http://www.zawya.com/mediaen-usCopyright 2009 ABQ Zawya Ltd. All rights reserved.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:26:00 GMT4614476http://www.zawya.com/mediahttp://www.zawya.com/images/newsletter_zawya_logo.gifhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091108032631Al-Watan newspaper was hacked on Saturday by a group calling itself Moorish Team-Dz. The hackers said they supported Sheikh Saad bin Nasser Al-Shithri who was recently removed from his job following statements he made on Al-Majd TV channel against coeducation at King Abullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST).Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:41:10 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091108032631Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091107122403Sony Professional and RoyalCine, a company under Royal Group and the leading providers of cinemas in Abu Dhabi, today announced an agreement for the deployment of four CineAlta 4K digital cinema projectors in collaboration with Pal Group, a technology consultant which is also part of Royal Group. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:27:15 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091107122403Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidDS071109_dsart26Lebanon may have overtaken Israel in terms of Middle East press liberty, but a culture of censorship still weighs heavily on freedom of speech, said a new report.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:54:02 GMTThe Daily Star DS071109_dsart26Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidDS071109_dsart63 At the cusp of October and November two brands were wed in the Qatari capital. From October 29 to November 1, the inaugural edition of the Doha-Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) played itself out, the latest exercise in brand expansion involving a Western cultural institution and Gulf Arab capital.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:53:37 GMTThe Daily Star DS071109_dsart63Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091106T144731ZKIS59France voiced concern Friday over the fate of a Tunisian journalist and vocal critic of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali who was arrested last week for allegedly assaulting a woman and faces trial.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:54:27 GMTAFP ANA20091106T144731ZKIS59Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091106T144245ZKIS04 Shiite party Hezbollah slammed on Friday two Arab satellite providers for dropping a television channel from predominantly Shiite Iran as a "violation of freedom of speech and opinion."Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:54:00 GMTAFP ANA20091106T144245ZKIS04Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091106T091930ZKHG38A Japanese and two Canadian journalists, and an Iranian working for "satellite channels," have been arrested because they were reporting without permission on rallies in Tehran earlier this week, the Fars news agency said on Friday.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:46:30 GMTAFP ANA20091106T091930ZKHG38Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091106T082052ZKHB45The Tehran prosecutor said on Friday that his office was investigating the arrest of AFP reporter Farhad Pouladi while he was covering an anti-American rally in the Iranian capital earlier this week.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:50:52 GMTAFP ANA20091106T082052ZKHB45Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106074316 The Jordan Press Association (JPA) and the Columnists Club have agreed to form a joint committee to study the legal procedures to place the club under the JPA's umbrella.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:44:55 GMTJordan Times ZAWYA20091106074316Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091106063320Tehran's prime Arabic language television network Al-Alam has been taken off the air by two Arab satellite operators based in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, including the Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat).Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:56:32 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091106063320Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_05112009_041109.txtA sign-off by a famous TV journalist is an iconic nod to any city as acknowledgement of its centrality on the world news stage.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:09:18 GMTGulf News GN_05112009_041109.txtOpenhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105065930The opportunity to create Arabic domain names is not a solution to internet-related problems, including penetration in the Arab world, an official at Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) said.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:35:04 GMTGulf News ZAWYA20091105065930Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105070054Out-n-out Online Xperts (OOX) have signed a deal with ikoo network last week. The deal will provide ikoo with Competitive Online Advertising Monitoring services. These services will be deployed via www.ooxmonitor.com, the OOX proprietary web-based tool.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:34:32 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091105070054Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105042803Freelance professionals registered at Dubai Media City (DMC) and companies affiliated with the Media Business Centre are showcasing their capabilities and skills at the ongoing Media and Marketing Show, under the banner of DMC - a Tecom entity.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:04:28 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091105042803Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105050856Twofour54, the Abu Dhabi-based content creation community, has launched freelance licences for technical professionals working in the production industry.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:25:57 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091105050856Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091105051037A deal worth $2.75 billion (Dh10.1bn) has been signed between Al Jazeera Sport and Arab Radio and Television (ART) to purchase six sports channels from ART. The contract will come into effect on December 1.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:23:08 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091105051037Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104141813Omnicom Media Group, the holding of OMD and PHD, will stage its first annual event on innovative approaches in media next week. In addition to Dubai, the event will also be staged in Abu Dhabi, reflecting the significance of the UAE capital in its agencies' client portfolios.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:31:47 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091104141813Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104084757Fortune will launch local editions in the Middle East beginning Spring 2010, it was announced today by Jim Jacovides of Time Inc. and Bashar Kiwan of United Group.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:58:54 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091104084757Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104062328Riyadh -- Information ministers of Jordan and four other Arab countries have held a meeting in Riyadh to discuss closer cooperation among private and public media outlets to enhance the media's role in serving the Arab society at the individual and...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:40:32 GMTJordan News Agency - Petra ZAWYA20091104062328Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104043017Prison terms and hefty fines loom over two journalists after judges decided their cartoon was insulting to the Moroccan flag and a member of the royal family. Moroccan courts on Friday (October 30th) convicted two journalists of desecrating the...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:58:15 GMTMagharebia.com ZAWYA20091104043017Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104054152JCDecaux is expecting a 10 per cent growth in business in 2010 compared to 2009, said Timothee Boulanger, Project Manager of the French outdoor advertising company.