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Source: © Cottonbro Studio There is uncertainty for advertisers on TikTok as the platform's future hangs in the balance with Trump’s return to power

Uncertainty for TikTok advertisers with Trump’s return to power

Source: © 123rf A handbook has been published ahead of the US elections as a resource for newsrooms worldwide to battle fake news

Newsroom blueprint to combat AI and fake news published ahead of US elections

4 Nov 2024

Source: © WPP Despite third-quarter results showing a strong performance from GroupM and WPP's winning of the Amazon media account, the network's expectations for the full year remain unchanged

Strong Q3 performance for WPP; full year expectations remain unchanged

23 Oct 2024

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Suhana Gordhan of LoveSong to lead Radio & Audio at The One Show 2025

Suhana Gordhan of LoveSong to lead Radio & Audio at The One Show 2025

23 Oct 2024

Source: © 123rf Ogilvy Africa has launched OBrio, an all-in-one media intelligence platform to optimize marketing spend and boost ROI

Ogilvy Africa launches OBrio, an all-in-one media intelligence platform

17 Oct 2024

Source: © Avid Following a settlement, the details of which have not been disclosed, Unilever has been dropped from the lawsuit by X

Is Elon Musk winning the legal war or losing the ad battle as Unilever and X settle

Danette Breitenbach 16 Oct 2024

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

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

25 Sep 2024

Deadlines have been announced. Source: Supplied.

The One Show 2025 unveils new categories and entry deadlines

25 Sep 2024

Source: © VOA News Meta will ban RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads

Meta bans Russia state media across all platforms as “covert influence” operations threaten US election

Danette Breitenbach 17 Sep 2024

Source: © Campaign Live Troy Ruhanen is the global CEO of the newly formed Omnicom Advertising Group (OAG)

Omnicom forms OAG with Troy Ruhanen as global CEO

29 Aug 2024

Source: © 123rf South Africa's ad market is expected to see 6.0% this year says Warc

Warc: SA's admarket to grow 6%, as global ad investment more than doubles

22 Aug 2024

This year a new campaign, Choose Truth, created by South Africa's Daily Maverick, will be featured for World News Day (Image supplied)

South Africa's Daily Maverick's Choose Truth campaign for World News Day

12 Aug 2024

Source: © Econoimic Times L’Oréal International Distribution has appointed Wavemaker as its EMEA media agency

Wavemaker appointed L’Oréal International Distribution's EMEA media agency

1 Aug 2024

Adidas' brand sentiment plummets after dropping Bella Hadid

Danette Breitenbach 29 Jul 2024

Source: © Cannes Lions the Cannes Lions 2024 has released its first shortlists

#Cannes2024 : Innovation, Glass and Titanium Shortlists released

Danette Breitenbach 4 Jun 2024

Source: © 123rf The UK Parliament has passed the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

UK passes Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

3 Jun 2024

Image supplied. Carlos Fernando Chamorro, editor-in-chief of Confidencial (Photo: Mick Friis)

Nicaraguan journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro awarded Wan-Ifra's Golden Pen of Freedom

31 May 2024

Image supplied. Wan-Ifra announced the 2024 Digital Media Awards Worldwide winners with SA’s Food For Mzansi Group, wining the 2024 Digital Media Awards Worldwide Best Podcast category

SA's Food For Mzansi Group wins Wan-Ifra 2024 Digital Media Awards Podcast category

28 May 2024

The 62nd annual D&AD Awards’ first shortlist has been announced

D&AD Awards announce first shortlist

21 May 2024

Source: © Multichoice DStv, the satellite service of MultiChoice, has experienced its first downturn in its most dynamic market, South Africa

Subscriber downturn leads to questions on MultiChoice's sustained success

18 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf TrustList is a home-grown new digital initiative that aims to protect media buyers and brands by providing real-time warnings against placing programmatic advertising on 'red-listed' online media

TrustList: Real time warning against programmatic advertising placement on 'red-listed' online media

27 Nov 2023

Caché McClay has filled the coveted position. Source: USA Today.

