SA pay-TV playing field opens up
Multichoice Africa's 12-year monopoly over South Africa's pay-TV market has ended. The country's regulator has awarded four new broadcasting licences, setting the stage for a wider range of content and more affordable subscription television services.
SowetoTV goes on air
South Africa's largest township got its own community television station this month, as SowetoTV started broadcasting from the Tloreng Primary School in Orlando West, Soweto.
Solar-powered ad fires up Cannes
Network BBDO won South Africa's first Outdoor Grand Prix at the 2007 International Cannes Advertising Festival for a solar-powered billboard offering "power to the people" - literally, in the form of electricity generated for a nearby school.
South African web use surges
South African internet usage is surging, a report by Nielsen/NetRatings finds, with the potential for even faster growth in the country's online African language market.
African animated series for US
Magic Cellar, a multiple award-winning South African-Canadian production based on African folk tales, has been acquired by Home Box Office, becoming the first African animated television series to be acquired by a major American network.
South Africa's online visitors
Foreigners are not only visiting South Africa by the planeload, they're also a strong presence in South African cyberspace, significantly boosting the traffic of the country's news websites.
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