For the first time, Saudi Arabia will host the Top CEO Conference and Awards, an event which will see CEOs, CMOs, Presidents and VPs from across the Arabian Gulf region and beyond gather together on April 10-11 2017 at Bay La Sun Hotel & Marina,… Read More
The decline streak in advertising spends forecast that Publicis Media’s Zenith publishes has continued. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is said to be the only region forecasting a drop in ad spends this year as well, according to Zenith’s new Advertising Expenditure… Read More
Qatar-based telco Ooredoo and Starz Play Arabia have come together to launch Ooredoo TV Go, an on-demand streaming service to which Starz Play will provide more than 6,000 hours of largely Hollywood shows in eight markets across the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia.… Read More
Following the launch of its Arab emoji app, the HALLA WALLA team has now released an Arab themed VR game ‘Wain Waleed’. Wain Waleed’ translates from Arabic to Where’s Waleed. In the first week of launch the app has received over 10,000 downloads. A first… Read More
Social networking may be the Facebook’s core proposition but over the years it has employed various strategies and tactics to make networking engaging, in order to ensure interested and growing user base. Facebook Stories, complete with new ways to share from Facebook Camera with some… Read More
Cardtek, an international payment solutions provider, and Emcredit, a subsidiary of the Dubai Economic Department, have partnered to launch the secure mobile payment platform, emPAY, offering United Arab Emirates residents a national mobile wallet solution. As a part of Dubai’s Smart Government Initiative, emPay will… Read More
The Festival of Media Global Awards has released the shortlisted entries for 2017. A total of 10 entries from the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region is competing for the final metals. These include entries largely from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and also… Read More
The year 2016 was when video made a big impact on Facebook, and there are clear indications that one of the major developments on Facebook for 2017 will be music. Attracting Tamara Hrivnak, former director of music partnerships at YouTube, to Facebook HQ is one… Read More
Ending a stint of 11 years, the Executive Vice President for Brand & Communications at du, Hala Badri has resigned from the telecom major. “Quitting a company that’s occupied my mind and my heart for the last 11 years was always going to be a… Read More
In his first visit to the UAE since signing the partnership deal that brings the global youth brand to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), VICE Founder and CEO, Shane Smith, has outlined his plans to expand VICE across the region and reimagine MENA’s… Read More