Caché McClay is the official Beyoncé reporter for Gannet

Karabo Ledwaba 16 Nov 2023

Image supplied. Cathy Gathu has joined Ogilvy Africa as managing partner

Cathy Gathu appointed Ogilvy Africa's managing partner

28 Jul 2023

Image supplied. Ogilvy Africa has been shortlisted in the New York Festivals (NYF) 2023 Health Awards.

Ogilvy Africa's Lesso Lessons shortlisted in NYF 2023 Health Awards

17 Apr 2023

Image supplied. This year's Loerie's theme is Blood, Sweat & Tears

Blood, Sweat and Tears: 45 years of The Loeries

31 Mar 2023

Image source: Ron Lach from

Legal dos and dont's: Influencers' guide to Comesa regulations

Reece May 3 Nov 2022

Source © Jacek Sopotnicki Nairobi, Kenya's captial city

William Ruto vs Kenya's media: democracy is at stake

19 Sep 2022

Source © Ion Chiosea

The role of media in a Kenyan election: what you should know

5 Aug 2022

Highsnobiety Not-in-Paris-Lookbook. Source: Highsnobiety

Zalando acquires majority stake in Highsnobiety, merging content and commerce

14 Jun 2022

Source: © Campaign The Guardian has committed to be net zero carbon emissions by 2030.

Print recognises its carbon footprint impact

13 Jun 2022

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Source: © Cottonbro Studio There is uncertainty for advertisers on TikTok as the platform's future hangs in the balance with Trump’s return to power

Uncertainty for TikTok advertisers with Trump’s return to power

8 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf A handbook has been published ahead of the US elections as a resource for newsrooms worldwide to battle fake news

Newsroom blueprint to combat AI and fake news published ahead of US elections

4 Nov 2024

Source: © WPP Despite third-quarter results showing a strong performance from GroupM and WPP's winning of the Amazon media account, the network's expectations for the full year remain unchanged

Strong Q3 performance for WPP; full year expectations remain unchanged

23 Oct 2024

Suhana Gordhan of LoveSong to lead Radio & Audio at The One Show 2025

Suhana Gordhan of LoveSong to lead Radio & Audio at The One Show 2025

23 Oct 2024

Source: © 123rf Ogilvy Africa has launched OBrio, an all-in-one media intelligence platform to optimize marketing spend and boost ROI

Ogilvy Africa launches OBrio, an all-in-one media intelligence platform

17 Oct 2024

Source: © Avid Following a settlement, the details of which have not been disclosed, Unilever has been dropped from the lawsuit by X

Is Elon Musk winning the legal war or losing the ad battle as Unilever and X settle

Danette Breitenbach 16 Oct 2024

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

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

25 Sep 2024

Deadlines have been announced. Source: Supplied.

The One Show 2025 unveils new categories and entry deadlines

25 Sep 2024

Source: © VOA News Meta will ban RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads

Meta bans Russia state media across all platforms as “covert influence” operations threaten US election

Danette Breitenbach 17 Sep 2024

Source: © Campaign Live Troy Ruhanen is the global CEO of the newly formed Omnicom Advertising Group (OAG)

Omnicom forms OAG with Troy Ruhanen as global CEO

29 Aug 2024

Source: © 123rf South Africa's ad market is expected to see 6.0% this year says Warc

Warc: SA's admarket to grow 6%, as global ad investment more than doubles

22 Aug 2024

This year a new campaign, Choose Truth, created by South Africa's Daily Maverick, will be featured for World News Day (Image supplied)

South Africa's Daily Maverick's Choose Truth campaign for World News Day

12 Aug 2024

Source: © Econoimic Times L’Oréal International Distribution has appointed Wavemaker as its EMEA media agency

Wavemaker appointed L’Oréal International Distribution's EMEA media agency

1 Aug 2024

Adidas' brand sentiment plummets after dropping Bella Hadid

Danette Breitenbach 29 Jul 2024

Source: © Cannes Lions the Cannes Lions 2024 has released its first shortlists

#Cannes2024 : Innovation, Glass and Titanium Shortlists released

Danette Breitenbach 4 Jun 2024

Source: © 123rf The UK Parliament has passed the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

