On the other hand, 43% feel that their company’s social media strategy is ‘excellent’ Dubai, UAE, June 3, 2012: According to Bayt.com’s latest poll, “Corporate Usage of Social Media in the Middle East”, the majority of respondents (46.8%) believe that social media is not being used effectively by the region’s companies. Eight out of every ten respondents (81.6%) claim that [...]
Leading digital media solutions company Clique Media, has been appointed by SupersonicAds (a market leader in social in-game advertising solutions) to exclusively handle sales in the Middle East, India, Pakistan and Africa markets. With this partnership, Clique Media becomes one of the only three companies in the world that can run brand engagement campaigns and direct response offers on the [...]
The number of FTA satellite channels in the Arab World increased by 19.3% between April 2011 and March 2012 to reach 642 channels (fully operational channels reached 565). Arab Advisors Group research revealed that the highest percentage of the analyzed FTA satellite channels were privately owned general channels. Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, host the highest number of FTA [...]
HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, Chairman of Rotana Group, and the owner of Alarab news channel was welcomed by HM King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa who hosted a dinner in honor of Prince Alwaleed at the Bustan Palace in AlManama during HRH’s visit to Bahrain yesterday Tuesday May 8th 2012. Prince Alwaleed was accompanied by Dr. [...]
On Sunday at 8pm(UAE time)Sky News Arabia, the multi-platform 24-hour Arabic rolling news channel, broadcast for the first time to over 50 million homes across the Middle East and North Africa. A joint venture between Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation (ADMIC) and BSkyB, the UK’s leading pay television provider, Sky News Arabia will offer a new and fresh approach to [...]
Dubai. – (May 1st, 2012) – Yahoo!, the premier digital media company, announced its Summer Games programming efforts bringing Yahoo!’s over 700 million global users closer to the events than ever before, in dozens of languages and regions, across multiple screens and digital platforms. Yahoo!’s coverage will include original video programs, breaking news, expert analysis from Gold Medal Olympians Dan O’Brien (Track [...]
Newspaper responds to reader study with new sections, premium magazine offering, refreshed designs, and new digital platforms Abu Dhabi, UAE, 29 April, 2012: The National, the UAE’s authoritative English language newspaper, has announced a host of new additions today, including a new premium magazine suite, a revamped Sport section, extended Arts & Life offering, new digital platforms and an engaging [...]
Mediastow, the leading media intelligence agency in MENA region, has released its 2011 Media Report on Sudan that monitored prominent newspapers in the Arab world to gauge the perception of the Arab media of Sudan as a country and the way they report its news. The summary of the report, which covered Arab print media in Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, [...]
After launching its first Middle East Online Panel in Saudi Arabia earlier this year and later on in Egypt, the MENA division of Ipsos Interactive Services (IIS) is glad to announce the launch of a new panel in UAE, as a continuation of the panel roll-out throughout the region. The Panel operates under the name of ‘Rewarding Panel’ (rewardingpanel.com) and [...]
The Washington Post director of digital, mobile, and new product design brought an insider’s perspective on the transition from print to digital media to Northwestern University in Qatar recently, in a weeklong guest lecture engagement with students. Justin Ferrell-credited with launching the prestigious US publication’s iPad application and, more recently, its redeveloped multimedia website-spoke on the transition and interplay between [...]
