TopTV - determined to not bottom out
Kim Penstone talks to Peter van den Steen, the man appointed to save TopTV from bottoming out and returning Pay TV to a monopoly dominated by Naspers-owned DSTV
Vodacom ditches ad agency after nearly 20 years
It has been confirmed that Vodacom is moving its advertising account from Draftfcb. The agency has held the business for close to 20 years. Between 50-60 jobs at the agency are expected to be affected.
Tech Law: SA law advances dealing with social Web issues in Facebook defamation ruling
The innocuous looking case of H v W which was handed down in the South Gauteng High Court on 30 Paul JacobsonJanuary 2013 is anything but. Judge Willis' 30 page judgment recognises the harm a Facebook post can do to a person's reputation and throws the weight of the Court behind the person defamed (and who can afford the legal fees).
Is WHATSAPP violating your privacy rights?
by Paul Jacobson The popular mobile and multi-platform messaging service, WhatsApp, was investigated recently by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the Dutch Data Protection Authority for apparent violations of Canadian and Dutch privacy laws.
The most admired ad agencies in South Africa
Who is the most admired ad agency, creative director, or agency boss in the country? We asked South Africa's ad agency MD's and CEO's to nominate their peers whom they most admired during the course of 2012.
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