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New York Festivals (NYF) Storytellers Gala have announced the 2025 TV & Film Awards award winners and the 2025 Radio Awards winners, with South Africa winning six awards, three for TV & Film and three for Radio (Image supplied)

Film & Cinematography

6 Awards for SA at New York Festivals 2025 TV & Film and Radio Awards

23 hours

Source: © 123rf Join The Marketing Research Foundation’s (MRF) webinar on Thursday, 22f May as they announce the upcoming release of the latest Marketing All Product Survey (Maps)

Media

Maps shows radio and TV's resilience

2 days

LG Streaming Week returns with compelling deals and endless content to enjoy at home

TV

LG Streaming Week returns with compelling deals and endless content to enjoy at home

Issued by LG 3 days

Advertising

Amazon’s ad business boom: Raking in over $60bn

3 days

As SAB turns 130, Boundless was tasked to deliver something meaningful, emotional, and… big

Advertising

As SAB turns 130, Boundless was tasked to deliver something meaningful, emotional, and… big

Issued by Boundless 19 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Media Manager Africa (Pty) Ltd has released the latest Inflation Watch covering the year 2024...

Media

Inflation Watch for 2024: All media rates, performance and MIW Index increase

19 May 2025

#Orchids&Onions: Qantas vs. Qatar - Which airline wins the ad game?

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Qantas vs. Qatar - Which airline wins the ad game?

Brendan Seery 19 May 2025

$Joe Public, Promise and TBWA\Hunt Lascaris are among the South African agencies that are Pencil and Merit winners in the One Show (Image supplied)$

The One Club for Creativity

One Show winners: Joe Public, Promise and TBWA\Hunt Lascaris

16 May 2025

Why AI is both a risk and a priority defence tool

Cybersecurity

Why AI is both a risk and a priority defence tool

Issued by ITP Communications 19 May 2025

Google unveils major Android upgrades ahead of I/O conference

Mobile & Apps

Google unveils major Android upgrades ahead of I/O conference

15 May 2025

#NOtoUnder18: study reveals teens' responses to alcohol messaging in SA

Wellness

#NOtoUnder18: study reveals teens' responses to alcohol messaging in SA

15 May 2025

The Taste Master SA returns for Season 6

Film

The Taste Master SA returns for Season 6

15 May 2025

Advertising

Why smart TVs are the new front door for brands

Leslie Adams 14 May 2025

Dealers

Toyota SA launches 'New to You' brand campaign with Automark

13 May 2025

Liberty says it has updated its branding. Source: Supplied.

Branding

Liberty broadens brand slogan to embrace life's imperfections

13 May 2025

Music strikes a chord for SA’s consumer class

Research

Music strikes a chord for SA’s consumer class

Issued by BrandMapp 13 May 2025

Sauce Advertising wins Gold at the Smarties Awards

Marketing

Sauce Advertising wins Gold at the Smarties Awards

Issued by Sauce Advertising 12 May 2025

Forget the winter blues with Switch Energy Drink

FMCG

Forget the winter blues with Switch Energy Drink

Issued by Switch Energy Drink 9 May 2025

Meet the young entrepreneurs who’re redefining resilience

SMEs

Meet the young entrepreneurs who’re redefining resilience

Issued by OnPoint PR 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

Absa launches The I Grew It Show to celebrate and scale African entrepreneurial success

SMEs

Absa launches The I Grew It Show to celebrate and scale African entrepreneurial success

Issued by OnPoint PR 6 May 2025

Siv Ngesi hints at sanitary pad factory opening in Paarl

Wellness

Siv Ngesi hints at sanitary pad factory opening in Paarl

Evan-Lee Courie 6 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Palesa Masiteng, the chief growth officer at FracProp.

Markets & Investment

Is fractional ownership the key to affordable housing in South Africa?

5 May 2025

South Africans really do love their denim

Fashion & Homeware

South Africans really do love their denim

2 May 2025

Jannine Purkiss challenges the age-old myth that process kills creativity. She says process should not crush creativity; it should make space for it (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

EXCLUSIVE: Creative Chaos? Not on my watch. Why process is the secret ingredient to innovation

Jannine Purkiss 30 Apr 2025

Advertising

Surging UK ad spend hits £42.6bn, driven by online and TV VOD growth

30 Apr 2025

Enter Fame Week Africa's 2025 Inclusive Lens Awards

Film

Enter Fame Week Africa's 2025 Inclusive Lens Awards

29 Apr 2025

Kristi Noem in the advertisement.

