Well, the Oscars - that two-hour programme crammed into four - is done and dusted and neither Invictus nor District 9, or anyone involved in either movie, though nominated, featured among the winners in 2010. On the local front, SABC board member Clare O'Neil is to oversee sales and marketing at the corporation. Good luck... the situation has been far less than ideal for ages, and advertisers will need a lot of reassurance before they risk having any more advertisements flighted at the wrong time - among other hassles. Issa Sikiti da Silva chats to Riaan Wolmarans, formerly of the Mail & Guardian Online and now of the Financial Times in London - and our Sunday newspapers have left him, how can we say this tactfully... thoroughly underwhelmed. On the auto front, Toyota's recall of some eight million cars because they apparently could have an alarming tendency to take you into your carport (and beyond) at great speed, has seen the US auto industry, long riled at the Inscrutable Orientals' intrusion into its backyard, launch what Chris Moerdyk reckons could be the start of a turf war. Finally, DStv has acknowledged the similarities between a promo and the icon Apple 'Think Different' campaign and pulled its own ad. Herman Manson investigates what has had the Bizcommunity.com readers up in arms recently. Don't forget it's International Women's Day today! Simone Puterman & Rod Baker PS In this week's Ornico Ad Showcase, we feature TV ads for Discovery Health, SuperSport, Twinsaver, Vodacom and South Africa, and radio ads for Gidani National Lottery, Peugeot, 1time Airline, Sun International and The Red Bulletin.
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