Running marketing like any other business
[Abey Mokgwatsane] Most executives who run small-to-medium size businesses in the marketing industry will tell you that they always feel as if their business is on a knife's edge, characterised by inconsistent revenue streams, ever-changing client lists and high staff turnover, among other perennial problems. You're never entirely sure that you will be around next year. This opinion piece aims to give some guidelines to those among us looking for long-term sustainability and growth within the marketing industry.


Can you speak your mind and still keep your job?
[Chris Brewer] It would be remiss of me not to comment on the latest publicity drive of David Bullard (the thing that man will do for his own PR! Getting shot, then being fired - what next?). On the face of it, it seems the question is "is he a racist or not?" but I'm not so sure that really is the question.

Marketing and ad budget cutbacks inevitable
[Chris Moerdyk] Advertising budgets and marketing activities face inevitable cutbacks as SA's economic outlook dips and talk grows of an impending recession in the United States. And while marketers will argue that it makes no sense to cut budgets during tough times, companies the world over generally tend to batten the hatches and look toward advertising budgets as a good place to start saving money.

Consumers cut back on expenses
The accumulative affect of rising interest rates is taking its toll on consumers who are tightening their grip on expenses, according to First National Bank, which has also appealed to customers who are struggling to meet their debt obligations to come forward for help.

Kelly Rowland is MTV ‘Staying Alive' Ambassador
R&B singer-songwriter Kelly Rowland has been appointed as the official 2008 Ambassador for the MTV Staying Alive Foundation. The multi-platinum selling artist and Destiny's Child alumnus is to be the public face of Staying Alive in June 2008, dedicating herself to raising the profile of the global charitable foundation, whose mission is to empower young people who are protecting themselves and their communities against HIV and AIDS. Rowland will take her first steps in her new role as Staying Alive Ambassador during her solo tour of Africa later this year, when she takes her upbeat brand of stylish R&B to music fans in South Africa, Ghana, Tanzania, Mozambique, Kenya and Angola.

Blogging from global Marketing Show
Catch blogger Eve Dmochowska on Bizcommunity.com from The Marketing Show in Sandton this week on: blog.bizcommunity.com with regular updates on the presentations. The Marketing Show, sponsored by Microsoft, examines the hottest new innovations and e-marketing techniques from the US, UK, Europe and Asia. This year's event will examine new consumer trends, how to succeed in social media, how to create customer value through online services, what's next in media and where you should be putting your promotion money. For more: www.marketing-show.com/SouthAfrica.

Multiple award winner to judge Loeries
The Loerie Awards has announced the appointment of Erik Vervroegen, president and executive creative director at TBWA\Paris, as one of the Jury Chairmen for the 2008 Awards.

Cannes 2008 media, outdoor and radio Lions juries
London - The Organisers of the 55th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival are pleased to announce the members of this year's media, outdoor and radio Lions juries. Congrats to the South Africans chosen: Jenny Barenbrug, Notabene; Vanessa Pearson, McCann Erickson; and Matthew Brink, King James.

Cell C enlists subscribers in new ad
Cell C's new brand campaign shows the strength of numbers and how harnessing the network's customer base can help affect change and start positive chain reactions.

Peter Bidenko for Loeries jury
The Loerie Awards has announced that Peter Bidenko will be Jury Chair of the Experiential panel for 2008. Bidenko is the creative director of Tequila in Australia.

Bob Scarpelli gets ready to step out of his shoes at Cannes this year - Gallo Images
Getty Images Ultimate Brief competition for agency creative teams is open and the brief is simple and exciting.


Jupiter Cape Town cracks the list at One Show - The Jupiter Drawing Room
The Jupiter Drawing Room (Cape Town), one of the fasting growing and most awarded agencies in Cape Town, has been short listed in several categories for this year's One Show Awards. Jupiter Cape Town has the highest number of selected work for a Cape agency and is ranked second in the country this year.

Draftfcb South Africa takes two of three Apex Awards - Draftfcb (South Africa)
Draftfcb South Africa walked away with two out of only three Gold awards made by APEX at a gala ceremony held in Johannesburg, South Africa last week (Thursday April 10). The Association for Communication and Advertising's (ACA) APEX Awards recognise campaigns that are both creative and effective. Successful performance is measured by a measured return on investment and contribution to the client's bottom line.

