A media company that was intending to sell advertising space in Dubai has been asked by the Dubai Municipality to remove its lamp post advertisements along Shaikh Zayed Road after receiving complaints from the public that they were offensive. The advertisements, that were intended to be part of a teaser campaign, included phrases in Arabic and English that read "I am yours", "Buy me", "Talk to me", "I am available". 

According to Booz & Company, over-the-top video (OTTv) has the potential to reinvent television viewing in the Middle East. "Consumers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region demonstrate a particular appeal to digital video consumption, making OTTv offerings particularly attractive. Broadband subscribers in the region average 6.1 YouTube playbacks, compared to 4.9 worldwide," said Booz & Company consultants Hadi Raad and Mahmoud Makki in a statement to Gulf News. 

The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) and  twofour54 have signed an agreement that will help prepare HCT students for a career in the media industry. twofour54 has agreed to provide HCT students with a high tech media lab where students will develop the skills needed to work in the media industry. HCT will have classes in the lab on a regular basis, and will host monthly workshops there in partnership with twofour54.

With the increasing demand for mobile content solutions, EMS has signed a partnership deal with Polar Mobile, to launch mobile Apps across multiple smartphone handsets for over 100 media companies in the Middle East. Early customers for EMS and Polar Mobile in the region include Gulf News, Khaleej Times, 7DAYS and Al Aan TV.

Accodring to Gulf News, a new iPad app from IDG Connect has been released through Apple iTunes to give users access to more than 6,000 business and internet technology white papers in PDF format.

According to Gulf News, a new initiative to raise awareness about the UAE’s fledgling industry, 22 Emirati and other locally produced films will be distributed and screened across the Middle East and North Africa region over the next five years.

The impact of Facebook’s offering of new free Skype-powered video calling services on its global social media network is still uncertain in the UAE, say telecom analysts.While separate stand-alone Skype software is still not legally licensed in the Emirates, the question remains whether Skype-powered video calling that is physically integrated into the Facebook website is viewed by authorities as a legal activity.