by Franz Kruger | Sep 19, 2007 | Media business
The Presidency's direct intervention in the appointment of the SABC Board shows that Thabo Mbeki is a long way from being a lame duck president, writes Business Day in an editorial. It also calls into question the independence of other institutions where...
by Franz Kruger | Jun 25, 2007 | Media business
The debacle around soccer broadcasting has attracted comment from many quarters, and most commentators agree that the SABC fumbled the ball in losing the rights to broadcast local soccer to SuperSport. In a typical comment, the Sunday Times says in an editorial that...
by Franz Kruger | Jun 25, 2007 | Media business
CNBC is giving a new, serious face to business television, writes Rob Rose in his Business Day column, The Bottom Line. And it’s likely to give Johncom's Summit TV a run for its money.  But its launch displayed an uncomfortable...
by Claire Lowen | Jun 18, 2007 | Media business
South African comedian David Kau has a column in the June 10 th edition of the new daily newspaper The Times. His article "Double-ply condoms for higher grades" is disturbing – and not just because it isn’t funny, writes...
by Franz Kruger | Jun 12, 2007 | Media business
The presence of 1600 delegates to the twin conferences of the World Association of Newspapers and World Editors' Forum was a historic occasion, said Newspaper Association of SA chair Trevor Ncube in wlecoming them recently. It was a good opportunity for...
by Franz Kruger | Jun 9, 2007 | Media business
Sources in Al Jazeera have told Media Channel's Danny Schechter that an fierce internal struggle is underway to move the broadcaster into a more pro US direction. “There is already a change of tone and focus in the news,†a veteran...
