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| Type | Online newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | Arena Holdings |
| Headquarters | Hill on Empire, 16 Empire Road,Parktown,Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Sister newspapers | Sunday Times |
| Website | timeslive |
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TimesLIVE (akaTshisaLIVE) is a South Africanonline newspaper that started asThe Times daily newspaper.The Times print version was an offshoot ofSunday Times, to whose subscribers it was delivered gratis; non-subscribers paid R2.50 per edition in the early years. It has been owned byArena Holdings since November 2019 and is the second-largest news website in South Africa.
Times Live at the Behind the Scenes Awards (2024)
In 2024, Times Live, was nominated for"Most Informative Online Publication" at theBehind the Scenes Awards (BTSA). Other nominees in the same category included Zimoja Lezinto, Sunday World, Isolezwe, MDNtv, andDaily Sun. The BTSA recognizes excellence inmedia and entertainment within South Africa.
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The Times of South Africa was a daily printed newspaper that was delivered free to 137,054 (according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations statistics)Sunday Times subscribers five days a week. Tabloid in size, it was South Africa's first totally interactive newspaper, published in tandem with theTimesLIVE website.[1] InThe Times's newsroom, reporters worked alongside multimedia producers and photographers to produce content for the newspaper and the website.The Times was also available for purchase at a cover price of R4.00 in limited quantities, later at R5.50. The last editor ofThe Times was Andrew Trench.
In November 2017, the then owner ofThe Times, Tiso Blackstar Group, announced its intention to shut down the print version of the paper.[2] It was replaced with a premium digital-only daily edition,Times Select, in early 2018, whileTimesLIVE would continue to supply free content.[3]Times Select was later renamedSunday Times Daily to align it more closely with its print counterpart, theSunday Times, the biggest Sunday newspaper in South Africa.
TheTimesLIVE website publishes free breaking news, sport, entertainment and more, as well as video, audio and photo stories. It also hosts allTimes Select,Sunday Times Daily andTshisaLIVE (entertainment and celebrity news) digital content.
In 2019, Arena Holdings acquired all the media assets of Tiso Blackstar for R1.05 billion.[4]
| 2008 | 2013 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Cape | Y | Y |
| Free State | Y | Y |
| Gauteng | Y | Y |
| Kwa-Zulu Natal | Y | Y |
| Limpopo | Y | Y |
| Mpumalanga | Y | Y |
| North West | Y | Y |
| Northern Cape | Y | |
| Western Cape | Y | Y |
| Net Sales | |
|---|---|
| Oct - Dec 2015 | 100 360[5] |
| Jun - Aug 2015 | 109 480[5] |
| Jan - Mar 2015 | 140 647[6] |
| Jan - Mar 2015 | 140 647[6] |
| Jan - Mar 2014 | 142 603[6] |
| Oct - Dec 2012 | 146 956 |
| Jul - Sep 2012 | 140 078 |
| Apr - Jun 2012 | 142 383 |
| Jan - Mar 2012 | 142 111 |
| AIR | |
|---|---|
| – 12 January December 2012 | 287 000 |
| July 2011 – June 2012 | 342 000 |
