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The Print and Digital Publishing Media Industry in South Africa 2020

Carole Veitch | South Africa | 19 May 2020

The Print and Digital Publishing Media Industry in South Africa 2018

Carole Veitch | South Africa | 11 July 2018

The Print and Digital Publishing Media Industry in South Africa 2015

Carole Veitch | South Africa | 25 February 2015

The Print and Digital Publishing Media Industry in South Africa 2014

Carole Veitch | South Africa | 28 January 2014

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Report Coverage

This report focuses on the Print & Digital Media Publishing Industry and includes comprehensive information on the state and size of the sector including the latest available circulation, readership and adspend figures and trends and corporate actions. There are profiles of 36 companies including major players such as Media24, Caxton & CTP, Arena and Independent Media, relatively smaller publishers such as IT Web, and academic publishers such as LexisNexis and Eduflex.

The Print & Digital Media Publishing Industry

The evolution of major media publishers into multi-platform companies has resulted in the blurring of traditional publishing lines. Despite the growth of digital media, digital income streams have not adequately offset the decline in print revenues. Additionally, media companies are facing increased competition for adspend from social media platforms, search engines and websites. Although the circulation figures of most newspaper and magazine titles are in free-fall, research indicates that demand for reliable information and quality content has surged since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus Impact

While the printing of magazines was suspended at the outset of the lockdown, newspaper printing presses have continued to run and subscriber deliveries continued, although retail copy sales have declined. There has been a notable increase in online news site traffic, with audiences growing by as much as 76%. The pandemic has led to advertising cuts, smaller print-runs and distribution challenges. One magazine publisher has stopped trading while another announced plans to withdraw from magazine publishing.

Trends

As immediacy of response becomes increasingly important, major media publishing houses have evolved into multi-platform companies and print circulation continues to decline. With advertising revenue in decline, media publishers are diversifying into non-media services, such as the hosting of events, and are relying more on revenue from subscriptions and copy sales. Although magazine sales are in decline, certain niche publications continue to be well supported.

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1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
2.1. Industry Value Chain 3
2.2. Geographic Position 4
3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 5
4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 7
4.1. Local 7
4.1.1. Corporate Actions 17
4.1.2. Regulations 18
4.1.3. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 20
4.2. Continental 21
4.3. International 22
5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 24
5.1. Economic Environment 24
5.2. Operational Costs 25
5.3. Technology, Research & Development (R&D) and Innovation 25
5.4. Content 27
5.5. Advertising 27
5.6. Labour 28
5.7. Environmental Concerns 29
6. COMPETITION 29
6.1. Barriers to Entry 31
7. SWOT ANALYSIS 31
8. OUTLOOK 32
9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 33
10. REFERENCES 33
10.1. Publications 33
10.2. Websites 34
APPENDIX 1 35
Summary of Notable Players 35
COMPANY PROFILES 43
A C BRABY (PTY) LTD 43
ARENA HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD 45
CAXTON AND CTP PUBLISHERS AND PRINTERS LTD 48
CONDE NAST INDEPENDENT MAGAZINES (PTY) LTD 53
CREAMER MEDIA (PTY) LTD 55
CROWN PUBLICATIONS (PTY) LTD 57
EE PUBLISHERS (PTY) LTD 59
FUNDUDZI MEDIA (PTY) LTD 61
GREYMATTER AND FINCH (PTY) LTD 62
HIGHBURY MEDIA (PTY) LTD 64
INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS (PTY) LTD 66
INTERACT MEDIA DEFINED (PTY) LTD 68
IT WEB (PTY) LTD 70
KAQALA MEDIA (PTY) LTD 72
LEXISNEXIS (PTY) LTD 74
M AND G MEDIA LTD 77
MANDLA-MATLA PUBLISHING (PTY) LTD 79
MEDIA24 (PTY) LTD 81
MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL PUBLICATIONS (PTY) LTD 88
MONEYWEB HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD 90
NEW MEDIA PUBLISHING (PTY) LTD 92
NOVUS PRINT (PTY) LTD 95
NOW MEDIA (PTY) LTD 97
PANORAMA MEDIA CORPORATION (PTY) LTD 99
PUBLISHING PARTNERSHIP (PTY) LTD (THE) 101
TECHNEWS PUBLISHING (PTY) LTD 102
TRANSUNION AFRICA (PTY) LTD 104

Report Coverage

The comprehensive report on the South African Print and Digital Media Publishing sector describes current conditions and local trends, looks at the performance of major players and includes the factors that influence the success of role players. Profiles for 39 companies are provided, ranging from the “Big Four” which publish almost all of the mainstream newspapers and magazines, to smaller players such as Creamer Media (Pty) Ltd, which publishes two weekly newspapers and online editions, and IT Web (Pty) Ltd, which has approximately 32,000 daily subscribers. Also profiled is Afro Times Media (Pty) Ltd t/a Afro Voice and formerly known as The New Age, which was discontinued on 30 June 2018.

