CNN’s Connect the World to go on tour
CNN’s flagship news and current affairs show, Connect the World with Becky Anderson, is taking to the road this month, for a month-long tour. Beginning in Cairo, the programme will head to Amman and Beirut, before ending in Istanbul. In each location anchor Becky Anderson will present a range of live programming and feature content, More Info »
Secret Squirrel wins Ultimate Blogger Award
Karen McLean, aka The Secret Squirrel, won the Ultimate Blogger Award at the Cosmopolitan Middle East 2015 Fabulous Female Awards, held on June, 9, 2015, for her blog, www.secretsquirrelfood.com. The Awards were presented at a ceremony held at The Act, in the Shangri-La hotel, Dubai. The blog, which launched in July, 2013, is based on More Info »
Abu Dhabi Media Summit to be held in 2016
The sixth edition of the Abu Dhabi Media Summit (ADMS) will be held from April 5, 2016 – April 7, 2016 by The Media Zone Authority – Abu Dhabi. Powered by twofour54, the summit’s topics, agenda and key speakers will be announced shortly and will be in line with twofour54’s vision to promote Abu Dhabi More Info »
UM MENA retains Ooredoo account
UM MENA has been retained by Ooredoo Qatar to handle its media planning and buying duties, and the exclusive local partnership will continue to see UM MENA working with Ooredoo across the Qatar Market. UM MENA has managed Ooredoo’s buying and planning activities since 2011. “As regional vanguards of the media industry, we are delighted to have a prestigious organisation like More Info »
DPQ wins my30minutes account
DPQ Communications has been appointed to handle the PR activities for my30minutes across the region. Located in Dubai, Germany and Doha, my30minutes offers electric muscle stimulation (EMS) – a technology-based fitness programme – with a one-on-one personal training approach. “We are excited to represent my30minutes for the region,” says Elsa Roodt, Managing Partner, DPQ Communications. More Info »
Dentsu Aegis welcomes Simon Woodward
Simon Woodward has joined Dentsu Aegis Network as Head of Amplifi Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Having previous agency experience with Universal McCann, GroupM and Mindshare across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, Simon was most recently Global Head of Agencies & Media Management at Microsoft Mobile Devices. In his new role, Simon will be based More Info »
Dentsu Aegis launches Amplifi in MENA
Dentsu Aegis Network MENA has launched Amplifi, a newly established division responsible for media investment and strategic partnerships for the group. Amplifi will bring together the group’s investment management, media partnerships, programmatic buying (AMNET) and content capability functions into a consolidated unit, with data as its foundation. It’s primary goal will be to deliver maximum More Info »
house of comms welcomes Marion Cordiner
Dubai-based PR agency house of comms has welcomed Marion Cordiner to the role of Account Director. Having worked in PR, marketing and advertising in the UK and Australia, Marion has spent the the last four years at international consultancy Weber Shandwick Scotland. In her new role, Marion will take the strategic lead on some recent More Info »
dubizzle launches Brand Stories
dubizzle has launched its native advertising solution Brand Stories, designed to deliver tailored branded content to specific audiences. The advertising placement will be nested within the listings pages on the dubizzle UAE website, across both desktop and mobile, and content can be in the form of short or long form blog posts, infographics, research or More Info »
Lena ter Laare joins The Dubai Mall Magazine
Lena ter Laare has joined Emaar as Content and Publishing Manager of The Dubai Mall Magazine. Having previously worked as Editor in Chief of Good Housekeeping Middle East and launch phase Group Editor of Hello! Middle East, Hello! Indo-Arabia and Hello! Arabia at APP, Lena takes up her new role on The Dubai Mall publication that is published by Mediaquest. For further details, contact Lena ter Larre More Info »