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Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:45:00 +0200

Bizcommunity.com - South Africa's largest online B2B publisher - is set to grow even more with the introduction of 16 new content channels, with weekly newsletters, as from yesterday Tuesday, 20 September 2011.
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Award-winning 'Viva Riva!' opens in Southern Africa

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:20:00 +0200

The award-winning gangster thriller feature film "Viva Riva!", directed by Congolese Djo Tunda wa Munga, is set to open in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland on 7 October 2011.
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Cannes Lions Cyber, Film Craft, Media & Radio Juries named

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:20:00 +0200

CANNES, FRANCE: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced the members of the remaining last four juries for this year's June Festival: Cyber, Film Craft, Media and Radio Lions. South Africa is represented on the Media and Radio juries, and Keith Rose, director at Velocity Films, South Africa, chairs the Film Craft jury.
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Industry gets connected as stars hit MIPTV

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:25:00 +0200

CANNES, FRANCE: The new generation of entertainment content consumers, willing and able to watch television while surfing the web, tweeting to their friends and giving their live feedback about shows to the shows themselves, is driving change within the entertainment industry.
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ADC: 2011 ADC Hall of Fame Laureates

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:54:00 +0200

NEW YORK, US: The Art Directors Club (www.adcglobal.org), one of the leading organisations for creatives in integrated media and reputedly the first global creative collective of its kind, has announced the latest group of inductees into the ADC Hall of Fame.
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Festival of Media: Learn the true value of 'like'

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:48:00 +0200

MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND: The final speakers have been confirmed for the fifth Festival of Media Global in Montreux.
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Cannes Lions 2011: Film, Press, Outdoor Juries announced

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:30:00 +0200

LONDON, UK: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced the line-up for this year's Film, Press and Outdoor Juries ahead of the festival taking place from 19-25 June. Three South Africans number among the jurors.
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SA among NYF's 2011 International Advertising Awards grand jury

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:03:00 +0200

NEW YORK, US: New York Festivals International Advertising Awards has announced its grand jury, representing 300 of the most respected and innovative minds in advertising and marketing from 50 countries worldwide ensuring diversity and unequalled fairness, according to the organisers. South Africa has seven representatives.
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Festival of Media Awards 2011 shortlist announced

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:27:00 +0200

MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND: OMD and Starcom lead the agency networks in the shortlist for the Festival of Media Awards 2011 - in a year that saw a significant increase in the number of campaigns entered by independent and specialist agencies, a record number of entries overall, and a wider geographic representation with entries coming from more than 50 countries. Ogilvy Johannesburg has been shortlisted for its South Africa Tourism campaign.
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AFP makes a name as a digital media player

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:53:00 +0200

PARIS, FRANCE: Agence France-Presse (AFP) has signed up to a technical and commercial partnership in Asia, the Middle East and Africa with BlueFox, a content integrator specialised in digital signage (video, photo and text for public screens).
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