Ghanaian gov blocks Vodafone
The Ghanaian government has blocked Vodafone's £450m (R6,975m) purchase of a controlling stake in the state-owned Ghana Telecom.
Mobile content workshop at DIFF
South Africa’s longest running film festival, the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) got underway on 23 July with the screening of the South African film Jerusalema, directed by Ralph Ziman.
World Summit preps
Global preparations for the World Summit on Media for Children & Youth, to be held in Karlstad, Sweden in 2010 ...
Durban Poison premieres at Durban Film Festival
The film Durban Poison which chronicles the collapse, resurrection, and subsequent re-collapse of the Stable Theatre will have its world premiere at the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF) on 26 July.
“Mad Men” leads Emmy noms
A drama set in the ad world of the 1960s has earned 16 nominations for the 60th annual prime time Emmy Awards, to take place on 21 September at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
Ads in Print tops with Consumers
A UK study published in June 2008 revealed that print advertising receives a more positive response from consumers than advertising in any other media platform.
Cape Town Film Studios on track in earnest
The Cape Town Film Studios project has met critical mid-year deadlines with the awarding of three tenders relating to the upgrading of the R310 highway, bulk infrastructure and the construction of the studio buildings themselves.
Robots to the fore!
Disney’s new animated feature, WALL-E, about a waste collecting robot who inadvertently embarks on a space adventure, rolled into top spot at the South African box office on his opening weekend (11 to 13 July). The "bot’ made a cool R2m.
Sachtler searches for oldest tripod head
Sachtler is celebrating its 50th anniversary. To commemorate the occasion Sachtler is looking for the oldest tripod head in order to document the product history.
Dark times for television industry
The stock ratings of Walt Disney, Time Warner, CBS, News Corp.
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