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:33:58 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091104054152Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_03112009_041138.txtCNN yesterday announced that it has opened a broadcast and production centre in Abu Dhabi.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:39:02 GMTGulf News GN_03112009_041138.txtOpenhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_03112009_041133.txtThe General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), the UAE's top aviation regulator, yesterday said it has hired management consultancy firm Booz & Company to transform the organisation.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:36:10 GMTGulf News GN_03112009_041133.txtOpenhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091104033403Qatar will soon acquire a state-of-the art mobile media centre manufactured by the Dubai Civil Defence (DCD), according to a DCD official currently in Doha for the Second Civil Defence Exhibition and Conference being held at the Doha Exhibition Centre.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:39:37 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091104033403Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103134017Memac Ogilvy announced the launch of OgilvyAction (OA) divisions in Jeddah and Beirut as part of its regional expansion strategy.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:38:25 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091103134017Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103032436Plans are under way to launch a new television channel named ?Alif Alif,? informed sources told Arab News, adding that it would broadcast its programs from Jeddah, London and Dubai.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:09:16 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091103032436Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103043554Iran?s culture ministry shut down a leading reformist newspaper on Monday ahead of an expected rally by the opposition to mark the anniversary of the US embassy siege in 1980.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:46:49 GMTFinancial Times ZAWYA20091103043554Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091103045526CNN Tourism, Advertising Solutions and Knowledge (Task) Group and the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) have formed a global partnership.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:11:13 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091103045526Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091102120242A multi-million dollar epic movie in English on Prophet Muhammed (Peace Be Upon Him) is in the making on the initiative of a Qatar-based media entertainment company, Alnoor Holdings.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:04:13 GMTThe Peninsula ZAWYA20091102120242Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091101105620Al Noor Holdings, the media unit of Qatar?s Al Hashemi group, started a $200 million international film fund, Premila Hoon, managing director of UK-based Entertainment Capital Advisors, which is advising the company.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:59:04 GMT7Days ZAWYA20091101105620Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091101032341There has been no official complaint of blasphemy against Al Arabiya news channel yet, a senior official has confirmed.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:16:03 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091101032341Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091101044911Participants from more than 62 countries will compete for the Muhr Arab and Muhr AsiaAfrica Awards at the Dubai International Film Festival in December.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:28:52 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091101044911Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091031072615A recent study has shown that 70 percent of participants in Arabic television talk shows "lack in discussion etiquette and fail to use the right words when they have to interrupt the speaker."Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:18:25 GMTKUNA (Kuwait News Agency) ZAWYA20091031072615Subscriptionhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091029080334The Middle East broadcast industry is forecast to expand at double-digit annual rates over the next five years, far outstripping the average of 6.6 per cent growth per annum, worldwide.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:58:51 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091029080334Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091029033416A case has been filed against the popular news channel, Al Arabiya, at the summary court in Jeddah for allegedly making fun of Islam, said Muhammad Mirdad, a judge at the court.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:34:35 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091029033416Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091028031527Following the king's pardon for a Saudi woman journalist for her role in a controversial television program about a man's sexual exploits, the lawyer representing the chief defendant in the case has demanded the Ministry of Culture and Information review its stance on all media-related cases.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:33:42 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091028031527Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091027T152313ZITX00Morocco has seen "a real degradation of the freedom of the press," the secretary general of Reporters sans Frontieres (RSF - Reporters without Borders) Jean-Francois Julliard said.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:07:55 GMTAFP ANA20091027T152313ZITX00Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091027032518It was noticed that the 59th and 60th issues of Nizwa Magazine, published in Oman, were censored by Kuwaiti authorities without stating the reasons.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:45:13 GMTOman Daily Observer ZAWYA20091027032518Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidGN_26102009_271015.txtMore than 43 films from the Gulf states, including 20 made in the UAE, will be screened to thousands of movie enthusiasts in Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa this year, thanks to the Gulf Film Festival (GFF).Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:26:40 GMTGulf News GN_26102009_271015.txtOpenhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20091026T143748ZIPK19The Saudi king has waived the lashing a court ordered against a woman for working at a Lebanese television channel that aired a sexual confessions programme, an official said.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:12:50 GMTAFP ANA20091026T143748ZIPK19Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091026123150Event will bring solutions to problems facing regional paper, printing and packaging industries.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:39:08 GMTPress Release ZAWYA20091026123150Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091026032154The prosecutor in the case of a woman journalist who was handed 60 lashes for her role in an LBC program covering the sex exploits of a Saudi man has appealed the ruling and called for a harsher punishment.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:29:19 GMTArab News ZAWYA20091026032154Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091026050331The International Advertising Association (IAA) UAE Chapter is planning to hold an assessment of the advertising industry one year after the beginning of the economic downturn at a high-level panel discussion during the Media and Marketing show (MMS) held from November 3 to 5.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:39:39 GMTEmirates Business 24/7 ZAWYA20091026050331Openhttp://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20091026054541Morocco's poor rank in the newly-released Reporters Without Borders (RSF) press freedom report is stirring heated debate among the country's politicians and journalists.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:48:26 GMTMagharebia.com ZAWYA20091026054541Open