2010 FIFA World Cup

Global advertising rebounded 10.6% in 2010

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:35:00 +0200

LONDON, UK: The global advertising industry climbed out of recession last year and posted a 10.6% year-on-year increase to US$503 billion* based on published rate cards from the Global AdView Pulse, a new report released by The Nielsen Company.
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Algerian writers denounce ban on Egyptian books

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:07:00 +0200

ALGIERS: Several Algerian writers and intellectuals have signed a petition denouncing organisers of Algeria's international book fair for banning books from Egypt in a dispute over football.
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Fall in entries for Digital Loeries points to adoption issues

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:18:00 +0200

Wading through the near endless amount of PR on the digital transformation and seamless integration of digital into the advertising world, it must be a little disconcerting for Clint Bryce, chairman of both the Digital and Online Advertising judging panels of the 2010 Loerie awards, to see entries in these categories decline this year in spite of steady growth in online ad spend.
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TV's world cup, but real growth for online too

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:45:00 +0200

TV owned the 2010 FIFA World Cup. There, I said it. While the Internet increasingly owns breaking news and the various South African news portals came up with numerous strategies for making their world cup content as engaging as possible, it could not even attempt to mimic the vibe of families, friends, even communities, gathering together in the real world in front of TV screens to follow the main matches.
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World cup closing ceremony details

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:00:00 +0200

The 30-minute night-time closing ceremony of the 2010 FIFA World Cup will take place at 6.30pm on Sunday, 11 July 2010, at Johannesburg's Soccer City Stadium - ahead of the final. It will be broadcast live in 215 countries to an audience in excess of 500 million viewers, according to the Local Organising Committee (LOC), and will feature 780 cast members and some of South Africa and Africa's top musicians and dancers.
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Brits ashamed to be English

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:03:00 +0200

LONDON, UK: A survey of more than 1600 football fans in response to England's departure from the 2010 World Cup has found that 62% are 'ashamed' to be English and just 19% believe Fabio Capello should retain his position as national manager.
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Emirates takes young Football for Hope players under its wing

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:52:00 +0200

DUBAI, UAE/JOHANNESBURG: Emirates, the award-winning airline of the United Arab Emirates, is helping a team of Australian youths get off to a flying start at the Football for Hope Festival 2010 in Johannesburg.
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Enter your World Cup newspaper design

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:42:00 +0200

INDIA: Indian website Newspaper Designing is conducting another international newspaper design competition, focusing exclusively on the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Entries, which are free, close on 11 August 2010 and there is no limit to the amount of entries submitted.
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World Cup - a view from Egypt

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:57:00 +0200

Not surprisingly, World Cup gripped the continent from the moment South Africa was awarded the right to stage the event, and that fever has been gathering steam ever since.
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World Cup stories that go beyond sports reporting

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:30:00 +0200

Thousands of journalists have descended on South Africa for the World Cup, but the question is how many will dig deeper to provide stories that go beyond mere sports or superficial events coverage? The 126 African journalists of the Twenty Ten project, and particularly the 18 brought to South Africa for the event, are tasked with telling Africa's stories more fully and with unique perspective.
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