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Media Update newsletter 7 June 2012

This week's highlights ...

Welcome to the latest Media Update newsletter.

Top stories making headlines this week include: City Press' lifestyle magazine supplement goes national; MarkLives.com announces its relaunch; and Standard Bank is the new sponsor of Print Media South Africa’s newspaper awards, previously known as the Mondi Shanduka Newspaper Awards.

In this week's editorial desk article, Darren Gilbert looks into the rise of internet radio as a way of giving your audience what it wants.

For your entertainment fix, skip to Leigh Andrews' review of Below Luck Level by Barbara Erasmus.

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Media news

World Publishing Expo (IFRA Expo) makes a move The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is moving its World Publishing Expo from Madrid to Frankfurt in October 2012 in response to exhibitors’ requests for a more central European location for their customers. Click to continue
The SABC is a media partner for 2012 ICT Indaba The South African Broadcasting Corporation affirmed its commitment as a media partner for the inaugural Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Indaba, hosted by the Department of Communications and endorsed by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the United Nations’ leading information and technology agency. Click to continue
Editing masterclass to be offered by international expert at Cape Town Book Fair The visit from Australian Elizabeth Manning Murphy, who is an editor, writer and international language trainer, is a coup for the Professional Editors’ Group (PEG) and coincides with the launch of the new-format Cape Town Book Fair (CTBF) and the 29^th Biennial Congress of the International Publishers Association. Click to continue
*Free media space offered ahead of The Loerie Awards* deadline** In a bid to encourage creativity in newspaper advertising, Avusa is offering a media special before the extended entry deadline of 15 June ... Click to continue
City Press lifestyle magazine supplement to go national Beginning 3 June, City Press readers across the country have discovered ‘i’ included with their Sunday newspaper. Click to continue
Motoring and so much more in Autoweek In the latest edition of Autoweek, discover a first drive in BMW’s fastest cabriolet, Chevrolet’s Camaro ZL1 is up against Ford’s Shelby GT500 and you can read up on a discussion on Monaco’s future as a Grand Prix host. Click to continue
*Time to cook with NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS* Young Chefs competition** It’s time to show how creative South African kids can be in the kitchen. The third NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS Young Chefs competition is back, sponsored by Redro. Click to continue
Wedding Inspirations unveils winter 2012 edition Wedding Inspirations has unveiled its winter 2012 edition, which is the second in its new glossy A4-format. Click to continue
	*Special Big Issue* Youth Day edition proves the kids aren’t all bad** At a time when youth wage subsidies, escalating unemployment among the young, teen pregnancies, ailing education systems and substance abuse dominate headlines relating to South Africa’s youth, The Big Issue’s Youth Day edition shows there’s still a huge amount of positive news about the kids of 2012. Click to continue
LIVEOUTLOUD hits shelves with a new look LIVEOUTLOUD has once again presented the South African luxury market with a trendsetting benchmark. Click to continue
	*Justin Bonello’s Ultimate Braai Master* competition heats up in KwaZulu-Natal** South African celebrity chef and veteran presenter Justin Bonello, together with a team of impressive culinary personalities and local chefs, put 35 short-listed KwaZulu-Natal teams through their paces at the Ultimate Braai Master reality TV competition’s second regional audition event, held at Wild Coast Sun Resort and Casino on Saturday, 26 May. Click to continue
	SABC1 introduces new local comedy series From the creator and producers of the multi-award winning comedy City Ses’la, SABC1 presents the spin-off show Ses Top La, a 13-part 24-minute comedy series that started airing on the channel on Friday, 1 June at 19:00. Click to continue
Siyayinqoba Beat It! deals with the growing problem of obesity On 7 June, Siyayinqoba Beat It! deals with the growing problem of obesity in South Africa. A dietician talks about how modern living and the consumer culture contribute to this problem of obesity, particularly among children. Click to continue
50/50 returns to SABC2 50/50 is making its 29^th season return to SABC2 on Monday, 11 June. The show will retain its prime-time slot of 19:30 to 20:30. Click to continue
Ratanang proves that people with disabilities are good parents too Having a disability does not prevent one from being a capable and loving parent. Parents with disabilities face the same challenges of raising children as all parents do. This is the topic of the latest episode of Ratanang. Click to continue
My Top Billing Dream presenter search hits PE and Polokwane The My Top Billing Dream presenter search is in full swing having, just finished the Port Elizabeth leg of its nationwide tour. Click to continue
SABC3 apologises for lack of commentary on Jubilee River Pageant SABC3 has apologised for the lack of commentary on the live broadcast of The River Pageant, which was part of Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Click to continue
SABC3 brings you the inside story: what really happened with Tiger Woods? Revelations about the private life of golfer Tiger Woods rocked the world in November 2009. Now, SABC3 brings you a sensational documentary that promises to tell the story of what really happened. Click to continue
*DKB and Zainab are disqualified for breaking the Big Brother StarGame* rules** Comedian DKB (Ghana) and model Zainab (Sierra Leone) were evicted from Big Brother StarGame on Monday, 4 June after an argument involving the two Upville contestants turned violent. Click to continue

