STOP PRESS

MFP going into liquidation

Screen Africa learnt today from a reliable source that MFP (Music for Pleasure) is going into liquidation and that its bank has taken passion of the companys assets. Read More ť

ť SA unlikely to switch off analogue by 2011

AFRICA

Piracy delays Seacom undersea cable launch

The ready-for-service launch date for Seacom undersea cable has been postponed from 27 June to 23 July due to an increase in pirate activity during the past April and May. Read More ť

ť East Africa launches undersea Internet cable
ť Channels snap up Somali pirates content
ť Hallmark remains available in Africa

TELEVISION

MIPCOM offers a new take on production

MIPCOM which takes place in Cannes, France this October will feature a range of keynote speakers and conferences designed specifically for international TV producers. "Rethinking the Production Business" will focus on production, content screenings and business-based matchmaking opportunities. Read More ť

ť Dissolve SABC board says Parliament
ť Mpofu guns for SABC
ť Motoring programme gets own channel

FILM

Themba wraps

South African-born German based director Stefanie Sycholt (Malunde) has wrapped her new film, Themba, about a young soccer hopeful. Read More ť

ť Doc on HIV/Aids in Western Europe
ť Live plays screened in HD
ť Singh acquires film rights to Shepherds & Butchers

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

SuperSport claim top honours

Senior producer SuperSport Alvin Naicker was named overall winner at the 29th SAB Journalist of the Year awards held in Johannesburg on Monday, 29 June. Read More ť

ť SA film selected for ABFF
ť Creative Circle endorses Pendoring
ť Top docs at Encounters

BUSINESS

BBC.com gets new MD

Luke Bradley-Jones has been appointed EVP, Managing Director for BBC.com, the international version of the BBCs website run by BBC Worldwide.
Read More ť

ť Transforming the box office
ť Mega media complex in Manchester, UK
ť MySpace cuts overseas staff

COMMERCIALS

A bakkie made for extreme sport

The latest Grey South Africa (Grey) TV commercials for the Mazda BT-50 takes viewers on a test drive so adventurous that it is akin to participating in an extreme sport. Read More ť

ť Creativity not in recession
ť SA wins two Grand Prix in Cannes Lions Outdoor & Radio
ť Cannes Lions Film, Titanium and Integrated winners

RADIO

Jacksons songs soar on radio

Reports from the US reveal that airplay has soared across radio outlets -- AM/FM, satellite, and cable music channels -- for the music of pop superstar Michael Jackson since his death last week at age 50. Read More ť

ť Radio campaign boosts DStv subscriber base
ť UK national radio DAB from 2015
ť Radio listenership down

NEW MEDIA

Research on search engine marketing and brands

WPP announced a research project that is intended to explore the dynamics between search engine marketing and brand building. WPP agencies will work on the project with help from Microsoft Advertising. Read More ť

ť SA Internet usage to soar
ť Broadband more popular than leisure travel
ť South Korea leads broadband household penetration

TECHNOLOGY

Viewers want HD shows

In a keynote speech at the HD Masters Conference, Danielle Nagler, Head of BBC HD, told delegates that BBC research revealed that what viewers want in HD even more than sport, films or natural history, was the programmes they really love to watch. Read More ť

ť Revolutionising router control
ť New Christie 4K DLP Cinema product line
ť DPA hydrophone captures whale song

TRAINING

Duke Univ MBA fellowship for SA student

Duke Universitys Fuqua School of Business and the Black Management Forum will offer a resident of South Africa a fellowship to participate in The Duke MBA Cross Continent programme. Read More ť

ť DIFF indigenous language script workshop
ť Ambitious animation training on Cape Flats
ť Loeries calls for applicants for Scholarship

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