Publicis Groupe’s businesses in the Middle East and North Africa region have bucked any decline trend that the market witnessed in 2015 or that the holding company itself experienced globally. For Raja Trad, CEO, Publicis Communications Middle East, the year 2016 will build on this… Read More
With the growing demand for tailored content and the lack of a dedicated kids platform that caters to the large South Asian demographic in the Middle East, Turner, a division of Time Warner and parent company of Cartoon Network Arabic, has launched its fourth flagship… Read More
OSN has appointed Emad Morcos as its Chief Content Officer, a newly created organizational role. Mr Morcos will be responsible for driving OSN’s consolidated content strategy and is also mandated with the acquisition of programming rights across all OSN platforms. With over 24 years of broadcast… Read More
One of the leading online shopping and e-commerce provider, Souq.com has once again announced the launch of May Mobile Mania (MMM) in Egypt. It is an annual promotion that offers the best prices on mobiles and smartphones during the month of May. With an estimated… Read More
More than 12 million Syrians have fled their country since the outbreak of the war there some five years ago. The plight of these people is now the focal point of an emotional campaign entitled ‘Keys of Hope’, developed by BBDO Düsseldorf. Commissioned by the… Read More
The Doha-based media content and publishing firm Firefly Communications promoted Miles Masterson from Managing Editor to Executive Editor. In his new role, Mr Masterson will oversee the production and product development of business and current affairs magazine The Edge, B2B publication Qatar Construction News and… Read More
Viacom International Media Network launched Comedy Central in the Middle East on one of the region’s leading pay-TV player, OSN. Comedy Central HD will be the third brand for Viacom in the region, complementing the existing presence of MTV and Nickelodeon/NickJr. The official launch of… Read More
Ending a 10-yr stint at DigitasLBi as it Chief Creative Officer of MENA & UK, Simon Gill is headed to Isobar as the Chief Creative Officer for its UK business. He assumes the new role from June 1, 2016. Mr Gill joins Isobar’s leadership group comprising CEO -Steven Moy, Managing Director – Susanne Jones, Chief Strategy… Read More
Memac Ogilvy has appointed Arpan Saxena as Strategic Planning Director for its Bahrain office in order to strengthen its department of integrated communications. Mr Saxena would be involved in the creative ‘think-tank’ of the company, and would deal with international and local clients. These include American Express… Read More
Ooredoo and Nokia have signed a three-year deal in Qatar to enhance the strength, speed and coverage of the Ooredoo Supernet in the market. The agreement, which will see Nokia upgrading and expanding Ooredoo’s existing mobile broadband network across the country, will help meet Qatar’s… Read More
