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BankMuscat radio programme to offer investment tips
Oman-based lender, BankMuscat has launched a radio programme that offers tips on the world of investment. The initiative is aimed at educating and raising awareness on investment opportunities, the bank said. The programme is hosted by Al Wisal 96.5 FM and broadcast weekly from Sunday through Thursday. The interactive programme which began on October 18 is scheduled to run till December 31.
CNN to begin regional news programme
CNN is to begin its first live news programme from Abu Dhabi on November 3. The 'Prism' show will be broadcast daily. The move markspart of the networks plans to expand its regional presence by setting up a permanent editorial hub in the UAE.
Two new channels to launch in Jordan
The Arab Telemedia Group (ATG) has announced it is launching two news and variety satellite channels in late January 2010,Jordan Times has reported. AT News and AT First, will start transmission on January 31, 2010 and aim to provide a variety of news programmes, dramas, sitcoms and other contents tailored towards various segments of society. ATG CEO Talal Awamleh has clarified the new channels have no links to their previous incarnation, ATV, which faced several hurdles preventing its launch.
Microsoft, Google ink Twitter deals
Microsoft has signed non-exclusive agreements with social networking websites, Facebook and Twitter to access real-time content to boost its Bing search engine, Reuters has reported. Bing, which hopes to take on current dominant search leader Google, will have access to Twitter's entire store of public data in real time, Microsoft executives said. Google has also inked a similar agreement with Twitter.
MSN Arabia to launch Reuters video service
MSN Arabia has announced the launch of a new video service delivering breaking worldwide news coverage provided by Thompson Reuters to its users. The portal will display up-to-date video coverage of global events provided by the global news service in a variety of different sectors, including political, economic and entertainment topics.
Al Ittihad gets full-colour redesign
Abu Dhabi's Arabic daily newspaper Al Ittihad has been given a facelift to coincide with celebrations for its 40th anniversary. The newspaper, which is part of Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADMC), will now have a full-colour look and be more photographically-led than the previous design. The website of the UAE's oldest newspaper has also been redesigned in line with the new look for the newspaper.
Abu Dhabi Media Company partners with VEVO
The Abu Dhabi Media Company has invested in a minority share in the upcoming online music video and entertainment portal powered by YouTube, VEVO. The new online venture, which will launch in the US and Canada later this year, aims to become a premium destination for music video content. 'With VEVO there's real opportunity for incredible growth, as both brand advertisers and consumers are looking for new premium video experiences online. The potential rollout of a localized VEVO portal across our region will help to cement ADMC's position as a leading digital media company,' according to Ricky Ghai, ADMC's Executive Director, Digital Group.
BackLite Media wins outdoor ad tender in DUbai
Dubai-based supplier of outdoor advertising signs, BackLite Media, has won a Roads and Transport Authority tender to install 30 lamppost advertising signs on the Umm Sequim Boulevard from IC4 down to Souk Madinat/Burj Al Arab. The new double-sided lamppost signs will be installed during the last two weeks of December, the firm said.
IMC inks UK media production house deal
Abu Dhabi-based IMC, part of the Al Fahim Group, has signed an agreement with UK-based media production firms th1ng and th2ng to launch new offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha and Muscat, Emirates Business has reported. The th1ng group has been producing work for film, television, web and events since 2003. Working in all types of media, th1ng focuses on 2D/3D animation and graphics. Th2ng specialises in live action.
TBWA\RAAD forms new affiliate in Kuwait
TBWA\RAAD has inked an agency affiliation agreement with BCOMAD, expanding its presence in Kuwait. The new company will be called TBWA\RAAD\BCOMAD and will be managed by May Al-Babtain and Lama Al-Babtain, Chief Executive and Creative Director of the new agency. TBWA\RAAD is the Middle East and North Africa arm of global agency TBWA\ (Omnicom Group).
UM7 wins Coca Cola account
The Coca-Cola Company, the world's largest beverage company, has awarded its regional media account to MCN's UM7, after a final three-way pitch which included Mindshare and Starcom. Coca-Cola has returned to MCN's UM7 after five years although it has retained the agency in Egypt. The company had been with MCN (formerly FP7) - creative and media - since 1988.
Lebanon media trim staff amid slowdown
Several newspapers and media companies in Lebanon have been forced to cut staff in recent weeks as a result of investor wariness and collapsing advertising income, reported the UK's Financial Times. Al-Nahar newspaper has fired 55 staff, 15 of them editorial, as it struggles with deficits of $1m annually. Meanwhile Studio Vision, a large production company, and LBCI and Murr Television, two privately held television channels, also have made significant cuts, the FT reported.
OOX strike group deal with MCN Media
Dubai-based Out-n-out Online Xperts has signed a group deal to provide MCN Media Agencies, Universal Media, Initiative and Magna, with competitive online advertising monitoring services throughout Q4 2009 and 2010. These services will be deployed via www.ooxmonitor.com, the OOX proprietary web-based tool.
DMI takes over Emarat Al Youm, Business 24/7
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has ordered the transfer of ownership of Al Emarat Al Youm and Emirates Business 24/7 newspapers, as well as Masar Printing & Publishing Company and Noor Dubai Radio & TV, from the Arab Media Group (AMG) to Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI), Wam has reported. In addition to the four new organisations, DMI group includes Al Bayan newspaper, Dubai TV, Sama Dubai TV Channel, the English language Dubai One TV Channel, Dubai Sports Channel and Dubai Racing Channel.
Imagenation in $75m Singapore deal
Abu Dhabi Media Company's wholly owned subsidiary Imagenation Abu Dhabi and Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment Group have jointly extended their partnership to create a strategic alliance with Singapore's Media Development Authority (MDA). Under the agreement, the two companies will fund three to four films a year, worth an estimated production value of $75m over the next five years. The multi-party venture will commence with an English language cross-cultural production to be named in the coming weeks. Additionally, the new venture will soon open an office in Singapore, which will serve as the Asian headquarters.
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