Discovery Networks has signed an agreement with du as its official playout and distribution service provider across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. As a result of the agreement, du will offer its expertise to manage the transmission of Discovery’s latest channels, DKids… Read More
Hill+Knowlton Strategies has named Bashar AlKadhi as the new Chief Executive Officer MENA, overseeing H+K’s business across the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. He will assume the position in September. Mr AlKadhi joins from the role of COO at H+K’s fellow WPP company ASDA’A… Read More
J. Walter Thompson Middle East and North Africa and Google MENA have entered into a partnership that will debut with a global first, the technology company’s ‘Google All-Stars Academy’ – a program that aims to propel the region’s leading marketing communications brand into the next… Read More
Following its bankruptcy resulting from the legal debacle with wrestler Hulk Hogan’s sex tape, Gawker Media was up for an auction. TV network and digital publisher, known largely for its Spanish content, Univision has won the auction at a bid of USD 135 million. The… Read More
Facebook dominated the headlines last week when it announced it was responding to the rise of ad-blocking by changing the way desktop advertising is loaded, thereby making it considerably more difficult to detect. It’s not hard to see why Facebook would want to tackle the… Read More
The fee for out of home (OOH) inventory such as lit and unlit billboard ads have been increased in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The Council of Ministers amended fees on these ads, ads located on private property or buses within the city, ads on Ministry… Read More
English Premier League club Stoke City has appointed KingFut to manage its official Arabic social media accounts and digital media presence across different platforms. This move comes as part of the English club’s strategy to expand its international reach and communicate with Arabic speaking fans… Read More
TMT News magazine has announced the winners of the 2016 Media Awards. From the Middle East and Africa region, Iris PR, Plus 1 Communications, Avantgarde Communications Qatar and Velocity Afrika have won at the awards. Iris PR won the Best Technology PR Agency award, Plus… Read More
Dubai-based incubator, The Cribb, has recently opened its in-house training courses to the region’s most promising entrepreneurs and corporates. The Cribb Academy is set to offer its courses to all, including government institutions, corporations, business owners, startup founders and entrepreneurs. The academy aims to provide… Read More
Stories of a ‘context collapse’ may have hit social networking platforms lately but there’s still 44 percent who can be considered ‘Personal Sharers’, using social media to share photos, their opinion, or details of their daily lives. Equally clear is that social networks are an… Read More
