Following Cheil Worldwide’s investment in Iris, the company has appointed Lotta Malm Hallqvist as its first Global Chief Growth Officer. Based in London, Ms Hallqvist will head Cheil’s international growth and new business drive. She will report to Michael Kim, Cheil Worldwide’s Global Chief Operating… Read More
Recently appointed CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi, Robert Senior has scrapped the roles of the chief executives in the EMEA and APAC region. Earlier, the EMEA and APAC chief executive roles were held respectively by Mr Senior and Chief Operating Officer Chris Foster. The decision… Read More
Digital growth in Africa in 2015 is boosting many business including the retail industry. A World Wide Worx report has stated that online retailing in Africa is growing at a rapid rate with already well over 800 retail sites in South Africa alone. According to… Read More
The Ministry of Interior, represented by the Traffic Coordination Directorate General, has launched its first unified traffic awareness campaign for the year 2015. The campaign, that kicked off on January 1, 2015 under the slogan ‘Ensuring Pedestrians’ Safety’, will continue for the first quarter of 2015. The campaign aims… Read More
In the last week, various international publications have dedicated significant news space to the hacking of Sony’s upcoming movie ‘The Interview’, the company’s decision to hold the movie’s scheduled release, only to be reversed after the President of the United States, Barack Obama, criticised the… Read More
In a bid to sort out differences and repair relations with Egypt, Qatar-based Al Jazeera has suspended its Egyptian broadcast which was known to voice views of President Mohamed Mursi supporters and Muslim Brotherhood – a political force in Egypt. Al-Jazeera said it would instead incorporate Mubasher Misr into a… Read More
Etihad Airways completed the acquisition of 49 per cent equity stake in Alitalia, an Italian carrier. Both the airlines completed the formalities related to the transfer of air transport operations from Alitalia CAI to the new Alitalia SAI. Etihad Airways subscribed and paid for the… Read More
Yemen has closed down the distribution of the state-run paper Al Thawra following the intervention of Al Houthi into the editorial policy of the newspaper last week. The intervention is said to be forced on the state-run paper by the Al Houthis, because of which… Read More
Amagi, a TV advertising and cloud-based broadcast infrastructure, has launched Ad monetization platforms that are designed for TV Networks whose satellite feeds cover countries outside its origin. The initiative has been launched in the Middle East and Europe first, as the two have been identified… Read More
Kony, Inc., a mobility company, today announced the appointment of Steven Medeiros as Vice President and General Manager of Asia Pacific and Middle East. As part of the company’s global expansion strategy, Steve will focus on building out offices and channels in the markets of… Read More
