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Jumeirah Wins Two Major UK Digital Awards
Samer Marzouq / November 13, 2011 9:04 am

Jumeirah Wins Two Major UK Digital Awards

DUBAI, November 10, 2011/PRNewswire/ – Jumeirah, the Dubai-based luxury hospitality company and member of Dubai Holding, has won two major awards in as many weeks for the quality of its expertise in digital strategy. On 11 October 2011, the company won The Best Hotel Website Award at The Travolution Awards, then shortly after received another award, jointly with its partner [...]

Cannes Lions appoints Chinese Lo Sheung Yan as Jury President of the Outdoor Category
Samer Marzouq / November 13, 2011 8:49 am

Cannes Lions appoints Chinese Lo Sheung Yan as Jury President of the Outdoor Category

10 November 2011 – The International Festival of Creativity today announced the first of 15 jury presidents that will lead the judging process at next year’s edition of Cannes Lions. Lo Sheung Yan, known as Mayan among his peers, JWT’s Executive Creative Director, North East Asia and Chairman, China, will lead the Outdoor jury in 2012. Since joining JWT in [...]

Global Village launches an online TV Channel
Samer Marzouq / November 10, 2011 12:22 pm

Global Village launches an online TV Channel

Global Village in Dubai has announced the Launch of a 24/7 live online stream channel that will feature live broadcast of the exclusive variety of Shows and Events from all over the world including Ballet show’s by the Argentinean Band, Bollywood’s show, Dancing South Africa show, Global Hip Hop show, UAE Folk band as well as Drum Band and Egyptian [...]

José Mourinho gets closer with Braun shavers
Samer Marzouq / November 10, 2011 11:36 am

José Mourinho gets closer with Braun shavers

World renowned football supremo and a global leader in men’s dry shaving join forces Dubai, 1 November 2011 – Braun has unveiled their first ever globally recognised men’s dry shaving ambassador; arguably the most respected football coach in the world: José Mourinho. With his unparalleled success both on and off the pitch, calm authority and no nonsense attitude, José Mourinho [...]

Hajj and Umrah app helps BlackBerry smartphone users with holy rituals
Samer Marzouq / November 2, 2011 5:22 pm

Hajj and Umrah app helps BlackBerry smartphone users with holy rituals

Dubai, 2 November 2011: Asgatech, a BlackBerry® Alliance Member, has developed an application for BlackBerry® smartphone users that provides Hajj and Umrah pilgrims with a range of useful tools to enhance their pilgrimage during this holiest of religious duties. The application is available as a free download* on BlackBerry App World™, and includes: - Support for six different languages – [...]

Convergence of Technology and Media to Expand Opportunities for Sector and Region
Samer Marzouq / November 2, 2011 3:26 pm

Convergence of Technology and Media to Expand Opportunities for Sector and Region

TECOM Investments Entities Dubai Internet City and Media Cluster Support Largest Show for Interactive TV Markets in MENA Region Dubai-UAE: 2 November, 2011 – The convergence of technology and media will open doors to a number of opportunities and cross leverage expertise. Adoption of latest solutions and the availability of new forms of media have helped drive this convergence, concur [...]

Leading Brands Publishing in association with Merck Serono Middle East announces the launch of Pulse iPad edition
Samer Marzouq / November 1, 2011 5:31 pm

Leading Brands Publishing in association with Merck Serono Middle East announces the launch of Pulse iPad edition

Leading Brands Publishing, a Dubai-based custom publishing house, in association with pharmaceutical giant Merck Serono Middle East, announced the launch of Pulse iPad edition, the world’s first fully interactive cardiology magazine for the Apple iPad. Available through the MAGapp e-reader on iTunes, Pulse iPad engages with readers through a number of interactive experiences such as video, audio, Internet and social [...]

MBRSC students visit MBC studios
Samer Marzouq / November 1, 2011 5:29 pm

MBRSC students visit MBC studios

Students at the Mohammed Bin Rashid School for Communication (MBRSC) at the American University in Dubai (AUD) recently visited the studios of MBC Group, one of the most renowned television networks in the Arab region. Both the English and Arabic track students – along with Communication and Information Studies Professors Ms. Maya Hojejj and Ms. Rebecca Cathcart, and Ms. Layal [...]

Image Nation Abu Dhabi and Twofour54 Tadreeb launch Arab Film Studio
Samer Marzouq / November 1, 2011 5:26 pm

Image Nation Abu Dhabi and Twofour54 Tadreeb launch Arab Film Studio

Image Nation Abu Dhabi, in partnership with Twofour54 Tadreeb, announced the launch of Arab Film Studio. The program is a five-year commitment to help develop local film talent in the United Arab Emirates and encourage the growth of the film industry in the Arab region. Arab Film Studio will identify, train and foster budding Emirati filmmakers, providing them with the [...]

Arabian Radio Network launches an application for Samsung Smart TVs
Samer Marzouq / November 1, 2011 5:25 pm

Arabian Radio Network launches an application for Samsung Smart TVs

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, announced an exclusive agreement with Arabian Radio Network (ARN), the UAE’s largest radio network and leading commercial radio brands. The agreement will allow SMART TV users to access all eight ARN radio channels through a tailor-made Samsung Smart TV application. ARN’s impressive and renowned range of [...]