Social media is becoming less social, TV is increasingly online, and a world-first law in Australia sets out what is and isn’t social media – but this opens up questions about what social media is and how marketing should think about investment in a world of blurred lines.
People are seeking meaning and human connection. Here’s how to put resonance, realness, and relationships at the heart of your content and marketing organization.
Omnicom today announced its post-Interpublic structure and leadership team, omitting several IPG legacy media brands—including IPG Mediabrands and Magna. It replaces them with a new Omnicom Media Group structure featuring six flagship media agencies: OMD, Initiative, UM, PHD, Hearts & Science, and Mediahub.
South Africa’s producer inflation was at 2.9% year on year in October, up from 2.3% in September, statistics agency data showed on Thursday, 27 November 2025.
In a statement, MultiChoice says “Please be advised that Discovery Channel, TLC Africa, Discovery Family, Real Time, TNT Africa, Food Network, Travel Channel, Investigation Discovery (Discovery ID), Cartoon Network, Cartoonito and CNN International will not be available from 31 Dec.”
NielsenIQ South Africa’s Q3 2025 State of the Retail Nation report shows strong FMCG growth, with consumers spending nearly R167.5bn across traditional and modern trade. Retail sales rose 7.1% in value and 8.7% in unit volume year over year.
DStv operator MultiChoice has lost 2.8 million subscribers since its height on 31 March 2023, declining from 17.3 million to 14.5 million, a reduction of over 16% in two years. MultiChoice’s new owner, French media conglomerate Groupe Canal+, recently published an investor presentation with charts illustrating MultiChoice’s decline in recent years.
Two-thirds of South Africans (64.3%) are relied on significant Black Friday deals on groceries and food to take the edge off what has been one of the toughest years financially for households across the country.
Hot 102.7 FM is urging listeners to complete an online survey/petition to support removing the 50% classical music quota imposed by ICASA in 2021.
