Committed towards harnessing the entrepreneurial energy of youth to pioneer new businesses, Sheraa hosted 2017’s inaugural Startup Weekend at its hub in American University of Sharjah. The Startup Weekend event is part of the global movement coordinated by TechStars and supported by ‘Google for Entrepreneurs’.… Read More
The role of women in the economy is widely recognized as a key driver of progress. Research shows that if women’s participation in the workforce is increased, in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region alone, it would add USD 180 billion or 7 percent to… Read More
Omnicom Media Group has topped the 2016 Major Wins report from the Research Company Evaluating the Media Agency Industry (RECMA), ranking the net new business balance of wins and departures from January 1 – December 31, 2016. Winning 29 percent of the USD 20.1 billion… Read More
The evolution of the telecom industry globally has asserted the significance of being in the content play. The Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region has its own examples of this, including the multi-year Memorandum of Understanding between Ooredoo and MBC GROUP, signed last year,… Read More
Eyeing Arab music lovers, the Arabian Radio Network (ARN) has launched two new radio brands — Al-Khaleejiya Classic and Al-Arabiya Cassette. A part of the state-owned Arab Media Group, ARN now has 18 radio brands – both terrestrial and digital in its bouquet. The launch… Read More
For many industry leaders, data is the new fuel. So much so that by 2021, the prevalence of equity analysts valuing an organization’s information portfolios in order to value the business itself will spark and lead to more formal practices. In a report containing a… Read More
Lions Health, Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity’s dedicated stream focused on life-changing creativity, has today named June Laffey of McCann Health as the 2017 Pharma Lions Jury President and Serviceplan Health & Life’s Mike Rogers as the Health & Wellness Lions Jury President. “The… Read More
Discovery Communications has appointed advertising sales agency Media International Services as the exclusive media partner for its Arabic food network, Fatafeat across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. “We are pleased to announce MIS as our new sales representative for Fatafeat. Fatafeat is… Read More
In line with its now long standing approach of focusing on mobile and videos, Facebook has upped its video viewing experience. The most interesting development in the update is a new Facebook video app for TV, which will roll out soon to app stores for… Read More
Dentsu Aegis Network has appointed Iyad Tibi as Regional General Manager at iProspect. He will contribute to the agency’s evolution, working to diversify and develop its service offering while driving regional expansion. He will report to Michael Nederlof, CEO of Dentsu Aegis Network MENA “We are… Read More
