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Showmax original Die Kantoor recently started showing on the streaming service. Source: Showmax.

Showmax to discontinue as part of strategic overhaulKarabo Ledwaba

Wpp's One Southwark Bridge campus in London (Image source @ WPP

Elevate 28: WPP's strategy to transition into a single company

27 Feb 2026

France is the Cannes Lions 2026 Creative Country of the Year Award (Image source: © 123rf )

#CannesLions2026: Creative Country 2026 awarded to France

18 Feb 2026

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Introducing the Effie Lions Foundation: Building a marketing industry for everyone

Introducing the Effie Lions Foundation: Building a marketing industry for everyone

Association for Communication and Advertising 13 Jun 2025

Mark Read, WPP's CEO for the past seven years, will retire at the end of 2025 (Image: WPP)

End of an era as Mark Read announces retirement from WPP

9 Jun 2025

All about YOU! Putting YOU in YOUth Month on Biz!

All about YOU! Putting YOU in YOUth Month on Biz!

Bizcommunity.com 20 May 2025

Source: © 123rf The 2025 first half AdForum Summit will take place in New York between 12 and 16 May 2025 with one of the key meetings with the leadership of Omnicom Advertising Group

AdForum Summit includes key meeting with Omnicom Advertising Group leadership

6 May 2025

#Cannes2025 awarding juries include 20 creatives from Africa

Danette Breitenbach 23 Apr 2025

Spotify royalty payouts to Nigerian and South African artists boom in 2024

Spotify royalty payouts to Nigerian and South African artists boom in 2024

7 Apr 2025

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WPP’s 2024 preliminary results see shares plunge 16% to a four year low

27 Feb 2025

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Warc: “Podcasts are having a moment" - but popularity not translating into ad revenue

17 Feb 2025

SuperSport earns rights to broadcast the 2025 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

SuperSport earns rights to broadcast the 2025 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

4 Feb 2025

Source: © 123rf In 2024, 258,000 apps for iOS and Android operating systems were downloaded per minute for all types of publishers, with in-app purchase revenue up 12.5% to $150bn

2024 in-app purchase revenue up to $150bn, but app downloads decrease

23 Jan 2025

Source: © Showmax MultiChoice SA and Showmax CEO, Marc Jury has resigned

Marc Jury, MultiChoice SA and Showmax CEO, resigns

22 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf Streaming services remain the most subscribed subscription category, with 22% of users signing up for these platforms

ChatGPT the fastest-growing subscription-based service worldwide growing 296%

5 Nov 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

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

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

#BehindtheCampaign of 'Have You Heard' - a TVC for Spotify Kenya by Machine_

#BehindtheCampaign of 'Have You Heard' - a TVC for Spotify Kenya by Machine_

Machine_ 17 Aug 2023

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MultiChoice signs agreement with Comcast to create streaming service

2 Mar 2023

Cast members of the locally produced Netflix series Blood & Water

Why Netflix believes Africa is a good investment

Danette Breitenbach 30 Mar 2022

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Subscription economy to hit $275bn in 2022: Where's the growth coming from?

11 Jan 2022

Why livestreamers should sell their products with a poker face - not a smile

Why livestreamers should sell their products with a poker face - not a smile

Michel Ballings and Neeraj Bharadwaj 30 Aug 2021

MultiChoice's Showmax invests in African content for growth

MultiChoice's Showmax invests in African content for growth

Omar Mohammed 29 Apr 2021

All the 2021 Oscar nominations

All the 2021 Oscar nominations

16 Mar 2021

2021 Golden Globes: All the winners

2021 Golden Globes: All the winners

1 Mar 2021

All the 2021 Golden Globe nominations

All the 2021 Golden Globe nominations

4 Feb 2021

#Newsmaker: Producer Eddie Chitate launches Africa's newest streaming platform

#Newsmaker: Producer Eddie Chitate launches Africa's newest streaming platform

Juanita Pienaar 4 Nov 2020

Priya Dogra, president, WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks, EMEA and APAC. Image credit: WarnerMedia.

EXCLUSIVE: New structure in place for WarnerMedia's EMEA region

13 Oct 2020

Alex Okosi, MD, Emerging Markets, YouTube EMEA. Image source: .

SA artists and creators can apply for grants from YouTube's Black Voices Fund

8 Oct 2020

A still from High Fantasy by Jenna Cato Bass. Proper Films/Big World Cinema.

Enter the micro-budget film: lockdown amplifies South African cinema trends

Liani Maasdorp 28 Aug 2020

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Africa's changing times in broadcast media: Embracing platforms to keep up with rising competition

Roman Magis 15 Jul 2020

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D&AD and Colenso BBDO collaborate on a new five-part series for the Love This podcast

5 Jun 2020

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