Magazine Publishers Association of South Africa

Time: 08:10 | Date: Thu, February 9, 2012

Top media players congregate, mull industry future - Major media stalwarts – owners, agencies and clients – gathered last night in Woodmead, Johannesburg, to discuss the ominous, yet pertinent issue of where the future... The Kuli Roberts column - why the ANC want a media tribunal - So, Sunday World columnist Kuli Roberts has apologised for writing a "racist" column...

Media24 'aggressive' in the tablet space
According to Leonora Redelinghuys, the divisional head of Touchlab, the unit specifically set up to develop Media24's tablet applications, the group is 'very aggressive in this space'.

QR Codes Getting More Use in Magazines
Interactive barcodes have been popping up more in magazines—Meredith Corp. has just announced it had selected Microsoft Tag

DEMAND THE RIGHT TO KNOW!
It's been almost one year since R2K mounted its first march on Parliament in protest at the draconian Secrecy Bill!

ASA turns up Heat on topless Tracy ad

Topless pictures of model Tracy McGregor were at the centre of a complaint against Heat magazine, submitted to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).

Getaway supports seabird conservation
SANNCOB, received a welcome cheque for R11 520 from Getaway this month as part of the brand’s ongoing initiatives to support wildlife conservation.

While electronic media grows, print falls behind
The South African Advertising Research Foundation (SAARF) has released its latest data on the local media environment for January-December 2010.

CMOs and Twitter — have they joined the celebration?
Twitter users now send more than 140 million Tweets a day. With more than 20% of the tweets being related to products and/or brands...

ANCYL paper probe request fails
The Press Ombudsman on Monday denied an ANCYL request for a probe into The Star and the Daily Sun newspapers' use of incorrect quotes attributed to Julius Malema.

Is a legal loophole opening for comparative advertising?
The new Consumer Protection Act (CPA) seems to be in direct conflict with South Africa's ban on comparative advertising. According to the act, the consumer has a right to information about...

Govt to launch its own newspaper
South Africa's newly appointed government spokesman says the state is launching a newspaper to rectify what he calls media censorship of government information.

Top media players congregate, mull industry future
Major media stalwarts – owners, agencies and clients – gathered last night in Woodmead, Johannesburg, to discuss the ominous, yet pertinent issue of where the future...

Dario Milo - Bio
Dario Milo is a partner in the Dispute Resolution Practice Group at Webber Wentzel.

Automobil shifts gear to new publisher
The media house won the bid following a successful pitch that highlighted the global reach and increased consumer awareness...

CPA will influence marketing to consumers
Marketers will also be in the front line when the complex legislation of the new Consumer Protection Act (CPA), which comes into effect on 31 March 2011,

Hoodia Slender Gel
In Hoodia Slender Gel / Dr H Steinman / 12857 (2 February 2009), the Directorate accepted the respondent’s voluntary undertaking to amend its efficacy claims on Hoodia Slender Gel product advertisement on its website...

Paarl Media buys Primedia@Home
The Paarl Media Group has acquired direct-to-home advertising distributor Primedia@Home, it announced this morning, Tuesday, 1 February 2011.

Playboy - Is it really all about the articles...
Since the October announcement that PLAYBOY will return to South Africa in early 2011, PLAYBOY South Africa has been inundated with calls from the media...

A new research currency for media
Every two years or so, media owners and marketers question the efficacy of AMPS in relation to cost. Media and creative agencies, on the other hand...

ELLE Magazine gets four nominations and wins Profile Writer of The Year award at the PICA Awards
Elle Magazine has featured in this year’s PICA awards with four nominations across the following categories: Editor of the Year (Jackie Burger); Columnist of the Year (Annelize Visser);

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Media Statement following a meeting between Government and SANEF and leadership
Government and the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) have agreed that improved relations between Government and the media are critical to the achievement of South Africa envisaged in the country’s Constitution.

Meeting of SANEF and Government
The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) and Government will meet this weekend to examine relations between Government and the media, in the interest of strengthening the democratic culture in the country.

SANEF members united on a combined strategy as counter proposal to proposed media and information limitations
The SA National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) has announced the launch of a coalition to spearhead efforts to promote and entrench freedom of speech across all levels of South African society.

Press Ombudsman system vs. ANC’s proposed Media Appeals Tribunal presented at Sanef Summit
Let me preface my remarks by pointing out that the Press Council upholds the “basic principle that the freedom of the press is indivisible from and subject...

Sharon Penhallrick leaving Telmar
New business strategies and bestSharon Penhallrick has resigned as MD of Telmar Media Systems and will returning to her "first love", mainstream advertising

ANC fears born of ignorance
WHEN the ANC's national general council meets next month one of the questions it will have to answer is...

Truly recognising excellence at the PICA Awards
Magazine publishers and their teams around South Africa should prepare for one of the most prestigious PICA Awards in years.

How did you survive this recession?
As we near the end of this year, most people will heave a sigh of relief. It's been a tough one in many industries, and while South Africa may not have been as badly off as some elsewhere in the world, there's no doubt that we've had to work harder for our money this year!

You are your email!
One of my clients forwarded me an email from a well-known international media house requesting an interview with her. The email was scrappy, badly written and totally unprofessional. Its highly distinctive logo was nowhere in sight - in fact it wasn't even written on a letterhead.

Seventeen.mobi launches!
Seventeen, SA's leading teen girl magazine, extended its digital portfolio to include an exciting new mobile site, seventeen.mobi, which launched on Monday, 15 February 2010.