Idols returns this June The eighth season of South Africa’s biggest television talent competition, Idols SA, hit the airwaves on Sunday, 3 June at 17:30, with judges Gareth Cliff, Unathi Msengana and Randall Abrahams arriving at the first auditions in style, ready to search for that superstar who will be South Africa's next Idol. Click to continue
Thrilling Monday nights with Sony Max During June, Sony Max (DStv channel 126) is ensuring that its viewers remain in front of their television sets, preferably tucked under warm blankets as they view a host of frightening and nail-biting movies ... Click to continue
*Discover Secret of the Superbrands* this June** This June, Secrets of the Superbrands will premiere on BBC Knowledge (channel 251 on DStv) from Thursday, 14 June at 22:00 and continues weekly in this timeslot. Click to continue
BBC Knowledge brings you Undercover Boss USA The third series of Undercover Boss USA will premiere on BBC Knowledge (channel 251 on DStv) from Monday, 11 June at 22:00. Click to continue
Get ready for more of Facejacker The second season of Facejacker starts on Friday, 15 June at 21:30 on Sony Entertainment Television and continues weekly in the same timeslot. Click to continue
Luther series 2 to premiere this June The four episodes of the second series of Luther are set to premiere from Monday, 11 June at 20:00 on BBC Entertainment (channel 120 on DStv). Click to continue
*Watch The Model Agency* this June** The seven episodes of the first season of The Model Agency will premiere from Thursday, 14 June at 20:00 on BBC Entertainment (channel 120 on DStv). Click to continue
The Kangaroo Gang: Thieves By Appointment comes to BBC Entertainment The Kangaroo Gang: Thieves By Appointment will premiere on Monday, 11 June at 21:00 on BBC Entertainment (channel 120 on DStv). Click to continue
My Summer of Love premieres on TopTV's Silver this June My Summer of Love premieres on TopTV's Silver this June. This British drama from 2004 stars Natalie Press, Emily Blunt and Paddy Considine and is directed by Pawel Pawlikowski. Click to continue
5FM voted coolest radio station for the seventh year in a row 5FM walked away with the coolest radio station award at the 2012 Sunday Times Generation Next youth brand survey, which polled over 5 500 young South Africans aged between eight and 22 across several cities and townships in seven provinces. Click to continue
Credit no longer needed to shop online Consumers no longer need a credit card in order to buy online. Major retail sites are increasingly making it easier for consumers to conduct shopping in a digital environment – but it has been a luxury unavailable to those who only have access to payment by debit card, which has traditionally not been accepted in most e-commerce environments. Click to continue
bidorbuy launches new online shopping concept South Africa’s online marketplace bidorbuy.co.za has recently introduced the concept of 'stores' on its website. “For buyers, shopping from a bidorbuy store means complete peace of mind,” says bidorbuy CEO Jaco Jonker. “They can be assured of high quality products and receive excellent service.” Click to continue
*New Eat Out* website goes live** The recent announcement by New Media of the Eat In and Eat Out brand merger culminated on Friday, 1 June with the launch of the new Eat Out website, www.eatout.co.za. Click to continue
MarkLives.com announces its relaunch MarkLives.com, the advertising, design and media site known for its exacting content, relaunched on 1 June with a new content schedule and sponsorship base in an effort to monetise the site and reinvest in growing its offering. Click to continue
	24.com launches social sharing app 24.com recently launched a Facebook app that offers users a unique way to engage and connect around the news. The app is designed to allow users on the social network to read, share and comment on articles. It opens up increased engagement around the news as users can see what their friends are reading in real-time and comment on their articles. Click to continue
Japanese Mainichi Newspaper launches Woodwing-created daily mobile edition TAP-i Available on both iOS and Android tablets and smartphones, TAP-i provides news content from the Mainichi Newspaper, one of Japan's three largest newspapers, and its daily affiliate Sports Nippon Newspaper. With the virtual anchorwoman “i-chan”, TAP-i offers an innovative approach to presenting news in an app. Click to continue
	Harnessing social media to improve the customer service experience Social media is rapidly changing the face of the customer service industry. Networking platforms like Facebook and Twitter have given rise to a new breed of customer – one with a loud voice and a number of public platforms through which to make it heard. This is according to Deon Scheepers, head of sales and business development at Interactive Intelligence Africa. Click to continue
*Brothers for Life Twitter* campaign scoops international award** A Twitter campaign by Brothers for Life, the men’s movement that encourages more responsible lifestyles, has garnered a 2012 Bees Award, an international accolade recognising the best use of social media. Brothers for Life’s Twitter Army campaign, which won the 'best use of a micro-blogging platform' category, was conceptualised and implemented by advertising agency Joe Public. Click to continue

