Once proffered under the counter in plain brown wrappers or lurking on the top shelves of corner cafs, men’s magazines now muscle for space with the likes of <i>Cosmo</i>,…
According to Donald Paul the new hotly contested publishing niche is the girls market. Will the soon-to-be Seventeen dominate?
There are more than 35 commercial radio stations operating in South Africa, reaching some 25 million listeners every week. But, asks Donald Paul, is the adspend keeping pace with…
The big numbers coming out of Cape Town were all in the Naspers results. Donald Paul explains the significance, and in the next snippet comments on the futility of a ‘mixed…
The man who dragged Naspers out the Dark Ages has now thrust it firmly into the 21st Century with a major restructuring of the group. Is this another wave of the visionary’s…
Sunday newspaper sales are booming. Does this mean more of us are doing that leisurely Sunday thing of papers, coffee and croissants? Or is there a new breed of journalists out…
Although sports media spend is at a record high, the ICASA hearings and viewer saturation could prove problematic for local media owners. Will South Africa fall into the European…
