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Beeld’s unfortunate demise: How corporate transitions should not be managed

Newspapers

Beeld’s unfortunate demise: How corporate transitions should not be managed

Wilma de Bruin 1 day

Publicis Media has made some senior appointments. (L to r:) Brian Muguto joins as head of strategy, Kershnee Pillay has been promoted to MD of Starcom, and Kevin Ndinguri takes on the role of chief investment officer (Image supplied, composite by Lesely Svenson © Bizcommunity)

Marketing & Media

Kershnee Pillay promoted to Starcom MD; Publicis Media announces senior appointments

2 days

Her Collective, a platform to inspire and elevate women in South Africa’s media and advertising sector, launched recently in Bryanston. At the event were (left to right:) Kirsten Dugmore - Independent: Kirelley, Celia Collins, Lerina Bierman - Dentsu, and Michelle Sharnock - Heed (Image supplied)

DEI

Her Collective: “When women get together with collective intention, magic happens"

11 Sep 2025

3 lessons from Destiny magazine for publishers

Media

3 lessons from Destiny magazine for publishers

Nomphelo Jabavu 11 Sep 2025

Mihlali Nyandeni: Moving with curiosity and storytelling in OOH

Women's Month

Mihlali Nyandeni: Moving with curiosity and storytelling in OOH

Issued by Kena Outdoor 29 Aug 2025

Noni Sophe believes being multilingual is key for effective media relations. Source: Supplied.

PR & Communications

Noni Sophe | How speaking local languages boosts brand success in Africa

Noni Sophe 25 Aug 2025

How MultiChoice and FazMedia are empowering SA’s SMEs

SMEs

How MultiChoice and FazMedia are empowering SA’s SMEs

Issued by MultiChoice 14 Aug 2025

Media

Small news companies pin hopes on new Google fund, but already there’s controversy

Liezl Human 8 Aug 2025

Ciaran R. Maidwell believes that in today’s misinformation era, there’s a growing movement to return to the basics.

World PR Day

#WPRD2025 | Be-cause's Ciaran R. Maidwell: The appeal of legacy media

Ciaran R. Maidwell 25 Jul 2025

Advertising

Reddit ad revenue projected to reach $1.8bn in 2025

18 Jul 2025

Novus Group’s latest circulation report reveals mass closures, digital migrations, and surprising community resilience across the March 2024 to March 2025 period (Image supplied)

Media

SA’s print media’s moment of reckoning as news consumption shifts to digital platforms

8 Jul 2025

CTV: part of a holistic television strategy

Streaming

CTV: part of a holistic television strategy

Leslie Adams 2 Jul 2025

The Most Awards! are open for voting. Pictured: Previous Most Award winners (Image supplied)

Media

Media awards, the Most Awards open for voting

26 Jun 2025

Radio still the big winner in today’s data-led media game

Radio & Audio

Radio still the big winner in today’s data-led media game

Nick Grubb, Issued by Mediamark 24 Jun 2025

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Youth Month

#YouthMonth: SA's youth - Most educated, least employed; something’s broken

Charlie Wannell 20 Jun 2025

Source: © Campaign India Andy Jassy, President and CEO of Amazon, has been named the Cannes Lions 2025 Media Person of the Year

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2025 Media Person of the Year to Amazon president and CEO

18 Jun 2025

Glynt appoints Sam Locke as chief people officer

OOH

Glynt appoints Sam Locke as chief people officer

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 12 Jun 2025

What news sources do we actually trust?

Research

What news sources do we actually trust?

Issued by BrandMapp 9 Jun 2025

The AMASA Igniters Forum will take place on Wednesday, 21 May 2025, at the GIBS Auditorium in Illovo, Johannesburg (Image supplied)

Advertising

Amasa Igniters Forum 2025 to reshape media narratives in digital age

Issued by AMASA 13 May 2025

Got 10 minutes? Take Kantar’s Media Reaction Survey (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

Got 10 minutes? Take Kantar’s Media Reaction Survey…

7 May 2025

Source: © 123rf The City of Cape Town’s Film Office invites filmmakers to apply for support through the City’s Film Fund for productions set for completion during the 2025/26 financial year

Film & Cinematography

Cape Town’s City Film Fund open for applications

7 May 2025

Gibs and Daily Maverick launch a Media Executive Leadership Programme

Higher Education

Gibs and Daily Maverick launch a Media Executive Leadership Programme

Issued by Daily Maverick 25 Apr 2025

Roar Media and Red October Technologies announce strategic collaboration to transform media landscape

Media

Roar Media and Red October Technologies announce strategic collaboration to transform media landscape

