The Telkom Foundation today announced the launch of Ignite - the new educational extension of its video streaming platform, TelkomOne - allowing high school students free access to STEM-based content...
The Southern Africa Music Rights Organisation has begun collecting royalties on behalf of its members from TikTok, Facebook and Netflix...
A brand new state-of-the-art Simulation and Clinical Skills Unit (SCSU) will officially open at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Tygerberg Campus in Cape Town today...
FNB data reveals an upsurge in customers who are spending on home delivery, video and music streaming apps for convenient access to services...
Despite challenges of internet access, sufficient data and internet download speeds, revenues generated from subscription video-on-demand service (SVOD) across Africa and the Middle East are set to triple...
Henry Windridge 18 Mar 2021
In this modern business landscape, business-customer dynamics have shifted incredibly.
Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library 8 Mar 2021
In order to survive the disruption driving change across sectors, the telecommunications industry has to take account of changing technologies and the challenges these changes bring...
Sudipto Moitra 1 Mar 2021
PT SportSuite and Major League Rugby (MLR) have announced a multi-platform deal that will transform the league's digital media capabilities...
Issued by Publisher’s Toolbox 17 Feb 2021
What happens when we run out of shows? Interest in standard television has been dropping with companies like Showmax, Netflix, Prime, Disney and Hulu stealing eyes from TV for years. However, 2020 has had a profound impact on their ability to create content...
Brett Rogers 3 Feb 2021
After the launch of its video streaming service, TelkomONE, Telkom has chosen four talented content producers to feature on its platform...
The recently launched The Future 100: 2021 report spotlights creative innovations and top trends set to shape the next 12 months...
The combination of 5G, augmented reality and virtual reality supports completely new user experiences in sports - pushing boundaries and taking the consumer to the heart of the game itself...
Kevin Murphy 30 Nov 2020
5G is being positioned as the panacea of internet connectivity even though coverage is limited. This reawakens the age-old debate of which is better between fibre or wireless...
Shane Chorley 6 Nov 2020
5G holds immense possibility for the socio-economic development of Africa. But what can be done to drive innovative revenue streams from it?
Ockert Oosthuizen 26 Aug 2020
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Verusha Maharaj, advertising and marketing lead at Deloitte Consulting unpacks how marketers can retain their existing customer base and embrace the new and also elaborates on how they can start building trust and get consumers to fall in love with their brands during the pandemic...
Juanita Pienaar 27 Jul 2020
CineMagic, SA's newest Video-on-Demand (VOD) streaming service, is now available to millions of cellular users via the Vodacom Video Play and MTN Play mobile content platforms...
Evan-Lee Courie 17 Jul 2020
How we interact with one another and the events that we attend have changed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We're not going to be gathering together in person anytime soon. Fortunately, technology has played an indispensable role...
Evan-Lee Courie 5 Jun 2020
When 5G lands in Africa, it will change everything. Damilola Abodunrin, business head of iProspect Nigeria, explains this new reality...
Issued by Dentsu 5 Jun 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has given rise to a new kind of African consumer who is already displaying fundamental shifts in consumption and purchase behaviour...
Publisher's Toolbox has announced a digital collaboration with the University of Kent, one of England's leading academic institutions...
Issued by Publisher’s Toolbox 20 May 2020
After it launched its #Gig2Earn initiative - which is aimed at supporting local musicians during the Covid-19 lockdown - Joox has introduced a new music-streaming concert series, Big Live...
Internet activity has spiked across the country during the lockdown and we should be careful in the type of content we consume...
Kriya Gangiah shares why radio stations need to start thinking out of the box when it comes to creating content with regards to the fourth industrial revolution and elaborates on the positive influence of digital media on the radio industry...
Juanita Pienaar 20 Apr 2020
PT SportSuite is delighted to announce we will be joining forces with Hout Bay United FC (HBUFC), a community-based football club in Cape Town, as their official digital partner...
Issued by Publisher’s Toolbox 23 Mar 2020
Netflix has increased its investment in Nigeria's film industry, Nollywood. The dominant streaming company announced its presence via its newly created Twitter handle, NetflixNaija...
Samuel Andrews 20 Mar 2020
PT SportSuite CEO Rich Cheary on the inspiration behind the platform, the changing demands of fans, and why sports organisations would benefit from a change in mindset...
Issued by Publisher’s Toolbox 6 Mar 2020
Move over, number crunchers. Tomorrow's chartered accountants (CAs[SA]) are more concerned with adding value than balancing the books, says Tramayne Monaghan, Chief Innovation Officer of Tencent, a living example of this new breed...
Lisa Witepski, Issued by SAICA 27 Jan 2020
As EdTech enters the next decade, a global learning economy will develop through the creation and exchange of ideas, learning resources, environments and experiences across borders and without boundaries. Younger generations will lead the way in how we learn and teach...
Jamie Beaton 9 Jan 2020
Entertainment and content distribution in Nigeria are expected to undergo a major transformation following the official launch of Nvivo TV as part of the activities of the last 9th International Film Festival of Africa, which was held at the Landmark Event Center in Lagos...
Boomplay and Sony Music Entertainment are set to expand their footprint in Africa with new partnership...
Creatives Garage in Kenya launched an online multimedia and video on demand (VOD) platform specifically dedicated to African stories...
FCB Joburg has pulled together a 360° campaign to communicate Toyota South Africa's innovative cloud-based internet-connected intelligence platform aimed at providing in-mobility Wi-Fi-connected services...
Issued by Nahana Communications Group 14 Nov 2019
Consumer demand for personalisation drives revenue growth in Africa's Entertainment & Media industry, according to PwC's 'Africa Outlook', which is a comprehensive source of analyses and five-year forecasts of consumer and advertising spending across five African countries...
Alibaba Group shattered its 2018 $30.8 billion Singles Day sales record, raking in $38.4 billion in sales during the 2019 11.11 Global Shopping Festival...
With the recent launch of Apple TV Plus and the imminent arrival of Disney Plus, the video landscape has never looked so competitive...
Amanda Lotz & Ramon Lobato 12 Nov 2019
Telkom recently announced media personality and social media star Moshe Ndiki as its brand ambassador...
Juanita Pienaar 17 Sep 2019
While estimates for global investment into 5G over the next few years vary, one thing is certain...
Vino Govender 8 Aug 2019
Showmax has launched a new video on demand service in Nigeria...
Wireless technology plays a key role in today's communications, and new forms of it will become central to emerging technologies...
In today's digital economy, data is a highly valuable asset. Unlocking the insights that data holds is crucial to innovation...
Helmut Resisinger 5 Jun 2019
When we hear the word "stereo" today, we might simply think of a sound system, as in "turn on the stereo". But stereo actually is a specific technology, like video streaming or the latest espresso maker...
Jonathan Schroeder and Janet Borgerson 27 May 2019
We're seeing the needs, expectations and behaviours of young South African consumers evolve at a pace that threatens to leave brands behind...
Rachel Thompson, Issued by GfK South Africa 30 Apr 2019