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‘This will be the end of media’

Shantelle Nagarajan — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:36:02 +0000

I have worked in the media industry in the MENA region for so long (more than 32 years), and it has been more than a year that I hung up my boots. I spent my 32 years in media measurement, starting at a time when newspapers were at their peak, radio had authority, and television […]

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Role of traditional media in the PR convergence-feedback loop

Anup Oommen — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 06:31:54 +0000

In PR, we often find ourselves juggling two realities, traditional media, which anchors credibility, and digital platforms, where speed and engagement dominate. As campaigns stretch across TikTok, LinkedIn, and everything in between, traditional media can sometimes feel like a slower, less adaptable player in the mix. But for PR agencies in the UAE, where newspapers, […]

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UAE Media Council issues 230 licenses for social media ads in H1 2024

Anup Oommen — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 05:51:59 +0000

The UAE Media Council issued 230 licenses to content creators for social media advertising, and has granted a total of 670 media licenses for radio and television broadcasting, as well as for newspapers and magazines in the first six months of 2024. The Abu Dhabi-based national entity also conducted more than 3,250 inspection visits to […]

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Magazines resume distribution at public places

Sofia Serrano — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 06:34:16 +0000

Media organisations in the UAE are allowed to resume distribution of their print products such as magazines and newspapers at public places, including hotels, restaurants and coffee shops in line with the resumption of most business activities in the UAE. Earlier this week, the Media Regulatory Office at the Ministry of Culture and Youth held […]

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Havas and Lego recreate Saudi newspaper

Sofia Serrano — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 09:30:19 +0000

LEGO stands for building every child’s potential. Its newest store in the GCC was opened in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a nation consistently building towards a prosperous future. Newspapers of Saudi Arabia celebrate the National Day by dedicating every page to highlighting Saudi pride and progress. So, on the 90th Saudi National Day, LEGO […]

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National Media Council orders pause in print distribution

Austyn Allison — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 09:05:01 +0000

The UAE’s National Media Council, the body that governs the country’s media, has announced a temporary pause in the distribution of magazines, newspapers and marketing material from Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Regular subscribers will still receive their copies, though, as will “large outlets in shopping centres”. The release, via WAM, the UAE government new agency, […]

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Khaleej Times is making grand plans to change and expand

Austyn Allison — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 13:24:01 +0000

Khaleej Times is the UAE’s oldest paper, so you might be forgiven for thinking it is also the country’s most old-fashioned. But with 30 per cent more web traffic than its nearest competition, according to monitoring firm Effective Measure, its management say it is the most popular news website among the population. It must still […]

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Lovin Dubai buys 7Days’ social media handles

Austyn Allison — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 04:00:00 +0000

Augustus, the holding company behind online news and entertainment guide Lovin Dubai, has bought the social media channels that used to belong to defunct UAE daily newspaper 7Days. The free tabloid closed at the end of December after struggling to find a viable business model in a climate of reduced print advertising spend. However, over […]

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Are the bullies getting away with murder?

Campaign Staff — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 06:43:00 +0000

Here’s the working reality as I see it. If you are married, have children, a mortgage, rent, school fees, holidays, or simply own a car you can’t afford, you are compromised. You are at the mercy of those who pay your salary. You “expediently accept standards that are lower than is desirable”. You accept to […]

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Journalist or publicist?

Campaign Staff — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 08:08:25 +0000

In the last of three articles looking at the state of the UAE newspaper industry, Bikram Vohra says journalists are becoming little more than publicists “Most young journalists keep a white steed in their mental stable when they first ride out into the big, bad world. The desire to mount that steed and go on […]

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