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Today, December 7th, 2014 marks one year since the start of this blog. To celebrate, and to take a trip down memory lane, I thought I would reveal the top ten most read articles  on this blog, so that you can see what fellow internet users reading this blog are actually searching for:

10. ANN7 Announces Nominees of their inaugural "South African of the Year" Awards
By far the most searched for news channel when I look at the various  search terms directing to this site, ANN7 should really put together a functional PR department to get word of their channel out there, because viewers are curious, and they are not making an active attempt to reach potential viewers.

9.  CNN's South African-based correspondent to relocate to Atlanta
Robyn Curnow's excellent work (I don't personally share that view) during the Oscar trial was noticed by CNN bigwigs and she was subsequently moved to CNN Headquarters in Atlanta where she now anchprs the weekday iDesk.

8. ANN7 SATY 2014 Red Carpet
ANN7 might be the least watched local news channel, but for one night the channel was the top trending topic on Twitter when they held their South African of the Year Awards. My article containing pics from the Red Carpet special ranks as 8th.

7. ANN7's Political Edge Wraps Up For 2014
Politcal Edge hosted by Hajra Omarjee has become one of the most talked about political shows on South African television.

6. Your Ultimate 2014 FIFA World Cup Coverage Guide (SABC1)
Considering the SABC only made their "official" World Cup broadcast plans, which include magazine shows and hosts, the day before the world cup, viewers were curious to find out exactly what the SABC had planned for them.

5.  DStv Financial Results Including NEW Channels
The article that teasted the launch of Lifetime and Nicktoons is next on the list.

4. Your Ultimate 2014 FIFA World Cup Coverage Guide (Supersport)
This article simply outlines what Supersport's broadcast plans were for the World Cup held earlier this year.

3. WORLD CUP COVERAGE:Presenters and Analysts Announced, Includes John Dykes, Andy Townsend, Ryan Giggs
Yet another article on World Cup Coverage by Supersport which is then followed by yet another at number 2:

2. Ryan Giggs Has Left Supersports World Cup Team
The news that Ryan Giggs very abrupty left Supersports World Cup panel of stars, with him as the crown jewel, very quickly became the most read article on this blog by a wide gap, until number one came by:

1. The most read article on this blog in this past year, out of 173 articles are...
Derek van Dam leaving eNCA for CNN International
 The surprising news that longtime weather head at eNCA, Derek van Damwas leaving SA's most watched news channel for CNN was the most read article on this blog this year. Derek can now be seen on CNN, DStv 401, on most weekday mornings, which is overnight in the US, and also filling in on other shifts.

Thanks for an awesome year guys. I will be taking things a bit slower for December and early January only, but special articles will still be published, including looking at which local tv news channel has the most popular website, among others.

Here's to the year ahead.