Media /main-category/media en OpenAI is working on X-like social media network, the Verge reports /node/2597277/media <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/225841">Reuters</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Reuters</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1744802907980876000</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2025-04-16 07:44</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> LONDON: OpenAI is working on its own X-like social media network, the Verge reported on Tuesday, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter.<br /> There is an internal prototype focused on ChatGPT鈥檚 image generation that has a social feed, the report said.<br /> OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been privately asking outsiders for feedback about the project, which is still in early stages, according to the Verge. It is unclear whether the company plans to release the social network as a separate application or integrate it into ChatGPT, the report said.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/04/16/4592614-712527375.jpg" width="1200" height="733" alt="In February, a consortium of investors led by Musk made an unsolicited $97.4 billion bid for the control of OpenAI, only to be rejected by Altman with a swift 鈥渘o thank you.鈥� (REUTERS/File)" title="In February, a consortium of investors led by Musk made an unsolicited $97.4 billion bid for the control of OpenAI, only to be rejected by Altman with a swift 鈥渘o thank you.鈥� (REUTERS/File)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/media">Media</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/openai">OpenAI</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/x">X</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/sam-altman">Sam Altman</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/social-media">social media</a></div></div></div> Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:36:43 +0000 rbksa 2597277 at New report shows why brands need to invest in women鈥檚 football in 抖阴短视频 /node/2597235/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2025-04-16 10:17</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: New research from football media company Footballco has revealed a growing interest in opportunities for women鈥檚 football in 抖阴短视频.</p> <p> The report, released recently, also provides a profile of fandom in the region and how supporters want to consume both editorial and branded content.</p> <p> Footballco鈥檚 study shows that among fans of women鈥檚 sport in 抖阴短视频, 61 percent follow football, compared to 47 percent globally.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/04/16/4592503-2005514262.jpg" width="1000" height="563" alt="" title="The growth also highlights how, despite female fans being allowed into stadiums since 2018, some still felt excluded by the sport." /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/football">Football</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/media">Media</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/womens-football">Women&#039;s Football</a></div></div></div> Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:22:19 +0000 Peter Harrison 2597235 at America鈥檚 news channel for Middle East fires staff, goes off air after funding cuts /node/2596808/media <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/120821">AP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2025-04-12 23:05</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> CAIRO: The head of a US-funded Arabic-language television and online news outlet that claims a 30 million-strong audience in the Middle East and North Africa terminated most staff and TV programming Saturday, accusing the Trump administration and Elon Musk of having 鈥渋rresponsibly and unlawfully鈥� cut off funding.<br /> In notices to Alhurra news staffers about their dismissals, chief Jeffrey Gedmin said he had given up on the US administration鈥檚 freeze lifting anytime soon for the congressionally approved money for Al Hurra and its US-funded Arabic language sister organizations.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/04/12/4591378-2002033392.jpg" width="2240" height="1680" alt="Alhurra&#039;s studio during the channel&#039;s first live broadcast in February 2004. (Wikimedia Commons/Alhurra)" title="Alhurra&#039;s studio during the channel&#039;s first live broadcast in February 2004. (Wikimedia Commons/Alhurra)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/media">Media</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/media">media</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/us">US</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/alhurra">Alhurra</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/alhurra-tv">Alhurra TV</a></div></div></div> Sat, 12 Apr 2025 20:07:42 +0000 daniel.fountain 2596808 at Lebanon鈥檚 civil war anniversary poll: Half of respondents fear conflict could return /node/2596677/media <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2025-04-11 15:18</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> BEIRUT: As Lebanon marks 50 years since the outbreak of its civil war on April 13, a new poll has revealed half of the Lebanese people questioned are worried the conflict could return amid a fragile ceasefire.</p> <p> The survey, conducted jointly by Annahar newspaper and International Information, sampled 1,200 Lebanese citizens across all regions between March 25 and April 2.