Newsweek and ARY team up
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 26 January 2015
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ARY Digital Network has secured the rights to publish Newsweek in the Middle East. The magazine will be available in English and Arabic starting this June.Summary
ISLAMABAD: ARY Digital Network has acquired rights of Newsweek weekly magazine for Middle East and is all set to launch it in June this year.
The magazine will be available in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain in English and Arabic.
Two separate editorial teams for English and Arabic versions will be hired while the main editing staff will be based in Dubai.
The management plans to open bureau offices in the other Arabian Gulf countries that will be fully equipped with teams of reporters, editors and photographers.
Main website for the magazine will be launched in June followed by an English language print edition in July while the Arabic edition of the magazine is expected to be published in November this year.
KEY POINTS:
- ARY acquires rights to Newsweek for the Middle East.
- Launch planned for June with English and Arabic editions.
- Separate editorial teams will be established for each language.
- Office bureaus will open in Gulf countries for enhanced coverage.
- Website launches in June, with print editions following in July and November.
