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Global ad spend to top $1trn in 2024 amid rapid digital growth and regulatory challenges

27 Nov 2024

YouTube is already the dominant steaming content platform, and it doesn't plan on slowing down.

Technology

YouTube is coming for the TV room #AfricaTechFestival

Lindsey Schutters 18 Nov 2024

Source: © Avid Following a settlement, the details of which have not been disclosed, Unilever has been dropped from the lawsuit by X

Advertising

Is Elon Musk winning the legal war or losing the ad battle as Unilever and X settle

Danette Breitenbach 16 Oct 2024

The 2024 New Generation Awards took place recently on Thursday 26 September in Sandton (Image supplied)

Digital

SA Rugby steals the show at the 2024 New Generation Awards

1 Oct 2024

(Image supplied) The 2024 IAB South Africa Internet Advertising Revenue Report, also known as the Online AdSpend Report, has confirmed the significant expansion of online advertising as forecasted in last year’s report

Digital

IAB Online AdSpend Report: SA's digital ad revenue soars to R17.7bn

27 Sep 2024

Source: © VOA News Meta will ban RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads

Media Freedom

Meta bans Russia state media across all platforms as “covert influence” operations threaten US election

Danette Breitenbach 17 Sep 2024

Daily Maverick's co-founder Branko Brkic to step down as editor-in-chief

Media

Daily Maverick's co-founder Branko Brkic to step down as editor-in-chief

30 Aug 2024

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Digital

All the New Generation Awards 2024 finalists

30 Aug 2024

Source: ©ExpatCapeTown.com The journalists affected by the closure of four Media 24 print newspapers will be retained by the company

Newspapers

Media24 to retain the 66 journalists affected by newspaper closures

1 Aug 2024

(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

Newspapers

Report shows the decline of print newspapers over the past decade

11 Jul 2024

Media

News24 vs Sunday Independent: a look at the Press Ombud’s ruling

Ombud Watcher 18 Jun 2024

(Image supplied) Founder of the DStv Content Creator Awards Manuela Dias De Deus, MD of communications agency, One-eyed Jack, talks about the awards' evolution

Digital

DStv Content Creators Awards' evolution

14 Jun 2024

Source: © 123rf The Films and Publications Board (FPB) in South Africa plays a crucial role in protecting children on the online space

Film & Cinematography

FPB works to combat increases in child online sexual exploitation

12 Jun 2024

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

Digital

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

Geoff Cohen 3 Jun 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

Online Media

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

28 May 2024

The fate of online news media hangs in the balance in the OpenAI vs Google fight for AI dominance. Source: Negative Space/Pexels

Internet

OpenAI inks News Corp deal, Google threatens to cut news funding

Lindsey Schutters 23 May 2024

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

Online Media

Media24 digital publishing audience dips in April

Danette Breitenbach 22 May 2024

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

Internet

Google uses AI to move Search posts for web publishers

Lindsey Schutters 15 May 2024

Media

Galliova Food and Health Writers’ Awards mark 35 years

10 May 2024

Source: © The Food for Mzansi Group won three Wan-Ifra Digital Media Africa 2024 Awards

Media

South African digital publishers make clean sweep of Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2024

16 Apr 2024

Source: UN Tourism © For March pageviews have gone up across publishers, except for sports media

Digital

IOL debuts in Top 10, sporting site numbers fall

15 Apr 2024

Be part of this year's IAB South Africa Internet Advertising Revenue Report

Digital

Be part of this year's IAB South Africa Internet Advertising Revenue Report

Issued by IAB South Africa 1 Mar 2024

Beeld celebrates 50 years: Rises to the challenge

Newspapers

Beeld celebrates 50 years: Rises to the challenge

Wilma de Bruin 15 Feb 2024

Source: © Techicy Online sports increased readership in December 2023

Digital

DStv Online Sport sees surge in December readership, according to IAB Dashboard

1 Feb 2024

Source: WEF Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI; Marc Benioff, chair and CEO of Salesforce; Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer; Jeremy Hunt, chancellor of the Exchequer of the UK; Julie Sweet, chair and CEO of Accenture; and CNN host Fareed Zakaria speak about technological advances on 18 January

PR & Communications

Davos: 4 themes for PR and communication practitioners for 2024

24 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf A Further Statement of Issues (FSOI) has been released by the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI or Inquiry)

