A commercial by Hammersmith & Elephant for Ireland/Davenport and MTN aims to show and/or trigger Africa's support for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. One guy's idea of wearing a soccer jersey to work spreads like wildfire and soon the whole continent is draped in their favourite teams' colours. 16 Mar 2010 11:24
“We are elated that the increased possibility of prematurely exposing children to adult content has been eliminated,” said Yoliswa Makhasi, CEO of the Film and Publication Board (FPB), commenting on the decision taken by MultiChoice against the possible launch of a pornography channel. 16 Mar 2010 07:19
The Refinery, one of SA's leading post production facilities, has recently gone though an uncertain time with regards to their shareholding and their future. They have come out stronger, more determined and full of hope for the future. 12 Mar 2010 09:30
The Gauteng branch of the Southern African Freelancers' Association (SAFREA) will hold its AGM at 5pm on Wednesday, 24 March 2010, at the private studio of Primi Piatti in The Zone, Rosebank. Media freelancers - such as writers, photographers, editors, proofreaders, graphic designers, illustrators, researchers, translators and other experts in communication who are not yet members - are welcome to attend. 12 Mar 2010 08:30
The Festival of Media and MIPTV have partnered to offer a special package for delegates wishing to attend both events. 11 Mar 2010 15:01
Community television station Cape Town TV (CTV) has formed a programme partnership with German international satellite broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW-TV), an international news and current affairs channel. 11 Mar 2010 11:17
Whilst Petar Spiljevic has been carving a niche for himself with his attention to detail and highly stylised eye when it comes to food and beauty commercials one of his more recent commercials is a performance football spot for telecommunications company Glo through agency Ireland Davenport. 10 Mar 2010 18:23
Traffic has appointed Gerard Savenije, an old hand at production management, as their full-time Line Producer to oversee their three core business areas of production, post-production and delivery. 10 Mar 2010 17:31
[Duncan McLeod] Television in SA is on the verge of its biggest changes since its introduction in 1976. Two new pay-TV operators will finally launch soon to take on DStv, and the move to digital terrestrial television will change the competitive dynamics of the industry forever. 10 Mar 2010 12:42
[Herman Manson] "Here's to the crazy ones... who had the balls to copy one of the greatest commercials ever made." The Bizcommunity.com peanut gallery was un-amused when Ornico recently picked a DStv promo, titled 'The Dreamers', as an 'Ad of the Week' in its ad showcase on Biz. The promo in question reminds one strongly of a rather iconic ad made by Apple for its successful 'Think Different' campaign in the late 1990s. 8 Mar 2010 13:23
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] Former Mail & Guardian Online editor Riaan Wolmarans now works and lives
in London after being appointed production editor for special reports at the Financial Times (FT) newspaper. In an interview with Bizcommunity.com last week, he spoke about his new job, British media's high level of professionalism, what he perceives as the poor quality of South Africa's Sunday newspapers and SA's crime. 8 Mar 2010 06:15
New local film Jozi is making its impact felt on the big screen and The Refinery is thrilled to be part of the post production magic. 5 Mar 2010 13:24
Ontwerp.tv has updated with a diverse range of new works covering everything from animated television commercials to more traditional graphic design for print. Visit the website to see what they have been up to and to view their portfolio of animation, VFX direction, graphic design, illustration and typographic works. 5 Mar 2010 12:57