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Adtopia expands DStv channel portfolio, adding sport, wildlife and youth entertainment to its TV network

TV

Adtopia expands DStv channel portfolio, adding sport, wildlife and youth entertainment to its TV network

Issued by Adtopia 26 Aug 2026

Media

Retail media spending set to hit $223bn by 2027 as growth eases

20 Aug 2026

Advertising

Netflix says US ad commitments nearly doubled in upfront deals

11 Aug 2026

Bizarre, but it’s happening: Your connected TV budget might be paying for a very attentive refrigerator

Advertising

Bizarre, but it’s happening: Your connected TV budget might be paying for a very attentive refrigerator

Marc Dhalluin, Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 30 Jun 2026

Kelvin Watt, chairperson of Nielsen Sports SA, looks at why the Comrades Marathon’s 2026 YouTube broadcast may prove to be a turning point for live sport (Image supplied)

Streaming

EXCLUSIVE | Comrades 2026: When YouTube becomes TV

Kelvin Watt 18 Jun 2026

African movie channel’s FAST channel, Nolly Africa HD, launches on LG Channels across Europe (Image supplied)

Streaming

Nolly Africa launches on LG Channels in 16 European countries

15 Jun 2026

The old playbook is finished. So is the way we measure TV in South Africa

TV

The old playbook is finished. So is the way we measure TV in South Africa

Issued by TDMC 10 Jun 2026

5 ways to tap into Africa’s Ctv wave before everyone else does

Media

5 ways to tap into Africa’s Ctv wave before everyone else does

27 May 2026

The TV vs digital debate is over. Digital won

Digital

The TV vs digital debate is over. Digital won

Issued by TDMC 23 Apr 2026

Advertising

Warc Report | Netflix's ad expansion could double revenue by 2026

19 Feb 2026

Marketing mix modelling is shifting from experimental to essential in SA

Marketing

Marketing mix modelling is shifting from experimental to essential in SA

Issued by Incubeta 12 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Reach Africa’s Leslie Adams: 5 streaming trends for 2026

Media

#BizTrends2026 | Reach Africa’s Leslie Adams: 5 streaming trends for 2026

Leslie Adams 6 Feb 2026

Cape Town launches global tourism campaign targeting New York and London

Marketing

Cape Town launches global tourism campaign targeting New York and London

21 Jan 2026

Pinterest takes a major leap into CTV advertising

Advertising

Pinterest takes a major leap into CTV advertising

15 Dec 2025

Warc’s The Future of Commerce Media 2025 examines trends, advertising investment and the impact of AI on retail media (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

Retail media: Agentic AI commerce arrives, estimated value of $136bn in 2025

5 Nov 2025

Connected media: The next frontier in South African media planning

Media

Connected media: The next frontier in South African media planning

Issued by Advertising Media Forum 4 Nov 2025

Source: © 123rf Warc Media’s latest Platform Insights by WARC Media provides comprehensive data-driven intelligence on LinkedIn’s advertising landscape

Research

LinkedIn's advertising bigger than other mid-size social platforms

21 Oct 2025

NIQ-GfK wins radio and TV measurement contracts in South Africa

Research

NIQ-GfK wins radio and TV measurement contracts in South Africa

Issued by NielsenIQ 21 Oct 2025

Marketing

Why more companies are having marketing report to finance

Emma Montocchio 15 Oct 2025

Advertising

Warc report reveals ad spend surge reaching $1.17tn this year

26 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa has appointed GfK (an NIQ company) to design and deploy the country’s new total video measurement service

Research

BRC announces continuity with GfK appointment as Nielsen exits SA

12 Sep 2025

Advertising

Warc: Connected TV takes centre stage as linear TV declines worldwide

5 Sep 2025

Social Media

LinkedIn taps creators like Steven Bartlett for new video-led growth strategy

26 Aug 2025

Creators and creatives: Advertising in a world of social influence

Advertising

Creators and creatives: Advertising in a world of social influence

Andile Rapiya, Managing Director, Bravado at Brave, Issued by Brave Group 28 Jul 2025

