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Supporters of Ugandan Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party, attend his campaign caravan ahead of the general elections in Kampala, Uganda December 15, 2025. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Media Freedom

Censorship concerns rise as Uganda blocks live coverage of election protests

Reuters 6 Jan 2026

Freevision Play debuts in SA: Free streaming with local flair kicks off amid global giants

Telecoms & Networks

Freevision Play debuts in SA: Free streaming with local flair kicks off amid global giants

Issued by SENTECH 19 Sep 2024

Media

Ad evolution: Digital overtakes traditional media

22 Oct 2024

Advertising

Warc report: How earned media is cutting through digital noise

26 Sep 2024

Amazon launches shopping channel on Prime Video, Amazon Freevee

E-commerce

Amazon launches shopping channel on Prime Video, Amazon Freevee

22 Apr 2024

Night Agent pulled in the most views. Source: Netflix.

Streaming

Netflix launches comprehensive biannual report on most watched shows

Karabo Ledwaba 13 Dec 2023

Source: © Faceboook RWC The final match of the RWC 2023 attracted a staggering 10.9 million unique home-based live viewers across four linear TV channels

TV

#RWC2023 final attracts 10.9 million unique live viewers

13 Nov 2023

Source: © ArabAD The UAE Impact BBDO, Dubai has been awarded three LIA Gold for itsSchoolgirl Newscasters campaign, for client EBM

Advertising

Impact BBDO Dubai awarded five Gold and a Bronze at the London International Awards

Danette Breitenbach 16 Oct 2023

Source © Ismagilov The 21 April is the UN World Creativity Day

Advertising

UN World Creativity Day: What is creativity today?

Danette Breitenbach 21 Apr 2023

Source © Kheng Ho Toh With the rapid advancement in technology, advertisers now have a plethora of media types to choose from, including social media, radio, print, outdoor, and more. So is TV advertising is still as effective as it once was?

Advertising

Is television advertising still as effective as it once was?

6 Apr 2023

Storytelling on television has been a key aspect of entertaining and engaging audiences for decades

Media

Storytelling on television has been a key aspect of entertaining and engaging audiences for decades

Candy Dempers, Issued by MediaHeads 360 8 Feb 2023

Advertising

How Netflix's new openness affects the advertising industry

Leslie Adams 18 Nov 2022

Streaming

South Africa primed for the Great Streaming Boom

Leslie Adams 27 Sep 2022

Image supplied: Timothy Moloi

Music

#MusicExchange: Music as a love language with Timothy Moloi

Martin Myers 14 Jun 2022

8 software development trends improving the shopping experience

Development

8 software development trends improving the shopping experience

Nick Durrant 25 Jan 2022

2021 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards winners announced

Media

2021 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards winners announced

26 Nov 2021

#Newsmaker: 5FM's Wesley Gabriels bags SuperSport presenting gig

TV

#Newsmaker: 5FM's Wesley Gabriels bags SuperSport presenting gig

Evan-Lee Courie 25 Nov 2021

Waldimar Pelser

TV

#Newsmaker: Waldimar Pelser, kykNET's new channel director

Emily Stander 22 Nov 2021

Media Brokerage Africa spearheads pan-African broadcast media solutions

Media

Media Brokerage Africa spearheads pan-African broadcast media solutions

Issued by Media Brokerage Africa 29 Apr 2021

Data insights: Platforms - value in content mapping and viewing

Research

Data insights: Platforms - value in content mapping and viewing

Issued by Ebony+Ivory 26 Feb 2021

Mike McCarthy on the future of CNN, Trump, social media and fake news

Media

Mike McCarthy on the future of CNN, Trump, social media and fake news

24 Feb 2021

#Newsmaker: Rozanne McKenzie on starting a media company and producing her first TV show

Media

#Newsmaker: Rozanne McKenzie on starting a media company and producing her first TV show

Jessica Tennant 11 Sep 2020

#MusicExchange: Louise Carver to host first-ever live in-studio performance

Music

#MusicExchange: Louise Carver to host first-ever live in-studio performance

Martin Myers 7 Jul 2020

INMA announces Global Media Awards winners, Volt Africa wins Best of Show

Media

INMA announces Global Media Awards winners, Volt Africa wins Best of Show

2 Jun 2020

Inma announces 2020 Global Media Awards finalists

Media

Inma announces 2020 Global Media Awards finalists

25 Feb 2020

Josephine Buys and Peter Langschmidt of the PRC at Cape Town's Inner City Ideas Cartel on 19 November 2019. Image: Leigh Andrews

Research

The PRC on why the future of data is fusion

Leigh Andrews 19 Nov 2019

Image credit: Enayet Raheem on Unsplash.

Advertising

TV advertising on a limited budget

Natasha Fourie 1 Nov 2019

The 6 best South African shows, movies on Showmax this October

Film

The 6 best South African shows, movies on Showmax this October

28 Oct 2019

Trending images relating to the #AmINext hashtag and the much-shared pic of the protest march outside Parliament on 5 September 2019: .

Fairness First

#FairnessFirst: Stepping up to keep SA's females safe

Leigh Andrews 9 Sep 2019

Image credit: Erik Witsoe on Unsplash.

Film & Cinematography

Global cinema advertising is second-fastest growing ad medium of 2019

22 Aug 2019

Monique Claassen, director of media and digital insights at Millward Brown and Jane Ostler, global head of media, presenting at Kantar's Cape Town 'Roadmap to Media Effectiveness' event.

Research

Context conquers platform: Connecting with the new-world consumer

Leigh Andrews 11 Jul 2019

ZEE5 to strengthen its presence in Africa, Middle East and Asia

TV

ZEE5 to strengthen its presence in Africa, Middle East and Asia

4 Jan 2019

Open News MD, Nisa Allie.

Entrepreneur Month

How to launch an independent TV news channel like Open News

Leigh Andrews 8 Nov 2018

Airtel and Coverage Broadband roll out 3flix mobile TV service in Nigeria

TV

Airtel and Coverage Broadband roll out 3flix mobile TV service in Nigeria

29 Oct 2018

Sars' Nugent inquiry interview goes viral

TV

Sars' Nugent inquiry interview goes viral

18 Oct 2018

Photo by Lisa Fotios from .

TV

Kwesé, Vodafone collaborate to bring VOD and live TV content to Ghana

Yuveshen Darmalingum 17 Oct 2018

TV

New free live channels for North Africa

3 Sep 2018

New MVNO introduces a mobile offer with data that never expires

Mobile & Apps

New MVNO introduces a mobile offer with data that never expires

28 May 2018

Grahamstown National Arts Festival launches Creativate Digital

Art

Grahamstown National Arts Festival launches Creativate Digital

17 May 2018

Netflix and bust? Or not?

IAB Bookmarks Awards

Netflix and bust? Or not?

27 Feb 2018

Image credit: .

Streaming

Streaming platform Hulu could be wild card in Fox-Disney megadeal

8 Feb 2018

TV

Trace channels now accessible on Black

22 Dec 2017

#Newsmaker: Danilo Acquisto heads up local YouTube multi-channel network

Digital

#Newsmaker: Danilo Acquisto heads up local YouTube multi-channel network

Jessica Tennant 27 Sep 2017

TV

#Pamro2017: Connecting with the connected viewer

Leigh Andrews 30 Aug 2017

Bleached girls: India and its love for light skin

Health & Beauty

Bleached girls: India and its love for light skin

Neha Mishra and Ronald Hall 1 Aug 2017