Times Media Group
| Public | |
| Traded as | JSE: TMG |
| Industry | media |
| Genre | Media |
| Predecessor | Johncom, Avusa |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa |
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Key people
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Prakash Desai (CEO) |
| Products | Publishing, Entertainment, Retail |
| Divisions | Picasso Headline, Hirt & Carter, Nu Metro Cinemas(sold), Exclusive Books |
| Website | www |
Times Media Group is a media company in South Africa, formerly known as Johnnic Communications, then Avusa. Avusa means "to rouse feelings, to revive and evoke action". The name was changed in 2007 in order to avoid confusion between Johnnic Communications and Johnnic Holdings.
In 2012, Avusa was acquired by a unit of Mvelaphanda Group and renamed Times Media Group, which was then relisted on the JSE. In 2013, Times Media Group acquired the remaining 50% of BDFM from Pearson.
Picasso Headline publishes a diverse range of magazines and journals in association with leading South African and international organisations. Through expertise in project management, editorial and design functions, Picasso Headline is able to produce custom publishing for any organisation, and through its skills in media sales, Picasso Headline is able to act as a media sales partner.
Avusa created a network of its own websites, named Times Media Live (TML) in 2010. In 2011 this network began to expand from three sites to 21 in 2014, made up mostly of disparate websites within the Group (Times Live, Sowetan LIVE, BDLIVE, Financial Mail, HeraldLIVE and more) including the African representation of the Daily Telegraph. In doing so, TML became the second largest publisher network and thereafter Times LIVE the second largest website in South Africa.TML was the first large media-owned publisher to reach profitability in the 2013 financial year. In 2014 the The Rand Daily Mail was resuscitated as an online-only brand.
Picasso Headline is able to manage and produce all aspects of a company’s publishing requirements. Picasso Headline currently publishes:
The monthly in-flight magazine published on behalf of kulula.com
Quarterly magazine published on behalf of the Black Management Forum (BMF)
An annual directory of SA Schools and Tertiary institutions.
A monthly on-shelf salt water fishing magazine, including African Angling Destinations Guides.
Quarterly magazine published on behalf of the South African Local Government Association (SALGA)
Annual magazine showcasing projects of the year, published on behalf of the SA Institute of Architects (SAIA), primarily for its members.
Alternate monthly magazine published on behalf of the SA Institute of Architects (SAIA), primarily for its members.
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