Advertising

Mexico slams Trump's 'discriminatory' immigration ad

22 Apr 2025

Sparletta continues to bring the taste of home with Uzalo stars at Umlazi’s Mega City Mall

FMCG

Sparletta continues to bring the taste of home with Uzalo stars at Umlazi’s Mega City Mall

Issued by OLC Through The Line Communications 17 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf A new report by the IAB South Africa, SA Content Creator Charter and the Influencer Marketing Perceptions Report examines the challenges and the massive untapped opportunities that exist in this market and has identified six trends

Digital

IAB SA: 6 key trends impacting influencer marketing

Casey Mantle,Dashni Vilakazi,Jolene Roelofse & Sanesh Maharaj 17 Apr 2025

Warc research shows that globally, newsbrand ad spend is forecast to fall to $32.3bn this year, a 33.1% decrease from 2019, as hard news stories – from trade wars to armed conflicts – draw audiences but not ad dollars. (Image supplied)

Advertising

Warc: News media struggles as brands favour softer content

16 Apr 2025

‘Get sky high without a dealer’: Property ad sparks humour vs sensitivity debate

OOH

‘Get sky high without a dealer’: Property ad sparks humour vs sensitivity debate

Karabo Ledwaba 14 Apr 2025

The most-watched series on M-Net in 2024 was Chasing the Sun 2 – A Story for South Africa, surpassing international hit series in its category, such as White Lies, The Day of the Jackal, Penguin and FBI (Image supplied)

TV

Chasing The Sun 2 – A Story for South Africa: M-Net's 2024's most watched series

9 Apr 2025

Kantar Creative Effectiveness Awards 2025. Connecting with people in the age of AI

Advertising

Kantar Creative Effectiveness Awards 2025. Connecting with people in the age of AI

Issued by Kantar 9 Apr 2025

Sbu Sitole is the chief creative officer at The Odd Number. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

Sbu Sitole named LIA Audio & Radio jury president

8 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Elouise Kelly, Country Manager at Viu South Africa, looks at how consumer content consumption is shifting

Streaming

Redefining entertainment: The cultural shift in South African streaming

Elouise Kelly 8 Apr 2025

MTN teams up with UK's Synamedia to launch African streaming platform

Telecoms & Networks

MTN teams up with UK's Synamedia to launch African streaming platform

7 Apr 2025

Advertising

ARB says complaint against Department of Health TV sugar ad holds merit

Karabo Ledwaba 4 Apr 2025

Lemonaid: How to turn ‘pollycrisis’ into ‘polytunity’

Marketing

Lemonaid: How to turn ‘pollycrisis’ into ‘polytunity’

4 Apr 2025

Pictured: Davin Phillips. Image supplied.

Marketing

#BehindtheSelfie: Davin Phillips, CSA executive director

Aa-isha Hassiem 3 Apr 2025

AI or die: The flight plan for AI-powered marketing in 2025

Artificial Intelligence

AI or die: The flight plan for AI-powered marketing in 2025

Issued by V5 Digital 2 Apr 2025

Josh Line has been appointed as the CMO for Yahoo.

Marketing

Josh Line appointed as CMO of Yahoo

1 Apr 2025

The rise of AI in advertising

Advertising

The rise of AI in advertising

Issued by Penquin 31 Mar 2025

#OrchidsandOnions: Marketing lessons from the masters – Coca-Cola and KFC

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Marketing lessons from the masters – Coca-Cola and KFC

Brendan Seery 31 Mar 2025

Puma’s biggest global campaign Go Wild: Rooted in history with a new vision of sports

Advertising

Puma’s biggest global campaign Go Wild: Rooted in history with a new vision of sports

28 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf While Global advertising spend is now on course to grow 6.7% this year to $1.15trn, according to a new study from Warc, this is a downgrade of almost one percentage point (pp) from the marketing effectiveness experts’ November forecast

Marketing

Warc study shows growth this year but still downgrade of almost one percentage point

28 Mar 2025