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Advertising

Global ad spend set to hit $1.34tn in 2026 driven by AI and mega-events

8 Oct 2026

Media

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

20 Aug 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

Advertising

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

19 Feb 2026

Advertising

UK introduces landmark junk food advertising ban

Karabo Ledwaba 6 Jan 2026

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

CTV: part of a holistic television strategy

Streaming

CTV: part of a holistic television strategy

Leslie Adams 2 Jul 2025

Google’s Veo 3: Advertising’s new AI tipping point

Marketing

Google’s Veo 3: Advertising’s new AI tipping point

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 19 Jun 2025

Advertising

Global ad spend projected to hit $1.16tn, despite economic volatility

12 Jun 2025

Advertising

Amazon’s ad business boom: Raking in over $60bn

21 May 2025

Advertising

Why smart TVs are the new front door for brands

Leslie Adams 14 May 2025

Advertising

Surging UK ad spend hits £42.6bn, driven by online and TV VOD growth

30 Apr 2025

Edits is Instagram's answer to mobile video editing demand

Social Media

Edits is Instagram's answer to mobile video editing demand

23 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Elouise Kelly, Country Manager at Viu South Africa, looks at how consumer content consumption is shifting

Streaming

Redefining entertainment: The cultural shift in South African streaming

Elouise Kelly 8 Apr 2025

MTN teams up with UK's Synamedia to launch African streaming platform

Telecoms & Networks

MTN teams up with UK's Synamedia to launch African streaming platform

7 Apr 2025

Diary of a CMO: Is your category’s ceiling coming down on you?

Marketing

Diary of a CMO: Is your category’s ceiling coming down on you?

Mary Kyriakidi and Dr Nicki Morley, Issued by Kantar 28 Jan 2025

A new view for 2025: Viu appoints Mediamark as its sales partner

Sales

A new view for 2025: Viu appoints Mediamark as its sales partner

Issued by Mediamark 17 Jan 2025

(Image supplied) Virgin Active's global Leave the cult, Join the club campaign has premiered this September

Branding

Virgin Active’s new campaign Leave the cult, Join the club cuts through wellness fiction

25 Sep 2024

The K-wave hits SA as appetite for K-ontent grows says Eloiuse Kelly, Viu SA country head

Streaming

The K-wave hits SA as appetite for K-ontent grows says Eloiuse Kelly, Viu SA country head

13 Sep 2024

Unleashing creativity in business

Employee Wellness

Unleashing creativity in business

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 27 Aug 2024

Gen Z is spending less on TVs and buying a handful of devices that can do more things. Source: Tech Daily/Unsplash

Mobile & Apps

Maps finds load shedding accelerated the Gen Z shift to streaming

9 Jul 2024

Media

SABC launches revamped SABC Plus OTT platform

4 Jul 2024

Samro distributes over R33m of digital royalties

Music

Samro distributes over R33m of digital royalties

28 Mar 2024

Samro records 15.3% revenue growth in 2023 despite economic challenges

Music

Samro records 15.3% revenue growth in 2023 despite economic challenges

13 Feb 2024

Kantar’s Media and Trends Predictions for 2024: the advertising-based video on demand revolution

Trends

Kantar’s Media and Trends Predictions for 2024: the advertising-based video on demand revolution

Issued by Kantar 20 Nov 2023

Changing the channel on traditional TV marketing

TV

Changing the channel on traditional TV marketing

Candy Dempers, Issued by MediaHeads 360 16 Nov 2023

Advertising

UK Ad market resilient in Q2 2023: Online channels drive growth

31 Oct 2023

Achieving world-class African animation through continental cross-collaboration

Film & Cinematography

Achieving world-class African animation through continental cross-collaboration

Danette Breitenbach 31 Aug 2023

Leslie Adams says investing in local content makes business sense. Source: Mzansi Magic.

TV

Investing in hot local content makes business sense

Leslie Adams 30 Aug 2023

Streaming

DStv subscribers gain access to BritBox's best of British TV

7 Jun 2023

Afda alumna Ofentse Thinane is new SABC1 channel boss

TV

Afda alumna Ofentse Thinane is new SABC1 channel boss

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 18 May 2023

Interrogating integration

Media

Interrogating integration

Candy Dempers, Issued by MediaHeads 360 11 May 2023

Noordvaal school rugby secures major sponsorship deal with SDC Group to boost prestigious tournament

Sponsorship

Noordvaal school rugby secures major sponsorship deal with SDC Group to boost prestigious tournament

Issued by Provantage 9 May 2023

Streaming

The evolution of TV viewing

Leslie Adams 8 May 2023

Source © Kheng Ho Toh With the rapid advancement in technology, advertisers now have a plethora of media types to choose from, including social media, radio, print, outdoor, and more. So is TV advertising is still as effective as it once was?

Advertising

Is television advertising still as effective as it once was?

6 Apr 2023

57 channels and everything's on!

Media

57 channels and everything's on!

Issued by MediaHeads 360 23 Mar 2023

Streaming

Load shedding is killing prime time television

Leslie Adams 20 Mar 2023

TV audience behaviour

TV

TV audience behaviour

Issued by DStv Media Sales 17 Feb 2023

Warc releases Expenditure Report quarterly data for UK

Advertising

Warc releases Expenditure Report quarterly data for UK

26 Jan 2023

How did Covid pre and post affect what channels consumers consume?

Marketing

How did Covid pre and post affect what channels consumers consume?

Issued by Dentsu 6 Dec 2022

Kantar predicts new viewing behaviours, audience targeting strategies and 'dynamic product placement'

Research

Kantar predicts new viewing behaviours, audience targeting strategies and 'dynamic product placement'

Issued by Kantar 17 Nov 2022

Dentsu reveals its 2023 media trends

Trends

Dentsu reveals its 2023 media trends

Issued by Dentsu 9 Nov 2022

Advertising

UK advertising spend estimated to rise to £35bn this year

27 Oct 2022

Streaming

Authentic African content is the secret to streaming success

Leslie Adams 20 Oct 2022