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Why the smart money in 2026 is on digital radio streaming

Radio & Audio

Why the smart money in 2026 is on digital radio streaming

Andy Iverson, Issued by Algoa FM 1 day

Following failed negotiations, the 16 Warner Bros. Discovery will be removed from MultiChoice’s DStv at the end of this month (Image source: © 123rf )

TV

DStv loses 16 channels

5 Dec 2025

Image source: tashatuvango –

Labour Law

Are dismissed employees still bound by restraint of trade? LAC ruling

Rosalind Davey and Chloë Loubser 4 Dec 2025

Daniel Ek to exit CEO role at Spotify

Mobile & Apps

Daniel Ek to exit CEO role at Spotify

1 Oct 2025

Local is our Superpower, continued…

Radio & Audio

Local is our Superpower, continued…

Nick Efstathiou, Issued by OFM Radio 3 Sep 2025

A technologist’s passion for customer-first innovation

Women's Month

A technologist’s passion for customer-first innovation

Issued by MultiChoice 26 Aug 2025

The 2025 Mzansi Barometer: What are South Africans up to?

Research

The 2025 Mzansi Barometer: What are South Africans up to?

Issued by Kantar 13 Aug 2025

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

The Brief is a premium, fast-paced current affairs programme that brings together eNCA's broadcast power and the Sunday Times' editorial insight (Image supplied)

Media

The Brief: Real-time relevance with long-view insight

4 Aug 2025

#WPRD2025 | We. Communications' Sarah Gooding: Uncovering truths that unlock progress, understanding and impact

World PR Day

#WPRD2025 | We. Communications' Sarah Gooding: Uncovering truths that unlock progress, understanding and impact

Issued by We Communications 28 Jul 2025

Creators and creatives: Advertising in a world of social influence

Advertising

Creators and creatives: Advertising in a world of social influence

Andile Rapiya, Managing Director, Bravado at Brave, Issued by Brave Group 28 Jul 2025

Wider than a Bok: LG's new 100-inch QNED TV brings the big screen home

Technology

Wider than a Bok: LG's new 100-inch QNED TV brings the big screen home

Issued by LG 8 Jul 2025

5 things you might not know about SA's youth consumer class

Youth Month

5 things you might not know about SA's youth consumer class

Issued by BrandMapp 12 Jun 2025

Local content and sport key for the MultiChoice Group in FY24

TV

Local content and sport key for the MultiChoice Group in FY24

12 Jun 2025

The Nielsen Sports SA’s Annual Trends Breakfast featured a panel of (l to r) Tumelo Selikane - MD Nielsen Sports SA, Errol Madlala - commercial & marketing manager, SAFA, Mtunzi Jonas - chief commercial officer, Cricket South Africa, Bronson Mokabela - GM: marketing, communications & commercial, SASCOC and Ryan Cumming - head of marketing, SuperSport.

Sponsorship

Live consumption of sport continues to dominate

9 Jun 2025

TV

MultiChoice cracks down on piracy in Malawi

2 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf The Marketing Research Foundation (MRF) has announced the 18th release of the Marketing All Product Survey (Maps)

Media

Maps reveals South African consumer behaviour and media trends

28 May 2025

Advertising

Why smart TVs are the new front door for brands

Leslie Adams 14 May 2025

#BizTrends2025: Discovery CEO Hylton Kallner on the future of spending

Marketing

#BizTrends2025: Discovery CEO Hylton Kallner on the future of spending

15 Apr 2025

MediaHeads 360 and Media Host join forces to redefine community radio advertising

Advertising

MediaHeads 360 and Media Host join forces to redefine community radio advertising

Issued by MediaHeads 360 15 Apr 2025

#BizTrends2025: Discovery - Visa: 2025 the year of returning to the office

Marketing

#BizTrends2025: Discovery - Visa: 2025 the year of returning to the office

Danette Breitenbach 10 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Elouise Kelly, Country Manager at Viu South Africa, looks at how consumer content consumption is shifting

Streaming

Redefining entertainment: The cultural shift in South African streaming

Elouise Kelly 8 Apr 2025

MTN teams up with UK's Synamedia to launch African streaming platform

Telecoms & Networks

MTN teams up with UK's Synamedia to launch African streaming platform

7 Apr 2025

The future of digital journalism and the role of web monetisation

Media

The future of digital journalism and the role of web monetisation

Alex Lakatos, Issued by MANGO-OMC 28 Mar 2025

How the SA consumer class cuts costs

Research

How the SA consumer class cuts costs

Issued by BrandMapp 27 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Leslie Adams, sales director at Reach Africa, asks, while TV licences are outdated, is a streaming levy the right fix?

