6 reasons to love Showmax’s move to DStv Stream
With Showmax subscribers making the jump to DStv Stream, here’s what they’re discovering in the app that combines streaming content with live TV channels and SuperSport.
Sorry, not sorry, says ProNutro manufacturer
ProNutro’s New Generation ProNutro has come under fire from consumers, but while the company has stated that “we are working on improving the mixability for a better experience”, it says it will not revert to the original product.
Volkswagen refreshed iconic VW You and Me TVC as part of their 75th anniversary in SA
As part of their 75th anniversary in South Africa this year, Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) has refreshed its iconic VW You and Me television advert from the 1980s for the 21st Century.
Big moment for new DStv owner in South Africa
MultiChoice owner and DStv operator Groupe Canal+ has confirmed it will list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on 3 June 2026. This came after the French media giant said it expected to list on the exchange soon alongside its annual results for the 2025 financial year.
New self-service platform to host pre-launch competition aiming to put SMEs on the map
Prism, a soon-to-launch self-service platform designed to simplify digital out-of-home (DOOH) media for small businesses, has announced that it is hosting a pre-launch competition that aims to put SMEs on the map. New Self-Service Platform to Host Pre-Launch Competition Aiming to Put SMEs on the Map. Many small business owners face a challenge, and it’s not just visibility. It’s the capability to scale and sustain visibility efficiently.
Retail media has spent the past decade colonising the supermarket aisle and the shopping mall. Now, it is heading for the paddock and the worksite.
A new entrant, Works Media Group, is betting that the next tranche of advertising growth lies not in ever more screens in high streets, but in the quieter, more trusted environments where farmers and tradespeople make decisions worth millions.
The attention illusion: Why media’s obsession with ‘attention metrics’ risks missing the wider point
Attention is the new gold standard, the holy grail, the metric du jour. As a planner, I advocate for deeper consumer understanding, drawing on multiple sources, seeking to look beyond the numbers to the human behind the screen. So I have to ask, what kind of attention are we actually talking about?
Top Billing reveals presenter lineup ahead of 2026 comeback
Top Billing, South Africa’s longest-running and most iconic entertainment and lifestyle programme, set to make its long-awaited return on Thursday, 30 April 2026, has revealed its presenter lineup for the comeback season.
IAB Report: Social media ads see 32% jump, search declines
Search advertising remains a significant digital ad channel but is growing more slowly than digital video and social media, as detailed in the Interactive Advertising Bureau’s annual report.
Kantar reveals the world’s most effective advertising of the year
Savanna puts South Africa on the global stage at the 2026 Advertising Effectiveness Awards