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Cheaper Internet access from MWeb; News24, Opera Mini partnerApart from the launch of TopTV, this morning, Thursday, 18 March 2010, saw MWeb with the support of its parent company Naspers announce that it is now offering cheap uncapped ADSL packages for South Africa which should have a dramatic effect on the country's Internet usage, and Opera Software has partnered with News24.com to provide one-click access to the News24 mobisite, http://m.news24.com, direct from the Opera Mini browser. 18 Mar 2010 Capitec Bank offering US$5000 for ideaFollowing its naming as a Great Brand of Tomorrow in the Credit Suisse report, Capitec Bank has launched its Idea Bounty brief, calling all creative minds to come up with one print advert concept as well as one banner advert concept to spread the word of its win to the online community. 16 Mar 2010 Intl Conference on Online Media Measurement report backLast week, Josh Adler, head of the OPA Measurement Committee, was in Portugal for the International Conference on Online Media Measurement (I-COM Summit). 15 Mar 2010 South African contingent off to SXSWAUSTIN, TEXAS: SXSWeek kicks off tomorrow, Friday 12 March until Sunday, 21 March 2010, and this year an entire contingent of South African media, advertising, social media and mobile media professionals have been descending upon Austin, Texas, over the past couple of days to attend this convergence of original music, independent films, and emerging technologies. 11 Mar 2010 New graduates ready to discover VodacomThe Vodacom Discover graduate programme, an extension and consolidation of existing graduate programmes, welcomed 23 new graduate students on 1 March 2010. 8 Mar 2010 Storytelling - joint keynote MIPTV addressThe highlight of the MIPTV 2010 conference programme entitled Charting the Next Decade of TV and Digital Entertainment will be the joint keynote address by Elisabeth Murdoch and Joanna Shields on Tuesday, 13 April 2010. 8 Mar 2010 Candidate attorneys compete onlineWerksmans has come up with a new recruitment method - an Apprentice style competition. 4 Mar 2010 Get SuperSport on iPhone freeThe launch of the free iPhone application offering sports fans real-time access to the latest sports news and scores, no matter where they are has proved popular. 2 Mar 2010 View third quarter finalists from One ShowThe third quarter finalists for the 2010 One Show Interactive awards have been announced and now move directly into contention for the pencils being awarded on 14 May 2010. 25 Feb 2010 Nando's takes poultry view of Parly outburst...Nando's is crying “fowl” over DA MP Dianne Kohler Barnard's outburst in Parliament earlier this week in which she allegedly said something rather naughty. 19 Feb 2010 You can tweet Roots 2010 launchThe Newspaper Advertising Bureau (NAB)'s regular Twitter feeds are aimed at ensuring the industry stays abreast of retail and media developments and providing insights into the upcoming Roots 2010 launch in March 2010, where researchers communicate with and interview 25 000 purchase decision-makers across 100 areas and communities in South Africa. 15 Feb 2010 MIPTV gets keynote from SkyJeremy Darroch, chief executive of Sky, the £20bn (about R240bn) British home entertainment and communications company, will deliver a keynote address at MIPTV on Wednesday 14 April 2010. 10 Feb 2010 D&AD extends deadline yet againD&AD has extended its entry deadline yet again! Entries will be be accepted for the D&AD Awards 2010 until midnight GMT, Friday, 5 February 2010. 4 Feb 2010 D&AD deadline extension midnight Friday 29 JanuaryThe D&AD Awards 2010 deadline has been extended: all entries need to be completed and paid for online by midnight GMT on Friday, 29 January 2010. 29 Jan 2010 Patta goes virtualDebora Patta, of e.tv's current affairs show, 3rd Degree, launched a blog last week and is also on Facebook and Twitter. 27 Jan 2010 KWV brand selects digital marketing agencyThe global team at KWV has tasked the digital marketing agency HelloComputer to develop an authentic digital program for the Cafe Culture wine brand. 25 Jan 2010 2010 Festival of Media Awards deadline extentionThe deadline for entries in the 2010 Festival of Media Awards has been extended to 5 February 2010. 22 Jan 2010 Marketing award for online strategyIn recognition for her role in encapsulating Tsogo Sun Gaming's vision to expand its online presence, developing an online strategy and integrating it into the group's marketing strategy, and bringing the rest of the marketing team to an enhanced level of understanding and knowledge of the online space, Debbie Klintworth has been awarded the group's 'Go Further' marketing award. 11 Dec 2009 Digital, marketing recruitment from ITOIT recruitment specialists ITO Resources has launched a dedicated division specialising in digital and marketing positions, it announced on Wednesday, 9 December 2009. 10 Dec 2009 Online, updated car magazine launchedCartrader launched its online e-magazine on Monday, 7 December 2009, to give viewers the virtual experience of paging through a magazine with all the features of a website packed into it. 8 Dec 2009 Maverick puts muscles onlineBodybuilding magazine Muscle Evolution is extending its already extensive online offering with the launch of Muscle TV, adding to its existing expert blogs, Facebook pages, Twitter feeds and a free-to-view digital version of the print issue. 7 Dec 2009 Fitness magazine onlineThe November/December issue of Fitness magazine is on the shelves and is in digital format available free online. 24 Nov 2009 Sahara Computers' Christmas competitionThe Sahara Computers Christmas Carnival Competition is open for entries and closes on 31 January 2010. 23 Nov 2009 Last chance to vote for Greatest Individual Contribution to Online Media, MarketingPublic voting for The Bookmarks' Greatest Individual Contribution to Online Media and Marketing award, sponsored by The Spacestation, closes end of today, Tuesday, 10 November 2009. 10 Nov 2009 Wall of screens for latest Sandton mallConsidered the largest advertising opportunity in Africa, the Legacy TV wall offers 64x 42-inch LG television sets, spread over an area measuring 60m² in the new Legacy Corner Mall that opened this week on Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton. 6 Nov 2009 Flux Trend Review out nowThe third edition of Flux Trend Review, edited by Dion Chang, is out now at a price of R195. 6 Nov 2009 Bookmarks: send in nominations for greatest contribution to online media & marketingThe Bookmark Awards is once again looking for nominees for this year's award of Best Contribution to Online Media & Marketing, sponsored by The Spacestation. 5 Nov 2009 YoungGuns deadline extendedDue to technical difficulties with entries, the deadline for YoungGuns for both the digital and advertising award entries is extended to Friday 6 November 2009. 30 Oct 2009 Use Google to drive local businessYesterday, Wednesday, 28 October 2009, saw the launch of detailed Google maps of many South African cities and towns, including Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth and East London. 29 Oct 2009 Bookmarks: corrected workshop datesNote that The Bookmarks workshops, held in conjunction with Tony Koenderman's Brainstorm conference, will, according to The Bookmarks' revised information, take place in Cape Town on 9 November 2009 at Kelvin Grove and in Johannesburg on 11 November at the NewLife Conference Centre. 26 Oct 2009 |  |
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