BBC Studios announced the winter season of programming for BBC Lifestyle, CBeebies, BBC Earth, BBC First and BBC Brit, at its bi-annual Upfront event held in Johannesburg. Exclusive to DStv, viewers in South Africa can look forward to premieres of new and returning series such as the highly anticipated fifth series of the gritty drama […]
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Mobility to rule video in 2018
Video production and viewing becomes more challenging as goldfish attention span proves longer than a human’s Video is set to take over the digital landscape in 2018 with an estimated 74% of Internet traffic taken by video. Priscilla Kennedy, founder and CEO of Piehole.tv, a video production company based in Somerset East, says that even […]
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Debonairs Pizza has launched the Beef Almighty, a new premium quality beef steak topping range comprising three variants (Double Beef & Bacon, Spicy Beef, and Beef & Mushroom) with a new television commercial from FCB Joburg called ‘Praise Singer’.Created by the FCB Joburg team of Joint Chief Creative Officer Ahmed Tilly, Creative Director Greg Cameron, […]
Continue readingMore TagAllan Gray launches new TVC called Father’s Share
Allan Gray, in partnership with King James the Second, has launched its latest TVC as part of an integrated brand campaign. The highly anticipated advert aired on TV last night. Allan Gray has again delivered on its legacy of advertising told through unique human stories with global resonance, and in this instance, the focus is […]
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One of Mzansi’s favourite celebrity chefs, Siphokazi Mdlankomo, is back for the third season of Let’s Eat! with Siphokazi, brought to you by Royco. In this season, expect to see more of the unexpected as Chef Siphokazi invites you into her kitchen and shares great recipes created from quality ingredients that South Africans will enjoy […]
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Piehole.tv and ProcurementExpress.com use innovative ways to create local employment. A nerd alert has been issued by the Karoo Tech Hub, an initiative run by video production company Piehole.tv in collaboration with ProcurementExpress.com. With an estimated 45% unemployment rate in the Eastern Cape, the tech hub has launched a free programme called the Nerd Academy […]
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It’s been over 90 years since Fred Barnard of Printers Ink said, “A picture is worth a thousand words”. Barnard would probably be blown away by the power of video and its ability to deliver a message. Several research projects report that video has a 135% greater reach than a static image. And, according to […]
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Mr Cuddles, best friend of one of Wimpy’s cutest customers ever – and previously the scapegoat when her dad attempted to shift the blame for eating the cheesegriller off her mom’s plate – is back in a new television commercial for the iconic South African fast service family restaurant. Promoting Wimpy’s exciting and affordable offer […]
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South Africa’s leading quick service restaurant in the pizza market, Debonairs Pizza, has come down squarely on the side of working moms with its value-for-money deal, a wallet-pleasing On the Double® promotion offering two large pizzas – from a choice of six amazing flavor combinations – for just R129.90. Communicating the deal is a 30-second […]
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Primedia Unlimited’s indoor lifestyle advertising specialists TLC and Uber’s preferred in-vehicle entertainment partner, Hubble, have jointly signed advertising deals with Samsung, VISA and Nescafe Gold. “TLC has the exclusive rights to sell high viewability video on Hubble’s interactive touch screens in Uber vehicles,” says Greg Bruwer, TLC’s Managing Director. “It’s an ideal platform in which […]
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