by Franz Kruger | Nov 26, 2009 | Media business
THE SABC does have an agreement with Fifa to be the official broadcaster of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the broadcaster said, according to a report on iol.co.za. This after a newspaper report claimed it did not have a broadcast contract with Fifa. The Star...
by Franz Kruger | Nov 25, 2009 | Media business
WITH little more than two months to go before media accreditation for the World Cup closes, governing body Fifa and local media are locked in a standoff over restrictive terms and conditions imposed by Fifa on journalists and their publications, writes Wyndham Hartley...
by Franz Kruger | Nov 25, 2009 | Media business
ANGOLA’S biggest radio sports channel fired its editorial team after the station recently aired a widely publicized interview with a man pretending to be the Brazilian president, writes Gilberto Neto for journalism.co.za. Popular Radio 5, a branch of...
by Franz Kruger | Nov 24, 2009 | Media business
THE SABC used the World Cup as an excuse to avoid an interdict overturning a questionable R400 million contract – but it has now emerged that it doesn't have a broadcast contract with Fifa, write Louise Flanagan and Baldwin Ndaba in The Star. That's what...
by Franz Kruger | Nov 24, 2009 | Media business
MEDIA company Avusa has come to the defence of its new daily newspaper, The Times, denying rumours that it planned to close the title after results on Friday showed group profits had dropped 61% as a result of reduced consumer spending and a 20% drop in advertising...
by Franz Kruger | Nov 24, 2009 | Media business
THE Associated Press will suspend coverage of cricket in Australia for the second consecutive international season because of a dispute over conditions for accreditation imposed by Cricket Australia, according to a report on iol.co.za. The AP was joined by Reuters and...
