OMD Wins Media Network of the Year 2013

With 100 per cent client retention and growth nudging 10 per cent, OMD wins top award from Campaign magazine.

Al Jazeera Denies Report Its Cairo Office Was Raided

Reports claimed Al Jazeera’s office in the Egyptian capital had been raided and security forces arrested 11 Qatari citizens.

Dubai Has Strong Potential To Be Global Media Hub

Dubai has the required production infrastructure and services to become a global media hub, says study.

Egyptian Forces Arrest Qataris At Al Jazeera’s Cairo Office

Four Qatari police officers were among those arrested, according to a state newspaper.

Grand Cinemas Appoints New CEO Ahead Of Expansion

The Middle East’s largest cinema group has aggressive plans to expand into Qatar and Bahrain in the coming year.

Middle East Ad Revenues To Grow By 6.3% in 2014

After remaining flat throughout 2013, Middle East ad revenues are expected to rebound in the coming year.

Top 10 Social Media Tips For Businesses

Ahmed Dawood, founder of social media marketing firm for corporates and small businesses Phenomena, shares his top ten tips for companies on social media.

UAE Pay-TV Network OSN Secures Five-Year $200m Facility

The proceeds of the facility will be used to further grow and strengthen its core business, said OSN.

OSN Valued At $4.3bn Ahead Of Planned IPO

Private equity firms in the region are considering IPOs in overseas markets such as London as a potential exit route.

How To Create Your Own Podcast

A recording application and a good quality microphone are essential tools says James Reynolds, founder of veravo.com and host of The Traffic Jam Podcast.

Dubai Lynx 2014 Jury Presidents Revealed

The announcement included a new award for students and unveiled the theme for next year’s festival.

Young Saudis Getting Creative On YouTube

With a population of 28.3 million, Saudi Arabia is now the biggest user of YouTube per capita in the world.

MENA Ad Industry At A Crossroads

It’s about time we all grew up, writes Reda Raad, COO, TBWA\RAAD.

Sky News Arabia Has Lost Contact With Crew In Syria

At least 39 journalists were killed and 21 kidnapped in Syria last year by both rebels and government forces.

New MBC Bollywood Channel To Launch In October

The channel will feature series and movies from India’s movie hub.

Sheikh Mohammed’s New Book Highlights Leadership Strategies

Sheikh Mohammed’s latest book, Flashes of Thought, talks about time management, positive thinking and creativity.

Saudi Sees Strong Growth In Digital Arabic Content

The Kingdom accounts for more than half of the region’s active users on Twitter with 90 per cent preferring to tweet in Arabic.

Dubai Eye Unveils New Business Breakfast Presenter

Sarah Cocker will join Malcolm Taylor in hosting the award-winning breakfast show.

Web-Based Apps Pose Tricky Problem For Saudi Monitors

The number of Twitter users in Saudi Arabia nearly doubled in six months to 2.9 million in July 2012, amounting to a little over 10 per cent of the population

Dubai Eye To Broadcast Live Premier League Matches

Arabian Radio Network has secured the rights to transmit live online and radio coverage of all matches from the top English league.

New York Times, Twitter Hacked By Syrian Group

The Syrian Electronic Army, a hacker group supporting the Syrian government, claimed credit for the attacks.

OSN Acquires Pehla, Taps Into South Asian TV Content

OSN has announced full ownership of Pehla for an undisclosed amount while it awaits update on an IPO.

Saudi’s Prince Alwaleed Fires Celebrity TV Preacher For Brotherhood Links

The prince said Tareq al-Suwaidan, who has more than 1.9 million Twitter followers, had identified himself as “one of the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood”.

Two Journalists, Including One From Dubai, Killed In Cairo Violence

Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz, who worked with Xpress,had been on leave when she was shot dead.

Du’s Near Miss Twitter Moment

The benefits and dangers of social media are a package deal as companies continue to embrace social media as a tool for customer communication.

Bahrain Deports US Teacher For Writing Articles On Radical Websites

The woman was accused of violating the terms of her work permit and using Twitter to spread misinformation.

Saudi Activist Freed After Two Years In Detention

Mohammed al-Bajadi, a founding member of the banned Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association, was sentenced to four years in prison last year.

Rights Group Condemns Lashing, Jailing Of Saudi Blogger

Raif Badawi, who started the ‘Free Social Liberals’ website to discuss the role of religion in Saudi Arabia, was sentenced on Tuesday.

Saudi Website Editor Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison, Lashes

Raif Badawi started the “Free Saudi Liberals” website to discuss the role of religion in Saudi Arabia.

Omnicom-Publicis Groupe Merge To Be Biggest Ad Firm

The merger of France’s Publicis and US-based Omnicom is expected to create a saving of $500 million.