Ogilvy PR has appointed Matt Buchanan as its new Global Head of Consumer PR. In this new role for the agency, Buchanan will report to Ogilvy PR’s Global CEO Julianna Richter and will lead consumer brand communications globally – evolving the go-to-market strategy, driving innovation, enhancing capability and overseeing multi-market...
Listening is everything for the 356 million users on Spotify. With more than 70 million tracks to pick from, there is a plethora of music to discover - but Spotify knows that nobody listens like you. So today, Spotify is bringing its latest global campaign, ‘Only You’, to Saudi Arabia...
vivo officially launched the VISION+ Mobile PhotoAwards 2021, in partnership with National Geographic, and announced the opening of all registration channels. The VISION+ Mobile PhotoAwards is an important part of the overall VISION+ Project, aimed at promoting mobile photography. The competition will serve as a platform for global conversations surrounding...
The Dubai-based New Media Academy has launched the Middle East’s first virtual campus that is set to deliver an unrivalled learning experience. The campus leverages state-of-the-art immersive technology to give students unparalleled access to top-notch quality education, allowing them to develop innovative content. The inauguration of the virtual campus drew...
Finyal Media, a regional podcast network that focuses on storytelling podcasts across MENA, has formed an exclusive partnership with MIS Gulf, which is set to be a regional first. The partnership will see MIS Gulf and Finyal Media bringing podcast media offerings to brands across the region and driving growth...
The One Club for Creativity announces that Epic Games, developer of Fortnite and Unreal Engine, the world’s most open and advanced real-time 3D tool, will host five sessions on how game technology is empowering creators and redefining pipelines for VFX, filmmaking, interactive experiences and more online at Creative Week 2021,...
Memac Ogilvy has named globally recognized creative Till Hohmann as its new Chief Creative Officer for the MENA region. Hohmann rejoins the agency, having served as its UAE Executive Creative Director from 2007 to 2010. Hohmann will be responsible for uniting the group’s five core capabilities under one modern creative...
MBC GROUP, the largest media company in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), announces its best-ever social media video views to date. The Group’s programming and content has set a new all-time record – achieving social media video views of more than 8.8 billion during this Ramadan 2021 season....
Every week ArabAd in collaboration with Ipsos will share the TOP 15 TV PROGRAMS running on Lebanese local stations (namely Tele Liban, LBCI, Al Jadeed, MTV, OTV, Manar, NBN, Future TV, LB2), which are attracting the highest audience--a ranking based on the total number of the target audience (viewers counted...
The One Club for Creativity announced Best of Discipline winners for the historic ADC 100th Annual Awards, as voted by its global juries of top creative leaders. INGO Stockholm with DAVID Miami and Publicis Bucharest, and Spotify In-House New York lead the way with two Best of Discipline wins...
In a significant development within the regional cryptocurrency industry and in order to meet market demands, CoinMENA, the MENA region’s onshore and regulated crypto-assets exchange has officially begun offering new in-demand cryptocurrencies. The exchange has added four new leading crypto-assets— Chainlink (LINK), Compound (COMP), Uniswap (UNI), and USD Coin (USDC)...
Kamkalima wrapped up its first annual conference, “On the Horizon of Arabic Teaching and Learning”, hosting pioneers in Education, EdTech, and the Arabic language. The one-day conference consisted of four general and specialized sessions that introduced emerging topics in the education sector. Journalist Majida Dagher opened the conference and moderated...
Gambit Communications has been appointed as the Public Relations agency for Sharjah Sustainable City, the first fully-integrated residential sustainable city in Sharjah, which aims to create a net zero energy, vibrant community offering a unique and sustainable lifestyle. The AED 2 billion project, spread out over a total plot size...
CNN’s Eleni Giokos is taking on a new, expanded role at the network and moving to the United Arab Emirates as an Anchor & Correspondent. Giokos, who will be based in Dubai, will take on additional anchoring responsibilities for CNN, primarily working with Becky Anderson on the network’s flagship Middle...
FP7 McCann Dubai has been named the most awarded agency in MENAT for 2020 in the 25th Annual Webby Awards Internet Celebration. Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), is the leading international awards...
