Recognizing innovation in the Middle East’s digital publishing industry

Saudi Research & Publishing Co. took home 10 of WAN-IFRA’s Middle East Digital Media Awards for 2017. Of the 10 awards, four were for 1st place, including in the Best in Lifestyle, Sports or Entertainment category, where the company made a clean sweep, winning all three places.Three other publishing houses each came away with five awards: UAE-based Al Bayan, publishers of Al Bayan newspaper; UAE-based Galadari Printing and Publishing Company, publishers of Khaleej Times; and Muscat Media Group, Oman, publishers of Times of Oman.

All regional winners are subsequently entered into competition for the WAN-IFRA’s annual World Digital Media Awards, to be presented during WAN-IFRA’s Digital Content Expo to be held in Berlin on 10-12 October 2017.

Categories and winners

Best News Website

1st: Galadari Printing & Publishing (LLC), UAE: Khaleej Times website

2nd: Muscat Media Group, Oman: Timesofoman.com

3rd: Dar Al-Sharq Newspaper, Qatar: The Peninsula Qatar News Portal

Best in Lifestyle, Sports or Entertainment Website

1st: Saudi Research & Publishing Co., UAE: Hiamag.com

2nd: Saudi Research & Publishing Co., UAE: Sayidy.net

3rd: Saudi Research & Publishing Co., UAE: Sayidaty.net

Best Use of Online Video

1st: Al Bayan, UAE:Al Bayan TV

2nd: Muscat Media Group, Oman: Times TV

3rd: Al Bayan, UAE: The House of Sheikhs

Best Data Visualization

1st: Muscat Media Group, Oman: Timesofoman.com/extra/frankincense

2nd: Al Bayan, UAE: The House of Sheikhs

3rd: Al Bayan, UAE: H.H Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed initiatives..Creations made for the future

Best News Mobile Service

1st: Dar Al-Sharq Newspaper, Qatar: Al Sharq Newspaper Mobile Application (Augmented Reality)

2nd: Galadari Printing & Publishing (LLC), UAE: Khaleej Times Mobile news

3rd: Muscat Media Group, Oman: timesofoman.com mobile

Best Lifestyle, Sports or Entertainment Mobile Service

1st: Saudi Research & Publishing Co., UAE: Aljamila.com fashion and beauty website

2nd: Galadari Printing & Publishing (LLC), UAE: Khaleej Times interactive Sports

3rd: Saudi Research & Publishing Co., UAE: Sayidaty new Mobile Applications – For lifestyle news and entertainment

Best Innovation New Product

1st: Saudi Research & Publishing Co., UAE: Hia Boutique

2nd: Saudi Research & Publishing Co., UAE: Sayidaty Mall

3rd: Al Bayan, UAE: “refkat kotob” (with the company of books)

Best in Social Media Engagement

1st: Saudi Research & Publishing Co., UAE: Sayidaty.net on Snapchat

2nd: Saudi Research & Publishing Co., UAE: “Feed them right” – Sayidaty Kitchen Social Awareness campaign

3rd: Muscat Media Group, Oman: timesofoman.com social media

Best Digital Advertising Campaign

1st: Galadari Printing & Publishing (LLC), UAE: Khaleej Times Digital Campaign Glow Garden

2nd: Saudi Research & Publishing Co., UAE Project: Muse-Estee Lauder and Sayidaty women empowerment campaign

3rd: Galadari Printing & Publishing (LLC), UAE: Khaleej Times Digital Campaign for Aseel

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