Education and media are essential for a nation’s progress. Tariq Saeed Allay, Director of the Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB) stressed on this, as he highlighted why Sharjah has on the one hand been investing in building institutions like the University of Sharjah and American… Read More
As part of its global initiative to empower 5 million women by 2020 through its brands, Unilever partnered with B4U Plus to produce a 13-week miniseries ‘OMO Achiever’s Kitchen’, featuring UAE women entrepreneurs. UAE ranks 19 on the Global Entrepreneurial Index among 137 countries. Industry… Read More
Twitter is trying something new and if it all goes well, then soon the 140 character limit will increase to 280. A recent research by Twitter shows that “cramming thoughts” in the 140 character limit was a problem in some languages, but not so much… Read More
Nielsen has launched a new initiative for the broadcast radio industry in the UAE. With the methodology and quality controls being subject to independent verification by PwC, Nielsen will work alongside industry stakeholders to deliver Radio Audience Measurement (RAM), to help redefine the way the… Read More
Twitter’s Co-Founder and CEO Jack Dorsey’s Eid wishes on Twitter garnered high levels of engagement with his tweet becoming the 6th most Retweeted Tweet of all time. The tweet, that was tweeted in Arabic included the #EidAlAdha hashtag in Arabic, which unlocked a special emoji… Read More
Now passengers at the Dubai International (DXB) Airport can enjoy free movies and TV shows before their flights, following a partnership between Dubai Airports and regional content provider Icflix. The initiative combines DXB’s free Wi-Fi experience, ‘WOW-Fi’, with Icflix’s video-on-demand service, allowing passengers to stream… Read More
Augustus, a ‘New Media’ company and publisher of Lovin Dubai, has announced its expansion into the Saudi Arabia market with the launch of Lovin Saudi. Augustus, based in Dubai, is the area developer franchisee for the Lovin Group in the Middle East and North Africa… Read More
Al-Monitor, a media organization covering the Middle East and founded in 2012, has relaunched with a brand new site, expanding its coverage scope and announcing several new initiatives including audio programming and content for new platforms. Al-Monitor covers the Middle East via its multilingual platform… Read More
CNN and Snapchat are now bringing breaking news to its users. CNN, Snapchat Discover’s launch partner, unveiled ‘The Update’ – a brand new daily Snapchat Show that provides a rundown of the biggest news from CNN reporters and bureaus around the world. Tapping into the… Read More
After revamping how News Feeds and other icons are displayed on the LinkedIn homepage, the professional network has now introduced videos feature on its mobile app. Mostly users do not use LinkedIn daily as much as they do Facebook or Twitter, considering the latter two… Read More
