Dubai Votes Dubai 92 Best Radio Station

Arabian Radio Network (ARN), one of the largest radio networks in the GCC and a member of Arab Media Group (AMG), today announced Dubai 92 has earned the coveted distinction of the Dubai’s ’Best Radio Station’ following a month of public online voting for the Best in Dubai Awards 2009.The oldest English FM frequency in the GCC, Dubai 92 received the emphatic public endorsement from 30,000 voters. Mahmoud Al Rasheed, General Manager of ARN, said: "A huge thank-you and congratulations to the entire team at Dubai 92 for coming out with top honors at the Best in Dubai 2009 Awards. It is great to see this team’s passion, dedication and commitment rewarded in such a way.""Dubai is a very competitive market," commented Steve Smith, Chief Operating Officer of ARN. "To have had so many nominations (City 1016, Dubai Eye 103.8, Virgin Radio Dubai 104.4 and Dubai 92) is not only a singular achievement but also bears testament to the round-the-clock hard work that is put in by our specialized teams at ARN" he added.Brought under the ARN umbrella in 2004, Dubai 92 features world class programming and presenters such as Catboy and Geordiebird in the Breakfast Show and Sarah Kilalea on Dubai Drive.Steve Pulley, Head of ARN English Programming, stressed that "The success of our programming is due to the fact that we cater to a diverse audience and that we are constantly asking our listeners what they want to hear, what they are interested in and what we can do to make this radio station Dubai’s number one station across the board."The region’s fastest growing radio network and communications service, the ARN group comprises Arabic stations Al Arabiya, Al Khaleejiya, and Noor Dubai; English frequencies Virgin Radio, Dubai Eye, and Dubai 92; and City 101.6 and HIT 96.7, broadcasting in the Hindi and Malayalam languages, respectively.

UAE Nationals dominate The Dubai Mall raffle winners

The ‘Win Millions’ raffle at Festival @ The Dubai Mall has a clear domination by UAE Nationals, who have won 40 daily raffles for AED 10,000 each and one weekly draw for AED 100,000 with only two days remaining for the shopping and entertainment extravaganza to conclude.Three expatriates – an Iranian, South African and Pakistani each – also won AED 100,000 each at the weekly draws. The Iranian expatriate, Mr Kaveh Oyar Hosseini also got AED 50,000 as bonus prize money for being present in the mall during the draw. The grand draw for AED 1 million will be held on the closing day of the Festival on Friday (May 29, 2009). Mr Nasser Rafi, Chief Executive Officer, Emaar Malls Group, said: “The winner profile of Festival @ The Dubai Mall highlights the cosmopolitan character of Dubai. Apart from the UAE nationals, the daily winners of over 100 customers at the mall include nationals from the Middle East, Europe, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, CIS countries and USA.” He added: “The multi-cultural profile of winners also highlights the appeal of The Dubai Mall to people of all nationalities, several of them tourists. The chief draw of the mall as a shopping destination is the diversity of choices it offers, with over 900 outlets including several flagship and Middle East debuts of the world’s leading brands.” To participate in the Win Millions raffles, customers only have to spend AED 500 at any of the retail and/or F&B outlets. They also get bargain deals from participating outlets. The month-long Festival @ The Dubai Mall, also featuring a Grand Bentley raffle and mall-wide entertainment, will conclude on May 29. It is supported by Dubai Media Inc, Arab Media Group and The Address Hotels + Resorts, a part of Emaar Hospitality Group.

Bid2Win At Festival@The Dubai Mall Receives Strong Customer Response

The Bid 2 Win auction, held as part of the Festival@The Dubai Mall is attracting hundreds of participants every week. The auction has enabled winners to take home premium products at rates of about 15 to 30 per cent lower than the showroom price.

This weekend’s live SMS Bid 2 Win auction is for a Nikon D90 DSLR KIT + a Canon Legria Hfs10 Camcorder on Friday and a Panasonic 50” Plasma TV (TH50PY850M) + Home Theatre System (SC-PT 865) on Saturday.

The mall’s visitors can participate in a fierce biding war with a Nikon D90 DSLR KIT + a Canon Legria Hfs10 Camcorder up for grabs on May 22, priced at AED 10,998 and courtesy of Sharaf DG. The auction on Saturday is for a Panasonic 50” Plasma TV (TH50PY850M) + a Home Theatre System (SC-PT 865), priced at AED 11,898, courtesy of Plug-ins.

The SMS bidding starts at 10am and will continue until 9pm. The start price of the bid is AED 1. The highest bidder at 9pm can claim the product on paying the bid price.

To participate in Bid 2 Win, visitors to the mall only have to SMS the product code of the item on display at the mall to Etisalat 4643. They must first register to participate in the auction at the same number. Participants are informed of the status of their bid in real-time, and live updates of the auction are displayed on the multimedia screens.

