https://www.bizcommunity.com/414/78.html East Africa Mobile news 15 Mobile news - East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/414/78.html en-us Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:32:32 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/wrong-way-driving-trend-deaths-see-calls-for-greater-regulation-of-tiktok-308348a There has been a call for greater regulation and enforcement of TikTok following two incidents of the so-called “wrong-way” driving trend. 1-271123 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Mobile East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/social-media-companies-increasingly-under-fire-for-violations-of-children-privacy-308628a Representing one of the largest fines ever under the US children's protection law, the US Department of Justice has announced that TikTok has agreed to pay $400m to settle allegations it violated the privacy of children using the app. 1-271073 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:52:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Mobile East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/article/africa-first-dedicated-creator-intercontinental-network-launches-in-kenya-967334a Sound On Africa (SOA) has launched an intercontinental network built to connect brands with vetted creators across Africa, starting in Kenya. 1-270604 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Mobile East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/wpp-results-beat-analyst-forecasts-sees-shares-jump-up-745222a WPP has posted first-half results that beat analyst forecasts on revenue, organic growth and profit margins, leading to a jump of as much as 30.2% in WPP shares - its highest intraday level since September 2025. 1-270582 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:26:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Mobile East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/non-official-fifa-brands-score-with-reverse-ambush-marketing-856123a Ambush marketing has become a strategy in an era where social media rewards wit over media spend, as some clever campaigns at the recent Fifa World Cup demonstrate, showing how creativity and earned media can compete with hundreds of millions of dollars in official sponsorship. 1-270009 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:31:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Mobile East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/article/top-prs-form-african-strategic-communications-partnership-175396a Inzalo Consulting and United Partners Network (UPN) have joined forces in a strategic communications partnership that provides multinational organisations with global consistency while adapting strategies to the business, cultural, regulatory and media realities of individual African markets. 1-269848 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:35:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Mobile East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/adidas-shifts-512m-global-media-account-to-new-agency-175556a Adidas has shifted its global media agency business, reportedly worth $512m, following a competitive pitch, that included Omnicom Media Group, WPP and Publicis Groupe, in the final pitch. 1-269608 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:54:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Mobile East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/savanna-uganda-launches-mobile-networkexpanding-beyond-fibre-broadband-842333a Savanna Uganda, a pioneering telecommunications company, today announces its official entry into the African mobile network landscape as the newest Mobile Network Operator (MNO) serving Uganda and the broader East African region. Building on its successful leadership in the Fixed Broadband market, including a dominant share of the Uganda FTTH (Fiber to the Home) segment, Savanna Uganda now extends its innovative unlimited data and voice proposition to mobile customers. 1-269589 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:17:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Mobile East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/publicis-groupe-africa-appoints-managing-director-rest-of-africa-175686a Gideon Khobane has been appointed managing director: Rest of Africa (excluding West Africa), for Publicis Groupe Africa. 1-269558 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Mobile East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/former-pg-marketing-officer-named-inaugural-lions-laureate-for-marketing-397688a Jim Stengel has been named the Cannes inaugural Lions Laureate for Marketing. Stengel has helped shape modern marketing leadership. His distinguished career spans more than three decades, including seven years as global marketing officer at Procter & Gamble. 1-269083 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Mobile East Africa