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Some of the country’s top leaders in PR chat about the industry in South Africa, Africa and globally: (L to r:) Lebo Madiba, founder and managing director, the PR Powerhouse, Dustin Chick, partner & managing director Razor Public Relations, Sanesh Maharaj, head of influence, Ogilvy and Nicky James managing director of Tribeca Relations

#WPRD2024: Top SA PR leaders reflect on public relations industryDanette Breitenbach

MultiChoice and Paramount strengthen their relationship in Africa

MultiChoice and Paramount strengthen their relationship in AfricaDStv Media Sales

Source: © 123rf Adam Hunter, head honcho at Hook, Line & Sinker looks at the future of PR in a changing world on World PR Day

#WPRD2024: The future of public relations in a changing worldAdam Hunter

702 and CapeTalk unveil 2024 Nedbank Business Ignite winners

702 and CapeTalk unveil 2024 Nedbank Business Ignite winnersPrimedia Broadcasting

Bizcommunity is a finalist in the IAB Bookmark Awards in two categories

Bizcommunity: Finalist in 2 IAB Bookmark Awards categories

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Media24 says S189 will continue as it awaits Competition Commission ruling

Paralympian Mpumelelo Mhlongo partnership with Bic, embodies his experience

Source: © SA Rugby The battle over sports broadcasting has heated up as Media responded to Saru's support of the SABC's decision to not broadcast the recent Springboks - Ireland Tests

DStv - eMedia sports broadcasting rights saga continues as Sports Minister joins the fightDanette Breitenbach

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Complaint against Daily Maverick Steinhoff stories dismissedOmbud Watcher Law

(Image supplied). The South African print media industry changes are shown in media monitoring company, Novus Group’s newly released 10 Years in Print Media report

Report shows the decline of print newspapers over the past decade

We work wonders: Reimagining media in a connected world

We work wonders: Reimagining media in a connected worldMotherland OMNi

#BehindtheIMC: Matthew Bull, founder SoloUnion - Creativity is progress. Without it, you die.

#BehindtheIMC: Matthew Bull, founder SoloUnion - Creativity is progress. Without it, you die.

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CNN announces retrenchments and paywall

MultiChoice and Paramount strengthen their relationship in Africa

MultiChoice and Paramount strengthen their relationship in Africa

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Source: © 123rf Adam Hunter, head honcho at Hook, Line & Sinker looks at the future of PR in a changing world on World PR Day

#WPRD2024: The future of public relations in a changing world

By Adam Hunter 11 hours

Source: © 123rf The UK Parliament has passed the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

UK passes Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

3 Jun 2024

Source: © 123rf Google AI is reshaping the digital advertising ecosystem. Why now? asks Geoff Cohen, partner - DY/DX

Google's generative AI search is another nail in the content coffin

Geoff Cohen 3 Jun 2024

SA Podcast and Music Festival debuts

3 Jun 2024

Image supplied. Carlos Fernando Chamorro, editor-in-chief of Confidencial (Photo: Mick Friis)

Nicaraguan journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro awarded Wan-Ifra's Golden Pen of Freedom

31 May 2024

Source: © 123rf The Sanef has once again partnered with the SADAG) to help journalists deal with the many traumatic stories they cover.

Sanef partners with SADAG to help journalists cope with trauma

30 May 2024

Wan-Ifra and OpenAI launch accelerator to boost AI adoption in newsrooms

30 May 2024

Anke Nel. Image: Supplied.

#BehindtheSelfie: Anke Nel, head of group media strategy at Rapt Creative

Aa-isha Hassiem 30 May 2024

Source: © Pixabay The BRC will release the Q4 2023 Rams dataset spanning January 2022 to December 2023 in the coming weeks

The Q4 2023 Rams dataset set for release

30 May 2024

Image supplied. Wan-Ifra announced the 2024 Digital Media Awards Worldwide winners with SA’s Food For Mzansi Group, wining the 2024 Digital Media Awards Worldwide Best Podcast category

SA's Food For Mzansi Group wins Wan-Ifra 2024 Digital Media Awards Podcast category

28 May 2024

Ladina Heimgartner elected new President of WAN-IFRA on May 27. Source: Supplied.

