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Tuesday, November 10 - 2009

Dubai Media City receives Newsweek Award of Excellence

  • United Arab Emirates: Thursday, April 02 - 2009 at 09:34
  • PRESS RELEASE

Dubai Media City announced it has received the Newsweek Award of Excellence for its outstanding contribution to the media industry by creating a world class environment under 'one roof'.

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  • His Highness Sheikh Hasher bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, Director-General of Dubai Department of Information, presents the award to Mohammed Abdullah, Executive Director of Dubai Media City.
    His Highness Sheikh Hasher bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, Director-General of Dubai Department of Information, presents the award to Mohammed Abdullah, Executive Director of Dubai Media City.
His Highness Sheikh Hasher bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, Director-General of Dubai Department of Information, presented the award to Mohammed Abdullah, Executive Director of Dubai Media City, at a gala ceremony on 31 March at the Grand Hyatt in Dubai.

Newsweek Arabic Edition gave away the awards to the UAE's 20 top corporate performers in 2008 across the finance, media, aviation, education, hospitality, real estate and property, and general trading sectors.

Mohammed Abdullah said:

"We are honoured to receive the Newsweek Award of Excellence, which underscores Dubai Media City's status as a media hub that delivers top-notch services on par with international standards. Our unique media-cluster environment is instrumental in supporting all kinds of media work at the regional level, through the creation of new standards and the application of global best practices, as well as the use of sophisticated techniques and mechanisms."


"Dubai Media City has successfully created an enabling environment for media organizations, establishing itself as an efficient platform for leading regional and international majors seeking to operate out of a hub such as Dubai."

Dubai Media City was one of the initial projects to be launched to promote Dubai's vision of diversifying its economy through the creation of new knowledge-based business clusters. Since its inception in 2001, Dubai Media City has successfully raised its profile as a solid platform for regional and international media companies seeking a presence in the region.
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About Dubai Media City
Strategically located at the crossroads of the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, Dubai Media City is rapidly emerging as the region's media hub. The City provides an advanced infrastructure for media-related businesses to operate globally out of Dubai. Dubai Media City is the place where activities Publishing, Music, Film, New Media, Leisure & Entertainment, Broadcasting, Media & Marketing Services, and Information Agencies will thrive. The facility offers an environment that allows companies and individuals to operate with collective synergy and freedom.

Companies based in Dubai Media City have the unique edge of commercial benefits derived from our free zone status including 100 % business ownership and exemption from personal income and corporate taxes. Since its official opening in January 2001, Dubai Media City has grown to become a thriving media community of over 1400 companies and hundreds of freelance media professionals. Several global media giants and promising entrepreneurial ventures have joined this unique community.

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