Marketing deal to service African continent

Ogilvy & Mather and Scangroup Limited have agreed to create a pan-African joint venture via a share swap transaction Read More »

Icelandic TV project for spinal cord cure

Iceland has been in the news not only for the country’s economic collapse in 2008 but also more recently for its volcanic eruption which caused widespread damage and brought the global airline business to a halt. Read More »

Howard cast as Mandela

The American Oscar- and Golden Globe-nominated star of Hustle and Flow, Terrence Howard (Crash), has been cast as Nelson Mandela in the new South Africa/Canada co-production, Winnie. Read More »

SA delegation at Cannes

South Africa's Department of Arts and Culture (DAC), led by the Honorable Minister Lulu Xingwana, will be finalising and signing a South African/French co-production treaty at the Cannes International Film Festival Read More »

BBC World Cup promo

The Guardian reports that the BBC is advertising its upcoming TV coverage of next month’s 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa with a 60-second “Rainbow Nation” like promo. Read More »

Music banned on Somali radio

To add to its woes, war-torn Somali is now under a banning order to stop playing music on local radio stations. Read More »

Digital Signage Federation calls for members

Any South Africans involved in the digital signage industry are invited to become members of the not-for-profit trade organisation Read More »

Fujinon, Arri and Zeiss enter strategic partnership

Fujinon, Arri and Zeiss have entered into a strategic partnership to utilise the strengths of each company in order to create innovative new products. Read More »

The Write Journey workshop

On 15 and 22 May in Cape Town and on 29 and 30 May in Johannesburg, The Writing Studio will present the Write Journey workshop for aspirant screenwriters Read More »