Satellite operators had good year
According to NSR's new report, Global Assessment of Satellite Supply & Demand (GASD), 6th Edition, commercial satellite operators had a very good year in 2008 with revenues up substantially.
Mobile revenue opportunities
A partnership between MIPCOM and the global trade association for the mobile media industry, the Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF), will see the MIPCOM conference cover mobile applications and new revenue opportunities.
DISCOP AFRICA 2 generates business
DISCOP AFRICA 2, the matchmaking and networking event targeting sub-Saharan African’s free and pay television platforms, concluded last week in Nairobi on a positive note with attendees expressing optimism regarding the future of the television business in Africa.
Status of Gauteng location filming
As part of a Gauteng Film Commission (GFC) initiative, producers, unit managers, location managers and location scouts met in Newtwon on 7 September in Gauteng to discuss the status of location filming in Gauteng.
India TV sectors to grow till 2013
According to new research from Screen Digest, all sectors of the Indian TV market are expected to show growth until 2013 with pay-TV operators coming to the fore as the recession eases.
Africa in Motion film festival 2009
The South African film My Secret Sky (Izulu Lami) will have its UK premiere at Africa in Motion (AiM), the UK's largest African film festival which takes place in Edinburgh.
BP voted consumers’ top brand
According to the annual Sunday Times Top Brands survey, BP is South African consumers’ top choice of petroleum brand.
Pendoring winners
Draftfcb (Johannesburg and Cape Town) was the big winner at the Pendoring Advertising Awards for excellent Afrikaans and South African advertising, which took place at Vodaworld, Midrand on 18 September.
News Corp goes up against Berlousconi cos
Media tycoons Silvio Berlusconi and Rupert Murdoch have for a long time done battle with each other. It finally came to a head when Murdoch's News Corp. filed suit against Berlusconi’s Publitalia and RTI, the advertising arm and television operations arm this week.
6th Abuja International Film Festival postponed to October
The organisers of the 6th Abuja International Film Festival which was to take place from 22 - 25 September has been postponed to 27 - 30 October to allow "for maximum participation of delegates, visitors and participants as a result of festivities after the Islamic Ramadan period'.
























