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|  | | International streaming service Netflix has partnered with the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) to provide funding of R28m aimed at producing six South African feature films...read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Part of Accenture Interactive, CreativeDrive, a global creative content production company, has appointed Penny Verbe as Head of Content for the UK and EMEA.... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY DENTSU FoxP2 shone at the continent's prestigious celebrations of African talent - the 2020 Creative Circle Ads of the Year... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MEDIAHEADS 360 MediaHeads 360 announced its partnership with entrepreneur, CEO and founder of Known Associates (KA), Tshepiso Sello... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Talk spot: Safe space to discuss women's reproductive health; Onion to Telkom for wasting an opportunity by not communicating... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY OLD FRIENDS YOUNG TALENT (OFYT) Old Friends Young Talent (OFyt) recently created the brand collateral for TFG (The Foschini Group) reimagined pure-play jewellery brand, Galaxy and Co... Read |
 | VIRGINIA ALVAREZ The pandemic and its economic fallout have changed our world for good. Consumers are reassessing their needs and values, adapting their behaviours, and adjusting how they make decisions... Read |
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 | BRENT HAUMANN Brent Haumann, managing director at Striata Africa, believes that while most organisational leaders realise how important customer experience is, many still struggle measuring it... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY NALESA MEDIA We asked some of our staff: "What does Human Rights Day mean to you in 2021?"... Read |
 | The One Club for Creativity and Russell's Reserve have been brought together by Rich Tu, VP of MTV Digital Design to launch Colorful: A Prelude to Young Guns 19, a new global grant programme to help young BIPOC creatives advance their careers... Read |
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 | The Next21 virtual trade exhibition will see 23 small South African craft and design brands have their creations showcased to a global audience of importers, retailers and decorators... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY BORDERLESS ACCESS Borderless Access recently introduced its first-party market research panel community in four new markets. The newest additions to its stable of markets include Peru and Ecuador in Latin America, and France and Italy in Europe... Read |
 | ISSUED BY VICINITY MEDIA Vicinity Media is SA's only independently verified location provider with a 100% accuracy rating, and we want to champion industry-wide transparency... Read |
 | Although Africa currently trails other regions in terms of digital adoption, infrastructure buildout is happening faster on the continent than any other region... Read |
 | The pandemic-driven acceleration of digital adoption and the resulting new agile ways of operating could unlock $5.4trn in profitable growth if applied broadly... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA Business and Arts South Africa NPC (Basa) and the British Council Southern Africa Arts have announced the programme lineup for their joint venture Assembly... Read |
 | Top corporate players in Nigeria's media, marketing and advertising ecosystem have indicated intention to be part of the inaugural virtual Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) summit... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY REED EXHIBITIONS To reflect the essential role that the exhibitions and events industry has in helping to protect the health and well-being of our customers and employees, Reed Exhibitions Africa has established a robust programme of measures for Covid-19 safety and compliance... Read |
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 | The internationally acclaimed South African documentary My Octopus Teacher, directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed, has been nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Documentary Feature category... Read |
 | The nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards were announced by Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas live from London... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY ROCKETSEED Add value for your customers. Add additional revenue channels... Add star quality email signature management... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ENGAGEMENT FACTORY In this article, I'll show you a proven formula that you can use to generate more value from your clicks... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY DENTSU Spearheading a new era of performance-driven brand building, the new agency reveals its digital-first global proposition, evolved capabilities and a brand-new identity... Read |
 | ISSUED BY EMEDIA The BCCSA found that eNCA reporter request that Lindsay Dentlinger's request that the UDM's Nqabayomzi Kwankwa should not remove his mask did not justify an inference of racial discrimination or advocacy of hatred based on race... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY NALESA MEDIA Nalesa Media is proud to announce the two new kidz in the team... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TRACTOR OUTDOOR Tractor Outdoor recently partnered with Converse in the Cape Town extension of its global environmental project Converse City Forests in Kloof Street... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY DUO MARKETING + COMMUNICATIONS DUO Marketing and Communications, a specialist provider of PR and digital marketing services to technology companies in Africa, has been selected as the best African Tech PR Agency for 2020 at the MEA Business Awards... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Positive Dialogue, the new-generation PR agency and member of the Duke Group has announced that Jeremy Crowder has joined their team as the new managing partner... Read |
