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NYF appoints new head, expands competitionThe New York Festivals (NYF) has appointed Rose Anderson to the position of executive director of its Television & Film Awards to ensure that the competition continues to evolve with the changing landscape of the television and film industry. Anderson will manage all facets of the awards, oversee the strategy to expand the competition's footprint, and assemble an advisory board culled from the most respected and influential minds representing the television and film community. 5 Nov 2009 12:27 Proposed SABC tax unconstitutional?
Partnership boosts Jet Community Awards
Fairlady, M-Net combine for reality TV comp
SABC has plan to pay off its debts
TV licences: tax just one option
VJ competition down to final three
TV licences to go?
Oracle Airtime gets Sony Entertainment TVOracle Airtime Sales will represent Sony Entertainment Television's channel advertising from 1 November 2009 it was announced yesterday Thursday 29 October 2009. Fully distributed on the Premium and Compact bouquets of DStv (113), Sony Entertainment Television now reaches over 2.6 million subscribers in more than 40 countries. 30 Oct 2009 12:38 New Tempest campaign is ‘ridiculous'
More low power transmitters from SABCIn order to provide country-wide viewing for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the SABC is installing low power transmitters. The latest is in Philopolis in the Free State, which goes live today, Wednesday, 28 October 2009, with SABC1, 2, 3 and Lesedi FM. 28 Oct 2009 12:55 Special Assignment wins international human rights awardAt the Lorenzo Natali awards held in Stockholm, Sweden last week, SABC Special Assignment executive producer Johann Abrahams and investigator Godknows Nare won the Special Prize Television. Their winning entry was the documentary, Hell Hole, which exposed the horrors of Zimbabwean prisons which aired on Special Assignment early this year. 28 Oct 2009 10:43 Latest jobs
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The new multipurpose Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, purpose built for the FIFA 2010 World Cup, will have a voice, data, cabling, satellite master antenna television and computer network, as well as printing and server solutions. 
NEWSWATCH: The 1% tax proposed by the Communications minister Siphiwe Nyanda may be unconstitutional, according to the DA, reports Polity Org. Meanwhile, the Treasury apparently knew nothing about the proposed tax, writes Moneyweb, and opposition parties reckon that, while special levies are unlikely, pressure is building, says Business Report. 
Fairlady and M-Net have joined forces to find South Africa's first style apprentice, who stands to win six-month's paid internship with the magazine after battling it out with five other contestants on the MNet Style Apprentice show. The winning candidate will also receive career-boosting accessories such as a new wardrobe, a laptop, a cellphone and all the right accessories. 
NEWSWATCH: The national broadcaster has a plan to pay off its debts - and even move into profitability by March 2012, reports IOL. 
NEWSWATCH: The Ministry of Communications has reacted to some of the public's views regarding the possibility of a tax to fund the national broadcaster and says this is just one of the options, reports Politicsweb. 
The national Shield Teens No Sweat Music Fan Search has whittled 12 finalists down to three amazingly confident young girls. They are Thandokazi Sineke from Khayelitsha, Zethu Dhlodhlo from Johannesburg and Khutso Lebelo from Centurion. 
NEWSWATCH: Law-abiding South Africans, hotels and companies with television sets have funded the national broadcaster for years. However, in terms of the draft Public Service Broadcasting Bill, licence fees could be scrapped, reports IOL, though the SABC has been quick to remind everyone that until there are any changes to the law, TV licences are still required, reports Mail & Guardian Online. What's more, the draft bill proposes an extra tax to fund the broadcaster, reports Business Day. However, you can still comment on the proposed bill - but you must do so by 7 December 2009. 
The new Tempest TV, print and online campaign, launched by the Old Shanghai Firecracker Factory, uses humour to make its point that its prices are affordable. 
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