Oryx Gulf Media launch L’Officiel Hommes

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Oryx Gulf Media, publisher of the L’Officiel group of titles and BBC Top Gear, has announced the official re-launch of L’Officiel Hommes Middle East, the leading men’s fashion magazine published by Les Editions Jalou. Available in both Arabic and English editions, the bi-annual magazine will have a print run of 55,000 copies and will be available across the Arab world.

“L’Officiel Hommes is an iconic French magazine with various international editions and it is with a great sense of pride and accomplishment that we add the Middle East to Jalou’s growing footprint across the world,” says Souha Abbas, Publishing Partner and Group Editorial Director at Oryx Gulf Media. “We have assembled an incredibly talented and seasoned team to bring this magazine to life and remain confident that it will satisfy the market’s hunger for a dedicated men’s fashion magazine of international calibre but with local sensibility.”

The launch issue includes interviews with Dean and Dan Caten of Dsquared2, Michael Kors, Emirate film director Abdulla Al Kaabi and London-based menswear designer Khalid Al Qasimi with exclusive Robert Pattinson photographs by Nan Goldin courtesy of Dior Parfum for the new Dior Homme fragrance campaign. Various writers of the French and Italian editions have also contributed to the debut issue.

“This is an interesting and exciting era for men’s fashion and the re-launch of L’Officiel Hommes Middle East could not have come at a more poignant time,” expressed Hassan Al-Saleh, Chief Editor of L’Officiel Hommes Middle East. “We are incredibly proud of our launch issue. The content is editorially stimulating and visually captivating.”

Oryx Gulf Media first re-introduced the women’s fashion title L’Officiel in April of this year, followed by the L’Officiel Kids supplement. The Dubai-based publisher plans to launch L’Officiel Art Middle East in November.

Luxury Lifestyle platform Buro 24/7 goes live

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The new online magazine Buro 24/7 Middle East has today gone live. The luxury lifestyle platform run by Russian fashion icon Miroslava Duma and local Emirati entrepreneur, Salama Alabbar, is an extension of the existing and highly respected Buro247.ru. The Middle East version will host up-to-the-minute news from the world of fashion, film, art, current affairs, literature, music, cars and much more.

Log on now at www.buro247.com/me or follow Buro 24/7 Middle East on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest @Buro247ME.

For further information, contact Editor-in-Chief Holly Williams at H.Williams@Buro247me.com

 

ITP partners with Sayidaty for Arab Woman Awards

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ITP Consumer, the region’s largest publisher of English language women’s magazines, has announced a ground-breaking partnership with Sayidaty as media sponsor of its Arab Woman Awards for the coming year.

The media partnership will include the Arab Woman Awards official publications being distributed with Sayidaty, on-site interviews with the winners featured on Sayidaty.com, post-event coverage of the event plus the magazine also plans to utilise the events to launch its own marketing initiative called ‘Sayidaty celebrates women’ which it will unveil at the Arab Woman Awards UAE in December at the Sofitel Abu Dhabi.

“Sayidaty is the region’s most popular Arabic language lifestyle magazine so it seemed a natural fit for us to partner with such an authoritative awards that so actively promotes the achievements of women,” says Mohammed Fahad Al-Harthi, Editor of Sayidaty. “We are a pan-Arab publisher so the Arab Woman Awards were particularly attractive to us due to their ‘across GCC’ vision.’

The Arab Woman Awards is the GCC region’s only pan-Arab awards to recognise Arab females in areas including business, charity, the arts and design. The awards now run annually in the UAE, Kuwait and Qatar with the first KSA awards launching in early 2014 with the support of Princess Reema Bandar Al-Saud. A Bahrain edition is planned for 2015.  The award winners are selected by a private Judges Board from each country which follow strict criteria to determine each winner.  Now in its fifth year the awards have recognised over 150 women to-date with leading businesswomen, doctors and educators including HE Fatima Al Jaber, Dr Manahel Thabet, Sheikha Hessa bint Khalifa Al Maktoum, Bothaina Al Ansari, Moudhi Al Hajiri , Sheikha Souad Al Sabah, and many more. The awards are presented at private, invitation only ceremonies with the winners and their achievements published in an official Arab Woman Awards commemorative book.

“Sayidaty has always been a great supporter of the awards through its post-event coverage and attendance,” says Sue Holt, Deputy Managing Director of ITP Consumer and founder of the Arab Woman Awards “We are delighted to formalise this partnership and create an annual calendar in which to jointly celebrate amazing women.”

For more information on the Arab Woman Awards, contact: Marianne Bassil, Marketing & Events Manager, ITP Consumer marianne.bassil@itp.com / +971 (0)4 444 3814

 

New Content Director to join Seven Media

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Anthony Richardson has been confirmed as the new Content Director at Seven Media. The former Assistant News Editor for The National and most recently Bureau Chief at Bloomberg in Hong Kong, will commence his new role on November 3, 2013.

In addition to editing all English language output from the agency including press releases, collaterals and social media plans, Anthony will also oversee the corporate brochures division and the multimedia team. Anthony will work closely with Janty Nakhesh who heads up the Arabic team to ensure all content produced is of an exceptional standard.

“We’re very much looking forward to Anthony joining the Seven Media team,” says Gregg Fray, Co-Founder of Seven Media. “We are continually looking to strengthen our team and with a wealth of experience, we feel Anthony is the perfect candidate to ensure our content creation remains at the very best of standards as our company grows.”