BEHP launches drug for Deep Vein Thrombosis - BEHP
A growing concern amongst long-haul travellers is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). BEHP engineered the launch in South Africa.

Reaching the ‘always-on' consumer
[Louise Marsland] The traditional advertising model based only on reach and frequency is completely outdated. New marketing strategies are needed to engage with the citizens of the digital democracy, said Patou Nuytemans, EAME digital director, Ogilvy One Worldwide, at The Ogilvy Verge conference in Johannesburg this morning, 15 April 2008. She was speaking about the ‘Always-on Consumer' of the 21st Century.

Volkswagen tells another moving story on the big screen with CineMARK - CineMARK
Volkswagen South Africa's corporate ads tell stories that tend to tug at the heartstrings. Remember the Volkswagen corporate ‘Decades' ad which traced the lifespan of a Volkswagen Beetle from a first family car in the 1950s to a student car at the beginning of the new South Africa in the 1990s to a trendy convertible today?

Ten ways to make CRM succeed
[Roger Strain] CRM software implementations can be delicate affairs, as many organisations have discovered to their cost. Yet success is not difficult to achieve, given good groundwork and careful project management. If your organisations get all of the following 10 things right – or even most of them – a CRM success can pretty much be guaranteed.


eBucks donates 2500 trees and shrubs to Cosmo City - eBucks
eBucks, the reward of choice, in partnership with First National Bank (FNB) and Food and Trees for Africa (FTFA) planted the first half of the more than 2500 indigenous trees and shrubs from the eBucks Big Green Maze in Cosmo City on 12 April 2008.

Who really owns your work?
[Mark Winkler] Now, perhaps I was brought up in an old-fashioned version of my industry, but the principle upon which I have always worked is that once the client has paid for the work commissioned, the material in all its forms belongs to the client…

Richard Bloom's legacy honoured
The Richard Bloom Foundation, in association with Aardvark Press Publishing and Glasshouse, has announced the 2008 Richard Bloom Benefit Event to be held on 30 April 2008 in Cape Town. The benefit will raise funds for a fashion industry bursary programme headed up by designer, Craig Port, and is in honour of Richard Bloom who was tragically murdered two years ago along with actor Brett Goldin.

An enormously useful visual resource: Corbis@Great Stock! - Great Stock!
Great Stock! is the official southern African source for all Corbis imagery, which spans all kinds of imagery - from footage, to photography, in rights managed and royalty free, from archival to contemporary lifestyles, destinations - quite literally the entire spectrum of high quality imagery.

Turning the promise of integrating online marketing technology into a reality - Acceleration
[Richard Mullins] Richard Mullins, Director at Acceleration, looks at how companies can make sure online marketing technology integration projects deliver on their promise.

Purple Cow Communications goes digital. It's official! - Purple Cow Communications
It's official - Purple Cow Communications has relaunched as a fully-fledged digital marketing agency. Having established a legacy as one of the leading online advertising sales agencies in SA, Purple Cow is now striding boldly into the world of online digital strategies and solutions.

Emarketing Professional Certificate courses to run in Cape Town next week - Britefire
Internet marketing firm Britefire will run five one-day courses in Cape Town, from April 21-25. Designed for non-technical managers, each course will focus on a different dimension of online marketing: internet marketing strategy; website design; search engine marketing; email marketing; and web advertising and PR.

Email marketing: Success demands following the rules - Striata
Email has more than proved its worth in the overall marketing mix, particularly when the rules are followed and sufficient focus is placed on the importance of wording, appearance and layout.

Mining Weekly re-launches website
Creamer Media have re-launched MiningWeekly.com with a portal that has undergone a complete redesign, enhanced multimedia offering and informed and up-to-the-minute content to make Mining Weekly a worldclass top mining news resource, said Creamer Media CEO Kenneth Creamer. “MiningWeekly.com represents the fulfillment of our vision to be a leading new media publisher that fully utilizes text, images, video and audio to deliver on our content promise to readers.”

PRIMEDIA@HOME's hat trick - the GCIS Vuk'uzenzele tender - PRIMEDIA@HOME
PRIMEDIA@HOME is the confirmed communication partner of choice for the Government Communication and Information System's (GCIS) Vuk'uzenzele tender, meaning they'll be the sole distribution agency for the Vuk'uzenzele government magazine, nationwide.

