Tue, 2012-05-01 09:07 - By
Announcement,
Broadcasting News,
Content Business,
Digital Media,
Media Business,
Media,
Sports,
Memorable Moments,
Ross Levinsohn,
Summer Olympics,
Yahoo,
Yahoo!,
Yahoo! Maktoob,
Yahoo! Sports,
Yahoo! Sports Radio
Yahoo!, the premier digital media company, announced its Summer Games programming efforts bringing Yahoo!’s over 700 million global users closer to the events than ever before, in dozens of languages and regions, across multiple screens and digital platforms. Yahoo!’s coverage will include original video programs, breaking news, expert analysis from Gold Medal Olympians Dan O’Brien (Track and Field), Summer Sanders (Olympics), Shannon Miller (Gymnastics), and the award-winning team of writers from Yahoo! Sports, as well as social integration programs, and for the first time Yahoo! will reveal its “Memorable Moments” editorial series to build excitement for the Games.
Wed, 2012-04-11 07:13 - By
Announcement,
Events,
Media,
6th Annual GMR Marketing to Women Conference,
Al Aan TV,
Alexandre Hawari,
Cadillac,
Creative Edge,
Dubai,
Gulf Marketing Review,
Haya magazine,
Mediaquest Corp,
The Westin Mina Seyahi Beach Resort and Marina,
Yahoo! Maktoob

Gulf Marketing Review, the leading resource for marketing in the region and a Mediaquest Corp. publication, will be hosting the GMR Marketing to Women Conference 2012 for the sixth consecutive year on May 28, 2012, at The Westin Mina Seyahi Beach Resort and Marina, Dubai, UAE.
Thu, 2012-01-19 09:28 - By
Digital Media,
Events,
Electronics & Technology,
Media,
Public interest,
Change Your World! Cairo,
Digital Media,
Ebele Okobi,
social media,
Yahoo! Business & Human Rights Program,
Yahoo! Maktoob
Yahoo’s Business & Human Rights Program and Yahoo Maktoob hosted the first “Change Your World!” summit on women and social/digital media in Cairo on Wednesday. The summit gathered women in leadership roles from across the MENA region. The summit focused on technology, Internet and social media platforms, and their role as tools that can be used to create positive change throughout the region.
Sun, 2011-11-13 14:09 - By
The Al Hurra channel has won the Association of International Broadcasting's People's Choice Award for its coverage of the Egyptian revolution. The Channel was the final pick over competitors including Al Jazeera English and Deutsche Welle.
Tue, 2011-10-25 09:33 - By
Announcement,
Events,
Media Business,
Media,
AIB Yahoo! Maktoob People’s Choice Award,
Alhurra TV,
Aljazeera (AJE),
Association for International Broadcasting (AIB),
Deutsche Welle’s Arabic,
France24,
Hosam El-Sokkari,
New Delhi Television (NDTV),
Press TV,
Simon Spanswick,
Yahoo! Maktoob
The Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) has announced the shortlist for the AIB Yahoo! Maktoob People’s Choice Award, which people can now view and vote for their favourite on Yahoo! Maktoob. The selected entries are from Alhurra TV, Aljazeera English (AJE), Deutsche Welle’s Arabic service, France24 English, New Delhi Television (NDTV) and Press TV.
Mon, 2011-10-17 12:23 - By
Content Business,
Digital Media,
Events,
Media Business,
Media,
Alex Shepherd,
Ali Amiri,
Capacity Media,
Content Delivery & Digital Services Middle East,
Etisalat,
Google,
ikoo,
INTIGRAL,
mediaME,
Yahoo! Maktoob
Content Delivery & Digital Services Middle East, a two-day event organized by Capacity Media, has launched today with an opening remark from Ali Amiri from Etisalat. The first day featured key industry speakers and content owners, who explained the importance of quality content and the challenges content providers and producers face in the Middle East, emphasizing on the whole digital user-experience.
Wed, 2011-10-12 09:05 - By
A new survey from Yahoo! Maktoob Research on user behavior in the Middle East and North Africa reveals 41% of respondents think ‘on-the-go’ connectivity frequently helps to solve or avoid disagreements with friends and family. Over 40% of those surveyed use a personal device to avoid an awkward social situation. Findings also show that across all technology platforms, females are significantly less likely to hide behind technology to avoid conflict.
Tue, 2011-09-27 12:25 - By
Advertising Business,
Advertising News,
Announcement,
Digital Media,
Events,
Media Business,
Advertising,
Media,
The Internet Show,
The Internet Show Middle East,
Yahoo! Maktoob
The Internet Show Middle East presented by Yahoo! Maktoob has kicked-off today in Abu Dhabi, bringing together 2000 attendees to find ways of doing internet business. Some of the conferences that will be held throughout the two-day event are: Social Media World, Cloud Computing World, Digital Advertising World, and Content Management World. You may follow #InternetShowME on Twitter for live updates from the event.
Sat, 2011-09-17 09:14 - By
Broadcasting News,
Digital Media,
Media Business,
Report,
Media,
7Days,
Autotradeuae,
BPA Worldwide,
gnads4u,
Gulfnews,
Nielsen,
Yahoo!,
Yahoo! Maktoob,
Yahoo! Middle East
BPA Worldwide has recently announced its latest circulation and media data in the region for the period January 2011 to June 30th, 2011. Newspapers and magazines opting to be BPA-audited reveal their “circulation claims”. Among Yahoo! Middle East/Maktoob, Autotradeuae.com, 7days.ae, Gulfnews.com and gnads4u.com, BPA Interactive powered by Nielsen reported Yahoo! Middle East/Maktoob had the most unique average browsers per month with 48,902,005 unique visitors, Gulfnews.com and gnads4u.com with 2,516,236, followed by 7days.ae and Autotradeuae.com with117,292 and 72,470 unique visitors respectively.
Sun, 2011-09-11 12:58 - By
Broadcasting News,
Events,
Media,
Al Hurra,
Al Jazeera,
Association for International Broadcasting,
France24,
Hosam El-Sokkari,
NDTV,
People’s Choice Award,
Press TV,
Simon Spanswick,
The Doha Debates. AIB,
Yahoo! Maktoob,
Yahoo! Middle East