Ladina Heimgartner elected president at World News Media Congress in Copenhagen

28 May 2024

Omnicom Media Group Africa celebrates Africa Day 2024

Omnicom Media Group Africa celebrates Africa Day 2024

Omnicom Media Group SA 28 May 2024

The migration to digital terrestrial broadcast will free up valuable spectrum. Source: Keriliwi/Unsplash

Icasa extends deadline for digital migration regulations review

Lindsey Schutters 27 May 2024

The Stream of Consciousness

Updated: D&AD Awards 2024: SA brings home 8 Pencils

27 May 2024

Source: © 123rf Icasa rules in favour of DA against SABC on flag-burning election advertisement

#SAelections24: Icasa rules in favour of DA's flag-burning advertisement

27 May 2024

Image supplied. Loeries Creative Week will return to the Mother City, Cape Town for the fourth consecutive year

4th consecutive Cape Town Loeries

24 May 2024

Source: © Nations Online The Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa (ABC) has released the Q1 for newspapers

Newspapers: ABC Q1 2024: The slow steady downward trickle continues

Danette Breitenbach 23 May 2024

Source: © 123rf Streaming video and social platforms carving out their space in the video viewing universe, shows the Maps May 2024 release

Maps May 2024: Media consumption stable despite increasing financial strain on consumers

23 May 2024

Source: © 123rf The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) South Africa’s has released the digital publishing audience data for April 2024

Media24 digital publishing audience dips in April

Danette Breitenbach 22 May 2024

Image supplied. The final and full shortlist for the D&AD Awards has been released and the 62nd D&AD Awards ceremony takes place tomorrow, Wednesday 22 May in London

Full D&AD shortlist revealed

21 May 2024

Source: © Flux Trends Gen Z young is dissatisfied ver how much progress has been made in these 30 years in SA

30/30/30 Project Report: Gen Z dissatisfied over lack of progress in 30 years in SA

21 May 2024

BritBox to cease operations in South Africa by August 2024

21 May 2024

Image supplied. Actress and TV personality Nomzamo Mbatha, and Africanbank have formed a unique partnership that sees the creation and launch of a Mbatha Empower Her account

Nomzamo Mbatha and Africanbank form unique partnership

20 May 2024

Image supplied. Ogilvy South Africa Cape Town is the Middle East & Africa Agency of the Year in The One Show 2024 Global Creative Rankings

Ogilvy and Promise top the One Show 2024 MEA creative and independent agency rankings

20 May 2024

Source: © Branding Asia South Africa won five Silver Pencils, one Bronze Pencil and 15 Merits from The One Show 2024

SA leads The One Show regional tally, with Ogilvy heading up the winners

17 May 2024

Science journalism in South Africa: social media is helping connect with new readers

Sisanda Nkoala 17 May 2024

Levergy and Telkom lead South Africa at the Warc Awards

Levergy and Telkom lead South Africa at the Warc Awards

Levergy 15 May 2024

Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google and Alphabet onstage at Google I/O

Google uses AI to move Search posts for web publishers

Lindsey Schutters 15 May 2024

Heroic Kei back in dotsure's TVC

Heroic Kei back in dotsure's TVC

15 May 2024

Source: © 123rf The latest Scopen study shows that the percentage of clients not concerned by competitive conflict in their sector within an agency has grown from 21,3% in 2019 to 40% now

Trust and wanting a specific agency overcomes competitive conflict for clients

15 May 2024

Reddit’s share price has held since it went public, but the firm’s unique structure could be its undoing

Larisa Yarovaya 15 May 2024

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Image supplied. Carlos Fernando Chamorro, editor-in-chief of Confidencial (Photo: Mick Friis)

Nicaraguan journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro awarded Wan-Ifra's Golden Pen of Freedom

31 May 2024

Source: © 123rf The Sanef has once again partnered with the SADAG) to help journalists deal with the many traumatic stories they cover.

Sanef partners with SADAG to help journalists cope with trauma

30 May 2024

Wan-Ifra and OpenAI launch accelerator to boost AI adoption in newsrooms

30 May 2024

Anke Nel. Image: Supplied.

#BehindtheSelfie: Anke Nel, head of group media strategy at Rapt Creative

Aa-isha Hassiem 30 May 2024

Source: © Pixabay The BRC will release the Q4 2023 Rams dataset spanning January 2022 to December 2023 in the coming weeks

The Q4 2023 Rams dataset set for release

30 May 2024

Image supplied. Wan-Ifra announced the 2024 Digital Media Awards Worldwide winners with SA’s Food For Mzansi Group, wining the 2024 Digital Media Awards Worldwide Best Podcast category

SA's Food For Mzansi Group wins Wan-Ifra 2024 Digital Media Awards Podcast category

28 May 2024

Ladina Heimgartner elected new President of WAN-IFRA on May 27. Source: Supplied.

Ladina Heimgartner elected president at World News Media Congress in Copenhagen

28 May 2024

Omnicom Media Group Africa celebrates Africa Day 2024

Omnicom Media Group Africa celebrates Africa Day 2024

Omnicom Media Group SA 28 May 2024

The migration to digital terrestrial broadcast will free up valuable spectrum. Source: Keriliwi/Unsplash

Icasa extends deadline for digital migration regulations review

Lindsey Schutters 27 May 2024

The Stream of Consciousness

Updated: D&AD Awards 2024: SA brings home 8 Pencils

27 May 2024

Source: © 123rf Icasa rules in favour of DA against SABC on flag-burning election advertisement