USB-ED offers conscious career strategies for women - USB-ED
As more and more women take up management and leadership positions, there is an increasing need among them for empowerment and skills to make a success of their new roles and careers. To address this need, USB Executive Development Ltd (USB-ED) will be presenting a workshop - Conscious Career Strategies for Women - in May this year.

Executive Training finds a powerful partner - Consciousness Coaching - CCI Coaching Academy
Life coaching as an industry earns over $100 billion a year worldwide. In America, it's the second fastest growth industry after IT.

Networking at WiMax World 2008
WiMAX World 2008 is Africa's opportunity to deliver high speed services to everybody across the African continent. Research has proven that Africa has become one of the most important growth markets in GSM mobile communications outside of Europe. Since the introduction of services in April 1994, a staggering 16 million African subscribers have joined the mobile world – and this number climbs every day.

Distell commissioned Kreate to help add that extra flavour to the Taste of Cape Town - Kreate SA
At a venue fit for kings, Distell commissioned Kreate SA to provide a full production team to conceptualise and implement the set-up of the Savanna Style Lounge at the Taste of Cape Town in Camps Bay. Kreate SA was also required to provide all the brand ambassadors and event managers for the Savanna Style Lounge, the Alchemy of Gold Style Lounge, the Fleur de Cap and the Durbanville Hills tasting bars.


Pernod Ricard commissioned Kreate to implement a Havana Club style lounge at the Taste of Cape Town - Kreate SA
With Table Mountain as a backdrop and the Atlantic Ocean as your view, who could think of a more breathtaking venue for the Taste of Cape Town than the Camps Bay High School field? The Taste of Cape Town provided many visitors the opportunity to taste some of the best cuisine and beverages that we have to offer.


9th Cape Town International Jazz Festival - 3D Deco
In April 3D Deco set out to be part of the production of one of the world's top jazz festivals. With an ambitious and dedicated crew the Cape Town International Convention Centre was transformed into a cascade of alluring shapes and colours.


Winter specials - Thirst Bar Services
Thirst Bar Services is offering specials to warm you up for winter including a 15% discount on all functions between May 1st and August 1st 2008.


SA top performing companies called on for final nominations for the National Business Awards - Top Companies Publishing
“If you don't enter, you can't be acknowledged,” comments Chairman of Topco Media, Richard Fletcher, as the countdown for final nominations for the National Business Awards by 25 April, 2008 begins.

My Digital Life attempts world blogging record at expo
The portal www.mydigitallife.co.za will attempt to set a world record for the world's longest continuous blogging session, 48 hours, at the Digital Life expo in Sandton which starts today, 18 - 20 April 2008.

Barney, the world's best loved dinosaur turns 20 and celebrates his birthday at The Baby Expo - The Baby Expo
This year marks Barney's 20th Anniversary and he plans to spend it doing what he loves best - making new friends at The Baby Expo - the first leg of which kicks off in Joburg at the Coca-Cola Dome from 15th-18th May 2008.


Gold Awards for 12 stands at Durban Motor Show - Kagiso Exhibitions & Events
Twelve of the 66 stands at the Durban Motor Show were presented with Gold Awards at the event's prize giving on April 13. The only double winner was Toyota, which collected Gold for its passenger vehicle and outdoor displays.


Mamas, papas and babas enjoy a baby bonanza in Durban - Baba Indaba
Yeah baby, this one's especially for you! Whether you're already parents or moms-and-dads-in-waiting, the SABC Education Baba Indaba is packed with inspiration, great ideas and practical advice on how best to tackle the joyous, but sometimes arduous, task of bringing up baby.


Scan Display Botswana moves and expands into printing - Scan Display
Scan Display's Botswana branch has moved to new offices in Broadhurst, Gaborone. The exhibition and display specialist has been operating in Botswana since 1999 and the company's recent growth was the motivation for the move to bigger premises.


Another global first for Pampers at The Baby Expo - The Baby Expo
Following on the first ever Guinness World Record for The Largest Gathering of Pregnant Women Under One Roof set at the Your Baby Show 2007, The Baby Expo (previously Your Baby Show) is presenting yet another global first for South Africans to enjoy, and the world to follow!


Oasys supports Sasol as it “strikes oil” in Dubai - Oasys Innovations
The Sasol Group Services Head Office, based in Rosebank Johannesburg, contracted Oasys Innovations, on behalf of their affiliate Sasol Middle East based in Dubai, to design and construct a corporate stand for an international exhibition. The stand needed to reflect the Sasol Group as a whole and display individual, industry specific products for the Middle East Coatings Show held in Dubai from 10-12 March 2008.

