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In case you aren’t aware (maybe you live in a box), a federal judge put the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger on temporary ice due to lawsuit filings from several states claiming monopolistic concerns. The result is that Paramount agreed to push the closing to as late as June 2027, depending on results of the various […]
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South Africa’s FIFA World Cup 2026 media coverage fell by almost 45% after Bafana Bafana’s Round-of-32 exit, underlining how national relevance, rather than the scale of the tournament, drove local media attention. According to the Novus Group FIFA World Cup 2026 Statistical Media Coverage Report, average daily traditional media coverage declined by 44.9% after South […]
...The number of South Africans reporting no fast-food purchases in the previous four weeks increased from three million in 2023 to 5.5 million in 2025, signalling more selective spending. Nearly 22 million South Africans identify chicken as their primary QSR choice, reinforcing its dominance across conversation, search and consumption. Chicken Licken overtook KFC as South […]<...
EGOT winner John Legend has joined the cast of The Road Home, the upcoming feature film inspired by the life of South African jazz legend Hugh Masekela, with production currently underway in South Africa. The film’s producers – CANAL+, STUDIOCANAL, Flora Films and South African co-producer Blue Ice – announced on Thursday that Legend will […]
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AI use differs by newsroom model. Reuters, the BBC and The Guardian deploy AI according to their funding, editorial values and business priorities. Reuters uses AI for speed. Automation accelerates financial reporting, but journalists verify all AI-generated content before publication. The BBC prioritises oversight. AI supports summaries, editing and translation, with mandato...