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/04/11/4591048-2118562538.jpg" width="1100" height="725" alt="" title="Dozens of Palestinian women leave the Bourj Barajneh refugee camp in Beirut southern suburb 25 March 1987, to look for some food at the nearby market. (File/AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/media">Media</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/lebanon">Lebanon</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/BattlefieldLebanon">Battlefield Lebanon</a></div></div></div> Fri, 11 Apr 2025 12:25:06 +0000 sherouk.maher 2596677 at Saudi brands and agencies win seven Grand Prix trophies at Dubai Lynx Awards 2025 /node/2596651/media <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/zaira-lakhpatwala">Zaira Lakhpatwala</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2025-04-11 11:05</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> Dubai Lynx, a prominent creative festival and awards program organized by Cannes Lions, announced its annual winners at an awards ceremony on Wednesday in Dubai.</p> <p> WPP-owned VML was crowned Network of the Year followed by BBDO Worldwide and McCann Worldgroup.</p> <p> Omnicom-owned Hearts &amp; Science was awarded Media Network of the Year followed by other Omnicom agencies OMD and PHD in second and third. 聽</p> <p> Other special awards included MENA Agency of the Year, which went to creative firm Impact BBDO Dubai followed by FP7 McCann Dubai and BigTime Creative Shop Riyadh.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/04/11/4590957-1824110049.png" width="2000" height="786" alt="" title="抖阴短视频n brands and agencies bagged a total of seven Grand Prix trophies in several categories. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/media">Media</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/dubai-lynx">Dubai Lynx</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/saudi-advertising">saudi advertising</a></div></div></div> Fri, 11 Apr 2025 08:08:48 +0000 zaira.lakhpatwala 2596651 at GCC nations are global leaders in post-COVID digitalization efforts, says IMF expert /node/2596622/media <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/article-authors/tamara-aboalsaud">Tamara Aboalsaud</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2025-04-11 03:17</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: There is a positive correlation between digitalization and enhanced macroeconomic favorability in Gulf Cooperation Council economies, according to a report by the International Monetary Fund鈥檚 Middle East and Central Asia department.</p> <p> During a roundtable discussion in Riyadh on Thursday, Zeine Zeidan, the department鈥檚 deputy director, spoke about the rapid digital development that has taken place within the GCC region in recent years and the significant support this provides for both the public and private sectors.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/04/11/4590859-1702299019.jpg" width="1800" height="1200" alt="" title="抖阴短视频 jumped 2.9 percent in terms of contributions from the digital economy between 2017 to 2020. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/media">Media</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/imf">IMF</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/digitization-0">#digitization</a></div></div></div> Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:22:01 +0000 zaira.lakhpatwala 2596622 at Sharjah Media City launches Podcast Room to support content creators /node/2596396/media <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2025-04-09 12:24</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> SHARJAH, UAE: Sharjah Media City, also known as Shams, has announced the launch of the Podcast Room as part of its efforts to support content creators, innovators, and the digital media industry in the region, it was announced on Wednesday.</p> <p> The project aims to provide a professional environment equipped with cutting-edge technology to help emerging talents and professionals produce high-quality content, according to a statement.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/04/09/4590304-320059178.jpeg" width="4160" height="2751" alt="" title="The Podcast Room offers an integrated platform for recording and editing audio and video content. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/media">Media</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/sharjah-media-city">Sharjah Media City</a></div></div></div> Wed, 09 Apr 2025 09:25:54 +0000 sherouk.maher 2596396 at AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can鈥檛 bar its journalists /node/2596352/media <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/120821">AP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2025-04-09 00:42</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> WASHINGTON: A federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore The Associated Press鈥� full access to cover presidential events, ruling on a case that touched at the heart of the First Amendment and affirming that the government cannot punish the news organization for the content of its speech.