2005
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Arab media meet in Dubai
Top Arab journalists and media meet today in Dubai with the objective of building bridges between international media and Arab organisations. The two-day forum is jointly organised by the Arab Thought Foundation and the Dubai Press Club.
Gergawi: Arab journalists corrupt
Dubai Holdings chairman Mohammad Al Gergawi yesterday accused Arab journalists of being corrupt and accepting regular payments from governments in the region, reported Gulf News. His remarks at the Young Arab Leaders Forum angered journalists who countered accusing governments and business of corruption.
Bahrain Tribune relaunch
The Bahrain Tribune has relaunched with a new design and columnists to battle rival Gulf Daily News, reported Campaign Middle East. The 24-page English newspaper has upped staff from 25 to 36 and added UK and US pages, increasing its total to 28 pages. Its unaudited circulation is claimed at 4,800 plus 2,000 complimentary copies.
Bumps & Babes, new magazine
Dubai Media City based Corinthian Publishing has launched what it hopes will be the UAE's most comprehensive English-language publication focussing on all aspects of health, childcare and parenting from pregnancy to pre-school. Bumps & Babes magazine will be issued monthly, in A4 format.
AME Info adds PDF function
AME Info now offers the facility to instantly download a PDF version of press releases and articles for easy and convenient filing. This is a response to reader demand for instant PDF files as printer-friendly versions and screenshots are not always convenient. At the end of each story there is now a PDF button.
DIFF signs five sponsors
The Dubai International Film Festival has announced its five key sponsors: Bin Hendi, Kanoo, National Bank of Dubai, Showtime and The Palm, Jumeirah. The festival will feature 98 films which will be shown from December 11-17 with a free screening in the Dubai Media City.
Print conference for Dubai
The Print Media Management Conference is to be held in Dubai next month, with a focus on the latest trends and technologies in the printing industry. German organisers Printpromotion said import of printing machinery from Germany to the GCC in 2004 was worth around $27m.
Al Jazeera wants memo
Al Jazeera is threatening legal action to determine the truth behind the alleged threat by US President George Bush to bomb its Doha headquarters, MD Wadah Khanfar told the UK's Guardian newspaper. He says the network would not back off from its demand to have a memo containing the alleged comments by Bush published.
Adviser wins honour
Media adviser to the UAE's Ministry of the Interior, Essam Jamil Azouri, has been named as one of the 2,000 most distinguished media personnel in the field of culture and information by the International Biographic Centre in Cambridge, reported WAM.
Fujairah's media push
Fujairah is planning to build a dedicated media zone called Creative City, to attract regional and international media companies to the emirate. Fujairah Media, the company set up to develop the project, covers four areas: TV, radio, publishing and services. It will launch an Arabic commerical radio service, FM, in December.
Arab media role examined
The Beirut-based Arab Thought Foundation and Dubai Press Club are holding a conference titled "Arab and World Media: Getting it Right", in Dubai from 5-6 December. The conference aims to highlight the role regional media plays in influencing politics, the perceptions of both Arabs and non-Arabs, and in shaping opinions.
RTE magazine for exhibitors
Reed Travel Exhibitions, which organises Arabian Travel Market, is to produce a twice-yearly magazine, called Premier, for the show's exhibitors and trade buyers. Travel Trade Gazette Middle East and North Africa will publish the magazine which is due out in February and September 2006, and which will be distributed to around 10,000 exhibitors and trade buyers.
Brands lose out to fakes
Regional advertisers are being short-changed in ad-spend due to high rates of counterfeit goods flooding local markets, with subsequent public loss in brand trust, according to a report in Campaign Middle East. The GCC counterfeit goods market is worth $7bn says Jeddah-based Hemaya Universal CEO Ahmed Al-Zubeidi, whose company works to uncover counterfeiters in Saudi.
Co-op Islami signs Team Creatif
Co-op Islami, the Dubai producer and retailer of real halal products, announced the signing of a $270,000 contract with Team Creatif, the French company specialised in brand positioning. Team Creatif is to create a unique visual and brand identity for this well respected corporation.
AME Info audit, readers up 175%
The October eABC audit for AME Info has revealed a 175% growth in readership over the past six months to an average of 29,000 unique users per day. This phenomenal growth shows that readers are switching from other media to the Internet every day, said Editor-in-chief Peter Cooper. ABC standby these amazing figures as completely reliable data, he added.
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