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Round-up of the latest media news
This is TheMediaOnline’s in brief section, containing the latest news about South African media.
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09 March 2010
Mark Zuckerberg (25), founder and CEO of Facebook, the social network that helps people communicate with their friends, families and co-workers, will be honoured with the Media Person of the Year Award at the 57th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.
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09 March 2010
On Wednesday 10 March, AMASA will host a panel debate on TGI’s (Target Group Index) recent decision to re-cost the supply of its data to agencies.
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09 March 2010
The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) has released its handbook, 101 ways to get the best out of radio advertising. Comment has been obtained from Starcom’s Melissa Cogle and the Starcom MediaVest Group’s Eve Pennington.
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09 March 2010
AMEP, the event organiser of the Maputo International Advertising Festival, is calling for entries to the fourth annual festival – which recognises and honours advertising agencies, producers and other communication companies from all over the world, particularly from Southern Africa and Indian Ocean regions.
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03 March 2010
Cyril Ramaphosa, executive chairman of the Shanduka Group, thanked The ADreach Group for its support in generating awareness for the Shanduka Black Umbrellas initiative.
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03 March 2010
Muscle Evolution magazine is celebrating its 40th edition with theMarch/April 2010 issue.
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03 March 2010
The Rude Awakening’s Jeremy Mansfield teamed up with Mimmos restaurants to create a limited edition pizza topping to be sold for charity during March.
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01 March 2010
Fitness magazine has received certification from the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC), and it is celebrating with a fresher look and layout in the March/April 2010 issue.
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01 March 2010
Peter Rich Architects has won the 2010 ABSOLUT VISI Designer of the Year Award for the design of the Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre at the Mapungubwe National Park in Limpopo.
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01 March 2010
The Ruth First Fellowship which aims to recognise and support work of South African journalists and researchers that follows in a tradition of critical, progressive, independent-minded writing is calling for proposals.
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01 March 2010
Investigative programme, 3rd Degree, will look at the practice of polygamy on 2 March 2010. This follows President Jacob Zuma fathering a child out of wedlock.
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25 February 2010
Oracle Airtime Sales and Ornico have reconciled over the issue of tracking and verifying broadcast commercials.
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25 February 2010
Institutions or individuals have a chance to send in their nominations to fill four positions at the Council of the Independent Communications Authority. Of the positions, one will arise in June, two in September and one October.
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25 February 2010
DESTINY magazine and FNB Women in Business are taking the Strategies for Entrepreneurs Workshop to Durban.
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23 February 2010
Seventeen magazine has launched seventeen.mobi – a mobile site aimed at girls between 13-19 years of age.
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23 February 2010
Youth focused radio station Yfm threw a breakfast launch party to celebrate its new fully-owned offices in Hydepark on Friday.
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23 February 2010
BBC Entertainment (Channel 120) and Sport Relief have teamed up to raise money for the needy all over the world.
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18 February 2010
The ABF will host a beach volley ball and soccer challenge for charity.
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18 February 2010
eNews' Inside Out will feature vice-chancellor of the University of the Free State, professor Jonathan Jansen as he shares his views on the state of schools, the capabilities of teachers and what would happen should universities be forced to lower their admission standards.
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18 February 2010
The first screening of Way of the Warrior, a 13-part-episode reality series which was scheduled to air on 15 February at 6pm on M-Net Action, Channel 106 on DStv, has been postponed.
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