CTV: part of a holistic television strategy

Streaming

CTV: part of a holistic television strategy

Leslie Adams 2 Jul 2025

Advertising

Why smart TVs are the new front door for brands

Leslie Adams 14 May 2025

Advertising

How Netflix reached 70 million active users with its ad-supported model

21 Nov 2024

10 years of local excellence: A decade of true location targeting and 1st party data

Advertising

10 years of local excellence: A decade of true location targeting and 1st party data

Issued by Vicinity Media 21 Oct 2024

Brian Lesser will take on the role in September. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

WPP announces Brian Lesser as new global CEO of GroupM, succeeding Christian Juhl

18 Jul 2024

Media

SABC launches revamped SABC Plus OTT platform

4 Jul 2024

Image supplied. Incubeta's Martine Kevelham shares insight about why retail media is important and how it has helped other regions where Amazon has recently launched

Marketing

The importance of a retail media strategy for e-commerce

Martine Kevelham 10 May 2024

Research

20 key trends from VML's Tomorrow’s Commerce report

28 Mar 2024

Actionable Insights: How the shopping experience is being reshaped by h-commerce and RMNs

Digital

Actionable Insights: How the shopping experience is being reshaped by h-commerce and RMNs

Tanja De Korte, Lesego Ngcamu, Penson Mlotshwa & Zia Nammooya 27 Feb 2024

Walmart to acquire Vizio to accelerate growth of Walmart Connect

Retail

Walmart to acquire Vizio to accelerate growth of Walmart Connect

21 Feb 2024

#Trends: DMOs embrace AI and prioritise digital paid media in 2024

Marketing

#Trends: DMOs embrace AI and prioritise digital paid media in 2024

22 Nov 2023

The day of the podcast

Podcasts

The day of the podcast

Mark Botha, Issued by Mediamark 28 Sep 2023

Source: © 123rf Global advertising spend will $1trn for first time next year says Warc research

Advertising

Warc: SA advertising spend to grow over 6% next year

25 Aug 2023

Source © rawpixel YouTube reaches half of all internet users globally (2.07 billion), and more than one billion hours of video are watched every day on YouTube

Marketing

YouTube ad revenue is set to rise to $30.4bn - more than double 2022's growth rate

29 May 2023

Source: © August de Richelieu Nielsen ONE Ads provides a consistent, comparable and deduplicated view of ads across screens

Research

Nielsen One Ads launches in US

5 Jan 2023

Source: © Blue Ox Studio A third of advertisers plan to cut their EMEA media budgets in 2023

Media

Third of advertisers plan to cut EMEA budgets next year

18 Oct 2022

VDX.tv releases 2021 holiday video advertising guide for brands and retailers

Advertising

VDX.tv releases 2021 holiday video advertising guide for brands and retailers

Issued by VDX.tv 22 Oct 2021

#BizTrends2021: Maximising OOH's impact in South Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2021: Maximising OOH's impact in South Africa

Jacques du Preez 25 Aug 2021

All the 2021 IAB Bookmark Awards winners!

IAB Bookmarks Awards

All the 2021 IAB Bookmark Awards winners!

29 Jul 2021

Household targeting's role in the cookieless future

Advertising

Household targeting's role in the cookieless future

Issued by VDX.tv 25 Jun 2021

Khanyisa Melwa, Marius Swanepoel, Claudelle Naidoo, Mark Prior, and Elenor Jensen.

Digital

#IABInsightSeries: Achieving your business objectives with digital paid media

20 May 2021

#ACACaresCovid19: Pivoting to digital; audiences, privacy and access

ACA Celebrating Diversity

#ACACaresCovid19: Pivoting to digital; audiences, privacy and access

31 Aug 2020

#ACACaresCovid19: Pivoting to digital; audiences, privacy and access

ACA Celebrating Diversity

#ACACaresCovid19: Pivoting to digital; audiences, privacy and access

31 Aug 2020

#ACACaresCovid19: Pivoting to digital; audiences, privacy and access

ACA Celebrating Diversity

#ACACaresCovid19: Pivoting to digital; audiences, privacy and access

31 Aug 2020

#NedbankIMC2020: Advanced TV, what you need to know to work it [Part 2]

TV

#NedbankIMC2020: Advanced TV, what you need to know to work it [Part 2]

Juanita Pienaar 30 Jul 2020