The South African Audience Research Foundation (SAARF) has released the 2012 results of the All Media and Products Survey. AMPS Dec 12 shows few significant audience movements, with stability the overall trend for South Africa’s media products. Magazines have posted lower readership levels, causing print in general to trend down. Daily newspapers maintained their readership [...]
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GenerationNext Awards 2013 adds new Photographic Competition
The Sunday Times GenerationNext Survey, in collaboration with HDi Youth Marketers, consistently guides companies in understanding how today’s youth perceive and accept their brands. Now in its ninth year, the Sunday Times is adding another element to the GenerationNext Awards by inviting South Africans, aged 8 – 23, to share photos that tell stories about the cities where they [...]
NYC PictureStart Film Festival takes place in SA this month
Founded in 2002, the annual NYC PictureStart Film Festival (NYCPSFF) showcases short films from all over the world from emerging filmmakers as well as those already established in the industry. PictureStart will host its inaugural tour of South Africa from April 22 – 28 2013, with two nights in Potchefstroom (The Snowflake Building) and two nights [...]
DESTINY Magazine sports a new look
In line with Ndalo Media’s goal to make DESTINY an essential business and lifestyle companion for sophisticated women, the magazine revealed it’s new look in the March issue. Whilst the redesign has been subtle, the content offering has been refined and much attention was paid to the magazine layout in order to improve the [...]
The hunt for SA’s best consumer products is on
The hunt for South Africa’s top consumer products is on, with the announcement of the call to enter the 2013 FAIRLADY Consumer Awards. The hallmarks of the Awards process are accuracy and fairness in identifying the best consumer products within the 12 major categories featured. This year sees a new face on the judging [...]
Bicycling South Africa celebrates 10 year anniversary
South Africa’s biggest selling cycling magazine, Bicycling SA, got a make-over for its 10th Anniversary edition in April, with a new logo, new format and more pages. The new logo falls in line with the logo used by US international partner, Rodale Inc. while the revised book size gives readers an extra 16 pages. The [...]
CNN Multichoice African Journalist awards 2013
CNN International and MultiChoice this week officially launched the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2013 Awards. Tony Maddox, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of CNN International, said: “Recent audience research shows that viewing of CNN across Africa is at an all time high. Against this background, we are delighted to be a part of the CNN [...]
BBC World News and BBC.com/news launch global marketing campaign
The BBC announced that on 14th March, BBC World News and BBC.com will launch ‘Live the Story,’ a new brand positioning and major global marketing campaign. The activity will include television, press, online, radio, Out of Home and experiential media. The campaign will span consumer and trade media with particular focus on Germany, Singapore, Hong [...]
Elle SA turning seventeen in April
ELLE South Africa is turning 17 this April! And not only are they saying goodbye to being Sweet Sixteen – they are finally saying hello to the winners of the very first ELLE Beauty Awards sponsored by Stuttafords. After 12 months of building excitement, ELLE and Stuttafords will be hosting an intimate breakfast awards ceremony [...]
Huisgenoot, YOU and Drum top 3 selling magazines in SA
This month family interest weekly magazines Huisgenoot, YOU and Drum are listed together at the top of South Africa’s Audit Bureau of Circulations’ (ABC) sales figures released yesterday for the last quarter of 2012. On average Huisgenoot sells 270 310 copies a week, YOU sells 155 125 and Drum sells 118 793. “Thanks to [...]
