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/ 19 December 2006
Outdoor advertising in Africa, not unlike the continent itself, is defined by its own set of challenges, writes Kim Novick. But outdoor media owners are living up to that challenge and adspend on the rest of the continent has doubled in the past seven years.
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/ 19 December 2006
Imagine a world where you could actively sell advertising on archived content. Well, it is here, says Matthew Buckland.
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/ 19 December 2006
It is not often that a spin-doctor gets lauded by the media for being "honest". The two concepts seem inherently contradictory. However, when Joel Netshitenzhe left his position as head of Government Communication and Information Services to head the policy unit in the Presidency full time, journalists wrote glowing articles about his integrity. Libby Lloyd interviewed him.
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/ 19 December 2006
The weekly newspaper market is abuzz with movement from several angles. All eyes are on newcomer <i>The Weekender</i> to see if it will survive this competitive market. Meanwhile, established papers are introducing more and more supplements in a bid to attract readers and advertising. Matebello Motloung reports.
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/ 19 December 2006
Howard Thomas says "fresh, new, exciting, innovative" and "risk-free" are contradictions in terms when it comes to the production of local content.
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/ 19 December 2006
Magazines have not enjoyed the same high profile, runaway success of their newspaper counterparts in the online world, writes Matthew Buckland.
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/ 19 December 2006
He’s back on the highway in his latest film, but there’s not a gun-totin’ deviant to be found. David Lynch comes clean to Jonathan Romney.
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/ 19 December 2006
Media adventurers are spreading their wings into Africa and undoubtedly reaping the benefits. But why are the explorers among us so few and far between? There is after all a whole continent out there hungry for entertainment and information, writes Fienie Grobler.
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/ 19 December 2006
Radio remains king while newspapers are raking in more readers. Fienie Grobler outlines the key findings of the latest readership data released by the South African Advertising Research Foundation (SAARF).
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/ 19 December 2006
Marketers and media houses have woken up to the new market savvy generation of students, realising that the early birds do indeed catch the worms. But it is not the easiest market to capture. Fienie Grobler reports.