Issued by Red October Technologies 14 Apr 2025

Tebogo Mashego has been appointed managing director of You FM (Image supplied)

Radio & Audio

Tebogo Mashego new managing director of You FM

8 Apr 2025

Vuyani Dombo: Jacaranda FM's new managing director

Radio & Audio

Vuyani Dombo: Jacaranda FM's new managing director

31 Mar 2025

Closing the gap: Nurturing middle management in the media industry for future growth

Media

Closing the gap: Nurturing middle management in the media industry for future growth

Issued by Advertising Media Forum 18 Mar 2025

Gibs launches executive programme to strengthen media leadership in Africa

Higher Education

Gibs launches executive programme to strengthen media leadership in Africa

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 3 Mar 2025

Media

MDPMI provisional report findings against tech giants - Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, X, TikTok

25 Feb 2025

Social Media

20 years of YouTube: 8 key innovations that have helped the video platform achieve its success

Alex Connock 18 Feb 2025

Tractor Media Holdings appoints Steve Duck as chief revenue officer to drive growth and data-driven innovation

OOH

Tractor Media Holdings appoints Steve Duck as chief revenue officer to drive growth and data-driven innovation

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 18 Feb 2025

Why working in media is still a great job

Media

Why working in media is still a great job

Chris Botha, Issued by Advertising Media Forum 17 Feb 2025

Source: © 123rf Africa’s entertainment and media industry expected to outpace global growth in the next five years, driven by internet advertising and streaming services says PwC’s newly launched Africa Entertainment and Media Outlook 2024–2028 report

Media

Africa’s entertainment and media industry: A positive story of resilience and expansion

28 Jan 2025

A new view for 2025: Viu appoints Mediamark as its sales partner

Sales

A new view for 2025: Viu appoints Mediamark as its sales partner

Issued by Mediamark 17 Jan 2025

Source: © 123rf The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has partnered with Brandsphere Media

TV

SABC advertising sales partners with Brandsphere Media

10 Jan 2025

TenacityPR introduces media buying services

PR & Communications

TenacityPR introduces media buying services

Issued by TenacityPR 7 Jan 2025

Serve it up, Cape Town! Is your padel serve as pinpoint accurate as our ad-serving tech?

Advertising

Serve it up, Cape Town! Is your padel serve as pinpoint accurate as our ad-serving tech?

Issued by Vicinity Media 11 Dec 2024

Source: © 123rf Donvé Forbes, audit partner in technology, media, and telecommunications, BDO South Africa examines how media houses can navigate the digital shift

Media

A mobile-first, audience-driven future as media houses navigate the digital shift

Donvé Forbes 6 Dec 2024

Ezra Eeman. Source: Supplied.

Artificial Intelligence

Ezra Eeman joins Wan-Ifra to steer AI initiatives in the media industry

29 Nov 2024

All the AdFocus Awards winners (Image: Danette Breitenbach)

Advertising

All the 2024 FM AdFocus Awards winners, Halo wins Agency of the Year

28 Nov 2024

Megan Walker, head of insights and media planning at Ultimate Media says aggregated audience buys and engagement radio drive real marketing results and improve bottom-line ROI (Image supplied)

Radio & Audio

The future of radio advertising: The combination of aggregated audience buys and engagement radio

Megan Walker 25 Nov 2024

Bridging the gap between innovation and authenticity

Digital

Bridging the gap between innovation and authenticity

Kalyn Fagan, Issued by Motherland OMNi 12 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf

TV

Loadshedding pause leads to TV viewership rise, but challenges remain

18 Oct 2024

10 years of local excellence: A decade of true location targeting and 1st party data

Advertising

10 years of local excellence: A decade of true location targeting and 1st party data

Issued by Vicinity Media 21 Oct 2024

Primedia Malls appoints Kirsten Mercer as new chief revenue officer

OOH

Primedia Malls appoints Kirsten Mercer as new chief revenue officer

Issued by Primedia Out-of-Home 15 Oct 2024

Source: © IMASA A coalition of African editor guilds and media owner organisations has partnered with Code for Africa’s (CfA) media research unit, CivicSignal, to build a database tracking title closures, staff losses and other market impacts

Media

Calling on African media to map the media meltdown

14 Oct 2024

Radio & Audio

Is in-house research holding back African radio evolution?

9 Oct 2024

More than 1,200 entries were received from journalists around the country as they shared examples of their best work from the past year. Source: Supplied.

Media

KZN, Mpumalanga regional winners for the 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards announced

9 Oct 2024

The 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards have announced the Gqeberha regional winners across the competition’s 12 categories (Image supplied)

Media

2024 Vodacom Journalist Awards: Regional winners for Gqeberha

2 Oct 2024