 

Kholoud Rajeh joins Tiffany & Co. PR team

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Tiffany & Co. has announced Kholoud Rajeh as the newest member of the in-house PR & promotions team. Working alongside Marketing & PR Director, Ghada El-Kari, Kholoud fills the position of PR Manager and brings with her over eight years of media relations experience. Having previously worked at Havas PR Middle East, Kholoud is well-versed in luxury fashion and accessories PR.

“I’m so excited to be part of the Tiffany team,” says Kholoud. “I’m looking forward to working with the brand because of its illustrious history and heritage as it exemplifies itself as a true luxury brand.”

Tiffany & Co. now operate an in-house PR team, therefore all PR requests can be directed to Kholoud at Kholoud.Rajeh@Tiffany.com / +971 (0)56 171 7672 or Jennifer Chamly Jennifer Chamly@Tiffany.com / +971 (0)56 655 1225

New Beauty Editor for Style.com Arabia

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Elizabeth Whiston-Dew has today joined Style.com/Arabia as Beauty Editor. Formerly Beauty Editor of the Emirates Woman Group at Motivate Publishing, Elizabeth has spent the past three years working across titles such as Emirates Woman, Emirates Bride, Spend It and Luxe. Elizabeth will now oversee all beauty pages within Style.com Arabia, which is an English and Arabic language online magazine.

“I am delighted to be named the new beauty voice for Style.com/Arabia, joining the task force of tastemakers at this pioneering publication,” says Elizabeth. “I will report daily on all things beauty, from pending trends to insider tips along with all the trinkets to propel our discerning readers to the next level of beautiful.”

Shashi Menon, CEO & Publisher, added: “We’re thrilled to welcome Elizabeth to the team. Her background in beauty and journalism makes her a natural fit for the publication and our authoritative style of reporting. We look forward to continuing to publish the best content — and first — for our broad regional and international audience.”

Contact Elizabeth at elizabeth@arabia.style.com / +971 (0)4 422 5766

 

Al Jazeera America signs Time Warner deal

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Al Jazeera America has signed a distribution deal with Time Warner Cable offering access to millions of households in the New York and Los Angeles regions of the United States. Just days after launch in August 2013, the Qatar-owned broadcaster hit rocky ground after American-based telecoms group, AT&T, dropped the network from its U-verse television subscription service, taking its distribution down from 41 million homes to just 36 million homes.

New Group Editor for OK! Middle East and Viva

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Gemma White has been announced as the new Group Editor for OK! Middle East and Viva magazine. Gemma, who returns to ITP Publishing after two years at the Gulf News Group, will oversee the day-to-day running of OK! Middle East plus manage supplements and brand extensions. She will also have a creative input to Viva, the home-grown ITP title that launched nine years ago, which is now edited by Anita Quade.

Contact Gemma at gemma.white@itp.com / +971 (0)50 444 3824

Zainab Imichi Alhassan joins Grace and Garbo

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Zainab Imichi Alhassan has been appointed PR Eleganceer at boutique PR firm, Grace and Garbo. Working across fashion and lifestyle clients, Zainab will concentrate on strategic brand building, media relations, boutique placement and social media.

“I hope to learn a lot about  PR from the Grace and Garbo team,” says Zainab. “I plan to use my rich knowledge in fashion and communications to help the brands we work with.”

Contact Zainab at zainab@graceandgarbo.com / +971 (0)53 887 5879

SMG appoints Global President of LiquidThread

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Olivier Gers has joined Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG) as Global President, LiquidThread, SMG’s branded entertainment content unit. He will be based out of the SMG London office and will report to Brian Terkelsen, CEO of MediaVest, who will continue to have executive oversight over LiquidThread in addition to his MediaVest role.

In his new role, Gers will be responsible for building the global LiquidThread business and expanding opportunities around the world with brands, local production studios, networks and distribution organizations. He will oversee a range of content marketing offerings, including digital marketing strategies, core partnership models and the development of brand programming. Working across disciplines, Gers will develop strategies that marry ideas with platforms to drive business for SMG’s roster of clients. He will partner closely with Brent Poer, who will continue to serve as President, SMG LiquidThread North America, reporting to Terkelsen. All regional leadership outside of North America will report to Olivier.

“At Starcom MediaVest, we are passionate about new content possibilities, new ways of telling brand stories in new places, and new platforms and emerging technologies that will change how our clients inform, engage—and even befriend—their audience,” said Terkelsen. “We believe Olivier is the right person to advance these possibilities for our company and clients around the world. He is a proven business builder and growth driver for brands and an inspiring leader.”

Most recently, Gers served as Chief Executive Officer for the Endemol Worldwide Brands division, the world’s largest independent production company, at Endemol Group in London. In this role, he led the monetization of the ancillary rights of Endemol’s key properties, including television shows Big Brother, Deal or No Deal, Wipeout and Star Academy. He managed a 50+ person global team responsible for all commercial extensions across licensing, merchandising, digital, gambling, gaming, live events, sponsorship and brand relations and music publishing.

Gers was named Advertising Age Entertainment Marketer of the Year in 2007 and has served as an active industry spokesperson over the years, including engagements at MipTV, the largest market and showcase for international TV content development; NATPE; World Congress of Sports; UBS Media and Communications Conference; Forbes Breakout Conference, and more.