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No smiles thanks to Sowetan, dammit So here's the breakfast show on 94.7 Highveld Stereo, the Breakfast Xpress, trying its best to make the City of Joburg smile with its hairnets of colourful fake flowers on trees down William Nicol Drive and Atlas Road, when along comes Sowetan Live with a column by Eric Miyeni that should never have been published, dammit. Once again, Avusa's editorial controls have failed; there's opinion and then there's hate speech. How could the sub-editor and editor allow this to be published? Is it juniorisation of the newsroom once again? City Press editor Ferial Haffajee certainly isn't smiling, that's for sure; and publically announced on Twitter not too long ago that she has decided to sue for defamation, "possibly win and put proceeds into bursary for talented young opinionistas. Good end to sorry saga." (See Twitter Search.) Then there's the offensive Tuks FM breakfast blog post that was removed but the station has not apologised for it, although the university has found the incident "regrettable"... What were they thinking? Simone Puterman ( @SimoneBiz) Managing editorPS Don't forget to listen to the latest Biz Takeouts podcast from the Bizcommunity.com/Chai FM Media & Marketing radio show. PPS The latest Ornico Ad Showcase features TV ads for BMW Series 6 Coupé, Spur, McDonald's, Redd's and Allan Gray, and radio ads for SABC News, Savanna, Vawter, Santam and Vodacom. Responses to this column welcomed in our online editor's column archive. Follow Bizcommunity on Twitter at @Bizcommunity and join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bizcommunity. Please send all South African marketing and media news to marketingnews@bizcommunity.com, international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com and opinion pieces to contributors-marketing@bizcommunity.com.Today's top stories
Advertising
Euro RSCG South Africa has won the Peermont Hotels, Casinos and Resorts advertising account, it announced this morning, Monday, 1 August 2011. Peermont is one of southern Africa's leading hospitality and gaming companies, with 14 properties in the region. Read more >>
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Cinema
 Seven awards were made at the close of the 2011 edition of Durban FilmMart (DFM), the joint project of the Durban Film Office (DFO) and the Durban International Film Festival (DIFF). Described as the largest co-production market on the African continent, this year it attracted nearly 300 delegates from around Africa and the rest of the world. Read more >>
 Entries for Filminute - the international one-minute film festival that challenges filmmakers, writers, animators, artists, designers, and creative producers to develop and submit the world's best one-minute films - close on 20 August 2011. Read more >>
Design
As part of the celebrations of Cape Town being shortlisted for World Design Capital 2014, the 'Your Street Challenge', launched by Design Indaba, offers designers the ideal opportunity to start thinking about how design can be used to transform lives, right here in your city, in your street. Read more >>
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Direct Marketing
The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) of SA on Monday, 1 August 2011, defended its ability to manage the national opt-out registry the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) requires after coming under extensive fire last week. Read more >>
Education & Training
 The future of television is exciting and in constant change, which requires a collaborative effort to make it a success. DStv Media Sales invites interested parties to attend an informative session on evolving TV technology and its impact on commercial broadcasting. Read more >>
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 At the AMASA August 2011 forum, a panel of industry spokespeople will discuss key industry decisions regarding MIT levies for AMPS and SAARF that need to be made urgently to protect the single source survey. Other topics will include: Is there life after AMPS? What is the future of research in SA? What is the severity of an attempt to galvanise the industry? Read more >>
Events & Conferencing
Magazines
 Media24 has announced that the Developing Market business unit will be disbanded, the brands incorporated into the remaining units and that Jonathan Harris, GM of the unit, will now lead digital projects in the tablet magazine space for the division. Read more >>
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 [Issa Sikiti da Silva: @sikitimedia] The SABC is this week celebrating 75 years of (lately problematic) existence - 58 years of state broadcaster and 17 years of public broadcaster, as board member Lumko Mtimde wrote on its Facebook page. But, the celebrations are likely to be marred by the news that former acting CEO Robin Nicholson is about to start his legal action for unfair dismissal. Read more >>
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 From today, Monday, 1 August 2011. Karabo Kgoleng moves from SAfm to do Radio 702's early breakfast show, Ashraf Garda takes over Kgoleng's Afternoon Talk slot, 2pm -4pm on SAfm, and in turn Masechaba Moshoeshoe will take over the evening Talk Shop, Monday to Thursday 7pm-9pm, from Garda. Read more >>
