19 Jun 2013

Marketing & Media Africa

Today's top stories

AFRICA
TVC News launches on BskyB
TVC News, the 24-hour pan-African TV news channel from the stables of the Continental Broadcasting Service Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria, launched 17 June 2013, on the UK's BskyB platform (EPG 572). Read more >>


Biz Takeouts Radio Show & Podcasts
SOUTH AFRICA
No Biz Takeouts show for three weeks
There will be no Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show for the next three weeks due to Bizcommunity marketing manager and show host, Warren Harding (@BizcomWazza) taking part in the Put Foot Rally 2013. [twitterfall] Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 63: Agency focus - Artifact Advertising & Hiring Bounty
Listen to the podcast of last week's agency focused Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show, which airs every Thursday from 5-6pm streamed live via 2oceansVibe Radio, to find out more about integrated advertising agency, Artifact Advertising and Hiring Bounty, a crowdsourced recruitment offering. [twitterfall] Read more >>


Marketing & Media
SOUTH AFRICA
Create/update your MyBiz Profile on Bizcommunity and win!
[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Create or update your MyBiz Profile on Bizcommunity before 30 June 2013 and stand a chance to WIN an awesome GoPro camera and accessories worth over R6000! The winner will be picked via a lucky draw and announced on 1 July 2013 on Biz, Facebook and Twitter. Read more >>  visit press office >>




CSI
AFRICA
Ugandan students take part in MTN's Y'ello Care aptitude tests
Over 250 students from across Uganda have taken part in an online aptitude exam to win a fully paid scholarship from MTN Uganda. The winners will be announced on 21 June. Read more >>


Mobile
AFRICA
Eaton Towers partners with Telkom Kenya
Pan-African tower company Eaton Towers announced on Friday that it had signed a deal with Telkom Kenya to cover its existing portfolio of more than 1‚000 towers. Read more >>

AFRICA
Blue Label to defend US$528.07m lawsuit brought by Telkom
Blue Label said on Friday it was confident that it would successfully defend a US$528.07 million lawsuit brought against the company‚ its subsidiaries and representatives by Telkom and Multi-Links Telecommunications Limited (MLT)‚ a former wholly owned subsidiary of Telkom. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Telkom sues Blue Label for US$528m
[Thabiso Mochiko] Telkom is suing a former executive for US$6m as part of a US$528.07m lawsuit for damages arising out of the "super dealer agreement" between Blue Label subsidiary African Prepaid Services and Telkom's former Nigerian subsidiary‚ Multi-Links. Read more >>

AFRICA
Every1Mobile reaches into Africa
Every1Mobile (E1M), which specialises in building mass audiences via mobile in sub-Saharan Africa, recently announced that it has raised R18 million in angel investment. Read more >>


Newspapers
SOMALIA
Independent daily suspended indefinitely in Somaliland
The acting attorney general in the semi-autonomous republic of Somaliland should withdraw his request to suspend the independent daily Hubaal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Thursday, 13 June 2013. A court ruled on Tuesday that the paper had been indefinitely suspended at the request of Aden Ahmed Mouse, according to news reports. Read more >>


Retail
ZAMBIA
FNB Zambia opens branch in Solwezi
First National Bank (FNB) Zambia recently launched their Solwezi branch in a ceremony attended by the Minister of North Western Province, Nathaniel Mubukwanu, who officiated as the guest of honour. Read more >>


TV
AFRICA
TVC News launches on BskyB
TVC News, the 24-hour pan-African TV news channel from the stables of the Continental Broadcasting Service Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria, launched 17 June 2013, on the UK's BskyB platform (EPG 572). Read more >>


International

FRANCE
World advertising growth revised lower: Publicis
PARIS, FRANCE: The global advertising market will grow by a less than expected 3.5% this year, French ad giant Publicis said yesterday, marking down last December's forecast of 4.1% growth for the second time. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
NSA demands user data from Microsoft, Facebook and others
WASHINGTON, USA: Internet giants Facebook and Microsoft say they received thousands of requests for data from US authorities last year but are prohibited from disclosing how many related to national security. Read more >>

GREECE
Greek court orders state broadcaster reopened, PM offers reshuffle
ATHENS, GREECE: A Greek court on Monday suspended the government's shock decision to shut down state broadcaster ERT and ordered it reopened until a new national media body can be set up. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
Google dominates mobile ads, Facebook rises: survey
WASHINGTON, US: Google captured more than half of the US$8.8bn spent on mobile Internet advertising worldwide last year and is expected to boost its share in 2013, market watchers say. Read more >>

FRANCE
Euronews Persian now on GLWiZ
LYON, FRANCE: Euronews, one of the leading international news channels in Europe, has concluded an agreement with GLWiZ, international WebTV provider, to connect with Persian-speaking (Farsi) communities all over the world. Read more >>


More International


Government

SOUTH AFRICA
No arrest yet into top cop's murder
There is still no arrest in the murder of the Johannesburg Central Cluster Commander, Major General Tirhani Maswanganyi, whose body was found in the early hours of Tuesday. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Officials to meet over Transnet tenders
[Nicky Smith] The Department of Trade and Industry has called for a meeting of top government officials after almost a year of tireless lobbying by specialised spring manufacturer Springmaster over the role state-owned Transnet Engineering (TE) has been playing in the rail engineering sector. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Bombela got R831m from Gauteng
[Linda Ensor] The Gauteng provincial government had paid R831m to the Bombela consortium up to end March in terms of 10 ridership guarantees for the Gautrain‚ Transport Minister Ben Martins said in Parliament on Tuesday (18 June). Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
SA calls for investigation into spy allegations
The South African government has called on the United Kingdom government to investigate reports that its delegates who attended the 2009 Group 20 meeting were put under surveillance. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Petrol price may rise by 81 cents in July
[Helmo Preuss] A weaker rand and higher international product prices are likely to push the Gauteng retail petrol price up by 81 cents a litre (c/l) in July, close to the record R13.20 per litre reached in April‚ data released by the Central Energy Fund last week showed. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
NEF backs Power FM

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New events to diarise

Digital Content and Audience Insights Masterclass - 18 Jul 2013 to 26 Jul 2013 Cape Town,Johannesburg
Red & Yellow, with Quirk Education, brings you a Digital Content and Audience Insights Masterclass, to skill you with a working understanding of current and future digital trends for maximising ROI. Read more >>

Writing Masterclass
Institute for the Advancement of Joutnalism - 25 Jun 2013 to 27 Jun 2013 Johannesburg
Embrace Excellence in your Business 2013 Seminar
The Embrace Network - 28 Jun 2013 Dar es Salaam
The A - Z of Competitive Intelligence (CI)
CBIA - 17 Jul 2013 to 19 Jul 2013 Cape Town
The Magic of Feature Writing
Institute for the Adancement of Journalism - 6 Aug 2013 to 8 Aug 2013 Johannesburg
Business English
Alusani Skills & Training Network - 19 Aug 2013 to 21 Aug 2013 Johannesburg


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