Bullard builds an Empire
[Louise Marsland] Popular culture and media magazine Empire, from the Maverick business magazine stable, will continue running columns by David Bullard, Empire joint editor Phillip de Wet confirmed yesterday, 15 April.

Leigh Toselli joins Sandton magazine
Sandton magazine, launching May 2008, has announced the appointment of fashion/style guru Leigh Toselli as contributing editor for its monthly style pages that will include unisex directional fashion, grooming and health.

A stylish winter awaits you... - woman360
As the seasons change and days get cooler, woman360's leading titles, Sarie, Fairlady and True Love, hit the shelves with stylish winter trends in their annual Winter Fashion & Beauty supplements.


Preditor tackles publisher syndication and web-experience challenges head on - Prefix Technologies
Preditor CMS, the CMS framework for the publishing industry, has received its next major update with the release of version 1.5. The release focuses on syndication, tighter Adobe InDesign integration and enhanced web-rendering capabilities. For Preditor customers, the release allows them to further optimise revenue potential and increase workflow efficiencies across all three distribution channels – print, web and mobile.

Apologies and oustings
[Tshepiso Seopa] [NEWSWATCH] Bullard has apologised for offending anyone, but is going ahead with a lawsuit against the Sunday Times for unlawful dismissal, and the SABC Board remains in the spotlight.

Calls for release of jailed Chinese journalists
An international conference on press freedom in China called on Chinese authorities to honour their Olympic pledge to respect human rights and press freedom and to release all jailed journalists. More than 30 journalists and 50 cyber-dissidents are being held in prisons in China, which is the world's largest jailer of journalists.

South African editor wins TABPI Young Leaders Scholarship
CLEVELAND - Winners have been selected for the 2008 Trade, Association, Business Publications International (TABPI) Young Leaders Scholarship and a South African is among them - Kate Rau from Push Media in Rivonia, Sandton.

The future of journalism: top editors speak out
The World Editors Forum is running a series of exclusive interviews about the future of journalism on its Editors Weblog, with top editors at leading newspapers around the world. The latest instalment is with Jonathan Landman, deputy managing editor of the New York Times.

Standardbank.mobi launches
While most banks now offer cell phone banking, Standard Bank has upped the ante with a range of creative services which anyone with a wap-enabled cell phone can access via their new Standardbank.mobi site.

A ‘fringing' world first for mobile
Johannesburg - fring this week became the world's first mobile VoIP application to be made publicly available for the iconic apple iPhone, enabling users to talk, chat and interact with other fring users (“fringsters”) and all of their online communities, using their iPhone's WiFi connection.

Mobile marketing industry continues to grow
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) continues to experience record membership growth on the heels of its most recent Latin American chapter launch and continued growth of the mobile industry.

Mathatha Tsedu named industry Lifetime Achiever - City Press
At the Mondi Shanduka Awards, City Press Editor-in-Chief, Mathatha Tsedu was honoured with the 2007 Lifetime Achiever Award. For almost three decades, Mathatha has been firmly entrenched in newsrooms, living and breathing newsprint.

The OPA opens its doors to advertising agencies - Online Publishers Association
The OPA invites advertising agencies to constructively contribute towards the development of a flourishing online industry in South Africa.

JD Internet Consulting announces the successful launch of Jala Capital's new corporate web site - JD Internet Consulting
Jala Capital is an investment holding company started in 2005, with a vision to build value in investee companies, by providing capital resources, support and highly skilled, talented management teams.

SkillPod Media partners with Kagiso; penetrates Eastern Europe, China and US Telco market - Skillpod Media
At a time when hyperbolic marketing claims are thrown around with abandon, SkillPod Media is steadily establishing itself as the real deal when it comes to pulling off online marketing coups.

New iafrica.com coming - legendary SA portal gets new look - Primedia Online
One of South Africa's most loved web sites and biggest portals iafrica.com is undergoing an exciting overhaul as it comes out with a great new design and upgraded content.


Realmdigital provides Fantasy Sports platform to Brandhouse, IOL and more - Realmdigital
Brandhouse launched their fantasy rugby league for this year's Super 14 for one of their leading brands of rum, Captain Morgan. The game is targeted at rugby fans globally with the main objective being to increase their CRM database for further marketing initiatives. IOL also uses the same Fantasy Platform for its Fantasy Formula 1 league to increase their profitability by selling advertising space on the website.


