SOUTH AFRICA

Thought Leadership Digibate lineup announced

Aegis Media has lined up some of the top names in out of home advertising to speak at the second online Thought Leadership Digibate tomorrow morning, Thursday, 20 October 2011, including Erik Warburg, MD at Posterscope South Africa, Bruce Burgess, out of home development manager at Aegis Media Sub Saharan Africa and Jacques du Preez, MD at Provantage Media. Read more >>

KENYA

Kenya's advertising guru nominated for business leader award

[Carole Kimutai] Bharat Thakrar, CEO of Scangroup Limited, has been nominated for the 2011 All Africa Business Leader Awards in the Africa Entrepreneur of the Year award category. Thakrar has been recognised for his entrepreneurial skills in building Scangroup into a powerful pan African business. The awards aims at recognising business leaders and companies that have excelled in Africa over the last year. Read more >>

AFRICA

AiM reveals short film entries

The fourth Africa in Motion (AiM) Short Film Competition has revealed this years shortlisted entries. Seven films from across the continent will compete for the prize, sponsored by The Africa Channel, as part of the annual film festival that provides African filmmakers the opportunity to showcase their work to an audience in the United Kingdom. Read more >>

AFRICA

MediaCom appoints new MENA CEO

Nick Barron has been appointed as the new CEO of MediaCom in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) with immediate effect. He will be based in Dubai and lead the agency's operations in UAE, KSA, Lebanon and Morocco, which currently employ more than 100 people. Read more >>

ANGOLA

Social communication minister praises dedication of TPA personnel

LUANDA, ANGOLA: The Social Communication Minister, Carolina Cerqueira, on Tuesday, 18 October 2011, in Luanda highlighted the professionalism and spirit of mission showed by the workers of the state-run owned, Televisão Pública de Angola, broadcasting station in offering a daily service seeking to meet the expectations of viewers. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

ABN Group appoints new MDs for SA, Africa

Roberta Naidoo has been appointed as MD for the South African operation of the ABN Group, the holding company for CNBC Africa and the recently launched Forbes Africa magazine. She will assume the full operational duties of the group, as she takes over from Gary Alfonso, who has been appointed as MD for Africa. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Help yourself to BlackBerry applications

From today, BlackBerry users will be entitled to download up to US$100 of premium applications for their mobile phones as a gesture of goodwill from Research in Motion following the interruption of services that lasted for several days and prompted outrage among millions of users. Read more >>

AFRICA

BlackBerry outage, what went wrong and what lessons RIM should learn from this incident?

[Malik Kamal-Saadi] It looks like the BlackBerry service outage is now behind us. This incident couldn't have come at a worse time for RIM, following some harsh criticism in recent months as a result of its recent financial performance, product delays, and the disappointment of its partners - chief among them the operators. Read more >>

AFRICA

MTN Group appoints new CEO's in Zambia, Cameroon

The MTN Group today, 18 October 2011, have announced the appointment of new CEOs for its Zambia and Cameroon operations, as it continues to invest in talent to bolster its managerial and leadership backbone. Read more >>

MALAWI

Zambia gives TV licence to Malawian operator

[Gregory Gondwe] Malawi's former president Bakili Muluzi's aspirations to run Joy-TV alongside Joy FM radio, which were thwarted when Malawi government switched off the television broadcasting, has been given a lifeline by Zambian government. Read more >>

UNITED STATES

Apple reports fourth quarter results

CUPERTINO, US: Apple has announced financial results for its fiscal 2011 fourth quarter ended September 24, 2011. The company posted quarterly revenue of US$28.27 billion and quarterly net profit of US$6.62 billion, or US$7.05 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of US$20.34 billion and net quarterly profit of US$4.31 billion, or US$4.64 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Read more >>

TURKEY

Turkey has third most engaged online audience in Europe

ANKARA, TURKEY: comScore, Inc, a leader in measuring the digital world, has released an overview of internet usage in Europe and Turkey, showing that of Europe's 372 million unique visitors, Turkey accounts for 23.1 million unique visitors during August 2011. Read more >>

SINGAPORE

GfK Asia: Rising consumption of mobile technology creates demand for accessories

SINGAPORE: Rapidly advancing technology has brought about increasing popularity of mobile tech gadgets; handy especially for today's busy consumers constantly on the move. Along with the rise of portable devices like tablets, smart phones, MP3 players, etc, demand for accessories such as headsets and headphones have risen correspondingly. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

GM: Self-driving vehicles could be ready by end of decade

Vehicles that partially drive themselves will be available by the middle of the decade with more sophisticated self-driving systems by the end of the decade, General Motors vice president of Global Research and Development Alan Taub says. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Old Mutual Summer Sunset Concerts artists announced

The line-up of artists for the 2011 Old Mutual Summer Sunset Concerts at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, which starts on 20 November, 2011, and runs until 1 April, 2012, has been announced. There will be a mix of old and new from a variety of musical genres. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA

Intimate dining at Masala Dosa on Long Street

[Justin Williams] Masala Dosa is a cosy, south Indian eatery nestled on Long Street, instantly recognisable by its friendly pink-and-white signage. We made use of a CityMob deal on Tuesday night, 11 October 2011, to experience what this popular restaurant has to offer. Read more >>