The Media community of South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com//196/15.htmlSouth Africa Media news15Media news - South Africahttps://biz-file.com/res/img/logo.gifThe Media community of South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com//196/15.htmlen-usMon, 24 Jul 2023 16:11:21 +0200Derek Watts calls it a day after 35 years with Carte Blanchehttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/66/240423.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/706662-208x117.jpg?3" width=208 height=117 alt="Source: © DStv Derek Watts has announced that he will not be returning to Carte Blanche" align="left"><br><span >Source: © DStv [[https://www.dstv.com/ DStv]] Derek Watts has announced that he will not be returning to <i>Carte Blanche</i></span><p>Derek Watts will not be returning to <i>Carte Blanche</i>.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/66/240423.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=66&ct=1&ci=240423">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/66/240423.htmlMon, 24 Jul 2023 12:02:00 +0200Bizcommunity Media South AfricaSouth Africa needs a comprehensive, multifaceted strategy to curb the economic impact of piracyhttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/15/240416.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/706639.png" width=208 height=117 alt="South Africa needs a comprehensive, multifaceted strategy to curb the economic impact of piracy" align="left"><p>Africans create powerful creative content in, among others, the music, film, sports, gaming, publishing, broadcast and animation sectors. However, this wealth of content is jeopardised by the relentless scourge of piracy which robs creators and rights holders of their livelihoods and threatens the value and longevity of African content.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/15/240416.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=15&ct=1&ci=240416">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/15/240416.htmlMon, 24 Jul 2023 09:59:00 +0200Bizcommunity Media South AfricaCalling all brands to participate in the 2023 IIE-Vega Brand Challengehttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/423/240390.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/706534.jpg" width=208 height=117 alt="Calling all brands to participate in the 2023 IIE-Vega Brand Challenge" align="left"><p><a href="https://www.vegaschool.com/" target="_blank">Vega School</a>, an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE) is once again calling on brands and industry partners that would like to co-create and participate in the annual IIE-Vega Brand Challenge commencing in October 2023.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/423/240390.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=423&ct=1&ci=240390">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/423/240390.htmlFri, 21 Jul 2023 11:18:00 +0200Bizcommunity Media South AfricaDStv Content Creator Awards nominees revealedhttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/427/240364.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/706437-208x117.jpg?5" width=208 height=117 alt="DStv Content Creator Awards nominees revealed" align="left"><p>It was all smiles and selfies as the nominees were announced for this year's DStv Content Creator Awards at Hallmark House in downtown Johannesburg.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/427/240364.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=427&ct=1&ci=240364">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/427/240364.htmlThu, 20 Jul 2023 18:38:00 +0200Bizcommunity Media South AfricaSAGA supports US SAG-AFTRA strike despite negative effect on Cape Town movie industryhttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/97/240323.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/706257-208x117.jpg?1" width=208 height=117 alt="Source: © cometocapetown.com AS a consequence of the US SAG-AFTRA’s strike, the Cape Town film industry has reported the shutting down of filming of at least one video streaming service" align="left"><br><span >Source: © cometocapetown.com [[https://www.cometocapetown.com/ cometocapetown.com]] AS a consequence of the US SAG-AFTRA’s strike, the Cape Town film industry has reported the shutting down of filming of at least one video streaming service</span><p>A week ago in the US, SAG-AFTRA's 160,000 members went on strike. This has had far-reaching consequences, with a knock-on effect on all production felt as far away as the tip of Africa, with the Cape Town film industry reporting the shutting down of filming of at least one video streaming service.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/97/240323.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=97&ct=1&ci=240323">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/97/240323.htmlThu, 20 Jul 2023 08:27:00 +0200Bizcommunity Media South AfricaIndependent Media broadens retrenchment scopehttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/15/240320.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/706253-208x117.jpg?2" width=208 height=117 alt="Independent Media broadens retrenchment scope" align="left"><p>Independent Media has broadened the scope of its retrenchment process to include all divisions within the organisation - with immediate effect - as it looks to reduce its headcount by at least 40% to realise necessary cost savings to ensure the sustainability of the organisation within the current harsh economic climate.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/15/240320.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=15&ct=1&ci=240320">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/15/240320.htmlThu, 20 Jul 2023 07:46:00 +0200Bizcommunity Media South AfricaMarketers, #DoMore celebrating and collaborating on Bizhttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/11/240304.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/706222.gif?1" width=208 height=117 alt="Marketers, #DoMore celebrating and collaborating on Biz" align="left"><p>It's the third quarter of 2023 already, the time of year when the advertising, marketing and media communities of South Africa, Africa and the Middle East dust off their sequins to shine in the forthcoming season of creative and marketing industry awards and events.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/11/240304.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=11&ct=1&ci=240304">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/11/240304.htmlWed, 19 Jul 2023 16:00:00 +0200Bizcommunity Media South AfricaUnpacking Icasa's new advertising, infomercial and sponsorship regulationshttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/740/240294.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/706141-208x117.jpg?2" width=208 height=117 alt="Image source: Michal Bednarek –" align="left"><br><span >Image source: Michal Bednarek – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span><p>Icasa has published new regulations governing advertising, infomercials and programme sponsorship. The regulations are binding on broadcasting service licensees and come into operation on 29 December 2023.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/740/240294.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=740&ct=1&ci=240294">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/740/240294.htmlWed, 19 Jul 2023 10:59:00 +0200Bizcommunity Media South Africa7de Laan is coming to an endhttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/66/240241.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/705955-208x117.jpg?3" width=208 height=117 alt="The show is coming to an end in December. Source: Facebook." align="left"><br><span >The show is coming to an end in December. Source: Facebook.</span><p>Popular Afrikaans soapie <i>7de Laan</i> is coming to an end.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/66/240241.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=66&ct=1&ci=240241">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/66/240241.htmlTue, 18 Jul 2023 09:04:00 +0200Bizcommunity Media South AfricaMercedes-Benz SA appoints Justin Jacobs as its new media specialisthttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/485/240224.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2307/705897.jpg" width=208 height=117 alt="Mercedes-Benz SA appoints Justin Jacobs as its new media specialist" align="left"><p>Justin Jacobs has been appointed as Mercedes-Benz South Africa's (MBSA) new media specialist, effective immediately.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/485/240224.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=485&ct=1&ci=240224">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/485/240224.htmlMon, 17 Jul 2023 13:46:00 +0200Bizcommunity Media South Africa