People on the move

SAARF elects Clare O’Neil as first female chair
The South African Advertising Research Foundation (SAARF) has a new chairperson at the helm of its board. The first woman to ever hold this position, Clare O’Neil replaces Sarel du Plessis, CEO of the Marketing Association of South Africa and chairperson of SAARF since May 2007. Click to continue

Ads24 appoints new inland sales director Louise Birkner has been announced as the new inland sales director at Ads24, bringing with her years of experience and expertise in the challenging environment of print media sales. Click to continue
New appointment at Automobil RamsayMedia has announced that Sicelo Siyangaphi has joined Automobil as an ad sales executive. Click to continue

Industry awards

Newspaper awards take on new sponsor
Standard Bank is the new sponsor of Print Media South Africa’s newspaper awards, previously known as the Mondi Shanduka Newspaper Awards. Click to continue

SA Commercial Prop News wins SAPOA Online publishing Award
The South African property industry has cast its vote for quality journalism at the fiercely contested SAPOA (South African Property Owners Association) Property Journalism Awards ... Click to continue

From the editorial desk ...

Internet radio: giving your audience what it wants
As it stands, the end result of commercial radio is aimed at the client rather than the listener. It's a fact that has lead Ballz Visual Radio's Darren Scott to say that radio has lost a part of its soul and something needs to change. This week, Darren Gilbert finds out more about the rise of internet radio. Click to continue

Media 24 Women’s Interest magazine are showing considerable growth

Magazines are not dying as is so widely believed - far from it actually. Media24’s magazines are strong brands with deep reader-relationships who are still showing considerable growth in some of the titles.

Deadline for Sylt Foundation Visual Artist Residency has been extended

Due to an overwhelming number of applications received, the deadline for the Sylt Foundation Visual Artist Residency has been extended to Friday, 7 June. The Sylt Foundation calls all mid-career contemporary visual artists to apply for the two month South African Visual Artist’s Residency, offere ...

May/June issue of Rolling Inspiration is on the shelf

The May/June issue of Rolling Inspiration features Dieter Marzinger and his need for an adrenaline rush. He tells the team how skydiving is an extreme sport that disabled people can enjoy, and how it forced him to look at his life from a different angle.

Blitz Patrollie snapped up by international sales agent at Cannes

Supported by DSTV and the National Film and Video Foundation, and representing South Africa at the global market, the Blitz Patrollie team returned home from Cannes’ 2013 festivities with news of the conclusion of the film’s deal with sales and production company Picture Tree Internationa ...

In the next episode of South 2 North ...

On Friday, 24 May on South 2 North, Redi Tlhabi talks about healing, traditional medicin ...

