SOUTH AFRICA
Roman Magis, principal director: Video, Advertising and Content for Accenture in Africa, explores how post-millennium viewership and instant culture in broadcasting presents a unique opportunity for content creators in South Africa...
Roman Magis 16 Sep 2020
SOUTH AFRICA
CEO of DStv Media Sales, Fahmeeda Cassim Surtee elaborates on what exactly advanced TV is and how marketers should adapt and be more addressable in their approach...
Juanita Pienaar 30 Jul 2020
SOUTH AFRICA
CEO of DStv Media Sales, Fahmeeda Cassim Surtee's presentation focused on what advanced TV really is, how the TV landscape is changing and what this means for marketers...
Juanita Pienaar 29 Jul 2020
SOUTH AFRICA
Patience Stevens, producer of The Insider SA tells us how the show was conceived, how they managed to shoot during lockdown and the importance of it launching during the pandemic...
Juanita Pienaar 24 Jul 2020
SOUTH AFRICA
As newer and more innovative technologies change how content is created, distributed and consumed, the entry of global players is threatening the local South African market share and compelling local media organisations to rethink their traditional business models to take up the competition in the global context...
Roman Magis 15 Jul 2020
SOUTH AFRICA
Lockdown means more time at home and increased screen time - revealing viewing trends that brands can learn from to engage more meaningfully with their audiences...
Setshwano Setshogo 19 Jun 2020
SOUTH AFRICA
We speak to Bliss Yeni, the presenter of a new daily factual-entertainment talk show on SABC 3, The New Norm, which started on 1 June 2020...
Juanita Pienaar 4 Jun 2020
SOUTH AFRICA
Day 10. I am in lockdown and I have been eating a shit load of Pringles and watching a fair amount of television. As I watched, I noticed this weird phenomenon...
Damon Stapleton 15 Apr 2020
SOUTH AFRICA
The new season of Garage Gold (on Ignition TV, DStv channel 189) will see 947 radio presenter Mmasea PeTje join the team as the new host alongside Francisco Nwamba...
Juanita Pienaar 6 Apr 2020
SOUTH AFRICA
After years of speculation and wishful thinking, WarnerMedia on Friday announced that the Friends cast is finally getting back together for a reunion special...
Shereesa Moodley 24 Feb 2020
SOUTH AFRICA
Six months since Home and Garden Television's launch in South Africa, we followed up with Freddy James, SVP Integrated Programming for HGTV and Food Network about the channel's overall performance thus far and future projects...
Juanita Pienaar 6 Feb 2020
SOUTH AFRICA
The first collaboration between an international content creator, a local animation studio and creators from across Africa has seen three uniquely African stories being brought to life in the form of three-minute shorts...
Danette Breitenbach 27 Nov 2019
SOUTH AFRICA
WarnerMedia recently hosted a panel discussion around creating relevant brands for African audiences at Discop Johannesburg 2019. Julien Borde, head of Channels for France, French-speaking territories, Africa and Israel tells us more about how the company plans to implement these insights across the African market...
Jessica Tennant 22 Nov 2019
SOUTH AFRICA
Sharadel Reddy, Chase Geyer and Mpho Monareng proved that they have what it takes to step into the competitive marketing industry when they were crowned the winners of the debut season of SABC3's The Next Brand Ambassador.
Juanita Pienaar 21 Nov 2019
AFRICA
OTT has disrupted the way we experience content: visually, auditory and in several other ways...
Louise Burgers 20 Nov 2019
SOUTH AFRICA
The final viewership figures of the television broadcast of the 2019 Rugby World Cup final - between the Springboks and England - are in.
Margie Knap 8 Nov 2019
SOUTH AFRICA
Presenter, Harmony Katulondi has been announced as the host of SABC 3's new reality show, The Taste Master...
Juanita Pienaar 6 Nov 2019
SOUTH AFRICA
The 2019 Rugby World Cup is in full swing. There are currently 20 nations playing in the 2019 edition - hosted by Japan...
Richard Lord 10 Oct 2019
SOUTH AFRICA
Kyknet recently announced that Elana Afrika-Bredenkamp will be presenting a new television series, Afskaal...
Juanita Pienaar 10 Oct 2019
SOUTH AFRICA
We speak to managing director for the A+E Networks Africa's EMEA territories, Dean Possenniskie, who is responsible for overseeing and growing the channel's content distribution and digital media businesses across the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa...
Juanita Pienaar 27 Sep 2019
SOUTH AFRICA
Philippa Heal, Showmax's in-house creative lead on why the rise of full-service in-house agencies is particularly significant both locally and abroad...
Juanita Pienaar 16 Sep 2019
SOUTH AFRICA
We sat down to chat with Kathleen Finch, chief lifestyle brands officer at Discovery, who tells us more about why the channel will be able to resonate with South African audiences, female audiences and their love for the channel...
Juanita Pienaar 22 Jul 2019
SOUTH AFRICA
Is traditional TV planning using reach and frequency still valid for digital brands in a time when marketers are under increasing pressure to prove their value to a company and to show ROI on all marketing campaigns, including offline?
Natasha Fourie 9 Jul 2019
SOUTH AFRICA
No better situation demonstrates the availability of content across the board than the amount of entertainment available to kids...
Andile Qokweni 4 Jul 2019
SOUTH AFRICA
One eligible bachelor. 24 contestants vying for his heart. Underpinned by 7 behavioural biases. The popular US dating show, The Bachelor, has just celebrated its 17th year on-air, with South Africa becoming the latest country to debut this popular reality show...
Leigh Crymble 24 Apr 2019
SOUTH AFRICA
Jacques Bentley from Skyworth highlights four global industry trends that are making waves and are expected to gain even more momentum in 2019...
Jacques Bentley 31 Dec 2018
SOUTH AFRICA
Jacques Bentley from Skyworth writes about what the overdue digital migration means for South Africans...
Jacques Bentley 26 Nov 2018
AFRICA
Discovery Inc talks about investment in the African broadcast content market through diversification and a multi-partner model...
Louise Burgers 25 Sep 2018
MALTA
Question: What do Malta and Iceland have in common besides being Game of Thrones locations? Answer: More than you think...
Marcus ‘The Maltese Falcon’ Brewster 3 Aug 2018
GLOBAL
CNN has confirmed the death of American chef, author, and television personality, Anthony Bourdain, who was 61 years of age...
Juanita Pienaar 8 Jun 2018