AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoCinema & prizes: Nu Metro’s “Max The Experience” campaign turns winter movie outings into a competition for Huawei smartphones, plus instant rewards on every 20th qualifying ticket purchase and extra entries for VIP, Xtreme, SCREENX and 4DX screenings. Film industry governance: The NFVF is under fresh scrutiny after the precautionary suspension of acting CEO Onke Dumeko, with critics pointing to secrecy, unanswered questions and leadership instability at the film funding agency. Wildlife & conservation storytelling: Humane World for Animals SA is using a powerful Handspring Puppet Company short film, “The Seed Bearers’ Last Walk,” with life-size elephant puppets to push back against mass elephant culling. Community sport with style: Mitchells Plain’s “Wimbledon in the Plain” keeps street tennis heritage alive, growing from chalk-and-sand courts into official tennis courts with mayoral guests and all-ages matches. Music on the move: Volvo is rolling out an over-the-air update bringing Apple Music to more than 2-million Volvo cars, letting drivers sign in and stream via voice or touchscreen. Local TV/streaming deal: e.tv and Netflix have inked a landmark licensing pact, with “The Four of Us” simulcast as the first title. Rugby spotlight: The Sharks confirmed an adverse anti-doping finding for Junior Bok prop Kai Pratt, who has elected to have his B sample tested.
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