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Twofour54 profitable by 2016

Sun, 2012-03-11 09:40 - By

Announcement, Interview & Opinion, Media Business, Media, Arabian Business, Noura Al Kaabi, profitable, Tony Orsten, twofour54

According to the company’s new CEO, Twofour54 plans to be profitable by 2016. “We can’t ignore the fact that we want media to be a commercially sustainable business,” said Noura Al Kaabi, the incoming CEO who will replace Tony Orsten next month. “We will reach a point where we will be able to fund ourselves. If we continue doing what we are doing, with the same plans, 2016 is a year when we can start giving back.”

HCT collaborates with twofour54 to create hi-tech campus media lab

Tue, 2011-12-06 11:56 - By

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Digital Media, Media, Abu Dhabi Men's College, Dr Tayeb Kamali, HCT, Tony Orsten, twofour54

The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) has joined forces with Abu Dhabi media conglomerate twofour54 to provide HCT students with opportunities to develop skills and careers in the local media industry, with the recent signing of an Agreement.

PublicisLive opens Abu Dhabi hub

Wed, 2011-10-12 13:33 - By

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PublicisLive, the Geneva-based, event arm of Publicis Groupe, announced the opening of a fully-staffed office in Abu Dhabi to serve as its hub for expanded operations throughout the Gulf and the Middle East. Abu Dhabi will be PublicisLive's third global hub after Geneva and Paris.

Charisma expands into Abu Dhabi

Tue, 2010-10-05 08:59 - By

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Media Business, Media, Ayman Al Zyoud, Charisma, Tony Orsten, twofour54, Twofour54 Intaj, Wayne Borg

twofour54 to close up to ten deals this year

Mon, 2010-07-12 20:18 - By

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Media Business, Media, Arabian Business, Blackberry, iPad, iPhone, Tony Orsten, twofour54, Twofour54 ibtikar

Arabian Business reports that twofour54 ibtikar, the capital provider for Arab entrepreneurs and Arabic-language media content producers, is to close up to ten new deals this year, according to Tony Orsten, CEO of twofour54. The deals will include all areas; gaming, internet and production. One of the deals will involve a tie-up with a multinational gaming firm, to distribute Arabic-language games across the region.

Arabic apps development fund launched at twofour54

Wed, 2010-06-02 06:56 - By

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Media Business, Media, Aperture, AppsArabia, Final Cut Server, Final Cut Studio, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Logic Studio, Tony Orsten, twofour54, twofour54 ibitkar, Wayne Borg

twofour54 tadreeb strengthens training offering with strategic partnership with Adobe

Tue, 2010-05-25 18:33 - By

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Media Business, Media, Abdallah Saqqa, Adobe, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Tony Orsten, twofour54 tadreeb

Cartoon Network sets up at twofour54 to boost Arab animation industry

Mon, 2010-04-12 22:42 - By

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Media Business, Media, Alan Musa, Animation Academy, Cartoon Network, Jeff Kupsky, MIPTV, TBS EMEA, Time Warner, Tony Orsten, Turner Broadcasting System, twofour54, Wayne Borg

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Leading UAE animation house to produce Arabic Story Train at twofour54

Tue, 2010-04-06 19:05 - By

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Media Business, Media, 3Line Media, Arabic content, Blink Studios, Driver Dan, Lea Badro, Story Train, Tony Orsten, twofour54, Wayne Borg

Archiving and media management courses to be launched with L'institut National de L'audiovisuel at Twofour54 Tadreeb

Mon, 2010-03-15 10:05 - By

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Media Business, Education, Animation, David Hivet, Games Development, L'institut National de L'audiovisuel (INA), Media Business, Tony Orsten, twofour54 tadreeb, Web Application and Design

Twofour54 Tadreeb, the region's premier media skills training academy, has diversified its portfolio further through an alliance with L'institut National de L'audiovisuel (INA), the world leader in archiving, digitisation, and specialist professional training.