Expanding in the Gulf region, Newsweek LLC, a global newsweekly publication, has entered into a licensing partnership with ARY Digital Network to publish Newsweek Middle East, a localized newsweekly magazine that will be printed in English and Arabic.
“Newsweek represents high quality journalism, and there is global demand for that. We are thrilled to partner with ARY Digital Network to launch Newsweek Middle East and continue to build the Newsweek brand in the Middle East,” commented Etienne Uzac, Co-Founder and CEO of IBT Media, the parent company of Newsweek LLC.
ARY Digital Network is an Urdu language television network which also broadcasts news in the Middle East including bilingual news channel ARY News. With the partnership ARY Digital has entered into the fray of print media.
“I am very pleased to announce this long term partnership with IBT Media and the launch of Newsweek Middle East,” shared Salman Iqbal, Founder and CEO of ARY Digital Network.
“Newsweek Middle East will be published in English and in Arabic with region specific content, offering award-winning reporting and commentary from some of the top writers in the Middle East and the world,” he added.
The first issues of Newsweek Middle East will be available in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. The English version is anticipated to launch by June 2015 followed by the Arabic version.
One of the strong licensing brands, Newsweek has already established international editions through foreign licensing partnerships to meet the growing global demand. Newsweek Middle East will be the eighth international edition with other international editions being distributed in Japan, South Korea, Latin America, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia and the United Kingdom.