Previous products on auction during the Festival@The Dubai Mall included an Apple Combo, Bose Lifestyle Home Entertainment System, Panasonic 58" Full HD Plasma TV, Infinity Cascade & Home Theatre Package, Jumbo Mobility Unwired Package and Philips LCD TV & Home Theatre Package.

In addition to Bid 2 Win, the mall also offers a ‘Win Millions’ raffle, a Grand Bentley raffle with only 5,000 tickets priced at AED 200 each going into the draw and mall-wide entertainment.

Festival@The Dubai Mall is supported by Dubai Media Inc, Arab Media Group and The Address Hotels + Resorts, Emaar Hospitality Group’s five star hotel brand.

Dubai Pearl Diamond Sponsor Of The 2008 Arab Media Forum

Pearl Dubai FZ LLC, a consortium of investors led by Al Fahim Group, today announced their US$4 billion world class, mixed-use development Dubai Pearl has become a diamond sponsor of the Arab Media Forum, a convention of top tier regional and international media professionals and intellectuals to hold in-depth
discussions on how the transformation of technology has impacted the local, regional and international media. The event will to be held on April 23-24, 2008 at Hotel Monarch in Dubai.

Diamond Sponsor, Pearl Dubai LLC Chairman, Abdul Majeed Ismail Al Fahim said, “We are really pleased with our association with the Arab Media Forum, and through it with the Dubai Press Club. The forum will provide us an opportunity to interact with distinguished leaders, decision-makers and experts from the world of media. The theme of the forum, Media and Technology, itself is of great relevance in today’s time, just as real estate practitioners in the region are trying to integrate the most advanced technology into real estate practices.”

Dubai Pearl is a US$4 billion development located within the Dubai Media and Technology Free Zone (TECOM) overlooking Palm Jumeirah, with a built up area of more than 15 million square feet. The project, which will become an integrated city amongst the most technologically advanced projects in Dubai’s real estate market today, features many of the world’s firsts in engineering design. The project’s new masterplan emphasizes energy efficiency and the optimum use of space to deliver the region’s first integrated walk-able city centre. The development also envisages many components that will offer unique advantages to the media and technology community.

Its location within the most mature free zone of Dubai also means that media and technology companies can own an elite business address with 100% foreign ownership, 100% repatriation of capital, no minimum capital investment, no currency restriction and no corporate taxes.

Bidding For Two Hours To Win A Bargain Deal

Bidding feverishly for two hours, the winner of the Bid 2 Win auction for a Bose Lifestyle 48 Series IV DVD Home Entertainment System at The Dubai Mall got a bargain deal, saving about 30 per cent on the price of the product.Mrs Colleen Birla, an Indian expatriate, was the winner of the second Bid 2 Win, a unique event being organised as part of the Festival@The Dubai Mall. She had wanted to buy a home entertainment system and visited the mall hearing about the Bid 2 Win event.She and her husband bid for close to two hours over SMS, and eventually Mrs Birla made the biggest bid for AED 11,550 as the event drew to a close at 9pm. The original price of the home entertainment system, courtesy of Plug-Ins, is AED 15,999.Mrs Birla said she liked the concept of bidding by SMS, adding that it was very professionally organised. She said she will return to the mall this weekend to see the products that go up for bidding.Bid 2 Win is held on Fridays and Saturdays. It is an innovative retail event, wherein visitors to the mall only have to SMS the product code of the items on display at the mall to Etisalat 4643. Bidders first register to participate in the auction at the same number.Bids open at 10am and continue until 9pm. Particpiants are informed of the status of their bid in real-time, and live updates of the auction are displayed on the multimedia screens.In addition to Bid 2 Win, the mall also offers a ‘Win Millions’ raffle, a Grand Bentley raffle with only 5,000 tickets priced at AED 200 each going into the draw and roaming entertainment throughout the mall.Festival@The Dubai Mall is supported by Dubai Media Inc, Arab Media Group and The Address Hotels + Resorts, Emaar Hospitality Group’s five star hotel brand.
 