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The updated household universe for SAARF TAMS released today, Monday, 1 August 2011, is a response to changes seen in the TV-viewing universe in the last AMPS release, AMPS Dec 10 (Jan-Dec 2010). For the first time, it includes TopTV households. Read more >>
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 LONDON, UK: Following a first stage judging process, campaigns have been shortlisted in 13 categories and will now be presented to the final jury, who will select the winners. SA is represented in the M&M Global Award: Media Owner, and Nation and Destination Branding categories by the entry 'South African Tourism adventurers wanted', entered by Fox One Stop Media, with the company to be credited being Ogilvy Johannesburg. Read more >>
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Events & Conferencing
 Gearhouse SA and others from the Gearhouse Group pooled their services to provide the technical elements for the Cheese Kids, Mandela Day Celebration which took place at Innesfree Park on Sunday 17th July 2011 (the day before Nelson Mandela Day). Read more >> The VWV Group was recently appointed to execute the repositioning of the brand, Castle Milk Stout. This brief culminated into a repositioning experience targeted at a fresh market, and one that saw the new Castle Milk Stout drinking ritual come to life - that of: pour, pause, sip, enjoy! Read more >> The winter month of July was a busy one for Rain Productions and Samsung. The team were creating concepts for the launch of the Galaxy SII Handset and the Galaxy Tab. Read more >>Exhibitions
 Facebook currently boasts millions of users across the globe with 50% of its active users logging on daily. That's good news for companies, particularly for brands like SABC Education Baba Indaba which have an emotional connection with their audience. Read more >>Magazines
 Media24 Magazines has announced that Jonathan Harris, general manager of the Developing Market business unit, has been appointed to lead digital projects in the tablet magazine space for the division. Read more >>Printing |  |
 Fishwick's is firmly committed to minimising environmental impact, as well as health and safety risks. Read more >>Research
 A trend analysis of financial products among South Africa's chief banks reveals a striking decline in the number of customers taking out home loans over the past few years. Read more >>
Farry Purkiss & Taxi Violence at Mercury
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 [Brian Berkman: contributing editor, travel] Think Meander and the KZN-Midlands come to mind. Following the traction of that powerful collective brand, Cape Town Tourism has introduced The Cape Country Meander that takes in Grabouw, the Elgin Valley and Villiersdorp. Read more >>
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 [Corné Krige] This weekend was another sad day for Springbok Rugby as the Boks took another hiding, this time at the hands of the All Blacks. We Springbok supporters always believe that there is an outside chance, even when the writing is on the wall. What I wanted this weekend was a better performance from the young Springboks and a closer score. Read more >>
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 [Ruth Cooper] With the recent international release of Dance you're on Fire's debut album Secret Chiefs and their current national tour, not to mention the fact that this young band has racked up a fair amount of radio hits in a short space of time, we felt it was about time we chatted to this breakthrough band. So we met in cyberspace with Tom Manners to discuss tours, Oppi, recording processes and honey badgers. Read more >>
More BizLounge news...
- Primedia division wins advertising rights for Edgars Stores - more info
- Adams & Adams sponsors 2011 Loerie Awards young creatives category - more info
- Redstar Communication wins Lanham-Love's account - more info
- Pump partners with Famous Brands - more info
- NCP appoints Cando Advertising - more info
- Cando partners with Absa - more info
- Chilli Marketing partners with Realmdigital - more info
- New presenters appoined at Thobela F> - more info
- John Brown Media makes new appointments at Edgars Club Magazine - more info
- New MD aapointed at Source - more info
- Campus Media appoints new sales manager - more info
- President Jacob Zuma appoints Thato Mahapa to the MDDA Board - more info
- New appointment at Primedia - more info
- Kagiso Broadcasting appoints new COO - more info
- Janine Jellars appointed as new editor of seventeen - more info
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- Discuss nationalization of mines with minister Front Foot - Johannesburg, 2 August
- Social media marketing 101 Niche Training - Hillcrest, 2 August
- Caxton Magazines and NAB host breakfast sessions Newspaper Advertising Bureau - Johannesburg, 2 August
- Professional sales skills The Peer Group - Brackenfell, 3 August
- ABN events' view from the top' CNBC Africa - Cape Town, 4 August
- Email marketing course Britefire - Cape Town, 10 August
- Search engine marketing Britefire - Cape Town, 11 August
- Frontline/receptionist excellence The Peer Group - Pretoria, 11 August
- The ultra facebook immersion workshop Xtraordinary Women - Cape Town, 11 August
- Photoshop - the digital darkroom 2B Studio - Johannesburg, 15 August
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