by MarkLives (@marklives) We list the 10 most-read, media-related stories on MarkLives during 2015.
#10. #MagLoveTop10: Best food magazine covers of 2014
Just as with food, covers for foodie magazines may be off-beat, arty and/or just plain smart.
#9. SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings: Isibaya jumps to 2nd place on DStv ratings chart
The week of 31 March — 6 April 2014 saw isiZulu telenovela Isibaya on Mzansi Magic climb into the second spot on the SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings DStv chart. It has gradually been gaining momentum and now has 1 218 746 viewers. Generations retained the top slot with a viewership of 1 699 781.
#8. #MagLoveTop10: Sexiest magazine covers of 2014
Just as with beauty, sexy is in the eye of the beholder. So MediaSlut put on his straight, gay, kinky and his conservative glasses, too, to include something ‘sexy’ for everyone’s taste… Without further ado, here’s our #MagLoveTop10 list of the Sexiest Covers of 2014.
#7. ABC Analysis: The biggest-circulating consumer magazines in South Africa
Highlights and key statistics released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa on consumer-magazine and newspaper circulation statistics.
ABC Q3 2015 stories:
- ABC Analysis Q3 2015: The biggest-circulating newspapers in South Africa
- ABC Analysis Q3 2015: The biggest-circulating consumer magazines in South Africa
ABC Q2 2015 stories:
- ABC Analysis Q2 2015: The biggest-circulating newspapers in South Africa
- ABC Analysis Q2 2015: The biggest-circulating consumer magazines in South Africa
- ABC Print Round-up Q2 2015 in one word: Decline
ABC Q1 2015 stories:
- ABC Analysis Q1 2015: The biggest-circulating newspapers in South Africa
- ABC Analysis Q1 2015: The biggest-circulating consumer magazines in South Africa
ABC Q4 2014 stories:
- ABC Analysis Q4 2014: The biggest-circulating newspapers in South Africa
- ABC Analysis Q4 2104: The biggest-circulating consumer magazines in South Africa
#6. Thinking TV: SA’s most-popular reality TV shows
Showing no signs of slowing down, reality TV in all its forms is available to South African viewers at the touch of a button, extracting various emotions from the viewer as the unscripted stories unfold.
#5. #MagLoveTop10: Worst magazine covers of 2014
A “bad” cover isn’t just always about bad layout or photoshop; it’s also when a cover tries too hard, is too creepy, or makes you go WTF… Here’s our list of the Worst Covers of 2014.
#4. #MagLoveTop10: Best South African magazine covers of 2014
For the third year running, the 10 Best South African Covers are a true testament of the quality and creativity in the South African magazine industry!
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#3. Grubstreet: At Daily Sun, Tokoloshe stays as reportage deepens
It was odd that the appointment of Reggy Moalusi as editor-in-chief of the Daily Sun and Sunday Sun in October 2014 didn’t get more attention in media circles.
This is the mighty Daily Sun after all — the biggest daily in the country with 260 000 circulation and 5.3-million readers. But the Daily Sun has always been largely ignored by the middle class and elite in this country, not just because it serves the man in the blue overalls – but because it is a rambunctious tabloid filled with tales of tokoloshes, zombies and muti.
#2. #Top40TVratings: The most watched TV shows in SA
The hottest television shows in South Africa revealed every week.
#1. Media Report: Gareth Cliff. Radio reinvented.
Once l’enfant terrible of South Africa’s airwaves, Gareth Cliff caused a major stir when he left his former employer, 5FM, for the brave new world of streaming digital content. The result of Cliff’s digital content experiment? Some 500 000 listeners a month as of September 2014. Going from broadcast to ‘streamcast’ has been an interesting experience for Cliff, who answers our Q&A on the medium he calls ‘unradio’.
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