#SAelections24: Icasa rules in favour of DA's flag-burning advertisement

27 May 2024

Image supplied. Loeries Creative Week will return to the Mother City, Cape Town for the fourth consecutive year

4th consecutive Cape Town Loeries

24 May 2024

Source: © Nations Online The Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa (ABC) has released the Q1 for newspapers

Newspapers: ABC Q1 2024: The slow steady downward trickle continues

Danette Breitenbach 23 May 2024

Source: © 123rf Streaming video and social platforms carving out their space in the video viewing universe, shows the Maps May 2024 release

Maps May 2024: Media consumption stable despite increasing financial strain on consumers

23 May 2024

Source: © 123rf The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) South Africa’s has released the digital publishing audience data for April 2024

Media24 digital publishing audience dips in April

Danette Breitenbach 22 May 2024

Image supplied. The final and full shortlist for the D&AD Awards has been released and the 62nd D&AD Awards ceremony takes place tomorrow, Wednesday 22 May in London

Full D&AD shortlist revealed

21 May 2024

Source: © Flux Trends Gen Z young is dissatisfied ver how much progress has been made in these 30 years in SA

30/30/30 Project Report: Gen Z dissatisfied over lack of progress in 30 years in SA

21 May 2024

BritBox to cease operations in South Africa by August 2024

21 May 2024

Image supplied. Actress and TV personality Nomzamo Mbatha, and Africanbank have formed a unique partnership that sees the creation and launch of a Mbatha Empower Her account

Nomzamo Mbatha and Africanbank form unique partnership

20 May 2024

Image supplied. Ogilvy South Africa Cape Town is the Middle East & Africa Agency of the Year in The One Show 2024 Global Creative Rankings

Ogilvy and Promise top the One Show 2024 MEA creative and independent agency rankings

20 May 2024

Source: © Branding Asia South Africa won five Silver Pencils, one Bronze Pencil and 15 Merits from The One Show 2024

SA leads The One Show regional tally, with Ogilvy heading up the winners

17 May 2024

Science journalism in South Africa: social media is helping connect with new readers

Sisanda Nkoala 17 May 2024

Levergy and Telkom lead South Africa at the Warc Awards

Levergy and Telkom lead South Africa at the Warc Awards

Levergy 15 May 2024

Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google and Alphabet onstage at Google I/O

Google uses AI to move Search posts for web publishers

Lindsey Schutters 15 May 2024

Heroic Kei back in dotsure's TVC

Heroic Kei back in dotsure's TVC

15 May 2024

Source: © 123rf The latest Scopen study shows that the percentage of clients not concerned by competitive conflict in their sector within an agency has grown from 21,3% in 2019 to 40% now

Trust and wanting a specific agency overcomes competitive conflict for clients

15 May 2024

Reddit’s share price has held since it went public, but the firm’s unique structure could be its undoing

Larisa Yarovaya 15 May 2024

Red & Yellow student, Philippa Scholtz, awarded in Young Ones Student Awards 2024

Red & Yellow student, Philippa Scholtz, awarded in Young Ones Student Awards 2024

14 May 2024

Spark Media ‘leaps into local’ with comedian Themba Robin

Spark Media ‘leaps into local’ with comedian Themba Robin

Spark Media 14 May 2024

Maria Ressa is the co-founder of Rappler. Source: Rappler.

Co-founder of Rappler Maria Ressa is the 2024 Cannes LionHeart recipient

13 May 2024

Apple’s crush advert annoys people across the generations – that’s why it misfired

Kim Watts 13 May 2024

(L to r:) eQvest CEO, Nathaniel Bricknell, MACC Chairperson Angelo Tandy, Mathe Okaba, MACC Charter deputy-chairperson, and Rudy Kruger, CEO of the accelerator project at the launch of the MACC Fund

First of its kind MACC Fund to raise R10.2bn to transform creative industry

Danette Breitenbach 13 May 2024

Galliova Food and Health Writers’ Awards mark 35 years

10 May 2024

Survey results from South African mom-fluencers in the baby spaces - Get it now!

Survey results from South African mom-fluencers in the baby spaces - Get it now!

Brand Influence 10 May 2024

Tyla stars in a Gap commercial.

5 key moments that are solidifying Tyla's brand

Karabo Ledwaba 9 May 2024

Source: © 123rf The Alcohol Industry Communications Code of Conduct has been revised and enhanced to align with the evolving needs of the industry

DF-SA launches revised Alcohol Industry Communications Code of Conduct

9 May 2024

LinkedIn news team launches 3 games

9 May 2024

ATM 2024 experts say video content essential for engaging Gen Z travellers

ATM 2024 experts say video content essential for engaging Gen Z travellers

9 May 2024

Johanna McDowell

SA represented at 2024 AdForum Summit in New York City

8 May 2024

Katy Katopodis' PRCA Ethics & Practices Board appointment underscores its critical role

Katy Katopodis' PRCA Ethics & Practices Board appointment underscores its critical role

8 May 2024

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