From New York, to Cape Town and Johannesburg, New Media continued their award-winning streak of 2012 at the PICA awards. 

Following hot on the heels of scooping the Galliovas top award for Best Food Writer of the Year, leading content marketer New Media's multiple award-winning publication Woolworths TASTE's digital platform, www.tastemag.co.za, took home three prizes at last night's 2012 Bookmark Awards.

Eloïse Boezak, head of employee engagement at FNB, was in New York to collect the magazine's award. "We're delighted with this acknowledgement of the hard work that has been put into it by the whole team.

South African retailer Woolworths and leading content marketer New Media received top accolades at this year's Galliova Awards when Woolworths TASTE food editor Abigail Donnelly walked away with two awards for the retailer's customer magazine. Hailed for her innovative work on a magazine that is always pushing the boundaries, Donnelly was named Best Food Writer of the Year, the top award of the Galliovas, as well as Best Stylist for her work on the New Media publication.

VISI loves paper architects, oversized lamps, hanging calabashes for snoozing pets, cheeky Orbit chairs, sexy leg-shaped toothbrushes, and book-end floors; and its new owner New Media is sure that readers will find at least ‘33 Reasons to Still Love VISI’ in its  transformed Winter Issue, on shelf Wednesday, 18 July.

From Chocolate Pronutro Squares to Ostrich Lasagne and Milk Tart Liqueur, the July Reader’s Issue of Woolworths TASTE (@Tastyones) celebrates both South African food and the kitchen flair of TASTE readers, who have directly contributed over 60 recipes and given their editorial input to the issue.

Leading content marketer New Media is taking City Press lifestyle magazine supplement ‘i’ national after a successful seven-month pilot period in the Gauteng and Kwazulu-Natal markets, increasing its current print run from 115 000 to the full run of 230 000 copies. Beginning 3 June, City Press readers across the country will discover ‘i’ -- a beautifully produced, entertaining and substantive read -- tucked in with their Sunday newspaper.

As the tablet revolution gains momentum and more and more South Africans turn to downloading their magazine content onto their mobile devices – tablets and smartphones – City Press has released their successful Sunday magazine, “i” as an Ipad app. The free app will be available from April 12.

Today, New Media announced they are merging their two brands, Eat Out and Eat In, in June 2012. This inclusive, all-encompassing brand will be called Eat Out and will incorporate specific elements of Eat In.

South Africa’s innovative décor, design and architecture title VISI (@VISI_Mag) has made a strategic leap from owner Media24 Magazines to leading content marketer New Media, its long-time publisher. New Media announced today transfer of ownership of the highly regarded title, which it has published on behalf of Media24 for the past 14 years.

In an unprecedented awards scoop, Taste proved it is the reigning champion of customer magazines in South Africa.

VISI.co.za, relauched in February this year, is the number one local design news portal with daily stories on new products, shops, up-and-coming designers and design-related events.

The smiley cover of HIP2B2’s latest issue isn’t the only grinning face at the magazine office.

Dish Premium Digital Magazine has garnered a gold award for Best Web Publication: Digital at the prestigious Custom Content Council Pearl Awards, held in New York City on 7 November. The Council is the leading association for content publishing in the United States, and holds an annual competition to honour the industry’s best.

VISI magazine was so confident Cape Town would clinch the World Design Capital 2014 title, the innovative decor, design and architecture title commissioned graffiti artist Mak1One.

Mikateko Media has appointed Andrew Nunneley as Managing Director. The company’s current high-profile clients include Transnet and the Steve Biko Foundation.

City Press has chosen leading content marketer New Media to launch South Africa’s first weekend lifestyle magazine supplement. The chic 32-page, large-format magazine will debut 2 October in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.

New Media Publishing announced this week that DStv and Food Network have been confirmed as the naming rights sponsors for both the Eat Out Restaurant Awards and the Eat In Produce Awards.

VISI, along with creative partners 140 BBDO and Native, scooped three awards at this year’s Loeries. Our innovative iPhone app won the coveted Vodacom Mobile Award (a Gold Loerie) as well as a Silver Loerie, while VISI.co.za bagged a Silver in the Internet, Mobile and Interactive Communication category. VISI.co.za was the only website that won an award.

Time Out South Africa Bush & Beach Breaks has just hit the shelves.