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Welcome to the latest Media Update newsletter.
Top stories making headlines this week include: The August issue of Car magazine is sporting a new look with an evocative image and a cover entirely devoid of type except for the masthead; the finalists for the Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Award have been announced; and Durbanite Deena Naidoo has been crowned as the winner of the first season of MasterChef SA.
In this week's editorial desk article, Darren Gilbert takes a look at whether or not bloggers should demand that brands pay them for exposure on their blogs.
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Media news |  | Zinto enters the music scene with its own record label
The Zinto Activation Group (ZAG), a brand activations and entertainment company, recently launched its own record label, Zinto Records, which has opened its doors as a subsidiary of the well-established marketing company. Click to continue
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 | Ster-Kinekor Theatres to screen the latest Nollywood films
Ster-Kinekor Theatres, South Africa’s largest film distributor, will soon be screening the latest in Nollywood films at select cinemas. The first in the trilogy of Nollywood movies to be seen only at Ster-Kinekor is Inale – a story told in a musical drama format. Click to continue
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BBC.com to launch an app for the 2012 Olympics
In just over two weeks the world will welcome the start of the 2012 Olympic Games, and BBC.com has been working hard on a number of initiatives to ensure fans outside the UK, across the globe enjoy all the action. Click to continue
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CNN confirmed as the single most watched international broadcaster in Africa
According to results released by Ipsos Synovate, CNN has significantly beaten its rivals in the latest EMS Africa survey, confirming its position as the single most watched international broadcaster on the continent, winning seven out of ten of the continent's key audiences across all platforms every month. Click to continue
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BBC Word News reaches more than half of all affluent Africans
Following the launch of Focus on Africa earlier this summer, the latest EMS Africa survey has shown BBC World News reaches more than half (50.2%) of affluent Africans every month. Click to continue
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 | Car magazine launches its Design a Car competition
Car magazine has announced the launch of the Design a Car competition, in conjunction with Luma Animation and …XYZ Design. Click to continue
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 | Cover of the August issue of Car to sport a new look
Some 20 000 copies of the August issue of Car rolled off the presses looking decidedly different this month. The cover bears a single, evocative image and is entirely devoid of type, except for the masthead. Click to continue
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Paperight aims to get affordable books to where they are needed
In much of Africa, books are both expensive and hard to find - but almost every small town has a copy shop. Digital distribution start-up Paperight aims to bridge the gap, using copy shops to get affordable books to where they are needed, while protecting the rights of authors and publishers. Click to continue
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 | My Top Billing Dream Fashion Show entertains Cape Town
Crowds gathered in Canal Walk for the much-anticipated My Top Billing Dream Fashion Show on Thursday, 19 July, where Cape Town was treated to a night of style, elegance and entertainment. Click to continue
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 | A third of all Europeans say they will watch Olympic Games online
The performance company, Riverbed Technology, is unveiling new research that states that more than a third of Europeans claim they will watch this summer’s Olympic Games online. As a result, streaming websites need to be prepared to cope with this demand. Click to continue
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 | Disney's Club Penguin releases its first-ever single and music video
Disney’s Club Penguin kicked off the Ultimate Jam event, which transforms the number one virtual world for kids into the biggest and most fun music and dance party ever. The party will feature guest appearances by Rocky and CeCe penguins from Disney Channel’s top-rated series, Shake It Up, marking the first time players will have the chance to interact with Disney Channel characters. Click to continue
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WAYN.com reaches 20 million user mark in five years
WAYN.com, the world’s largest travel and lifestyle social network, has officially added 10 million registered users in the last five years, reaching the 20 million user mark. Click to continue
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 | NAG and Entelect Software launch the 100K Challenge
NAG magazine, has partnered with Entelect Software to bring a competition that could change someone's life. Click to continue
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 | The Society newspaper provides a platform to interrogate the state of society
June witnessed the birth of The Society, a community newspaper that provided the citizens of metro with the platform to interrogate the state of their society through sharing of news, views and opinions. Click to continue
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| Eye on Western Cape continues to focus on the potential of the province
CNBC Africa’s series Eye on Western Cape continues to showcase the potential growth of the province, focusing on exciting business, economic and investment news. Click to continue
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Highlights on Studio Universal this August ...
Weekly highlights on Studio Universal from 30 July include the films Alfie; Not Another Teen Movie; and Cutting Edge: Going for Gold. Click to continue
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 | In the next episode of Special Assignment ...