The South African Print and Digital Media Publishing Sector

The media publishing industry includes the publication of a wide spectrum of newspapers, magazines and journals in print and digital format. The domestic media publishing sector remains under pressure, with total revenue generated by the publication of newspapers, magazines and journals in both print and digital format shrinking to approximately R17.5bn in 2017. In the fourth quarter of 2017 Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa (ABC) membership comprised 333 newspaper titles, 446 magazine titles and 151 digital titles, a total of 930, down from 952 in the previous quarter.

Language issues

While isiZulu is the most widely-spoken mother tongue language, followed by isiXhosa, the most commonly used languages in the industry are English and Afrikaans. Vernacular languages are poorly represented and are generally limited to community publications which focus on local issues. Exceptions are the IsiZulu publications Isolezwe, which is one of the country’s top three daily newspapers, iLanga, and the isiZulu edition of the Sunday Times. In 2010 News24, a division of digital platform 24.com, went live with an isiZulu online news edition and other media publishers have since established online news platforms in different vernacular languages.

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Table of Contents

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1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
2.1. Industry Value Chain 3
2.2. Geographic Position 4
3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 5
4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 21
4.1. Local 21
4.1.1. Corporate Actions 26
4.1.2. Regulations 28
4.1.3. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 31
4.2. Continental 32
4.3. International 33
5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 35
5.1. Economic Environment 35
5.2. Rising Operational Costs 35
5.3. Technology, Research & Development (R&D) and Innovation 36
5.4. Content 38
5.5. Advertising 39
5.6. Labour 40
5.7. Environmental Concerns 41
6. COMPETITION 42
6.1. Barriers to Entry 44
7. SWOT ANALYSIS 44
8. OUTLOOK 45
9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 46
10. REFERENCES 46
10.1. Publications 46
10.2. Websites 47
COMPANY PROFILES 49
3S MEDIA (PTY) LTD 49
A C BRABY (PTY) LTD 51
AFROTONE MEDIA HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD 53
AMAZON.COM INC 55
ASSOCIATED MEDIA PUBLISHING (PTY) LTD 59
CAXTON AND CTP PUBLISHERS AND PRINTERS LTD 61
CONDE NAST INDEPENDENT MAGAZINES (PTY) LTD 66
CREAMER MEDIA (PTY) LTD 68
CROWN PUBLICATIONS CC 70
DB VOLEK 72
EDUFLEX (PTY) LTD 73
EE PUBLISHERS (PTY) LTD 75
GREYMATTER AND FINCH (PTY) LTD 77
HIGHBURY MEDIA (PTY) LTD 79
INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS (PTY) LTD 81
INTERACT MEDIA DEFINED (PTY) LTD 84
IT WEB (PTY) LTD 86
JUTA AND COMPANY (PTY) LTD 88
KAQALA MEDIA (PTY) LTD 91
LEXISNEXIS (PTY) LTD 93
M AND G MEDIA LTD 96
MACMILLAN SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 99
MANDLA-MATLA PUBLISHING (PTY) LTD 102
MARAMEDIA (PTY) LTD 104
MEDIA24 (PTY) LTD 106
MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL PUBLICATIONS (PTY) LTD 114
MONEYWEB HOLDINGS LTD 116
NASOU VIA AFRIKA (PTY) LTD 118
NETLEARN UPDATE CC 121
NEW MEDIA PUBLISHING (PTY) LTD 123
NOW MEDIA (PTY) LTD 127
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS SOUTHERN AFRICA (PTY) LTD 129
PAN MACMILLAN SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 133
PANORAMA MEDIA CORPORATION (PTY) LTD 135
PEARSON SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 137
PUBLISHING PARTNERSHIP (PTY) LTD (THE) 140
TECHNEWS PUBLISHING (PTY) LTD 142
TISO BLACKSTAR GROUP (PTY) LTD 144
TRANSUNION AFRICA (PTY) LTD 147

Report coverage

The Print and Digital Media Publishing report describes current conditions and recent trends including the substantial investment into digital platforms that has seen print media publishers evolve into multi-media companies. The report profiles 34 companies, including the “Big Four”: Media24, the largest publisher of newspapers and magazines in South Africa; the Times Media Group Limited (TMG), formerly known as Avusa Limited; Caxton / CTP Publishers and Printers Limited, which has more than 130 community newspaper titles in its stable; and Independent News & Media South Africa (INMSA) whose Independent Online (IOL) is one of South Africa’s leading online news brands. Also profiled are e-learning companies, publishers of e-textbooks, journals and consumer e-books as well as electronic business-to-business publishers.

