BROADCASTING
The operation of regional radio stations in an adult contemporary music format in the key metropolitan areas of Gauteng, the Western Cape, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal: These radio stations attract advertising spend from advertisers by offering them access to a sizeable, loyal and affluent listener base. The group’s interests include controlling investments in East Coast Radio and Jacaranda 94.2 and strategic stakes in OFM (Bloemfontein), Heart 104.9 (Cape Town) and iGagasi 99.5 (KwaZulu-Natal). The group has an economic interest in Kaya FM (Johannesburg).
Joint control of RadMark, a national radio advertising sales house: RadMark represents the group’s radio stations to national advertisers and advertising agencies. It is able to capitalise on economies of scale and has the ability to package audiences across the country.
Joint control of Acceleration Media, a specialist, strategic, digital planning and buying agency: Acceleration Media is involved in the execution, management and optimisation of digital campaigns – focusing on online media, search marketing and mobile solutions offerings to clients both locally and internationally.
Control of Gloo Digital Design, a creative design agency with a digital twist: Gloo specialises in the creation of digital campaign solutions for all sectors across the digital media space.
Joint control of Primetime Kagiso in India: Operating under the RadioMinds brand name, this business was set up to offer the Asian radio market a range of consultancy and specialised training services.
INFORMATION SERVICES AND
SOLUTIONS
A specialist academic, professional and business information services and solutions operation through LexisNexis: LexisNexis is a leading provider of business information solutions, offering the unique combination of authoritative content, powerful online research, advanced productivity tools, seminars, workshops and consulting. These knowledge-based solutions are used by professionals in law firms, corporations, government, tax, accounting, financial services and academic institutions in South Africa and other selected African countries.
CONTENT
A controlling investment in Urban Brew: Urban Brew is involved in, inter alia the creation and distribution of audiovisual content on any platform, trading in television content, engaged in community television, and in creation, development and trading of music content. These are commercial television productions such as children and youth (YO-TV), talk (3 Talk) and game shows (Lotto Draw), One Gospel, a channel on DSTV bouquet, Soweto Community Television, environmental production and opportunities in Africa.
OUTDOOR
Kagiso Outdoor owns 50,1% of Merafe Outdoor which is one of the biggest out-of-home advertising operators in the airport and rail advertising market in South Africa. Kagiso Media’s share in Kagiso Outdoor is 65%.
EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
A strategic review of the exhibitions and events business informed Kagiso Media’s decision to wind down the business by disposing of assets. In May 2009, the group disposed of its 50% shareholding in the Johannesburg International Motor Show to the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA).
The division has also divested of its other exhibition-related assets, with the exception, by arrangement, of a contract with South African Tourism which expires in 2010.