Media

Competition Commission's MDPMI identifies 6 additional themes, calls for FSOI

20 Dec 2023

Image supplied. The national winners of the 2023 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards

Media

The 2023 national Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards winners

1 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf The volume of mentions in online anti-immigrant conversation on X (formerly Twitter) in South Africa has increased

Online Media

62% increase in volume of mentions in online anti-immigrant conversations on X in SA

30 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf TrustList is a home-grown new digital initiative that aims to protect media buyers and brands by providing real-time warnings against placing programmatic advertising on 'red-listed' online media

Digital

TrustList: Real time warning against programmatic advertising placement on 'red-listed' online media

27 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa's new Television Establishment Survey found that 65.5% of viewers watch through a TV set only

TV

BRC updates TV Establishment Survey to reflect global trends

14 Nov 2023

Predictions for Singles Day 2023 aka World Shopping Day

Trends

Predictions for Singles Day 2023 aka World Shopping Day

8 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf The Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) has been launched by the Competition Commission (Commission)

Online Media

Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) into media content distribution launches

18 Oct 2023

The awards were held last week. Source: Supplied.

Youth Marketing

The New Generation Awards winners revealed

2 Oct 2023

#InternationalPodcastDay: How to create a great podcast in 5 steps

Podcasts

#InternationalPodcastDay: How to create a great podcast in 5 steps

29 Sep 2023

Source: © 123rf Online sporting titles have fared well in August due to the Netball World Cup and Fifa Women’s World Cup

Online Media

Online sporting titles reap benefit of women's sporting events

22 Sep 2023

Source: © 123rf the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) South Africa’s annual Internet Advertising Revenue Report has been released

Digital

IAB SA/PwC SA Online AdSpend Report: Digital sees sustainable growth, social becomes a key contributor

14 Sep 2023

Source: © Adeniji Aabdullah Podcasting can reinvigorate newsrooms, and it is doing just that in Africa

Online Media

Podcasting reinvigorating newsrooms in Africa

13 Sep 2023

Alex Okosi appointed managing director for Google in Africa

Digital

Alex Okosi appointed managing director for Google in Africa

6 Sep 2023

Advertising

All the 2023 New Generation Awards finalists!

4 Sep 2023

Image supplied. Paper imagery - credit Devin Lester. 49% of South Africans prefer to read printed books and magazines, while around 44% prefer to read news on their computer or device.

Media

Survey finds half of South Africans prefer printed material, just under half prefer digital news

24 Aug 2023

Source:Webtickets The Basadi in Music Awards, an award ceremony that celebrates female talent and achievements in the music industry, took place this week

Radio & Audio

All the 2023 Basadi in Music Awards winners

17 Aug 2023

Ntokozo Maseko appointed editor of YourLuxury Africa

Magazines

Ntokozo Maseko appointed editor of YourLuxury Africa

14 Aug 2023

How radio connects you with your customers

Radio & Audio

How radio connects you with your customers

Issued by Algoa FM 1 Aug 2023

Image supplied. Promise agency has been named the IAB South Africa Bookmark Awards, in partnership with Accenture Song, best digital agency

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2023: All the 2023 Bookmark Awards winners

28 Jul 2023

Image supplied. The first Bookmarks Finalists' Showcase feature panlists (l to r:) Executive creative director at Ogilvy South Africa - Alex Goldberg, EssenceMediacom SA social media director- Luzuko Tena, head of group digital communications at Sasol - MJ Khan and senior manager: digital at SuperSport - Rikashni Rangasamy

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2023: Inaugural Bookmarks Finalists' Showcase a wealth of insights and engagement

27 Jul 2023

#Bookmarks2023: The IAB SA 2023 Bookmark Awards: All you need to know

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2023: The IAB SA 2023 Bookmark Awards: All you need to know

25 Jul 2023

Image supplied: Springbok teammates Frans Malherbe, Damian Willemse, Canan Moodie, and Siya Kolisi are joined by The Kiffness in the Green Mamba, the Bok team’s official Toyota Hilux

Sponsorship

Toyota South Africa's Springbok The Kiffness campaign resonates with fans

24 Jul 2023

Independent Media broadens retrenchment scope

Media

Independent Media broadens retrenchment scope

20 Jul 2023

Load shedding may have dealt media a curveball, but OOH is going nowhere

OOH

Load shedding may have dealt media a curveball, but OOH is going nowhere

Mali Motsumi-Garrido, Issued by Tractor Outdoor 7 Jul 2023