The Print and Digital Media Publishing Sector

South Africa’s media publishing industry, which incorporates the publication of newspapers, magazines and journals in both print and digital format, was worth an estimated R21bn per annum in 2015. According to recent findings of the South African Research Foundation (SAARF), readership figures continue to decrease. An estimated 46.3% of the South African population aged 15 years of age and older are newspaper readers and 46.9% of the local population are magazine readers.

A Changing Environment

In recent years, enhanced broadband penetration, the high cost of printing and rising distribution costs have motivated the growing migration of media publishers to digital platforms. As a result, the traditional print media sector has been obliged to reinvent itself to avert cannibalisation by digital media sites. Media publishers, already grappling to find solutions to dwindling print circulation and shrinking advertising spend, currently find themselves in a rapidly evolving environment that is driven by the demands of social media-savvy consumers who increasingly expect succinct, bite-size snippets of news and immediate news updates. Stakeholders believe that the increase in tablet and smartphone ownership will result in exponential revenue growth in the digital magazine category with revenue predicted to increase from approximately R60m in 2013 to R370m in 2017.

Report coverage

The Print and Digital Media Publishing report describes current conditions and recent trends including the substantial investment into digital platforms that has seen print media publishers evolve into multi-media companies. The report profiles 34 companies, including the “Big Four”: Media24, the largest publisher of newspapers and magazines in South Africa; the Times Media Group Limited (TMG), formerly known as Avusa Limited; Caxton / CTP Publishers and Printers Limited, which has more than 130 community newspaper titles in its stable; and Independent News & Media South Africa (INMSA) whose Independent Online (IOL) is one of South Africa’s leading online news brands. Also profiled are e-learning companies, publishers of e-textbooks, journals and consumer e-books as well as electronic business-to-business publishers.

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The Print and Digital Publishing Media Industry in South Africa 2015

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Industry Overview

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The Print and Digital Publishing Media Industry in South Africa 2020-05-19

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The Print and Digital Publishing Media Industry in South Africa 2018-07-11

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The Print and Digital Publishing Media Industry in South Africa 2014-01-28

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Table of Contents

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1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
2.1. Industry Supply Chain 3
2.2. Geographic Position 4
3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 5
4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 28
4.1. Local 28
4.1.1. Newspaper Publishing 29
4.1.2. Magazine Publishing 30
4.1.3. Corporate Actions 32
4.1.4. Regulations 34
4.1.5. Enterprise Development and Socio-Economic Development 37
4.2. Continental 41
4.3. International 43
4.3.1. Newspaper Publishing 44
4.3.2. Magazine Publishing 45
5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 46
5.1. Government Intervention 46
5.2. Economic Environment 46
5.3. Rising Input Costs 47
5.4. Information Technology and Technology 47
5.5. Labour 49
5.6. Advertising 51
5.7. Content 52
5.8. Environmental Concerns 53
6. COMPETITION 54
6.1. Barriers to Entry 55
6.2. Innovation 55
6.3. Research and Development (R&D) 56
7. SWOT ANALYSIS 57
8. OUTLOOK 58
9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 58
10. REFERENCES 60
10.1. Publications 60
10.2. Websites 60
ORGANOGRAM 62
COMPANY PROFILES 66
3S MEDIA (PTY) LTD 66
AC BRABY (PTY) LTD 68
ALLIED PUBLISHING LTD 70
AMAZON.COM INC 72
ASSOCIATED MEDIA PUBLISHING (PTY) LTD 76
BDFM PUBLISHERS (PTY) LTD 78
BROOKE PATTRICK PUBLICATIONS (PTY) LTD 80
CAXTON & CTP PUBLISHERS & PRINTERS LTD 82
CONDE NAST INDEPENDENT MAGAZINES (PTY) LTD 87
CREAMER MEDIA (PTY) LTD 89
CROWN PUBLICATIONS CC 91
eDEGREE (PTY) LTD 92
EE PUBLISHERS (PTY) LTD 94
GREYMATTER & FINCH (PTY) LTD 96
HIGHBURY SAFIKA MEDIA (PTY) LTD 98
INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS (PTY) LTD 100
INFIXION MEDIA (PTY) LTD 104
INTERCOMM SOUTH AFRICA 106
IT WEB LTD 108
JUTA & COMPANY LTD 110
KAGISO MEDIA LTD 113
KAQALA MEDIA (PTY) LTD 116
LEARNING CHANNEL (PTY) LTD 118
LEXISNEXIS (PTY) LTD 120
M&G MEDIA LTD 122
MACMILLAN SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 125
MANDLA-MATLA PUBLISHING (PTY) LTD 129
MARAMEDIA (PTY) LTD 131
MARTIN STABREY SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP 133
MASKEW MILLER LONGMAN (PTY) LTD 134
MEDIA24 (PTY) LTD 137
MEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL PUBLICATIONS (PTY) LTD 144
MONEYWEB HOLDINGS LTD 146
NASOU VIA AFRIKA LTD 148
NETLEARN UPDATE CC 151
NEW MEDIA PUBLISHERS (PTY) LTD 152
NOW MEDIA (PTY) LTD 155
PANORAMA MEDIA CORPORATION (PTY) LTD 157
PUBLISHING PARTNERSHIP (PTY) LTD (THE) 159
QUANTUM PUBLISHERS (PTY) LTD 161
RAMSAY MEDIA (PTY) LTD 163
SIYAVULA EDUCATION (PTY) LTD 168
TECHNEWS PUBLISHING (PTY) LTD 170
TIMES MEDIA (PTY) LTD 173
TNA MEDIA (PTY) LTD 176
TOPCO MEDIA (PTY) LTD 178
TRANSUNION AFRICA (PTY) LTD 180
TRESSO TRADING 242 (PTY) LTD 182

