AFRICA

WAN-IFRA lists deadly places for journalists in 2010

According to research by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), sixty-six journalists and other media workers were killed worldwide because of their professional activities in 2010, with Mexico and Pakistan emerging as the most deadly countries for journalists. Read more >>

AFRICA

[2011 Trends] 11 ICT trends for emerging Africa

[Sylvain Béletre and Russell Southwood] The ICT sector is one of the fastest growing on the African continent. Fueled by heavy investments, telecommunication infrastructures have improved drastically. Over the past five years, Africans have embraced ICT innovations fast especially in the mobile telecommunications and in the IT segments. Read more >>

MALAWI

Malawi: MBC reshuffles editorial structure

[Gregory Gondwe] Earlier this week the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) announced new appointments within its editorial management. The MBC has continued restructuring since it merged its radio and television services in July 2010; different personnel have now filled editorial positions of authority. Read more >>

AFRICA

Pan African Media Portal to launch in March

NAIROBI: The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Media Initiative (AMI) convened a meeting on the Pan African Media Portal (PAMP) in Nairobi, Kenya, on 21 December 2010. The AUC, A24 Media and AllAfrica Global Media, partners on the implementation of the project, attended the meeting. Read more >>

AFRICA

InMobi releases latest findings on Africa

JOHANNESBURG: InMobi, the independent mobile ad network, has released its updated network research report providing a snapshot of mobile advertising trends in Africa between July 2010 and October 2010. Read more >>

AFRICA

Ubuntu to launch 19 internet portals in Africa

[Dumisani Ndlela] Former Naspers digital media executive Johan Nel says his group Ubuntu Media is to launch 19 internet portals across Africa between 2011 and 2012, with the Zambian portal having gone live on 1 January. Read more >>

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Talk2Us expands into Africa

South African brand engagement and internal communication company Talk2Us has announced that it is now acquiring business in other African countries. Founder and CEO Linda Hamman says: "We are delighted to add the Botswana-based company, National Development Bank, to our client list. It is great to be working for a forward-thinking organisation that recognises the importance of communication as a strategic tool that supports business objectives and helps achieve a competitive edge."

AFRICA

TNS to expand in Africa in 2011

TNS, the global custom research company, recently announced the acquisition of a majority stake in the Research and Marketing Services group of companies (RMS) to add to its new regional framework of TNS Africa and Middle East that came into existence with effect from January 2010. Read more >>

AFRICA

New Africa CEO for Renaissance Capital

JOHANNESBURG: Renaissance Capital has announced the appointment of Clifford Sacks as the CEO of Africa. Sacks will be responsible for the day-to-day management and implementation of Renaissance's pan-African strategy across all products and entities. Read more >>

UGANDA

Uganda halts analogue broadcasting licences

[Walter Wafula] If you want a licence to offer broadcasting services in Uganda, you should be prepared to provide only digital services. Uganda has stopped licensing analogue broadcasters as it prepares to migrate to digital television broadcasting, according to the domestic regulator of the broadcasting industry. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

Submit to your vices...

NEW YORK, US: We all crave things... booze... money... great car... great clothes... But what you really crave is recognition. One Show is now accepting entries for One Show, One Show Design, and One Show Interactive. Read more >>

FRANCE

Infographics, games help draw fans to sports media

PARIS, FRANCE; DARMSTADT, GERMANY: With sports news available 24-hours a day on a wide variety of media platforms, the competition for loyal audiences has never been greater. Using good infographics and introducing interactive games are two ways to attract sports fans, and the upcoming international conference on managing sports news, to be held in Paris on 3 and 4 February next, aims to provide the best examples of both. Read more >>

AUSTRIA

Austria's Internet use grows in 2010

VIENNA, AUSTRIA: Currently, 77% of Austrians over the age of 14 years make use of the internet. Amongst the very young groups, in particular, the internet has achieved almost total coverage. 98% of the 14-19-year-olds use the internet and amongst the 20-29-year-olds the figure is 95%. Read more >>