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- Online edition of daily newspaper. Has international, national and regional news, sport, entertainment, opinion and business with a kwaZulu-Natal focus.
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- Online Display
- Sponsorship
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- News Features
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2018-03-01 - 210Kb
- Website
- www.iol.co.za/mercury
- mercnews@inl.co.za
- Companies
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- Independent Media SA (Pty) Ltd: Newspaper Division (Media Owner: Primary)
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- Website
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IOL.co.za
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- English (Only)
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- Regions
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South Africa
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South Africa
Key Updates
- 2018-07-06 New editors Mercury Online, The
Last checked 2018-10-08
Last updated 2018-12-18
IOL
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Type Value Period Business Report Online Nielsen Online: Total: Unique browsers 266,413 2015-12-01 - Cape Argus Online Nielsen Online: Total: Unique browsers 48,973 2015-12-01 - Cape Times Online Claimed: Unique browsers/month 49,296 2015-01-01 - 2015-01-31 Daily News Online Claimed: Unique browsers/month 21,291 2015-12-01 - Independent on Saturday Online Claimed: Unique browsers/month 34,356 2015-01-01 - 2015-01-31 IOL Entertainment Nielsen Online: Total: Unique browsers 328,668 2015-12-01 - IOL Lifestyle Claimed: Unique browsers/month 61,401 2015-12-01 - IOL Motoring Nielsen Online: Total: Unique browsers 145,374 2015-12-01 - IOL News Claimed: Unique browsers/month 1,543,753 2015-12-01 - IOL Property Claimed: Unique browsers/month 5 2015-01-01 - 2015-01-31 IOL Sport Claimed: Unique browsers/month 169,059 2015-12-01 - IOL Travel Claimed: Unique browsers/month 51,313 2015-12-01 - IOL Weather Effective Measure: Website 8 2018-04-01 - 2018-04-30 IOL.co.za Effective Measure: Website 5,502,313 2018-05-01 - 2018-05-31 Mercury Online, The Claimed: Unique browsers/month 40,018 2015-01-01 - 2015-01-31 Personal Finance Online Nielsen Online: Total: Unique browsers 22,029 2015-12-01 - Post Online, The Claimed: Unique browsers/month 28,441 2015-12-01 - Pretoria News Online Claimed: Unique browsers/month 38,513 2015-01-01 - 2015-01-31 Saturday Star Online Claimed: Unique browsers/month 15,039 2015-12-01 - Star Online, The Claimed: Unique browsers/month 126,495 2015-12-01 - Sunday Independent Online Nielsen Online: Total: Unique browsers 15,497 2015-12-01 - SundayTribune Online Claimed: Unique browsers/month 7,234 2015-10-01 - 2015-10-31
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- Mobile: mobi adaptation.
- Newsletter: promotional: available ex website. Carries advertising, refer ratecard.
- RSS feed: available ex website.
- Social media campaigns: available, refer ratecard.
- Social Media
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Followers Last Active Facebook IOL news 290,022 23 hours ago Facebook IOL Lifestyle/Entertainment 22,385 4 days ago Facebook IOL Motoring 2,598 4 days ago Facebook IOL Sport 4,714 4 days ago Instagram 3,828 1 week ago Twitter IOL Sport Twitter IOL News 294,478 23 hours ago Twitter IOL Property 1,900 2 months ago Twitter IOL Lifestyle YouTube 135 6 years ago Social media metrics are updated daily.
Key Updates
- 2018-09-25 Medium name changes IOL Entertainment FROM IOL: Tonight (Independent Media SA (Pty) Ltd: Newspaper Division)
- 2018-07-06 New editors Mercury Online, The
- 2018-06-29 New editors Cape Times Online
- 2016-11-10 New editors IOL.co.za
Mercury, The
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Type Value Period Business Report: KZN Network (The Mercury) Carrying title 25,130 2018-07-01 to 2018-09-30 Daily News/Mercury, The: Drive360 Carrying titles 48,940 2017-10-01 Home Improvers: KZN Claimed circulation 188,500 Mercury Online, The Claimed: Unique browsers/month 40,018 2015-01-01 - 2015-01-31 Mercury, The ABC 25,130 Mercury: The Goodlife Carrying title 25,130 2018-07-01 to 2018-09-30
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- RSS feed: available ex website.
- Social Media
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Followers Last Active Facebook 30,131 3 days ago Twitter 208,185 1 day ago Social media metrics are updated daily.
Key Updates
- 2018-09-18 New editors Daily News/Mercury, The: Drive360
- 2018-07-06 New editors Mercury Online, The
- 2018-02-13 Medium name changes TO Cape Times: Drive360 FROM Cape Times (Independent Newspapers): Drive Times; TO Pretoria News: Drive360 FROM Pretoria News: Motoring (Independent Newspapers); TO Star, The: Drive360 FROM Star: Motoring (Independent Newspapers); TO Daily News/Mercury, The: Drive360 FROM Independent Newspapers: Motoring (Independent Newspapers)
- 2016-11-07 New editors Mercury, The
- 2014-07-08 New editors Mercury, The editor resigned, night editor is acting editor
- 2012-02-09 New editors Mercury, The
- 2011-09-21 New editors Mercury, The: to be appointed
- Target
- English speaking adults interested in international, national and kwaZulu-Natal news.
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Period 2015-01-01 - 2015-01-31 Source Unique browsers/month Page views/month
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Last updated 2015-12-02
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