Newsletter from the 1 May 2025

  • Global
Facebook owner launches Artificial Intelligence app
Meta’s new standalone app lets users access Meta AI directly, with a focus on voice conversations, says CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
MyBroadband
  • Local
IAS Media assurance masterclass series spotlights programmatic media
It revealed that a substantial portion of ad spend does not reach working media, with advertisers losing millions to wasteful placements and intermediaries.
Bizcommunity
  • Local
JRA and Primedia Outdoor partner to enhance traffic signal reliability during power outages
This project marks the beginning of a strategic partnership between the JRA and Primedia Outdoor. Both organisations are committed to finding solutions that make Johannesburg a better and more sustainable city.
Bizcommunity
  • Global
Seeing through the smoke and Mirrors: Transparency in the artificial intelligence age
Transparency is now key to credibility in advertising—but is it genuine accountability or just talk?
Ad Exchanger
  • Global
ChatGPT search has 41 million average monthly users in EU
While ChatGPT Search grew from 11.2 million to 41.3 million "recipients," it is still dwarfed by Google Search.
Search Engine Land
  • Local
Ogilvy wins all SA’s Warc Awards 2025 – Middle East and Africa
South Africa won four awards at the 2025 WARC Awards MEA—two gold, one silver, and one bronze—all credited to Ogilvy SA for work with KFC and AB InBev.
Bizcommunity
  • Global
OpenAI adds shopping features to ChatGPT Search
This works for categories on fashion, beauty, home goods, and electronics. Plus, improved citations, WhatsApp Search and trending and autocomplete were added.
Search Engine Land
  • Local
Kantar’s Media Reactions 2025 – share your opinion on the challenges and opportunities facing marketers today
Kantar's Media Reactions 2025 asks you to share your opinion on the challenges and opportunities facing marketers today.
Bizcommunity
  • Local
South Africans must say goodbye to last Afrikaans show on SABC 2
Voetspore’s 14th season may be its last on SABC 2, following a dispute over the SABC’s halted payments since December 2024.
MyBroadband
  • Local
Hot 102.7fm Crowned Number 1 Fastest-growing Media Company In South Africa
Hot 102.7FM has taken the number one spot as South Africa’s fastest-growing media company and secured a coveted place among the top five fastest-growing companies in the country.
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