TV

The TV licence is dead! Long live the streaming levy - or not?

Leslie Adams 17 Mar 2025

Financial Services

SA Parliament’s social media accounts hacked to promote the launch of $Ramaphosa token

Yeshiel Panchia 17 Mar 2025

Radio & Audio

#WorldRadioDay: Why radio is still a hit maker

Karabo Ledwaba 13 Feb 2025

Source: Pexels.

Economy

From gas to streaming: What’s in South Africa’s new inflation basket?

Katja Hamilton 11 Feb 2025

Primedia Broadcasting sets the stage for 2025

Media

Primedia Broadcasting sets the stage for 2025

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 5 Feb 2025

Stats SA updates its inflation basket

Retail

Stats SA updates its inflation basket

Kopano Gumbi 29 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied

Travel

5 key travel trends shaping the cruise industry in 2025

28 Jan 2025

Source: © 123rf Africa’s entertainment and media industry expected to outpace global growth in the next five years, driven by internet advertising and streaming services says PwC’s newly launched Africa Entertainment and Media Outlook 2024–2028 report

Media

Africa’s entertainment and media industry: A positive story of resilience and expansion

28 Jan 2025

Advertising

How first-party data is transforming retail advertising strategies

Daniel Levy 24 Jan 2025

Jaco Oosthuizen, Rectron category manager for mobility

Data & Analytics

Building an AI bridge for SA education gaps

Jaco Oosthuizen 19 Jan 2025

United Airlines to offer free Starlink WiFi on all flights

Telecoms & Networks

United Airlines to offer free Starlink WiFi on all flights

6 Jan 2025

Apple TV Plus pulls ‘open time’ move this weekend - but there's a catch

Mobile & Apps

Apple TV Plus pulls ‘open time’ move this weekend - but there's a catch

Lindsey Schutters 31 Dec 2024

Source: © 123rf Over the last five years, South Africa’s traditional TV viewership (on regulated services) has declined from 38.2 million to 32.5 million, but despite this content consumption remains robust

Media

Content consumption remains robust, despite traditional TV and radio figures down

10 Dec 2024

How is SA’s middle class feeling going into the holidays?

Research

How is SA’s middle class feeling going into the holidays?

Issued by BrandMapp 5 Dec 2024

Source: © Samson Katt Today’s consumers might watch television and be on their mobile device at the same time

Digital

5 powerful digital media attributes for brand building

Madelene Cronje 5 Dec 2024

Gauteng dominates SA’s business events, fuelling economic growth

MICE

Gauteng dominates SA’s business events, fuelling economic growth

26 Nov 2024

Radio still connects like no other

Radio & Audio

Radio still connects like no other

Elzette Boucher-Krüger, Issued by OFM Radio 25 Nov 2024

DSTV satellite dishes were once a mark of suburban wealth.

Technology

Putting the Multichoice decline in context

Lindsey Schutters 14 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf Streaming services remain the most subscribed subscription category, with 22% of users signing up for these platforms

Digital

ChatGPT the fastest-growing subscription-based service worldwide growing 296%

5 Nov 2024

PR & Communications

#Exclusive: Dustin Chick: Enough of the OMGs – it’s time to ask, ‘what now?’

Dustin Chick, Issued by The Up&Up Group 18 Sep 2024

Media

A+E Networks EMEA rebrands as Hearst Networks EMEA

13 Sep 2024

12th kykNET Silwerskerm Festival - Spotlight on filmmakers and the SA TV industry

Events

12th kykNET Silwerskerm Festival - Spotlight on filmmakers and the SA TV industry

26 Aug 2024

Top 3 travel trends for women, from solo adventures to self-discovery

Travel

Top 3 travel trends for women, from solo adventures to self-discovery

15 Aug 2024

Family and home at the heart of LG’s latest campaign “Life’s Good When You Get More Care”

Marketing

Family and home at the heart of LG’s latest campaign “Life’s Good When You Get More Care”

Issued by LG 19 Jul 2024