Extract

Sweeping changes are expected as players seek solutions to the challenges facing the industry...

Description

This report focuses on print media publishing in South Africa, siccode 32420, with a specific focus on the publication of newspapers, magazines and journals. While the uptake in New Media has seen a growing number of media publishers place digital content behind pay-walls, the monetisation of online and mobile platforms remains a significant challenge.

The Print and Digital Publishing Media Industry in South Africa 2014

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Industry Overview

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The Print and Digital Publishing Media Industry in South Africa 2020-05-19

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The Print and Digital Publishing Media Industry in South Africa 2018-07-11

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The Print and Digital Publishing Media Industry in South Africa 2015-02-25

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Table of Contents

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PAGE
1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
2.1. Industry Supply Chain 2
3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 2
4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 10
4.1. Local 10
4.1.1. Corporate Actions 15
4.1.2. Regulations 16
4.1.3. Black Economic Empowerment 18
4.2. Continental 18
4.3. International 20
5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 21
5.1. Economic Environment 21
5.2. Rising Input Costs 21
5.3. Information Technology and Technology 21
5.4. Labour Resources 22
5.5. Environmental Concerns 23
5.6. Advertising 23
5.7. Content 25
6. COMPETITION 25
6.1. Barriers to Entry 26
6.2. Research and Development (R&D) 26
6.3. Innovation 26
7. SWOT ANALYSIS 27
8. OUTLOOK 27
9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 27
10. REFERENCES 28
10.1. Publications 28
10.2. Websites 29
APPENDIX 1 30
Mainstream Publications in the Media24 Stable 30
Mainstream Publications in the INMSA Stable 30
Mainstream Publications in the TMG Stable 31
Mainstream Magazines in the Caxton/CTP Stable 31
APPENDIX 2 32
The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) South Africa: Circulation Figures - African Publications 32
ORGANOGRAM 33
COMPANY PROFILES 35
3S MEDIA (PTY) LTD 35
ASSOCIATED MEDIA PUBLISHING (PTY) LTD 36
BDFM PUBLISHERS (PTY) LTD 38
BROOKE PATTRICK PUBLICATIONS (PTY) LTD 40
CAXTON & CTP PUBLISHERS & PRINTERS LTD 41
CONDE NAST INDEPENDENT MAGAZINES (PTY) LTD 44
CREAMER MEDIA (PTY) LTD 45
CROWN PUBLICATIONS CC 46
EE PUBLISHERS (PTY) LTD 47
HIGHBURY SAFIKA MEDIA (PTY) LTD 48
INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS (PTY) LTD 49
INFIXION MEDIA (PTY) LTD 51
KAQALA MEDIA (PTY) LTD 52
M&G MEDIA LTD 53
MANDLA-MATLA PUBLISHING (PTY) LTD 55
MEDIA24 (PTY) LTD 56
MEDICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL PUBLICATIONS (PTY) LTD 60
NEW MEDIA PUBLISHERS (PTY) LTD 62
NOW MEDIA (PTY) LTD 64
PANORAMA PUBLICATIONS (PTY) LTD 65
PUBLISHING PARTNERSHIP (PTY) LTD (THE) 66
QUANTUM PUBLISHERS (PTY) LTD 67
RAMSAY MEDIA (PTY) LTD 68
TECHNEWS PUBLISHING (PTY) LTD 71
TIMES MEDIA (PTY) LTD 73
TNA MEDIA (PTY) LTD 75
TOPCO MEDIA (PTY) LTD 76
TRANSUNION AFRICA (PTY) LTD 77