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Move your hiney and register for Highway Africa! If there is one thing you do not want to miss, almost as much as you would not want to miss your child's first steps, then it's this year's Highway Africa Conference. Did I just compare a conference to a life changing moment? Well then, you get my urgency. Registrations close this Friday, 9 August, so get your hiney movin' and register! Justin McCarthy gives his opinion on the really real reasons Omnicom and Publicis are merging. He figures that there are three main reasons for the merger: shareholder value, talent and a response to big data. What are your thoughts? More on the advertising front, Vanguard and the Nigerian Tribune have reported on the NPAN urging the Court of Appeal to restrain APCON from implementing the advertising code, which empowers it to vet and approve adverts before publication by print media in the country. On a lighter note, our friends in Nigeria will be happy to know that African Movie Channel is officially launching this weekend. Hello Nollywood biggies! Get your slippers and popcorn ready... Lastly, make sure you get the podcast of last week's Biz Takeouts show which focused on online vs print advertising with Howzit MSN. Cheers! Ilse van den Berg, Editor: Marketing & Media Africa (@Biz_Africa)Comment online in our ed's column archive. Go mobile with apps and m.bizcommunity.com. Engage with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Subscribe to YouTube and via RSS. Send all your African marketing and media news to africanews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-africa@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com. Read "How to contribute to Biz, from op-ed pieces to news".Today's top stories | [Justin McCarthy] Advertising dollars follow attention, always have, always will, irrespective of which channels the audiences can be found in. Read more >> |
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 | [Chemory Gunko] For the non-techs and occasional web users out there, you've probably never heard of the Rules of the Internet. Read more >> |
 | Abdulwahab Abdulah, today, 5 August 2013, reported on Vanguard that the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) has "urged the Court of Appeal to restrain the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) from implementing the advertising code, which empowers it to vet and approve adverts before publication by print media in the country." Read more >> |
 | The One Young World Summit 2013, scheduled for 2-5 October 2013 in Johannesburg, has announced its list of global leaders from business, politics, fashion, science and sport, who will act as counsellors. Read more >> |
 | Registration for the Annual Highway Africa Conference closes on Friday, 9 August 2013. With the theme, "Speaking Truth to Power? Media, Politics and Accountability", the event will see journalists, civil society activists and academics deliberating on African media's role in holding political authority accountable. Read more >> |
 | MTN Uganda has introduced the MTN Phone Directory, a service that will provide access to the contact details of thousands of registered individuals, institutions and businesses in the country. Read more >> |
 | Growing sophistication in African markets outside SA is creating demand for specialist consultants that bring together clients and communications agencies. Read more >> |
 | This Sunday, 11 August 2013, will see the official Nigeria launch of Africa Movie Channel (AMC) at the Grand Ballroom of the Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. Read more >> |
 | NEW YORK CITY, USA: The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday (2 August) launched a bid to more tightly regulate Apple's wildly lucrative iTunes storefront, after the technology company lost a price-fixing case. Read more >> |
 | CHICAGO, USA: Bed bugs, bad service and terrible food used to be inevitable risks when travelling, but a host of online review sites such as Yelp and TripAdvisor are helping savvy consumers pick the best hotels and eat like locals. Read more >> |
 | NEW YORK CITY, USA: Voting on a proposal to take computer-maker Dell private was delayed for a third time on Friday (2 August) after founder Michael Dell agreed to lift the price of the transaction. Read more >> |
More International
 | Energy Minister Ben Martins says the Wind Resource Map is going to be a useful instrument in government's planning for the efficient use of the country's wind resources. Read more >> |
 | An alarming shortage of skilled professionals is handicapping efforts to fix South Africa's water crisis, which has become so dire that government has admitted to water wastage worth R11bn a year because of leaking pipes, decrepit infrastructure and poor municipal administration. Read more >> |
More Government news
 | TOKYO, JAPAN: Toyota said on Friday (2 August) its net profit rose 93.6% in the three months to June and added that it was on track to produce more than 10m vehicles worldwide this year. Read more >> |
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