In the past week, regulations effecting UAE influencers have come into effect. In order to continue their work promoting products or businesses, a mandatory media license is required. The license is priced at AED 15,000, and failure to comply will result in fine. As influencers… Read More
The National Media Council (NMC) and Sony Middle East and Africa (MEA) recently conducted their first ever photography workshop that witnessed participation from local media professionals and senior photographers in the UAE. This initiative is part of the agreement signed between the two parties aimed… Read More
The Middle East Public Relations Association (MEPRA) has formed partnerships with the National Media Council (NMC), PRWeek and the Arthur W. Page Society for the fourth Leadership Majlis, a communications conference in Abu Dhabi. The event, which will be held on May 10, 2018 at… Read More
The National Media Council (NMC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sony Middle East and Africa (MEA) to organize a series of photography workshops for its photographers and other media professionals. This collaborative initiative is designed to support and nurture talent in the… Read More
The UAE will now require anyone conducting ‘commercial activities’ through social media to register for a government-issued licence. The new rules apply to the ‘social media influencers’ who use their internet fame to advertise products. National Media Council’s Director General, Mansour Ibrahim Al Mansouri, explained… Read More
The media industry globally is undergoing transformation, where newer forms of media are finally being asked to conform to rules that have governed traditional media for long. The primary objective for this is to cease the manipulation of news and information that has questioned the… Read More
Aspiring filmmaker Shaima Albuainain has won the twofour54 emerging filmmaker award for the Zayed University Middle East Film Festival 2018 (ZUMEFF), in Abu Dhabi. The award provides Ms Albuainain with access to twofour54’s production and post-production facilities, state-of-the-art equipment, cameras and sound and lighting kits.… Read More
The results of National Media Council (NMC)’s ‘Public Trust in UAE Media’ study, conducted in collaboration with the Jordan Media Institute (JMI) – a non-profit educational entity focusing on journalism, paints a good picture of public confidence in local media. The survey sought to determine… Read More
Asserting that the law is a “key pillar for the regulation of print, TV, radio and electronic publishing as well as regulating the relationship between the National Media Council (NMC) and the media free zones”, Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State,… Read More