Ananzi moves forward with Google - Ananzi
Ananzi, South Africa's most popular web search engine, has worked with Google to bring local web users an international search service. This will allow Ananzi users to search locally on Ananzi, and the international web using Google, all in one convenient place.

Smaller agency - bigger picture! - Zmanga Media
Zmanga Media International has over the past three years provided its clients with a no-nonsense service in the large format outdoor field. Not only have we had (and still have) our own municipal approved sites up for grabs, but we have also enabled the likes of PPC to do self-branding on their own enviable outdoor space in Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria and Botswana.

Provantage Transit TV goes national - Provantage Media
Provantage Media has announced the national rollout of Transit TV. An additional 500 taxis have been added to the fleet of 600 operational taxis in the Gauteng, Kwa-Zulu Natal and Western Cape regions, bringing the total fleet running the in-taxi television station to 1100.


Primedia@Home to distribute govt mag
Primedia@Home is the confirmed communication partner of choice for the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) Vuk'uzenzele Tender. Primedia@Home implements standardised national controls for both mass and niche distribution platforms developed by the media owner to ensure advertising material is reliably, effectively and professionally distributed, including publications of this nature.

Ireland/Davenport and Frieze Films Tanchel shoot for Soweto Rugby Club - Frieze Films
Ireland/Davenport and Frieze Films have collaborated to create a TV commercial aimed at heightening awareness for the Soweto Rugby Club (SRC).


Koekemoer steals the Vodacom spotlight - Picture Tree
Vernon Koekemoer was a star attraction on Alan Irvin's Picture Tree set for the latest Vodacom commercial.


You've been served - Egg Films
Humanoids Terence Neale's recent Chicken Licken campaign is nothing short of a visual feast, featuring fantastic, over-the-top characters representative of South Africa's diverse cultural extremes.


Oscar Strauss's bid for the One Show - Picture Tree
It is clear why the compelling Smoking Baby commercial, directed by Oscar Strauss of Picture Tree, is a semi-finalist for New York's One Show awards. The ad's blunt message is that it takes three days for a newborn baby to beat nicotine withdrawal.


V-Lab takes honours at the AdMag Awards - V-Lab
The prestigious award ceremony held recently saw V-Lab being presented with The Best Advert in Advantage Magazine.


Khalo Matabane – now directing commercials at Faith - Faith Creations
Khalo Matabane has made an effortless transition to shooting commercials with Faith having recently completed an extremely charming and performance driven Tastic Rice ad for TBWA Hunt Lascaris.

Poking internal comms with a stick
[Tiffany Markman] If you talk to your company's employees, this is for you… According to the experts, there's never been a better time to be in internal communication. But that's a little surprising in light of some recent research.

The sixth sense of communication
The Public Relations and Communication Management Institute of Southern Africa (PRISA) has announced details of its forthcoming National Conference: ‘Communication – The Sixth Sense'. The conference will be held at Montecasino, Fourways, Johannesburg, from on 18 - 19 June, headlining as keynote speaker the renowned political economist Prof Noreena Hertz of Cambridge University.

Communications industry is fast losing faith in tenders and pitches - Tshirundu Communications
[Thendo Ratshitanga] There was a time when the slightest opportunity to participate in a PR tender or to pitch to a prospective client elicited great excitement and enthusiasm in the marketing communications industry.


Where is respect and loyalty today? - Livewired Communications
[Janine Lloyd] What is happening to our business culture and ethics? It seems to be fraught with attitudes closely resembling a soulless approach, topped off by “cheers you are out, in with the new”. That is not too bad, a bit of new blood is always good, however it seems that chucking out suppliers or partners who have supported them over the years, who have the skill and knowledge about their business and who are delivering, without a thought or care in the world is a bit callous.

Ukhozi FM is searching for service providers
Ukhozi FM has announced that it will host a series of briefings aimed at identifying preferred partners and suppliers with whom it will work with in the 2008/09 financial year. These briefings will give organisations and companies an opportunity to understand the content and marketing objectives of Ukhozi FM as well as the SABC procurement policies and procedures.

Heart 104.9FM's traffic idol - Heart 104.9
Cape Town radio station Heart 104.9FM has issued an open invitation to audition for a slot on air.