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/04/09/4590172-357776198.jpg" width="1200" height="700" alt="The Associated Press logo is shown at the entrance to the news organization&#039;s office in New York on Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP)" title="The Associated Press logo is shown at the entrance to the news organization&#039;s office in New York on Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/media">Media</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/associated-press">Associated Press</a></div></div></div> Tue, 08 Apr 2025 21:47:31 +0000 malawi 2596352 at Sam Barnett to step down as CEO of MBC Group /node/2596348/media <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2025-04-08 23:35</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI: Sam Barnett is stepping down as CEO of MBC Group after more than two decades with the company.</p> <p> He will be replaced by Mike Sneesby, the former CEO of Australian media network Nine Entertainment.</p> <p> Barnett will join Central European Media Enterprises as its CEO. He will be based in Prague and oversee the company鈥檚 46 TV channels and streaming platform Voyo.</p> <p> Both men will take up their new roles on May 1.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/04/08/4590163-1808941496.jpg" width="1000" height="536" alt="" title="Mike Sneesby (R) to succeed Sam Barnett (L) as CEO of MBC Group effective May 1." /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/media">Media</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/mbc-group">MBC Group</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/sam-barnett">Sam Barnett</a></div></div></div> Tue, 08 Apr 2025 20:39:06 +0000 zaira.lakhpatwala 2596348 at Reporter burned alive in Israeli attack on Gaza media camp succumbs to injuries /node/2596311/media <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2025-04-08 17:42</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> LONDON:聽Palestinian journalist Ahmed Mansour has died from burns sustained in an Israeli airstrike on a media tent near Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA.</p> <p> Footage circulating on social media showed the moment Mansour, a reporter for the Palestine Today news agency, was engulfed in flames after the strike. Bystanders rushed to extinguish the fire using makeshift tools.</p> <p> Mansour鈥檚 death brings the number of journalists killed in the attack to two, with at least eight others injured.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/04/08/4590046-765242174.jpeg" width="801" height="451" alt="Rights groups have condemned the attack, with the Committee to Protect Journalists accusing Israel of repeatedly targeting media workers and ignoring international law. (X/File)" title="Rights groups have condemned the attack, with the Committee to Protect Journalists accusing Israel of repeatedly targeting media workers and ignoring international law. (X/File)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/media">Media</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SecondNakba">War on Gaza</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/palestine">Palestine</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/israel">Israel</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/journalists">Journalists</a></div></div></div> Tue, 08 Apr 2025 14:46:28 +0000 gabriele.malvisi 2596311 at MBC launches second season of reality survival show 鈥楳illion Dollar Land鈥� /node/2596290/media <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/article-authors/sherouk-zakaria">Sherouk Zakaria</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2025-04-08 15:29</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI: MBC鈥檚 reality survival game show 鈥淢illion Dollar Land鈥� has returned for a second season, with 30 contestants from across the Arab world navigating grueling challenges in 抖阴短视频鈥檚 NEOM desert for a shot at the grand $1 million prize.</p> <p> The show, comprising 13 episodes and 60 dailies, promises unpredictable and jaw-dropping twists as participants compete over 30 days in new games that will be revealed throughout the series.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/04/08/4589988-1061636977.jpeg" width="1280" height="853" alt="" title="The game show features participants from different countries and professions partaking in challenges that test their endurance in the harsh desert life. (Supplied)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/04/08/4589989-509636852.jpeg" width="1280" height="851" alt="" title="The crew of &#039;Million Dollar Island&#039; gathered during the launch event for the second season of the reality competition show at Mall of the Emirates, Dubai. (Supplied) " /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/media">Media</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/mbc">MBC</a></div></div></div> Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:35:50 +0000 sherouk.maher 2596290 at SRMG unveils new advertising arm 鈥楽MS鈥� to boost data-driven campaigns /node/2596275/media <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2025-04-08 14:02</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: SRMG, the MENA region鈥檚 largest integrated media group, announced Tuesday聽the launch of SRMG Media Solutions (SMS), a next generation, data-driven media solutions company designed to deliver innovative, results focused advertising strategies.</p> <p> Building on the 35-year legacy of Al Khaleejiah, a pioneer in driving revenue growth and fostering strategic partnerships, SMS empowers brands to connect with over 170 million users worldwide through cutting-edge digital, social, TV, audio, and print channels.