1 7Days closes down
By all accounts 2016 has been a dire year for UAE print, but nothing was quite as saddening for the industry as closure of daily tabloid 7Days. Despite the newspaper – and its enduringly popular letters page – having a strong online presence, CEO Mark Rix said it had proved impossible to find a sustainable digital revenue model. All eyes will no doubt be fixed on how other print titles fare in 2017.
2 Gulf News Broadcasting closes down
Print was not the only area stricken by closures this year. In June Gulf News Broadcasting closed down the immensely popular stations Radio 1 and Radio 2 after Abu Dhabi Media reclaimed the stations’ frequency licences. Three m
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