Primedia’s internal ombudsman, Adv George Bizos, SC, has found that, while Eyewitness News’s recent satirical political cartoon “A Congress of Clowns” “may have been in bad taste and facetious,” there were no grounds for a claim of defamation or racism, and that EWN’s “swift response” had been appropriate.
Category archives: Media
SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings: Sarafina is back
by SAARF & MarkLives (@marklives) Sarafina is back! At least, it’s in our Top 3 TV ranking during the week of 26 May — 1 June 2014, our SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings national chart shows. The 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Leleti Khumalo was broadcast on SABC 1.
SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings: Presidential Inauguration makes an appearance
by SAARF & MarkLives (@marklives) by SAARF & MarkLives. SABC 1 TV drama Tempy Pushas remained in second place and Family Bonds in third on our Top 10 TV ranking during the week of 19 — 25 May 2014, our SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings national chart shows. The Presidential Inauguration came in at 40th on our DStv chart.
MagLove: Setting your MARK in stone
by MediaSlut (@MediaSlut) My choice of the best international magazine covers this week: MARK, Super Interessante (Brazil), (Australian) Homespun and The New York Times Magazine.
The Ad Contrarian: NY Times — 57% of online video ads unviewable
by Bob Hoffman (@adcontrarian) The New York Times reported that the shenanigans going on in online video advertising may be equal to the astounding swindles going on in banner advertising.
Smart Africa TV: Digital content marketing in Tanzania
by Russell Southwood (@BalancingActAfr) In this video interview, brothers Hafiz and Nadeem Juma, of the AIM Group, a digital content agency in Dar es Salaam, discuss the rapidly growing market for content in Tanzania, the explosion in blogs, and breaking the ‘cartel of distribution networks’.
MagLove: The beautiful game, beautiful bodies and beauty queens
by MediaSlut (@MediaSlut) My choice of the best international and local magazine covers this week: in (LAN in-flight magazine); VOGUE (Spain); The Modernist (Dictator issue); ShortList; and rooi rose.
Grubstreet: Here come the radio disrupters, CliffCentral leading the pack
by Gill Moodie (@grubstreetSA) Two major disrupting forces are headed for the South African radio market that have the power to shake up the industry, just as online and blogging platforms have done to the print media.
SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings: Tempy Pushas jumps to second place in rankings
by SAARF & MarkLives (@marklives) SABC 1 TV drama Tempy Pushas jumped to second place on our Top 10 TV ranking during the week of 12 — 18 May 2014, our SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings national chart shows. Family Bonds leapt into third position after increasing its audience from 4 942 409 to 5 171 880. Shuga: Love, Sex, Money, broadcast as well on SABC 1, is also a new entry in our Top 10 ranking.
Thinking TV: The Oscar Trial — SA viewers vote with their remotes
by Inge Hansen (@mecnotabene) Since the commencement of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial on 3 March 2014, South African TV audiences have voted with their remotes and the Oscar Pistorius Trial Channel (Channel 199 on DStv) has drawn larger numbers than expected.