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Entries for the 13 Annual Bookmark Awards are open
Now, in its 13th year, the 2021 IAB SA Bookmark Awards are open for entries. The online entry platform is live and accessible here, offering an easy and simplified way to enter.
The annual IAB SA Bookmark Awards celebrate brilliance in the digital media and marketing industry, and has always acknowledged innovation, creativity and effectiveness, making it the benchmark of local digital advertising excellence.
Winning a Bookmark Award – judged by the industry for the industry – is not only recognition of digital excellence, but acknowledgement of work that is Moving our Industry Forward – a fitting theme for 2021.
Feb 19, 2021
Multichoice South Africa has announced the appointment of Collen Dlamini as the new executive head of corporate affairs.
Dlamini has previously worked for Kagiso Media and MTN.
“MultiChoice is excited to see how Collen will be able to use his extensive network of key stakeholders in both the private and public sectors in South Africa and beyond, to grow MultiChoice’s existing strategies,” says Nyiko Shiburi, CEO of Multichoice South Africa.
A lawyer by training, Dlamini previously served as executive director at Future Managers, a company which uses digital platforms to compliment traditional platforms to enable an enhanced teaching and learning experience for students and lecturers.
Photo: Christina Reichl Photography
DStv has announced its annual price hike for South African subscribers which will come into effect from April.
Consumers of all 5 of the biggest DStv packages will all be paying more with DStv Premium increasing from R819 to R829. We have endeavoured to keep price adjustments to the minimum and bolster value and rewards, says Nyiko Shiburi, MultiChoice SA CEO.
Unlike some other African nations that earlier this year saw a decoder and subscription fee reduction, MultiChoice in South Africa will again increase its prices for 2021 for South Africa s DStv subscribers.
The annual price hike that will come into effect from April will see consumers of all 5 of the biggest DStv packages pay more, with DStv BoxOffice movie rentals going up from R35 to R40.
DStv adds Amazon Prime Video to new decoder
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MultiChoice owned satellite service provider, DStv has added streaming service Amazon Prime Video to its new DStv Explora Ultra decoder.
DStv customers with a Prime Video membership can now access the entertainment service directly from the decoder.
It joins a number of other streaming services and apps which are currently on the Explora Ultra including Showmax, Box Office, Netflix and Joox.
“The Explora Ultra is a one-stop-shop for entertainment fans looking to access a catalogue of dynamic entertainment from multiple content providers,” said Nyiko Shiburi, chief executive of MultiChoice South Africa.