UK passes Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

3 Jun 2024

Image supplied. Carlos Fernando Chamorro, editor-in-chief of Confidencial (Photo: Mick Friis)

Nicaraguan journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro awarded Wan-Ifra's Golden Pen of Freedom

31 May 2024

Image supplied. Wan-Ifra announced the 2024 Digital Media Awards Worldwide winners with SA’s Food For Mzansi Group, wining the 2024 Digital Media Awards Worldwide Best Podcast category

SA's Food For Mzansi Group wins Wan-Ifra 2024 Digital Media Awards Podcast category

28 May 2024

The 62nd annual D&AD Awards’ first shortlist has been announced

D&AD Awards announce first shortlist

21 May 2024

Source: © Multichoice DStv, the satellite service of MultiChoice, has experienced its first downturn in its most dynamic market, South Africa

Subscriber downturn leads to questions on MultiChoice's sustained success

18 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf TrustList is a home-grown new digital initiative that aims to protect media buyers and brands by providing real-time warnings against placing programmatic advertising on 'red-listed' online media

TrustList: Real time warning against programmatic advertising placement on 'red-listed' online media

27 Nov 2023

Caché McClay has filled the coveted position. Source: USA Today.

Caché McClay is the official Beyoncé reporter for Gannet

Karabo Ledwaba 16 Nov 2023

Image supplied. Cathy Gathu has joined Ogilvy Africa as managing partner

Cathy Gathu appointed Ogilvy Africa's managing partner

28 Jul 2023

Image supplied. Ogilvy Africa has been shortlisted in the New York Festivals (NYF) 2023 Health Awards.

Ogilvy Africa's Lesso Lessons shortlisted in NYF 2023 Health Awards

17 Apr 2023

Image supplied. This year's Loerie's theme is Blood, Sweat & Tears

Blood, Sweat and Tears: 45 years of The Loeries

31 Mar 2023

Image source: Ron Lach from

Legal dos and dont's: Influencers' guide to Comesa regulations

Reece May 3 Nov 2022

Source © Jacek Sopotnicki Nairobi, Kenya's captial city

William Ruto vs Kenya's media: democracy is at stake

19 Sep 2022

Source © Ion Chiosea

The role of media in a Kenyan election: what you should know

5 Aug 2022

Highsnobiety Not-in-Paris-Lookbook. Source: Highsnobiety

Zalando acquires majority stake in Highsnobiety, merging content and commerce

14 Jun 2022

Source: © Campaign The Guardian has committed to be net zero carbon emissions by 2030.

Print recognises its carbon footprint impact

13 Jun 2022

#AfricaMonth: Building the next generation of African media brands

#AfricaMonth: Building the next generation of African media brands

Evan-Lee Courie 16 May 2022

#AfricaMonth: SA's changemakers drive Audi's 'Story of Progress' campaign

#AfricaMonth: SA's changemakers drive Audi's 'Story of Progress' campaign

Evan-Lee Courie 5 May 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Meta's Moon Baz on the rise of Facebook Reels

EXCLUSIVE: Meta's Moon Baz on the rise of Facebook Reels

Evan-Lee Courie 24 Mar 2022

Source: ©Brett Jordan

Twitter buys minority stake in Aleph

13 Jan 2022

Source: © federico rostagno

2022 Tabbies open for submissions

10 Jan 2022

$617m ad value makes Nike most marketed sports brand on social media

5 Jan 2022

Source: TBWA in Times Square, New York

TBWA named Adweek Global Agency of 2021

7 Dec 2021

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Vaccine denialism kills: Mail & Guardian has let down its readers

Nathan Geffen and Mia Malan 10 Aug 2021

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

Bizcommunity.com 20 Jul 2021

Why working as a journalist in Uganda is particularly tough

Why working as a journalist in Uganda is particularly tough

Karen McIntyre and Meghan Sobel Cohen 9 Mar 2021

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