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TV

Propaganda machine to public good: a brief history of 50 years of TV in South Africa

Sisanda Nkoala 3 days

The MRF's latest Maps data cover the full 2025 calendar year and shows that on-demand streaming penetration averaged 21% annually (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing & Media

Maps provides 5 year record of consumer behaviour

7 May 2026

Pangolin: Kulu's Journey has been nominated for both an Emmy Award and a Bafta for its musical score (Image source: © Currency

Radio & Audio

Pangolin: Kulu's Journey musical score hits the high notes

5 May 2026

Media

YouTube is eating the streaming market. Can DStv reverse 5 years of decline?

Philip Cohen 31 Mar 2026

Advertising

ARB rules RocketNet's fibre promotion misleading

Karabo Ledwaba 27 Mar 2026

OnPoint PR appointed as official publicity partner for Netflix in sub-Saharan Africa

PR & Communications

OnPoint PR appointed as official publicity partner for Netflix in sub-Saharan Africa

Issued by OnPoint PR 27 Mar 2026

Artificial intelligence is reshaping customer experience at every touchpoint, but brands that win will be those that balance smart automation with genuine human connection. (Image supplied)

Artificial Intelligence

5 ways AI is transforming CX

Terena Chetty 27 Mar 2026

Media

Matt Brittin: BBC’s new director general appointed at an existential moment for the broadcaster

Steven Barnett 27 Mar 2026

The fifa World Cup 2026 is predicted to drive $10.5 billion surge in ad spend but ad impact has diminished amid a shifting media landscape (Image supplied)

Marketing

Fifa World Cup 2026 drives $10.5bn ad surge, but with diminshed impact

26 Mar 2026

Source: Disney Advertising.

Advertising

Disney's Oscars ad inventory sold out

13 Mar 2026

The US is the most creative country in the world. Source: Warc.

Advertising

Warc's Creative 100 rankings released

10 Mar 2026

Film & Cinematography

Warner Bros. to bring Game of Thrones to cinemas

6 Mar 2026

Showmax original Die Kantoor recently started showing on the streaming service. Source: Showmax.

Streaming

Showmax to discontinue as part of strategic overhaul

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Mar 2026

Advertising

New Netflix ads utilise Amazon shopping data

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Mar 2026

#BizTrends2026: The 5 major trends influencing the future of wellness

Trends

#BizTrends2026: The 5 major trends influencing the future of wellness

Maroefah Smith 2 Mar 2026

Streaming

Warner Bros. was “nice to have” but not at any price, says Netflix

Karabo Ledwaba 27 Feb 2026

Marketing

How short-termism is hindering APAC's marketing effectiveness

24 Feb 2026

Are dating apps over? Gen Z is ditching “swipe-by” culture for meaningful connections in the kitchen

Social Media

Are dating apps over? Gen Z is ditching “swipe-by” culture for meaningful connections in the kitchen

Issued by Twiga Communications 19 Feb 2026

Advertising

Warc Report | Netflix's ad expansion could double revenue by 2026

19 Feb 2026

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IP Law

How Miss Marple and Rachmaninoff highlight cross-jurisdictional copyright issues

Lodewyk Cilliers 17 Feb 2026

#Saftas19 nominees announced

Film & Cinematography

#Saftas19 nominees announced

17 Feb 2026

Cape Union Mart and Offernet turn real-time weather into revenue

Advertising

Cape Union Mart and Offernet turn real-time weather into revenue

Issued by Offernet 26 Feb 2026

Marketing

Why brands can become emotional lifelines in times of crisis

13 Feb 2026

Class of ’96: Rise of a Nation: Revisiting the victory that united South Africa

Sport

Class of ’96: Rise of a Nation: Revisiting the victory that united South Africa

Evan-Lee Courie 12 Feb 2026

Media

Warc Report | Amazon soars as YouTube stumbles in Q4

11 Feb 2026

This year South Africa has sent its biggest team to the Olympic Winter Games, but the event would not be broadcast by DStv’s SuperSport (Image source: © 123rf )

TV

DStv misses historical Winter Olympics coverage to fans dismay

9 Feb 2026

Next Narrative Africa Fund (NNAF) has partnered with Parrot Analytics to leverage world-class analytics to prove that African narratives are a globally undervalued asset class (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

Study to prove African narratives are a globally undervalued asset

5 Feb 2026

PR & Communications

Why keeping quiet about the family feud gave Brand Beckham a commercial boost

Ashleigh Logan-McFarlane 5 Feb 2026

Mattel brings Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters to life with new toy line

Design & Manufacturing

Mattel brings Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters to life with new toy line

30 Jan 2026

Advertising

Why Heineken’s zero-alcohol London Underground campaign fell flat

Jonatan Sodergren 30 Jan 2026

Netflix bags global streaming rights to Sony's hit franchises

Streaming

Netflix bags global streaming rights to Sony's hit franchises

16 Jan 2026

Canal+ signs new multi-year deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to keep 12 TV channels on DStv (Image source: © 123rf )

TV

Canal+'s last minute deal rescues Warner Bros. Discovery channels

2 Jan 2026

Lionheart, though star-studded, departed from traditional Nollywood narrative conventions argues Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed in The Conversation (Image source: Pulse ©

Film & Cinematography

Netflix gives African film a platform – but the cultural price is high

30 Dec 2025

Brett Gelman and Maya Hawke behind the scenes of Stranger Things. (Credit: Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix © 2024)

Streaming

Stranger Things extends record run as all 5 seasons dominate Netflix Top 10

29 Dec 2025

Netflix debuts daily Afcon highlights show

Streaming

Netflix debuts daily Afcon highlights show

23 Dec 2025

Source: Netflix.

Marketing

How close marketing executives can get to the Emily in Paris lifestyle

22 Dec 2025

Who to watch: Africa's Top 10 PR professionals

PR & Communications

Who to watch: Africa's Top 10 PR professionals

19 Dec 2025

What South Africa loved to eat in 2025, according to Uber Eats

Food & bev. services

What South Africa loved to eat in 2025, according to Uber Eats

18 Dec 2025

Streaming

Netflix defends Warner Bros. deal amid fears it could hasten cinema’s decline

18 Dec 2025

Cinematic evolution: The defining films of 2025

Film

Cinematic evolution: The defining films of 2025

Daniel Dercksen 15 Dec 2025

Joe Public was the standout winner.

Pendoring

All the 2025 iPendoring Awards winners

8 Dec 2025

Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement (Image source:CPI ©

Streaming

Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery not without concerns

7 Dec 2025

Following failed negotiations, the 16 Warner Bros. Discovery will be removed from MultiChoice’s DStv at the end of this month (Image source: © 123rf )

TV

DStv loses 16 channels

5 Dec 2025

The impasse between Multichoice and Warner Bros Discovery could see subscribers losing 12 channels (Image source: © 123rf )

Streaming

MultiChoice, Warner Bros Discovery impasse bad news

3 Dec 2025

(Image source: © UNPD Bradly Howland, CEO of Alkemi Collective, says South Africa’s recent hosting of the G20 Summit is a live, high-stakes demonstration of what strategic communication looks like. Pictured: G20 South Africa Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting

PR & Communications

5 communications insights from SA's recent hosting of the G20 Summit

Bradly Howland 1 Dec 2025