by SAARF & MarkLives (@marklives) The week of 24 February 2014 — 2 March 2014 saw a number of shows switch positions on our SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings chart: Amaza crept into second place; the Mamelodi Sundowns vs Orlando Pirates game of the Absa Premiership scored into our Top 5; and the MetroFM Music Awards hit the 17th slot on our national table while landing in fourth spot on our DStv one.
Category archives: Media
Smart Africa TV: This company plans to build 1300 cinemas in South Africa’s townships
by Russell Southwood (@BalancingActAfr) In this interview, Nyasha Mboti of ReaGile talks about its plans to roll-out 1300 community cinemas across South Africa and describes how its pilot project in Kathelong, which is owned by a local co-operative, works.
MagLove: Wood, metal — the literal cover trend continues
by MediaSlut (@MediaSlut) My choice of the best international and local magazine covers this week: AwardsLine, Esquire, FT Weekend Magazine, ShortList, The New York Times Magazine and Woolworths TASTE.
The haunting of Lauren Beukes in a city of sadness #designindaba
by Herman Manson (@marklives) Violence is the failure of empathy, the failure of imagination, says Lauren Beukes, the South African whose novels have garnered international acclaim. Speaking at Design Indaba 2014, Beukes told us how we create stories to protect us from monsters — such as violence — as self-defence mechanisms.
SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings: SABC 1 holding steady
by SAARF & MarkLives (@marklives) For the week of 17 February — 23 February 2014, the top five SABC 1 shows from previous weeks still remained in place on the SAARF/MarkLives #Top40TVratings Chart, but with dramas Loxion Lyric and Amaza swapping places.
ABC Analysis Q4 2013: The biggest circulating newspapers in South Africa
by Herman Manson (@marklives) The ABC has released circulation statistics for the period October 2013 — December 2013. Here are several figures that stand out in terms of newspaper circulations.
ABC Analysis Q4 2013: The biggest circulating consumer magazines in South Africa
by Herman Manson (@marklives) The ABC has released circulation statistics for the period October 2013 — December 2013 (2013 Q4). Here are several consumer magazine ABC figures that popped out for us. We’ve also updated our list of the biggest circulating consumer magazines in South Africa!
ABC Newspaper Round-up Q4 2013: Newspaper decline slows
Extracts from the Q4 2013 ABC presentation show an upswing in total newspaper circulation trends.
ABC Magazine Round-up Q4 2013: Not happy days for consumer mags
Extracts from the Q4 2013 ABC presentation released today show a difficult trading environment for magazine publishers.
Smart Africa TV: Creativity for social change
by Russell Southwood (@BalancingActAfr) In this interview, Kevin Oguyi, community manager at Pawa254, , talks about what this hub for visual creatives, journalists and organisers across Kenya does.