Yahoo! Maktoob

Yahoo! goes beyond Gold with global programming coverage of Summer Olympics

Tue, 2012-05-01 09:07 - By  
 
 
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.

Gulf Marketing Review to host 6th Annual GMR Marketing to Women Conference 2012

Wed, 2012-04-11 07:13 - By  

 

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.

Yahoo hosts 'Change Your World' summit on social/digital media

Thu, 2012-01-19 09:28 - By  

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.


Alhurra wins AIB People's Choice Award

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.


Shortlist announced for AIB Yahoo! Maktoob People’s Choice Award

Tue, 2011-10-25 09:33 - By  
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. 

Content Delivery & Digital Services Middle East opens today

Mon, 2011-10-17 12:23 - By  
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.

Yahoo! Maktoob Research reveals user behavior in MENA in relation to technology

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.

The Internet Show Middle East opens

Tue, 2011-09-27 12:25 - By  
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. 

BPA Worldwide announces concurrent release of circulation and media data

Sat, 2011-09-17 09:14 - By  

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.


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