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Ben 10 first CGI animated TV movie aires 17 March

Cartoon Network is proud to announce that its alien-morphing boy hero, : Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens, airing on African screens at 09:00 am on 17 March 2012.* Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens turns the clock back to 10-year-old Ben Tennyson, struggling with teachers, detention, school bullies and the dreadful fate of missing out on [...]

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Local socialites kick off new season for My Super Sweet World Class

Cape Town ‘it girls’ and self-named ‘party queens of Cape Town’ Liz Stone and Elena Pappas are the glamorous hosts of the new season of My Super Sweet World Class (MTV, DStv Channel 321, 23:00 CAT, Sunday 19 February 2012). From Sydney to Oslo, Cape Town to the Hamptons, MTV’s My Super Sweet World Class [...]

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Velocity signs new director

Velocity has signed director to their roster. Leigh has won several awards including being featured at D&AD and winning the Loeries Grand Prix for Channel O. Her work has a contemporary and sophisticated aesthetic that has been informed by her award winning music video background, lending an edge to an otherwise cerebral approach to directing

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Tribute to John Farquhar

John Farquhar was an industry icon and the founder AdVantage magazine. His contribution to the industry has been enormous, his influence will be felt for years, and his stories will become legend. Here are some of the wonderful memories he gave the industry  Gordon Patterson SMVGroup: I’ve known John Farquhar almost as long as I’ve [...]

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Beiersdorf South Africa appoints new media agency OMD

Beiersdorf South Africa announced the appointment of OMD Media Direction South Africa (OMD) as its new media agency in sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa. The appointment follows a tender process to procure a new media agency to handle the media strategy and implementation for all of the Beiersdorf brands, previously handled by TBWA. In October [...]

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Cannes Lions 2012 entries now open

Cinemark, the official local representatives of Cannes Lions and its affiliated global advertising awards programmes, presents the latest news from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity; which is now accepting entries across all 15 categories for its 2012 awards.  will all be judged and awarded by the dedicated juries in Cannes, France, in June. [...]

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