by Franz Kruger | Sep 9, 2009 | Media business
FORMER Heart 104.9fm financial director Mario Roos, convicted of stealing from and defrauding his employers of R12,5-million, has lost his Cape High Court appeal against his effective 12-year prison sentence, writes Fatima Schroeder in the Cape Argus. Last June, the...
by Franz Kruger | Sep 2, 2009 | Media business
THE print media faces the same challenges the music industry has faced for several years, according to listed media and entertainment group Avusa, writes Jocelyn Newmarch in Business Day. Avusa CEO Prakash Desai, writing in the annual report, said print media had to...
by Franz Kruger | Aug 31, 2009 | Media business
THE SABC spends less than 40% of its budget to put content on screens, an independent producer has charged, writes Jocelyn Newmarch in Business Day. The TV production industry, which relies on the SABC for most of its work, has been owed money for more than six months...
by Franz Kruger | Jul 31, 2009 | Media business
THE national broadcaster faces a blackout this weekend as striking workers vow to “bring the SABC to its kneesâ€ÂÂ, write Sally Evans and Gabisile Ndebele in The Times. Ahead of wage talks today, workers threatened to intensify the stayaway...
by Franz Kruger | Jul 30, 2009 | Media business
SABC workers have embarked on strike action ahead of a crucial meeting between unions and the public broadcaster's new interim board to resolve their wage dispute, writes Siyabonga Mkhwanazi in The Star. Although the stayaway on 29 July by members of the...
by Franz Kruger | Jul 28, 2009 | Media business
THE Police Ministry has hired TV talk show host Noeleen Maholwana-Sangqu to produce a new magazine promoting the image of the police internationally at a cost of R17-million, writes Louise Flanagan in The Star. The first issue is being launched on Friday by...