Keen Bidding Fetches Bargain Deals At Bid 2 Win Event During Festival@The Dubai Mall

The Bid 2 Win auctions held as part of the Festival@The Dubai Mall witnessed keen bidding by hundreds of visitors to the mall. The two SMS auctions were held over the weekend offering an Apple Combo and Bose Lifestyle Home Entertainment System.The Apple Combo, priced AED 14,498, was courtesy of Sharaf DG. Starting at a bid of AED 1, the combo comprising an Apple Mac Book, iPhone and iPod Touch was clinched by Mr Faiyaz for a price of AED 9,786.The second Bid 2 Win event, held on Saturday, was for a Bose Lifestyle 48 Series IV DVD Home Entertainment System, courtesy of Plug-Ins, priced at AED 15,999. The winning bid by Mrs Colleen was for AED 11,550.The Bid 2 Win is an innovative retail event where visitors to the mall only have to SMS the product code of the items on display at the mall to Etisalat 4643. Bidders first register to participate in the auction at the same number. Bids open at 10am and continue until 9pm. Bidders are informed of the status of their bid in real-time, and live updates of the auction are displayed on the multimedia screens.The Bid 2 Win event will be held every weekend and items that go on auction will be announced in advance.In addition to Bid 2 Win, the mall also offers a ‘Win Millions’ raffle, a Grand Bentley raffle with only 5,000 tickets priced at AED 200 each going into the draw and roaming entertainment throughout the mall.Festival@The Dubai Mall is supported by Dubai Media Inc, Arab Media Group and The Address Hotels + Resorts, Emaar Hospitality Group’s five star hotel brand.
 

Arab Media Group Supports Dubai Autism Centre’s Third Annual Autism Awareness Campaign

Arab Media Group (AMG), the largest media organisation in the UAE, today announced its support of Dubai Autism Center’s third annual April Autism Month initiative through promoting the education and outreach campaign across its spectrum of print and radio entities.

Titled ‘Together Again’, the month-long campaign is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, and Chairman of the Dubai Autism Centre.

The campaign is particularly dedicated to raising awareness about parents of children with autism, their trauma and the grief they experience on a daily basis.

During the month of April, AMG will run print advertisements for Dubai Autism Center through its newspapers Al Bayan, Emarat Al Youm and Business 24-7. The group will also air the campaign’s key messages through leveraging the reach of its Arabian Radio Network (ARN), the region’s fastest growing radio network and communications service that broadcasts across eight frequencies.

Mohammed Al Mulla, Executive Director, Arab Media Group said: “We are thrilled to support Dubai Autism Center’s annual campaign that seeks to touch an emotional chord in people through raising awareness on the syndrome, even while highlighting the challenges faced by parents of autistic children.

“As an organization that prioritises people at the core of all that we deliver, we believe our media arms will help the campaign reach a large number of people and create a better understanding of autism and the implications associated with it.”

Founded in 2005, AMG owns a wide array of media properties, including Awraq Publishing, Done Events, and Shoof Advertising. It also comprises Tawseel, an independent distribution company, and Masar, a printing house.

The ARN bouquet comprises Al Arabiya, Al Khaleejiya, and Noor Dubai in Arabic; Virgin Radio, Dubai Eye, and Dubai 92 in English, and City 101.6, and HIT96.7 in the South Asian languages of Hindi and Malayalam respectively.

Noor Dubai TV, Nickelodeon, MTV Arabia are the three television platforms under the Arab Media Group umbrella.

Arabian Radio Network To Host ’ARN Business Club’

Arabian Radio Network (ARN), the largest radio broadcasting group in the UAE and part of the Arab Media Group, today kicked off a series of innovative educational seminars to help businesses harness the power of radio and incorporate the platform into their daily marketing mix.

Titled ‘ARN Business Club’, the initiative commenced today at the Westin Mina Seyahi. Business participants can enrol for any one of the seven identical daily sessions during the five-day period that will also offer customized packages including creative services representing huge value across 12 month commitments.

Apart from the special offers introduced, the ARN Business Club will also see each participating business entered into a draw to win a luxury sport boat worth AED430,000.

Mahmoud Al Rasheed, General Manager of ARN, said: “During an economic downturn, radio can offer extensive reach without the high advertising spend normally associated with visual broadcast media. Since its inception, ARN has focused on adding value to the community, not only as a source of news or entertainment, but as an integral part of the community with its undiluted focus on relevant issues.”

“One of the reasons the ARN Business Club is hosting seven identical sessions a day (35 in all over a five-day period) is to reach out to a wider entrepreneurial community. Our ultimate objective is to continue encouraging economic activity to help businesses sustain their operations during these tough economic times.”

Steve Smith, COO of ARN, said: “This is not only a one-time incentive, it is a relationship that we hope to maintain in the coming years. Radio is very much a part of people’s lives in the UAE, and ARN has the most diverse stable of brands. We are particularly proud of our strong multi-lingual programming that caters to any age demographic across the English, Arabic and Asian language platforms. More importantly, our representatives are trained to recognize the time slots, languages and creative approaches that will appeal to specific target audiences.”

The region’s fastest growing radio network and communications service, the ARN portfolio comprises Al Arabiya, Al Khaleejiya, and Noor Dubai in Arabic, Virgin Radio, Dubai Eye, and Dubai 92 in English and City 101.6 and HIT in the South Asian languages of Hindi and Malayalam respectively.