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

The UAE Media Council granted more than 1,570 printing permits for local Arabic and foreign language publications in the first half of 2024, representing a 16 per cent growth compared to last year.

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 media establishments across the country, while also facilitating the entry of nearly half a million titles into the UAE markets in the first half of the year.

Additionally, the Council granted approval for the screening of 339 films in cinemas, representing a 7 per cent growth compared to last year, boasting a total viewership of over 6 million. These


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the authorAnup Oommen
Anup Oommen is the Editor of Campaign Middle East at Motivate Media Group, a well-reputed moderator, and a multiple award-winning journalist with more than 15 years of experience at some of the most reputable and credible global news organisations, including Reuters, CNN, and Motivate Media Group. As the Editor of Campaign Middle East, Anup heads market-leading coverage of advertising, media, marketing, PR, events and experiential, digital, the wider creative industries, and more, through the brand’s digital, print, events, directories, podcast and video verticals. As such he’s a key stakeholder in the Campaign Global brand, the world’s leading authority for the advertising, marketing and media industries, which was first published in the UK in 1968.