Arab Media Group
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| Type | Subsidiary (Government-owned) |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Dubai دبي,  United Arab Emirates |
| Key people | Abdulatif Al Sayegh (Chief Executive Officer) Vikas Jain (Chief Operating Officer) |
| Industry | Satellite TV and Radio Media Publishing Event Organizer |
| Employees | 2,000 |
Arab Media Group (AMG) is a Dubai, United Arab Emirates, based media company, part of Tatweer, the holdings management arm of Dubai Holding. AMG is the largest media group in the United Arab Emirates and is structured similar to Viacom in the U.S..
Founded in March 2005, AMG has nine radio stations, three newspapers (managed by Awraq Publishing), two television channels, MTV Arabia and Nickelodeon (managed by Arabian Television Network), an online company (Arabian Online Network), a logistics and distribution company (Tawseel), a printing company (Masar), an event management company (Done), an outdoor advertising company (Shoof Outdoor) and a multimedia social networking community (ShoofTV).
Its newspaper titles are the English-language compact Emirates Business 24/7, its Arabic counterpart Emarat Al Youm, and the Arabic broadsheet Al Bayan.
Arabian Radio Network is AMG’s radio subsidiary which operates eight radio stations, Dubai Eye 103.8, Dubai 92, Pulse 95.3, City 101.6, Hit 96.7, Noor Dubai 93.9, Al Khaleejiya 100.9 and Al Arabiya 99. ARN’s ninth station will be Virgin Dubai, a branch of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin International, which is scheduled for early 2008.
AMG has a workforce of just under 2,000 staff across its five Dubai-based offices.
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[edit] Arab Media Group subsidiaries
The company structure is as follows:
- Arabian Radio Network [3] [4]
- Dubai Eye 103.8
- Dubai 92
- Pulse 95.3
- City 101.6
- Hit 96.7
- Noor Dubai 93.9
- Al Khaleejiya 100.9
- Al Arabiya 99
- Virgin Radio Dubai
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Awraq Publishing
- ^ Business 24-7
- ^ Arabian Radio Network
- ^ AME Info. - Arab Media Group to launch Virgin Radio in Dubai
- ^ AME Info. - Arabian Television Network partners with MTV Networks International to launch 24-Hour MTV Arabiya
- ^ ArabianBusiness.com - MTV will be AMG's biggest test yet
- ^ ArabianBusiness.com - AMG to get 'aggressive' in TV
- ^ ArabianBusiness.com - Arab Media Group to get aggressive in TV
- ^ Variety.com - Media mogul blazes trail - Al-Sayegh launches MTV Arabiya
- ^ Variety.com - MTV maps Mideast move
- ^ Done Events
- ^ AME Info. - Arab Media Group launches Tawseel
- ^ Tawseel - Distrubution & Logistics
