Archives for the ‘Media’ Category
  Murdoch moves in on the Middle East»

The launch of Fox International’s hub in Abu Dhabi illustrates the media mogul’s desire for regional expansion.

March 7, 2010

Kids’ shows, grown-up returns?»
Abu Dhabi’s twofour54 has just signed a deal to create a range of children’s books in English and Arabic. But can entertainment aimed at the ‘little ones’ ever attract big money from Middle East advertisers and marketers?

March 4, 2010

Crackdown on the plagiarists»
Following attempts to tackle the severe piracy problem in the Middle East, copyright holders are now turning their attention to a new battlefront: that of preventing the wholesale theft of material by plagiarists.

January 19, 2010

Not your average cartoon»
Hamas-owned al-Aqsa TV aired the first of many cartoons featuring a spineless Palestinian soldier named Bahlul and a blood-drinking Jew. The pilot episode is a jab against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah group and its policies.

January 13, 2010

10 catchiest Dubai headlines in 2009»
The financial crisis, the ever-existing labor problems, and the recent debt debacle….Dubai and its blunders became juicy fodder for the international press during 2009.

December 30, 2009


Kuwait shutting the voices?»
The country is considered to have the highest level of media freedom in the Arab world. But the number of defamation cases against journalists in the oil state is on the rise.

December 28, 2009


Image is everything»
Does the Middle East media represent Arabs poorly? And if it does, how can this be fixed? Communicate reports.

December 25, 2009


Lights, Camera…Action?»
Saudi Arabia plans to build a new media city on the outskirts of its capital. But will visa requirements and cultural intransigence thwart a bold idea?

December 17, 2009

That’s Entertainerment»
The coupon book seems to have entirely beaten the financial crisis, says Communicate magazine.

November 28, 2009

The Twitter trial»
A judge in the US banned a local newspaper from live tweeting during a trial in the courtroom. But judges in Australia have ruled otherwise. Whom do you agree with?

November 10, 2009

Step off my editorial integrity»
When CNN launched its new hub in Abu Dhabi, journalists questioned whether the network would bow to the UAE’s censorship laws.

November 8, 2009

Saudi girls’ secrets»
A new television show, featuring three fully covered Saudi women, is giving viewers a glimpse of the secretive world of teenage girls in Saudi Arabia, Arab News reports.

November 4, 2009

Halal Humor»
Three years after finding unlikely success in Canada, the Western world’s first Muslim sitcom has gone mainstream at home and flourished abroad, reports Trends magazine.

November 2, 2009

Complaint against Al Arabiya isn’t official, yet»
In spite of reports that a group of Saudi citizens filed a complaint of blasphemy against Al Arabiya, there has been no official complaint, claims Arab News.

November 1, 2009

Suspicious minds, Part I»
Contrary to what you might think, investigative journalism is alive and snooping in the Middle East, says Communicate magazine, Part I.

October 5, 2009

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