Arab Media Group
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| Company type | Subsidiary (Government-owned) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment Radio Media Event Organizer Parks Family Entertainment |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Dubai دبي , |
Number of employees | 300 |
| Parent | Dubai Holding |
Arab Media Group (AMG) is a Dubai, United Arab Emirates based entertainment company and a strategic business vertical of Dubai Holding. AMG covers radio broadcasting, event management, and family entertainment. Some say AMG is an engaging premier integrated entertainment company. It manages Global Village,[1] Arabian Radio Network[2] and Done Events.[3]
History
[edit]Founded in March 2005, AMG has a workforce of just over 300 staff across its three Dubai-based offices.
Subsidiaries
[edit]- Global Village: One of the region's family and cultural entertainment destinations.
- Arabian Radio Network, operates nine of the region’s radio stations across multi platforms attracting millions of listeners daily, making it the largest radio network in the UAE:[4][5]
- Dubai 92 - English language adult contemporary radio
- Dubai Eye 103.8 - English language, multicultural talk radio station
- Virgin Radio 104.4 - English language hit music station
- City 101.6 - Hindi youth music station
- Hit 96.7 - Malayalam youth music station with a news and information focus
- Al Khaleejiya 100.9 - GCC station with strong UAE National focus
- Al Arabiya 99 - Arab expatriate youth music station
- Radio Shoma 93.4 FM - Persian
- Tag 91.1 - the first Filipino premium radio station in the UAE
- Done Events:[6] Done Events, a event and live entertainment company, producing annual marquee government and corporate events as well as some of the biggest concerts regionally.
Mergers and acquisitions
[edit]As a direct impact of the 2007 financial crisis, after considerable layoffs of the workforce, AMG's television assets, held via Arabian Television Network were merged with Dubai state broadcaster Dubai Media Incorporated in late 2009.[7][8]
See also
[edit]- Dubai Holding
- News Corporation
- Viacom
- RedfestDXB (Music festival managed by Virgin Radio Dubai under Arabian Radio Network, a subsidiary of the AMG group.)
References
[edit]- ^ "Unique cultural entertainment destination | Global Village".
- ^ Arabian Radio Network
- ^ "Don Happenings". www.donevents.com. Archived from the original on 2006-05-18.
- ^ Arabian Radio Network
- ^ AME Info. - Arab Media Group to launch Virgin Radio in Dubai
- ^ Done Events
- ^ AD Nation - AMG lays off staff Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dubai Media Observer - Inspirational leadership