2005
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Flip Media wins DIFF website
Flip Media has been selected by Dubai International Film Festival to redesign their website. The account was won after a competitive pitch involving several local agencies. The new www.dubaifilmfest.com website was launched at the beginning of September and features a fresh and contemporary visual design and easy to use navigation.
AME Info No1 on Google
AME Info presently occupies the top five search positions on Google for 'Dubai Property' news and is also in top position for a web-search of the same. This leadership in the search engines of the Internet can also be demonstrated in many other news categories, providing valuable exposure to advertising and sponsorship clients.
New 3D map of Dubai
The Dubai Municipality has published a new edition of its popular 3D map of the city updating it with the many developments of the past five years. A total of 88 additions were made to the 2000 edition of the map, and a CD-Rom version is planned.
Dubai, two new newspapers
The Arab Media Group yesterday launched two tabloid newspapers in Dubai, one in Arabic and the other in English called Emirates Today. CEO Abdul Latif Al Sayegh said that the newspapers will not be competing with the local media as much as reinforcing the industry.
NBK sponsors GCC football
National Bank of Kuwait is sponsoring the 21st GCC Football Leagues Finals for 2005 being held from 16-29 September at Qadsia Sporting Club. The event will have up to 15,000 spectators at each of the matches, and it will be covered by 200 reporters and broadcast by more than 10 TV channels.
Emerging Bahrain business guide
Bahrain's Economic Development Board and the Oxford Business Group are to publish a business guide called Emerging Bahrain 2005. The publication is part of the OBG's emerging market series which provides an analysis of the political and economic backgrounds of emerging world markets.
CNN partners WTO
CNN International will be the exclusive international media partner for the World Tourism Organisation's first regional conference for the Middle East. CNN will be sending a delegation to the Regional Conference on Tourism Communications for the Middle East and North Africa, taking place in Amman, Jordan, on September 20 and 21.
Editor calls for reading habit
Gulf News editor-in-chief Abdul Hamid Ahmad yesterday told journalism students at the Dubai Women's College that reading should be seen as a pleasure like eating. Parents should encourage a love of reading at an early age, he said, and media organisations should make more room for book reviews.
Bates PanGulf PR win SAP
Bates PanGulf PR has been appointed as public relations consultancy for SAP in the Middle East. Established in 1994 in Jeddah and Dubai, SAP employs 100 people and provides support and services covering e-business, finance, logistics and human resources processes at 250 Middle East companies, 25% in the oil and gas sector.
DPE TV from Simm Group
Simm Group has created DPE TV for the Dubai Department of Planning & Economy's new business centre. This comprises a multi-media broadcast and promotional system of 10 plasma screens and six electronic digital displays. Program content is specifically tailored towards the business community and highlights business features, companies and developments in the region.
Steve Forbes visits Dubai
Forbes magazine's editor-in-chief Steve Forbes will be in Dubai this week for the Cityscape property show as the guest of Saudi real estate giant Dar Al-Arkan. Mr. Forbes achieved worldwide publicity last week for his view that oil prices are set to crash within a year.
Media event website
A dedicated website for the Arab and World Media Forum has been launched by organisers the Arab Thought Foundation and Dubai Press Club. The event will feature many important guests and be held December 5-6 at the Mina A'Salam in Dubai. Visit, www.arabandworldmedia.org
Asda'a in London tie-up
Asda'a PR has announced a tie-up with newly launched London-based International Insights headed by Allan Biggar, the former Burson-Marsteller UK Chairman. The exclusive three-way network agreement, involving Asda'a, its New York-headquartered partner Edelman, and International Insights, creates a specialist international network offering global communications expertise to businesses with a Middle East focus.
Emirates Mail, daily dummies
The upcoming Emirates Mail is now producing daily dummies in the run-up to its launch which could be as soon as next week. The newspaper is a unit of Dubai Holding, which is 100% Dubai Government owned. Journalists have been recruited worldwide in an effort to boost local reporting standards.
WPP buys Indian agency
UK based WPP, which owns interest in several Dubai media agencies, has bought a majority stake in Indian creative agency, Enterprise Nexus Communications. WPP unit Bates Asia said it would give the firm access to high-profile clients but gave no financial details.
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