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SABC unveils 2010 broadcast plan
The SABC Board, led by Dr Ben Ngubane, unveiled the organisation's 2010 FIFA World Cup broadcast plan and corporate plan in Parliament today, Friday, 19 March 2010.
MWeb's bold ADSL move to spur online ad boom
[Diane Charton] The news that MWeb is to offer uncapped ADSL data access from as little as R219 a month will help to spur massive growth in online marketing and advertising in South Africa in the months ahead.
"I said it, Mr Blatter, not Kulula."
[Herman Manson] Kulula.com supposedly said something nasty about Joseph 'Sepp' Blatter and it made the front page of The Mercury. And the Cape Times. It ran in The Star. Then SAPA picked it up and it was everywhere - News24, The Sowetan, East Coast Radio. Only the comments in question were not made by the tweeps over at @kulula, which originally broke the news on Twitter that FIFA has demanded it drop its tongue in cheek ‘Unofficial National Carrier of the ‘You Know What' campaign. It was I, Mr Blatter.
Freelancers: here's how to get paid
[Tiffany Markman] A recent article on ‘Getting the most from a freelance copywriter or editor' sparked lots of comments, but the majority came from freelancers with payment questions. So Jo Duxbury (of the brilliant Freelancentral and the spanking new Peppermint Source) and I have collaborated in order to answer them.
MWeb's bold ADSL move to spur online ad boom

[Diane Charton] The news that MWeb is to offer uncapped ADSL data access from as little as R219 a month will help to spur massive growth in online marketing and advertising in South Africa in the months ahead. 19 Mar 2010 13:14


"I said it, Mr Blatter, not Kulula."

[Herman Manson] Kulula.com supposedly said something nasty about Joseph 'Sepp' Blatter and it made the front page of The Mercury. And the Cape Times. It ran in The Star. Then SAPA picked it up and it was everywhere - News24, The Sowetan, East Coast Radio. Only the comments in question were not made by the tweeps over at @kulula, which originally broke the news on Twitter that FIFA has demanded it drop its tongue in cheek ‘Unofficial National Carrier of the ‘You Know What' campaign. It was I, Mr Blatter. 19 Mar 2010 12:38




Freelancers: here's how to get paid

[Tiffany Markman] A recent article on ‘Getting the most from a freelance copywriter or editor' sparked lots of comments, but the majority came from freelancers with payment questions. So Jo Duxbury (of the brilliant Freelancentral and the spanking new Peppermint Source) and I have collaborated in order to answer them. 19 Mar 2010 11:43


Binnelanders gets legal, expands to an hour

Soapie fans and advertisers will not be left in the lurch when Egoli finishes on 26 March 2010, as Binnelanders will take over with a brand new storyline in a new one-hour from 5 April. 19 Mar 2010 07:01


Tackling the effects of HIV and Aids on Kaelo - Stories of Hope - Kaelo Worldwide Media

This week's Kaelo - Stories of Hope takes a look at how an unemployed mother of three found a way to sustain her family when she was introduced to the Ekukhanyeni Relief Project sponsored by Mercedes-Benz South Africa. 18 Mar 2010 15:33


ODM coming in May with 55 TV channels

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Newly-licensed pay TV broadcaster On Digital Media (to trade as TopTV) is ready to enter the market and launching in May 2010, offering 55 channels - for now - at a subscription fee ranging between R99 and R249, CEO Vino Govender announced this morning, Thursday 18 March, in Johannesburg. “We intend to make pay TV accessible for all and as a right and a necessity for all South Africans, not only for the wealthy,” Govender told journalists at the company's offices in Woodmead. 18 Mar 2010 13:06


Presidency responds on 702 journo incident

The Presidency issued a statement yesterday, Wednesday, 17 March 2010, in which it has “noted with concern” reports of an incident between members of the SAPS Presidential Protection Unit (PPU) and an Eyewitness News reporter at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital on Tuesday 16 March. 18 Mar 2010 12:06


Shivambu complaint: ANCYL, ProJourn respond

In a release headed ‘ANCYL response to a mob of concerned journalists' the organisation dismisses the complaint by a group of journalists following threats made by ANCYL spokesman Floyd Shivambu to reveal private details of the journalists' activities. The Professional Journalists' Association (ProJourn) has also responded to the reports. 18 Mar 2010 07:30


Youth use new media, traditional

A new study, just released by the Youth Research Unit (YRU) of the Bureau of Market Research (BMR) at the University of South Africa (Unisa), in collaboration with the Film and Publication Board (FPB) and Vodacom, provided worthwhile and interesting insights into the role of media, especially new media, in the lives of high-school learners in South Africa. 18 Mar 2010 06:42


Political journos complain to boss about ANCYL spokesman

In an unprecedented move, 19 of the most influential political journalists in the country have lodged a complaint with the ANC proper about what they call spin man Floyd Shivambu's unethical behaviour, threats, bullying - and supposed access to information he can't legally obtain. 17 Mar 2010 11:42


Apply now for Sampson journalism award

Applications for the 2010 Anthony Sampson Foundation Award for Journalism of R80 000 close on 31 March 2010. The award has been established to promote the tradition of reporting begun by Anthony Sampson, Drum editor in the 1950s, and to encourage new, young voices among journalists and would-be journalists. 17 Mar 2010 07:53


Festival of Media announces keynote speakers

The keynote speakers at the fourth annual Festival of Media have been announced. The lineup includes founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales. The event will be hosted 18 - 20 April 2010 in Valencia, Spain and will also feature a lineup of business leaders from the global communications and advertising industry. 16 Mar 2010 10:23


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