by MarkLives (@marklives) YouTube has released data on its growth and user figures for the South African market. Views in South Africa increased by over 90% in 2013.
Category archives: Media
MagLove: A smorgasbord of stark winter, cute males, glitter, stained glass and ink
by MediaSlut (@MediaSlut) My choice of the best international magazine covers last week: Winter, OHMYDOG!, OUT, Stylist, and TAMABI.
Ads and media tweets
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Not an awful lot seems to have been written about sponsored tweets making their way into the Twitter feeds of media organisations or journalists until a mini blowout early last year.
Smart Africa TV: Location aware advertising on Nairobi’s matatus
by Russell Southwood (@BalancingActAfr) In this interview we talk to Jeremy Gordon and Caine Kamau talk about their start-up Flashcast, a location aware advertising tool used on Nairobi’s matatus (privately owned minibus taxis), that can also be used to track them.
SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings: isiZulu telenovela Isibaya rocks DStv chart
by SAARF & MarkLives (@marklives) The week of 10 March — 17 March 2014 saw e.tv’s Big Momma movie sequels keep e.tv in our Top 5 on our SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings national chart, while the Absa Premiership also scored a Top 10 position on our national table.
MagLove: A new angle on wolves, Bitcoin and… winter is coming!
by MediaSlut (@MediaSlut) My choice of the best international and local magazine covers this week: MADE, Newsweek, The Sunday Times Magazine UK (iPad cover), TIME and Vanity Fair.
SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings: e.tv moves into top 5
by SAARF & MarkLives (@marklives) The week of 3 March — 9 March 2014 saw e.tv’s Big Momma House 2 usurp a Top 5 position from SABC 1 on our SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings national chart, and the international friendly soccer match between South Africa and Brazil also scored top 10 positions on both national and DStv-only tables.
Smart Africa TV: The Adventures of T Boy
by Russell Southwood (@BalancingActAfr) In this interview, Debra Odutuyo of MTA Productions talks about her new TV comedy show with T Boy (@dontjealousme), which takes the YouTube comedy star from Meet The Adebanjos and makes him the focus of a new show, The Adventures of T Boy.
Dailyfix — the new daily lifestyle fix for grown-up, stylish women
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Fairlady, Home and Ideas, all magazines in the Media24 stable, recently jettisoned their brands’ online presence and instead decided to invest in creating a new digital portal and brand, Dailyfix, to serve as a combined online home for their respective audiences. We talk to publisher Marina Smith about the strategy.
MagLove: Do-it-yourself cover colour
by MediaSlut (@MediaSlut) My choice of the best international and local magazine covers this week: What’s On Dubai, Esquire Weekly, Globe Magazine, The Nation and Women’s Health UK.