LIVE - a move that has been slammed by the Democratic Alliance, reports IOL. On the mobile front, Telkom's plans to get back into the cellular market are ‘suicidal' according to an analyst, reports Times LIVE.
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AdFocus awards; annual shifts focus

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:06:00 +0200

The AdFocus Awards will be held at The Forum in Bryanston, Johannesburg, on Wednesday 25 November 2009, with its theme of “Surviving the recession.”
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Creative Circle results - September/October

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:50:00 +0200

Creative Circle Ad of the Month results for September and October 2009 entries had no winners in the magazine and outdoor categories, and entrants into the experiential need to pay more attention to their entries and how they are packaged.
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