DStv suspends its expanded viewer panel to measure TV viewing in HD subscriber homes

DStv has decided to temporarily suspend with immediate effect the expanded viewer panel to measure television viewing in High Definition (HD) subscriber homes that was instituted at the end of July 2012. The decision was effective from Tuesday, 14 May and will be reviewed at a later date.

Blogging for business: Driving traffic to your blog

Blogging is one of the best ways for companies to engage with their clients, while marketing their services. After having created a blog, the next step is to make sure that your intended audience is being reached. Even the most entertaining and informative blog is nothing without readers. Below are some tips on how to drive traffic to your blog.

Blogging for business: Choosing content for your blog

Like it or not, blogs are here to stay. With that in mind, starting and maintaining an informative blog can be a useful tool in your company’s marketing strategy. Following on from last week’s piece which focused on choosing the best blog hosting site, this week we take a look at what to consider when writing the content for your blog.

Media News

Media 24 Women’s Interest magazine are showing considerable growth

Deadline for Sylt Foundation Visual Artist Residency has been extended

In Focus

Kagiso Digital brings you, Adfu, a new premium network

On Thursday, 15 November, Kasigo Digital - a sector of Kagiso Media launched a new premium network called Adfu. The launch took place at The Club House in Sandhurst and supplied interesting insight into the digital market.

Simfy: Steering SA into a new era of music consumption

Picture this: you get home from work, dock your smartphone into your sound system and, at the ‘touch of a screen’, you have access to over 18 million music tracks. Seems too good to be true? Not anymore …

People on the Move

James Sibongeleni Ngcobo named new artist director for the Market Theatre

Kwanele Gumbi, chairperson of the Council of the Market Theatre Foundation has announced that James Sibongeleni Ngcobo will take on the position from Sunday, 1 September.

Steve Smith to take over editorship of CAR magazine in June

Seasoned journalist and media specialist, Steve Smith, is to step into the editorial driver’s seat of CAR, RamsayMedia has announced. He joins South Africa’s leading men’s interest title from Tuesday, 18 June, becoming only the eighth editor in the automotive brand’s 56-year history.

Entertainment

LABYRINTH to celebrate its eighth anniversary at Trinity in Cape Town

Never content to rest, Cape Town’s longest and most loved indoor psy trance brand LABYRINTH (or LAB as it is most affectionately know) has returned to celebrate eight years of psy. Join in the celebrations on Saturday, 25 May 2013 at Trinity in Cape Town.

Samsung Electronics SA to bring innovations to 2013 Good Food & Wine Show

Samsung Electronics South Africa will bring leading innovations to the 2013 Good Food & Wine Show taking place in Cape Town from Thursday, 23 to Sunday, 26 May. The Chefs in Action theatre offers the perfect platform for Samsung to showcase kitchen solutions that offer the ideal combination of design, economy and functionality.

Entertainment Reviews

<i>Over the Moon</i> injects a fresh boost of positivity into one's life

Over the Moon injects a fresh boost of positivity into one's life

I'm only 28 but when I finished reading Dr Hannetjie Van Zyl-Edeling’s book titled Over the Moon - A Guide to Positive Aging, I was filled with what the French refer to as joie de vivre - the joy of living. So says Abbygail Zwane.

South African fans gather to celebrate <i>The Avengers</i>

South African fans gather to celebrate The Avengers

Johannesburg and Cape Town fans of the 2012 smash hit (and 3^rd biggest film of all time, including South Africa) Marvel’s The Avengers, are gearing up to celebrate the release of the film on DVD and Blu-Ray this spring in two fun-filled and colourful events.

Personalities

Five minutes with Mary Watson

Mary Watson's novel, The Cutting Room is hitting shelves this April. She took some time out of her busy scehdule to chat to Media Update about her novel.

Getting to know DRUM's Lungile Nhlanhla

Following her time on Masterchef SA, Lungile Nhlanhla was appointed as the junior food editor of DRUM magazine. She spent a few minutes chatting to Media Update about what she's been up to.

Media Revisited

African Sky Publishing (company profile)

Asset

Asset, a new, interactive digital publication for the commercial property industry, has just launched its first issue. The publication represents a pioneering effort in the world of new media through its crossover between the publication itself and the eProp.co.za website and e-newsletter.