Former Editor of Al Arabiya News Channel‘s English language service, www.alarabiya.new/English, Faisal J. Abbas will be the new Editor-in-Chief of Saudi Arabia’s English language daily newspaper Arab News. Part of Riyadh-based Saudi Research and Marketing (SRMG), the Middle East’s largest integrated publishing company, Arab News was established in the region in 1975 and has been More Info »
hug digital has won the regional digital account for Festival City malls across the UAE, Egypt and Qatar. The agency was already handling digital duties – including strategy, content, social, media and activations – for Dubai Festival City. After the successful implementation of Dubai’s ‘Cityfest’ activation, hug has now extended their remit to handle both Cairo More Info »
CNN International is the number one international news channel in daily, weekly and monthly reach, according to the Ipsos Affluent Survey Middle East. The independent industry research study shows that the CNN International TV channel reaches 20% of the Middle East’s elite population every month and this reach increases to 28% when CNN International‘s digital More Info »
Conde Nast is set to launch an online edition of Vogue Arabia this Autumn, in partnership with Dubai-based media agency Nervora. The Middle Eastern edition of the luxury fashion title will be headed up by Editor-In-Chief, Deena Aljuhani Abdulaziz. The website will be launched in Arabic as well as English and followed by a print More Info »
Youth media and content creation studio, VICE Media has partnered with media and communications group, MOBY Group to launch VICE’s digital and mobile programming in the MENA region. The partnership will give the company access to MOBY’s knowledge in the local markets and will bring with it the opening of local production studios across the More Info »
Deliveroo has retained TOH PR as its strategic public relations partner in the Middle East. Following a successful six months since launching in Dubai in November 2015, Deliveroo is now planning further expansion both across the Gulf region, as well as globally, in order to take advantage of the fast-growing food delivery market. “Keeping a More Info »
The Mothership’s Founder Helen Farmer tells TMN her views on the UAE’s ever-changing media landscape, offers advice to others looking to start blogging and talks about how she sees blogging evolving in the Middle East…
BR Communications, a PR consultancy operating in the Middle East, has signed with Lou Hammond’s PR World Network. Lou Hammond & Associates is a North American communications agency, founded in 1984 has offices in New York, Miami, Charleston SC and Los Angeles. The world network was founded in 2009 and consists of 21 PR companies More Info »
Socialize has secured the digital communications mandate for the entire General Mills portfolio, including its Haagen-Daz, Nature Valley, Bugles and Green Giant brands. The agency will handle all digital creative duties for General Mills, with the aim to build more meaningful relationships between its brands and their target audiences. Socialize will be working alongside Ali More Info »
PRCO Dubai has been appointed by Anantara Hotels, Resorts and Spas to handle all PR for its three properties in Abu Dhabi; Anantara Sir Bani Yas Island Resort, Eastern Mangroves Hotel and Spa by Anantara and Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara. The agency will oversee the PR strategy for all three of the More Info »