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 | BRONWYN WILLIAMS This week, after listening to a podcast on rational (and not quite so rational) morality, Bronwyn Williams was reminded of a strange, skinny little book called Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY ALGOA FM Algoa FM has developed a reputation among national and regional advertisers for its 'hands-on' approach to supporting marketing drives... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY BRAND SOUTH AFRICA Join Brand South Africa on 17 March at 2pm and see how the South African identity and behavioural profile has changed over time... Read |
 | BRETT ROGERS The term badging has a variety of meanings, and here we are talking about what people badge with to signal status, membership or affiliation with a particular community, movement or organisation... Read |
 | One year after Covid-19 was declared a pandemic, CEOs are voicing record levels of optimism in the global economic recovery, with 76% of global business leaders predicting that economic growth will improve in 2021... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY ORNICO SA Social Media Landscape Survey wants you to share your views on how your brand, clients and agency has changed its use of social media in the SA context... Read |
 | ISSUED BY IMC CONFERENCE Industry gurus Victor Dlamini and Mike Stopforth will be delivering a hard-hitting talk at the Nedbank IMC Conference, this year, entitled "How to avert a brand crisis on social media in 48 Hours"... Read |
 | A new version of Instagram Lite for Android will soon be available in sub-Saharan Africa and other emerging markets... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY SUPERUNION Following the announcement last year that DStv would take over as the title sponsor of the Premier Soccer League (PSL), Superunion Africa was commissioned to design the sponsorship identity and trophy... Read |
| Streaming |
 | HENRY WINDRIDGE Despite challenges of internet access, sufficient data and internet download speeds, revenues generated from subscription video-on-demand service (SVOD) across Africa and the Middle East are set to triple... Read |
 | Universal Music Group and African streaming service Boomplay have expanded their license to cover 47 countries across the continent... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE This week I catch up with eNCA's managing editor, John Bailey who has Master's degree in Journalism and over 25 years in the news industry... Read |
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 | BENJAMIN KAGINA Most developed countries are in the advanced stages of Covid-19 vaccination rollouts. But a large number of developing countries, including most across Africa, are still at the early stages, mainly due to a shortage of shots... Read |
 | CRISTINA DUARTE Africa recorded remarkable economic growth in the first 15 years of the 21st century, largely because of positive trends in the export of primary commodities... Read |
 | EMMANUEL MOGAJI Businesses are part of societies and successful businesses can create an environment that benefits their customers, employees, communities and shareholders... Read |
 | CYRUS SINAI & ROB FETTER There's hope that some industrialised countries will achieve near-universal vaccination against Covid-19 in the coming months... Read |
 | RCL Foods and US plant-based food collective Livekindly Collective have established a local plant-based joint venture, Livekindly Collective Africa... Read |
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 | Danny Robinson, CCO at The Martin Agency and Max Stinson, creative director at Wieden+Kennedy have been named to the Board of Directors at The One Club for Creativity... Read |
 | News Direct and Media OutReach have entered into a reciprocal press release distribution arrangement covering the United States and Asia Pacific region... Read |
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 | GERO LILLEIKE A fuel forecast for April 2021 shows significant increases looming which will have a severe impact on consumers... Read |
 | ERIN LOUW Retail Capital's chief brand officer, Erin Louw outlines 10 simple strategies that you can use to ease the burden of anxiety on yourself, your family and your team... Read |
 | ALLON RAIZ I remember clearly the first day I realised someone hated me - not for my personality (or not that I know of), not for something I had done to them, but simply because I competed with them... Read |
 | The Covid-19 strain, known as the South African variant, that became dominant in the country towards the end of 2020 may have emerged from the coast of the Eastern Cape after the first wave of pandemic. .. Read |
 | Nation Builder plans to launch a free standardised impact management reporting guideline with the aim of helping non-profit organisations (NPOs) and social investors align better and measure the impact of their efforts and investments more effectively... Read |
 | The 10th annual Eco-Logic Awards is now open for entries, recognising South Africa's eco-champions. Free to enter, the closing date is 31 May... Read |
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