Jacaranda 94.2 makes ‘inroads' with pothole initiative - Jacaranda 94.2
Community champion Jacaranda 94.2 has embarked on a proactive initiative, in a bid to alleviate the widespread problem of potholes. Dubbed the ‘Pothole Olympics', because of the ‘friendly competition' the initiative is intended to create between municipalities, the campaign has kicked off to an impressive start.

Is the ‘township market' getting healthier?
OmniVision will be running its third Township Trends Series in May. One of the key shifts evident in the past six months was that health awareness is becoming more top of mind among township consumers. This growing awareness should gradually begin to impact on their purchasing decisions.

The light on the other side of loadshedding - Synovate
Recent loadshedding activity has led 90% of South Africans to cut down on electricity usage, according to a recent survey conducted by global marketing research company, Synovate.

Woolworths is awarded global 'responsible retailer' status
Woolworths has received international recognition in the retail sector by being named Responsible Retailer of the Year at the World Retail Awards – held during the annual World Retail Congress recently. Six companies from across the globe had been shortlisted for the prestigious award.

Reach your target retail market with Bizcommunity.com
The www.bizcommunity.com New Products Pavilion at the Cape Town Good Food and Wine Show will be showcasing new products to exhibition goers May 15 - 18, 2008. Last year the show attracted 45 000 visitors, this year 50 000 are expected and www.bizcommunity.com will be hosting The New Products Pavilion. To find out how to showcase your new product, click here: https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/160/23759.html.

Insurance members can enjoy themselves responsibly with OUTsurance's new chauffeur service - OUTsurance
Leading Southern African direct short-term insurance company, OUTsurance, has launched ‘Buddy@OUT', a chauffeur service that provides members with a convenient alternative to drinking and driving: their own personal driver.

Business sponsorship awards nominations open
Business & Arts South Africa, in partnership with Business Day, launched awards for business sponsors of the arts in this country in 1997, to recognise and highlight businesses that make effective and innovative use of arts sponsorship and, in so doing, lift the profile of the arts. The 11th series of awards reflects a growing awareness within the corporate sector both of the inherent value of the arts to society at all levels, and of the business argument for supporting the arts.

Illuminating sponsorship alleviates traffic chaos
Leading aerial laser surveying firm, Southern Mapping Company (SMC), is taking the lead in alleviating some of the power problems caused by Eskom's outages, by sponsoring one of the first solar powered traffic lights in Gauteng.


Hospitality packages on offer for Vodacom Tri-Nations series - SAIL
CIRCA Hospitality, a SAIL Group company is delighted to offer hospitality packages for the 2008 Vodacom Tri-Nations Rugby series.

Healthy passport to Women's Show
Like- It-Lean will be sponsoring Health Slots at The Women's Show in Sandton next week at the Sandton Convention Centre, April 24 – 27, to empower and support women to embrace a healthier attitude. These will be held daily at the show and will be led by health experts.

New classic sports channel
ESPN and MultiChoice have announced the launch of ESPN's second sports channel in Africa: ESPN Classic. ESPN Classic will be the first sports channel in South Africa devoted entirely to the greatest moments and legends in sport.

SABC decreases long term ad rates by 15%
SABC Television Sales has decreased its advertising long term rates by an average of 15%, "in the interest of good business practice", the corporation said in a press release this afternoon, Friday 18 April 2008.

Big Brother back by popular demand
M-Net has announced entries for the third season of the blockbuster show, Big Brother Africa. The show boasts audience involvement of in excess of 900 000 SMS's, over 14 million page impressions and over 4 million video clips viewed online for their 2007 season. M-Net is on a drive to highlight sponsorship and product placement opportunities as a results-driven advertising medium with figures like that.

Tommy Hilfiger and Sony BMG unveil TommyTV
Amsterdam - TommyTV is a new online global music TV concept from Tommy Hilfiger and Sony BMG, bringing music and fashion together in an online evolution of the Hilfiger Sessions music series, staged in creative collaboration with Sony BMG Europe.

SABC board holds emergency meeting
SABC group executives yesterday, 15 April, held an emergency meeting to deal with recent media reports signalling a looming battle between the SABC board and senior management of the organisation.

MultiChoice refines channels after feedback
Following the implementation of the Channel Shuffle six months ago, MultiChoice has taken note of feedback from customers and has made further improvements to its DStv's channel numbering and grouping.