TikTok founder and owner of ByteDance to step down as CEO of company. According to Reuters, Zhang Yiming, founder of TikTok owner ByteDance, told employees of the Chinese technology giant in a memo that he will step down as chief executive and be succeeded by human resource chief Liang Rubo, the company disclosed on Thursday....
Day: <span>20 May 2021</span>
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Journalist Larry Madowo Joins CNN International as Nairobi Correspondent
Broadcast journalist Larry Madowo has recently joined international cable news CNN as Nairobi, Kenya based reporter. Madowo started filling news for the network on Monday, 17 May 2021 on ‘Connect the World with Becky Anderson’, CNN International’s flagship news and current affairs primetime news program. Before joining CNN, Larry most recently served as the BBC’s...
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How Brands & Agencies should Strategise during the Pandemic
Once upon a time, in a world before Covid-19, brands sat with their creative teams and media agencies and planned calendar events for the 12-month period that lay ahead of them. The calendar was populated with promotions that stretched from ‘Back to School’ to ‘Christmas’ and included everything from television ads, expos, wet demos, in-store...
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Newzroom Afrika Adds 3 New Shows on Their Programing
Newzroom Afrika is making moves in the month of May, which marks the channel’s second anniversary, with the launch of three new programmes to offer fresh perspectives and unique insights into the latest news. Weekend Report with Mpho Sithole and Buhle Madulini kicked off on 15 May, covering everything from global and African news, to sports,...