In the next episode of Special Assignment, the team will focus on what is going wrong at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto. Special Assignment will be broadcast on Thursday, 26 July at 21:00 on SABC3. Click to continue
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 | The second series of TOWIE begins this August
The second season of The Only Way is Essex (TOWIE) is set to be broadcast on BBC Entertainment, channel 120 on DStv from Thursday, 2 August at 20:30. Click to continue
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World Newspaper Congress to discuss how digital investments can help print
Mikael Pentikäinen, publisher and senior editor-in-chief of the Helsingin Sanomat in Finland, has joined a stellar session on digital innovations at the World Newspaper Congress and World Editors Forum, which will examine how digital investments are paying off for newspaper companies around the world. Click to continue
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Liberian president commits to the core principles of a free press
The President of Liberia, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, became the latest head of state to commit to the core principles of a free press after endorsing WAN-IFRA’s Declaration of Table Mountain in Monrovia on Saturday, 21 July. Click to continue
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Going for Gold: The '48 Games to feature on BBC Entertainment
Going for Gold: The '48 Games focus on the uplifting true story of how two young mean from very different backgrounds truimphed against the odds at the 1948 London Olympics. It will be broadcast on Monday, 30 July at 20:00 on BBC Entertainment, channel 120 on DStv. Click to continue
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Second season of CSI: Las Vegas coming to Sony Entertainment
The crack team at CSI: Las Vegas is back on the beat in Las Vegas, once again demonstrating why this forensic-crime show has become the most popular drama series in the world. The second season will be broadcast on Sony Entertainment, channel 113 on DStv from Monday, 6 August at 21:25. Click to continue
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Second season of Dating in the Dark USA to begin in August
Is it possible to fall in love with someone whom you have spoken to intimately, touched, or perhaps even kissed but whom you have never actually seen? Find out in second season of Dating in the Dark USA, which begins on Thursday, 5 August at 21:00 on BBC Entertainment, channel 120 on DStv. Click to continue
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Inspector George Gently coming to BBC Entertainment
Inspector George Gently, a two-part crime drama that focuses on the dark underbelly of a society on the cusp of change, is set to be broadcast on BBC Entertainment from Friday, 10 August at 20:05. Click to continue
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Big Cat Diary documents lives of lions, leopards and cheetah in the wild
Kenya is one of the most extraordinary places in the world to watch lions, leopards and cheetahs in their natural environment. The fifth and sixth seasons of Big Cat Diary will be broadcast from Wednesday, 1 August at 21:00 and 21:30 on BBC Knowledge, channel 251 on DStv. Click to continue
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Tiger - Spy in the Jungle reveals different stages of a tiger's life
Tiger - Spy in the Jungle is a revealing programme that follows the different stages of a tiger’s life from playful cub to learning adolescent and ultimately to young hunting adult. It will be broadcast Wednesday, 1 August at 22:00 on BBC Knowledge, channel 251 on DStv. Click to continue
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Dangerous Roads coming to BBC Knowledge
From the Andes to the Himalayas, humans have built roads in some of the most unlikely, inhospitable and dangerous places on Earth. Six celebrities find out what it’s like to travel on them in Dangerous Roads, which will be broadcast from Friday 3 August at 22:00 on BBC Knowledge, channel 251 on DStv. Click to continue
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Ja.fm is driving high levels of engagement through listener-driven radio
Ja.fm, an online radio station provided by Kagiso Media’s Jacaranda FM, is driving high levels of audience engagement through the use of a technology called listener-driven radio (LDR). Click to continue
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Season 16 and 17 of The Amazing Race to feature on Sony Entertainment
The Amazing Race remains one of the most popular and acclaimed reality TV shows in the world. Now, Sony Entertainment is set to rebroadcast the entire 16th and 17th seasons from Monday, 13 August at 19:05. Click to continue
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From the editorial desk ... |  | Should brands pay for exposure on blogs?
On 4 June, Alex van Tonder, otherwise known as @CapeTown_Girl, placed the proverbial cat among the pigeons when she urged bloggers to call on brands to pay for exposure on their sites. This week, Darren Gilbert finds out if bloggers should demand that brands pay them for exposure. Click to continue
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While generating ideas for articles is a must for freelance writers, if you don’t know who to pitch your story ideas to, you’re wasting your time. At the same time, if you’re not looking in the right place, you might as well not look at all.
If you’ve ever worked as a writer, then you’ve bound to have been asked the question: Where do you get your ideas? It’s an all too familiar question. However, being a rather general question, it’s tricky to answer.
Popular international dance show, Strictly Come Dancing, which partners South African celebrities with professional Latin and Ballroom dancers returns for a sixth season on Wednesday, 10 July at 20:00 on SABC3. It will run for 10 weeks.
South Africa’s most trusted restaurant guide, the annual Eat Out magazine, is re-vamping its 2014 issue and is giving all restaurants the opportunity to put their hands up to be considered for the issue. Restaurants must simply submit an easy-to-complete form at no cost, by Sunday, 30 June.
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.
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 …
Having been an integral part of growing 3i Publishing’s Africa Telecoms magazine as the premium source of telecommunications information across Africa, Bradley Shaw will now use his considerable technical knowledge, negotiating and persuasive skills in a similar fashion at Spinlet.
“I support the entire sales department by correlating relevant reports for the account executives, assist with costing for events organised for clients by the sales team, assist the senior traffic executive in her role and am also the sales manager’s right hand woman,” says Zwane.
Inspired by iconic US stand-up show Live at Gotham, Comedy Central, channel 122 on DStv, teamed up with Parker’s Comedy Club in 2012 to create the monthly comedy fixture Comedy Central Presents ... Live at Parker's.
The projects funded by the ACT Development Programme that are set to take place at the National Arts Festival are: Prophecy, an arts exhibition from the Free State, two National School of the Arts (NSA) productions titled Dance Spectrum and E=MC², the Keiskamma Carnival and the ASSITEJ Family Venue.
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.
Johannesburg and Cape Town fans of the 2012 smash hit (and 3rd 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.
June sees the release of Trevor Romain's Random Kak I Remember About Growing Up in South Africa by Penguin Books South Africa. He spent a few minutes answering questions about the book and his life.
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.
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.
Target Media is a web-based media directory, which provides accurate and up-to-date information about the media in South Africa 
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