聽</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/04/08/4589948-1774523298.jpg" width="1920" height="1080" alt="The launch of SMS comes at a time when the market is experiencing significant growth. (Supplied/File)" title="The launch of SMS comes at a time when the market is experiencing significant growth. (Supplied/File)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/04/08/4589949-1302407814.png" width="1080" height="1080" alt="The launch of SMS comes at a time when the market is experiencing significant growth. (Supplied/File)" title="The launch of SMS comes at a time when the market is experiencing significant growth. (Supplied/File)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/media">Media</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/srmg">SRMG</a></div></div></div> Tue, 08 Apr 2025 11:23:38 +0000 gabriele.malvisi 2596275 at Philippines鈥� first hijabi anchor redefines Muslim representation, one newscast at a time /node/2596274/media <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/157356">Ellie Aben</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2025-04-08 14:20</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> MANILA: When Princess Habibah Sarip-Paudac first appeared on national television in 2012, she made history 鈥� not only as the Philippines鈥� first presenter to wear a hijab, but also as the first person from the country鈥檚 Muslim south to deliver the national news.</p> <p> A native of Marawi, one of the main cities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, home to much of the Philippines鈥� minority Muslim community, Paudac traveled to Manila to audition at the People鈥檚 Television Network.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/04/08/4589958-1580715011.jpg" width="1000" height="563" alt="" title="Princess Habibah Sarip-Paduac prepares to go on air at the PTV studio in Manila, Feb. 28, 2025. (AN Photo)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/media">Media</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/philippines">Philippines</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/hijab">hijab</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Tue, 08 Apr 2025 11:23:09 +0000 Arbee 2596274 at Israel strikes tents near hospitals in Gaza, killing and wounding reporters /node/2596163/middle-east <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/120821">AP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">AP</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1744009977357861600</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2025-04-07 07:08</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip: Israel struck tents outside two major hospitals in the Gaza Strip overnight, killing at least two people, including a local reporter, and wounding nine, including six reporters, medics said Monday.<br /> Fifteen others were killed in separate strikes across the territory, according to hospitals.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/04/07/4589661-521667017.jpg" width="1130" height="753" alt="" title="Mourners react next to the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, at Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on April 7, 2025. (Reuters)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/middleeast">Middle-East</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/media">Media</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SecondNakba">War on Gaza</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/gaza">Gaza</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/israel">Israel</a></div></div></div> Mon, 07 Apr 2025 07:16:14 +0000 rbksa 2596163 at Investigation finds Meta profiting from ads promoting Israeli settlements in West Bank /node/2595916/media <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2025-04-04 19:13</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> LONDON: Meta has profited from more than 100 advertisements promoting illegal Israeli settlements and far-right settler activity in the occupied West Bank, an investigation by Al Jazeera revealed earlier this week.</p> <p> The ads include listings for property developments in settlements such as Ariel, located 20 km east of the Green Line, as well as calls for the demolition of Palestinian homes, schools, and playgrounds. Some also solicit donations for Israeli military units operating in Gaza.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/04/04/4588975-1795401263.jpg" width="1200" height="800" alt="An Israeli settler takes a picture of another posing outside the Palestinian Ayoub Abdel-Basit al-Tamimi family house, which was allegedly taken over by Israeli settlers overnight, in Hebron. (AFP/File)" title="An Israeli settler takes a picture of another posing outside the Palestinian Ayoub Abdel-Basit al-Tamimi family house, which was allegedly taken over by Israeli settlers overnight, in Hebron. (AFP/File)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/media">Media</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/meta">Meta</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/israel">Israel</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/israeli-settlers">Israeli settlers</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/facebook-0">Facebook</a></div></div></div> Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:19:48 +0000 gabriele.malvisi 2595916 at