Time: 23:59 | Date: Fri, January 27, 2012
            Top media players congregate, mull industry future - Major media stalwarts – owners, agencies and clients – gathered last night in Woodmead, Johannesburg, to discuss the ominous, yet pertinent issue of where the future...     The Kuli Roberts column - why the ANC want a media tribunal - So, Sunday World columnist Kuli Roberts has apologised for writing a "racist" column...     

According to Leonora Redelinghuys, the divisional head of Touchlab, the unit specifically set up to develop Media24's tablet applications, the group is 'very aggressive in this space'.


Interactive barcodes have been popping up more in magazines—Meredith Corp. has just announced it had selected Microsoft Tag


Shortlist for Scottish Magazine Awards unveiledScottish Magazine Awards open for entryPPA represents publishers at CBI event




Media24 will launch the international news and fashion weekly, Grazia, in South Africa later this year. This launch is the result of a licensing agreement between Mondadori and Media24.


The NCOP now has an opportunity fully to consider the ways in which the Bill fails our democracy, and to remedy them.


University of Cape Town bio-engineer Dr George Vicatos was last week named as South Africa’s Inventor of the Year by sci-tech magazine Popular Mechanics for his development




Media24 Magazines is to launch a South African edition of BBC Magazines’ Top Gear on 24 October, following a licensing agreement.



Avusa axes Avocado
Surprise surprise! After five years of publishing, food magazine Avocado/Avokado is closing down.



News

GfK MRI: Among Tablet Owners, Digital Magazines Attract Male Readers
Tablets Generate Back-Issue Readership By Both Genders

Michael De Medeiros Named Editor-in-Chief of Men?s Fitness
De Medeiros was previously the editor of Maximum Fitness where he restructured the editorial content and layout of the magazine.


Digital

Marketing Mix Modeling
New! Current model inputs may be misrepresenting the impact of magazines in the media mix. A just-released MPA white paper examines ways to improve models, how advertisers can use models with more precise magazine inputs, best practices and the future of modeling.

Updated Category-Specific Fact Sheets
These fact sheets show how various media drive results across 16 different categories including auto, buzz, drive to web, electronics, entertainment, finance, retail and travel.


Research

table@45ROCK Dinner Series - Photo Highlights
table@45ROCK 2012 launched this past Wednesday, January 25, 2012 with a lively conversation that focused on Navigation and Social Media. View photos from the dinner here.












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