Microsoft says Copilot access on WhatsApp will end on January 15, 2026, after Meta moved to block general-purpose AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Perplexity from the app. Meta is tightening control of AI in its ecosystem, prioritizing its own Meta AI and limiting APIs to businesses building specialized customer-service tools rather than hosting third-party assistants
Programmatic ads have entered the chat … bots. On Tuesday, PubMatic announced a partnership with Kontext, a platform that uses LLMs to generate relevant ads within AI chatbots.
This Saturday, 6 December the 2025 Telkom Radio Awards named Hot102.7 (Commercial), Ikwekwezi FM (PBS), Groot fm 90.5 (Community) and Tshwane FM 93.6 (Campus) as the Station of the Year.
Insights from PwC’s Voice of the Consumer Survey 2025.
AI users behave nothing like traditional searchers – and most AI chat activity has zero commercial intent, according to a new analysis.
In a move to strengthen its connection with South African audiences and offering content that mirrors their sound, their languages, and their lived experience, the Trace Africa channel on DStv has rebranded to Trace Ngoma, which means drumbeat, celebration, unity and heritage.
WPP Media revised its full-year revenue projections upward by over two percentage points as areas like retail media and gaming attract investment.
The shift marks one of the most significant shake-ups in the country’s media and broadcasting landscape in years, signalling the end of MultiChoice’s long run as a publicly traded local giant and the beginning of a new era under the French pay-TV powerhouse.
In a landmark moment for South Africa’s media and marketing landscape, and a culmination of 17 years of industry data and award-winning work, the IAB South Africa has released the Bookmarks Digital Rankings 2025, the first official ranking system recognising excellence across the country’s digital ecosystem.
Bloomberg quotes an insider who said the channels carriage negotiations have stalled because of a difference over what WBD wants to be paid and what Canal+ Africa is willing to pay.