Joyce Amil appointed as PR Manager of Ricci Capricci
The new Ricci Capricci Beauty Salon at the Conrad Hotel Dubai has appointed Joyce Amil as PR Manager. She will be handling all PR-related affairs and media relations. “I will be concentrating on building brand awareness and introducing our professional beauty services to our target audience,” says Joyce. “Our vision at Ricci Capricci is to More Info »
Robyn Percy signs on with Landmark International
Robyn Percy has taken on the role of Assistant Marketing Manager for Landmark International (LMI), and will head the new in-house public relations function. Previously PR Director at Fifth Ring, Robyn will run Landmark’s PR campaigns for brands including Reiss, New Look, Koton, Lipsy and Funky Fish in the UAE and across the GCC. “I’ve More Info »
Team start work on Women’s Health Middle East
The Women’s Health Middle East team have now commenced work on the new ITP Consumer-run publication, with Yi-Hwa Hanna taking the reins as Editor-in-Chief. Previously Deputy Editor of Good Housekeeping, Yi-Hwa will be joined by ex-Shape Editor, Ashley Lane, after the title ceased publication in December. Gareth Lloyd-Jones is publisher and will oversee all commercial opportunities More Info »
ITP Consumer launch Arab Woman Awards KSA
ITP Consumer has announced the launch of the Arab Woman Awards KSA 2014, which is set to take place on January 29, 2014. Following the success of the Arab Woman Awards UAE, Qatar and Kuwait for five consecutive years, the organisers have introduced the first Arab Woman Awards KSA which will take place at a More Info »
Es’hailSat to launch operations on Es’hail 1
Qatar-based satellite company Es’hailSat has announced commercial operations on its new satellite, Es’hail 1, will commence on December 30, 2013. The start of broadcast operations catering to the general public follows the commencement of Es’hail 1’s commercial service of the Al Jazeera Media Network channels in October. Es’hailSat confirmed its sponsorship of the Qatar ExxonMobil More Info »
Rachel Ingram promoted across Concierge portfolio
Rachel Ingram has been promoted to Features Editor across the Concierge magazine portfolio. Previously Features Writer on The Dubai Mall Magazine and Concierge, Rachel will now be working across Concierge Dubai, Concierge Abu Dhabi, Concierge Chinese and Concierge Russian. “I’m thrilled to join the Concierge team as Features Editor and I look forward to the new More Info »
Claire Carruthers joins Grazia Middle East
Claire Carruthers has joined ITP as the new Fashion and Beauty Editor of Grazia Middle East and Grazia Bahrain. Claire has spent five years working across numerous UAE titles including iQ, Insider, Time Out Abu Dhabi, Emirates Woman and most recently Rolling Stone Middle East, where she developed and managed the style pages, creating the benchmark for Rolling More Info »
Abu Dhabi Media lands Euro & World Cup deal
CAA Eleven has agreed a media rights package with Abu Dhabi Media in respect to the newly centralised European Qualifiers, which will begin in September 2014. “We are pleased to welcome Abu Dhabi Media on board as a broadcast partner of the European Qualifiers,” UEFA commented in a statement. “The AD Sports channels represent a More Info »
F1 media rights for MENA handed to MP & Silva
Leading Media rights agency MP & Silva have acquired the exclusive media rights to all Formula 1 Grand Prix races, qualifying and practice sessions in the MENA region for a period of six years beginning with the 2014 Championship, until 2019. “We are extremely honoured with this long-term relationship with Formula 1 as sales representatives More Info »
Al Khaleej top Arab Daily in UAE says Ipsos
Sharjah-based Al Khaleej newspaper has emerged as the top daily for Arab readers in the UAE for 2013, an Ipsos survey has revealed. According to the survey, 73.7 per cent of Emiratis and 68.9 per cent of Arab expatriates read Al Khaleej. The Ipsos reports measure the size of the local newspaper readership, including readers More Info »