by Franz Kruger | Jul 7, 2009 | Media business
Protest action by half of the SABC workforce will only start on Wednesday, the Media Workers Association of SA (Mwasa) said, according to a report on iol.co.za. Earlier, it was reported that lunchtime picketing in a wage dispute would start on Monday. But Mwasa...
by Franz Kruger | Jul 6, 2009 | Media business
The SABC has assured its customers they will continue to get their television and radio programmes in spite of striking workers threatening a nationwide blackout, according to a report on iol.co.za. More than half of the public broadcaster's workforce is expected...
by Franz Kruger | Jul 1, 2009 | Media business
Renowned television director Alvin Naicker was named tonight as the overall winner in the new category of SAB Sports Journalist of the Year for his coverage on Supersport of live action soccer and walked away with a grand total of R45 000, according to a media...
by Franz Kruger | Jun 30, 2009 | Media business
The Board of the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism (IAJ) today announced the appointment of Shehnaaz Bulbulia as Executive Director of the Institute from July 1, 2009, according to a media release. Ms Bulbulia, a journalist and media trainer for more than 20...
by Franz Kruger | Jun 29, 2009 | Media business
The global winners in media over the next five years will be Internet advertising, video games, TV subscriptions and licence fees, and filmed entertainment, writes Adele Shevel in Business Times. The losers will be business-to-business publications, newspapers and...
by Franz Kruger | Jun 23, 2009 | Media business
A glossy free newsletter, published by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s office last Wednesday and meant to counter negative publicity from the state owned media, has apparently unnerved officials within ZANU PF, reports Lance Guma for SW Radio...
