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"Govt partners take major stake in Independent Newspapers" - MarkLives

And four other great media and marketing reads on MarkLives this week

Govt partners take major stake in Independent Newspapers

The Sekunjalo Independent Media (SIM) consortium has (finally) announced details of the ownership of the consortium that successfully bid for Independent News & Media SA. The consortium will hold 75% of the shares in the newspaper group while the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF), through the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), will hold 25% (but wait - it's not quite as simple as that - read on).

Media Future: Switchboard in your pocket

New services from Neotel and Vodacom bring closer the ideal of bringing together a landline and mobile number, writes Arthur Goldstuck.

Fair Exchange: Comparative advertising - help or hindrance?

Comparative advertising, while well used in other parts of the globe, has not typically been used extensively in our country.

Media Future: Tablet war erupts with choice

A quality low-end tablet from ASUS and the imminent arrival of Sony's flagship Tablet Z brings compelling new choices to the market, writes Arthur Goldstuck.

Not a boom, real growth

The African continent isn't quite the growth honeypot ad agencies had been hoping for. That said - it's certainly a growth market.

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