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by MEB Journal Staff
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95.2% are against the rec cent Arab “charter” concerning satellite channel restrictions, according to an onlc line poll conducted by Al Jazeera. Led by the information ministries of Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the new controls would ban criticism of government actions.
4.2 billion is the projected number of mobile subscribers worldwide by 2010, up from 3.3 billion in 2007. According to CISc SAC, digital music delivered by mobiles will reach a global market value of $6 billion by 2010, while PC-based online delivery will reach a mere $5 billion.
$935 million for a mobile network in Saudi Arabia was awarded to Nokia Siemens, reports The Economic Times. Motorola U.S. will share part of the deal. Nokia Siemens and Motorola won the deal awarded by Kuwait’s Zain telecom operator to build second and third generation wireless networks in Saudi Arabia, from Ericsson and China’s Huawei Technologies.
$270,000 will be allocated yearly to prizes and scholarships by Saudi Princess Hassa bin Salman to encourage female journalists in a country where women are traditionally restricted.
68% per year is the projected worldwide growth in consumption of audiovisual content on mobile devices through 2010, according to the Paris-based International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC). If the predictions by CISAC are true, the estimated $3 billion total market value of mobile TV will exceed that of PC-based online Internet TV, which is expected to reach $2.7 billion by 2010.
$40 million will be Cisco’s investment in developing information and communication technology in the UAE over the next five years, reports the Gulf News. It will also add 20 new Cisco Networking Academies in the UAE, bringing the total number to 59.
95.2% are against the rec cent Arab “charter” concerning satellite channel restrictions, according to an onlc line poll conducted by Al Jazeera. Led by the information ministries of Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the new controls would ban criticism of government actions.
47,776 is the total of active radio stations in the world, according to the CIA World Factbook (online): about 15,800 AM stations, 30,700 FM stations, and 1,300 shortwave stations.
37.6% of Lebanese respondents named LBC and 37.1% chose Future TV as one of five stations they watch most. According to the survey, conducted by the Arab Advisors Group, news is the most popular program type among all age groups. It also confirmed that terrestrial channels remain the most watched in Lebanc non, though satellite television has gained a significant following.
$398.9 million has been awarded in long term loan funding to Mobinil, Egypt’s largest mobile phone operator, reports Reuters.
40% discounts on car washes are being offered to all journalists by a company in the Shuwaikh area of Kuwait. Another company discounts auto cleaning by ten percent for verifiable journalists, reports the Kuwait Times.
50% of the total global income from mobile music downloads by 2010 will be driven by the Asia-Pacific region, surpassing both the North America and Europe markets, according to CISAC.
40 petabytes (40,000 TB) of storage capacity would be needed to store the yearly standard definition output of new programming from the world’s TV stations, according to the CIA Factbook. This figure is based on the estimated 1.3 GB necessary to digitally store one hour of SD video.
$5 billion is the estimated total spent on advertising by GCC countries in 2007, according to the Institute for International Research (IIR) Middle East, organizers of last year’s Signage, Imaging and Media exhibition in Abu Dhabi.
$8 trillion is the predicted value of assets that will be controlled by Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, which Merrill Lynch says will be the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund by 2011.
$100 million in funding has been set up by Jordan’s Queen Nour to support major film productions that help combat stereotypes. The fund has an initial investment of $10 million, and has established partnerships with Hollywood production and distribution companies.
1200 is the expected number of satellite channels in the Middle East by the year 2015 according to Salah Hamza, CEO of Cairo-based satellite operator Nilesat, reports the UK’s Rapid TV News
$50 billion is annual loss to Middle East businesses due to electronic piracy and counterfeitic ing says Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Al Shihhi, the Undersecrc retary of the Planning Sector for UAE’s Ministry of Economy, accc cording to the Khaleej Times. He added that although global softwc ware expenditures over the next four years will reach over $350 billion, up to $180 billion of that will be lost to illegal trade.
48.36% of Saudi Arabians reported purchasing products and services online and through their mobile handsets over the past 12 months based on an AAG study, according to the Khaleej Times.
$5.92 billion was mobile telecom opec erator Zain’s consolidated revenue in fiscal year 2007. It is reported to be the highest-ever net profic it-maker in the history of Kuwait’s private sector.
40% discounts on car washes are being offered to all journalists by a company in the Shuwaikh area of Kuwait. Another company discounts auto cleaning by ten percent for verifiable journalists, reports the Kuwait Times.
$73,000 is what a court in Kuwait has ordered Al Jazeera to pay for airing a program perceived as insulting to their country, according to newswire AFP.
96% of Arab academics find Al Jazeera to be a reliable source for news, according to The Knowledge World Center for Polls. In a recent survey, over 73% expressed their confidence that the channel would quickly correct any mistakes that surfaced in news reports.
140% is the increase in 2007 advertising revenue claimed by Egypt’s Connect Ads, the online advertising unit of LINKdotNET. The company reports that online ad spending throughout the Middle East totaled $18.7 million in 2006. |
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