Newsletter from the 15 January 2026

AMF backs Pulse Media Leadership Conference
'It will speak to a bold direction that media is trying - leadership beyond advertising.' Sandra Gordon spoke with three well-known AMF board members, Koo Govender, Chris Botha and Karen Phelan.
The Media Online
14-Million people searched “How to delete Facebook” in six Months
New MyTelescope analysis shows a surge in users wanting to leave Meta platforms, with Facebook and Instagram each logging over 14 million “how to delete” searches between June and November 2025, up 40% and 27% respectively.
Media Update
Dentsu reportedly fails to attract bidders for international ops
Dentsu’s efforts to sell off international assets over the past nine months have essentially failed, according to a report by the Financial Times of London late Tuesday. Dentsu shares fell 10% on the news Wednesday.
MediaPost
WOO President Tom Goddard offers a message for the new year
One of the key things we need to do in 2026 is persuade the big holding company-owned media agencies that there are better things to do with their money than always throw it at the big online platforms," says Goddard.
Media Update
Goldman Sachs expects South Africa’s rand to extend gains as conditions improve
The rand may clock another year of gains supported by easing interest rates, with firmer public finances also boosting South Africa's domestic economy, Goldman Sachs said in a research note.
Bizcommunity
From relevance to saturation: Why ad fatigue is getting worse
Today, audiences in the APAC region are showing signs of fatigue. Ads are not irrelevant, but they are everywhere, and their repetitive, over-personalised nature risks crossing the fine line between resonance and intrusion.
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