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Type | Free Economic Zone |
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Founded | Dubai Holding subsidiary TECOM Investments |
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Dubai Studio City is part of Tecom Group in Dubai, UAE. Following in the footsteps of Dubai Media City, [1] it will cater to the production needs of the region and has plans to build movie studios like Hollywood [2] sound stages [3] backlots for various production needs. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] It is located opposite the upmarket and luxurious gated community of Dubai Motor City.
Dubai Media City and Dubai Studio City both belong to Dubai Holding subsidiary TECOM Investments. Dubai Studio City will have pre-built studios, sound stages, workshops, backlots and stage areas, a broadcast centre housing offices and post-production studios, and a business centre for freelancers. The cluster will also house film and television academies, location approval services, entertainment and retail spaces, and hotels and residential facilities to accommodate crews and casts. In 2008 Dubai Studio City hosted film program in Dubai with Manhattan Film Academy. [12]
Dubai Studio City was established in 2005. [13]
Telecommunications in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is under the control and supervision of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) which was established under UAE Federal Law by Decree No. 3 of 2003. From 1976 to 2006 the Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) was the sole telephone and telecommunications provider for the UAE. And while there were exceptions for free zones and modern housing developments, for the majority of the UAE, Etisalat held a monopoly on business and personal telecommunications services. In February 2006, this monopoly became a duopoly when a new telephone company and Internet service provider (ISP), du, was established to offer mobile services across the UAE and Internet and TV services to some free zone areas. However, due to geographical distribution of service areas, the companies do not compete for customers and thus effectively operate as monopolies. Earlier du provided triple play services to free zone areas under the name Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), which is still its legal name.
Ahmad Abdullah Juma Bin Byat is an Emirati firmly established in the UAE’s business environment, holding directorial positions in several prominent Dubai organisations.
AMEinfo.com is a provider of online business information about the Middle East region. Founded in the United Arab Emirates in 1993, AMEinfo.com offers English and Arabic information in daily news wires, editorial columns, feature articles, reports, video and radio features, including business directory information and event listings.
Mall of the Emirates is a shopping mall in Dubai. Developed and owned by Majid Al Futtaim Properties, it opened in November 2005 and is located at interchange four on Sheikh Zayed road.
Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) is the official media organization of the government of Dubai. It was established in 2003 as a state-owned company comprising a number of print, radio and TV channels under its umbrella including: Dubai TV, Al Bayan, Sama Dubai TV, Dubai One, Dubai Sports, Dubai Racing, Dubai Zaman, Dubai Drama, Noor Dubai Radio & Noor Dubai TV, Dubai FM, Emarat Al Youm, Emirates 24/7, Tawseel and Masar Printing Press. The chairman of the board of directors of DMI, Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is also the deputy ruler of Dubai.
Dubai Media City (DMC), part of Dubai Holding, is a tax-free zone within Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Dubai Holding is Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum's personal corporate portfolio. It is a global investment holding company. Mohamed al Gergawi built the portfolio. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum has been appointed as chairman by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum. Dubai Holding has over 130 billion in assets in 13 countries as well more than 20,000 employees worldwide. In 2021, the Pandora Papers leaks revealed that Dubai Holding owned three companies through a secretive offshore system.
Creative City is a media free zone government-owned company in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
The cinema of the United Arab Emirates began with a number of feature films that were broadcast on national television since the late 1980s.
The Economy of Dubai represents a gross domestic product as of 2018 of US$102.67 billion. The Great Recession slowed the construction boom.
The Dubai government's decision to diversify from a trade-based but oil-reliant economy to one that is service- and tourism-oriented has made real estate and other developments more valuable, resulting in the property boom from 2004 to 2006. Construction on a large scale has turned Dubai into one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. There are a number of large-scale projects which are currently under construction or will be constructed in the future. Due to the heavy construction which is taking place in Dubai, 30,000 construction cranes, which are 25% of cranes worldwide, are operating in Dubai. Due to the burst of construction, Dubai has acquired various building-related records, which include: the world's tallest tower, the world's largest shopping mall, the world's largest fountain and the world's tallest hotel. Also under construction is Dubailand, which will be almost twice the size of the Walt Disney World Resort.
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. AMG is an engaging premier integrated entertainment company, managing Global Village, Arabian Radio Network and Done Events. Founded in March 2005, AMG has a workforce of just over 300 staff across its three Dubai-based offices.
Experience Media Studios headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, is the first movie and television studio organized in the emerging UAE media industry.
DubaiSat-2 is an electro-optical Earth observation satellite built by the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology under an agreement with Satrec Initiative, a satellite manufacturing company in South Korea. EIAST's objective with DubaiSat-2 is to provide electro-optical images, that can be commercialized, for users within the United Arab Emirates and beyond and to develop and implement new technologies not used in DubaiSat-1. EIAST also intends to continue manpower training for the UAE's space program. 16 UAE engineers have been working on the design, development, testing and manufacturing of the satellite. The participation of the UAE engineers, who are currently working in South Korea, has increased by 100 percent from the DubaiSat-1 project.
W Motors is an Emirati sports car company founded in Lebanon in 2012, being the first developer of high-performance luxury sports cars in the Middle East. Based in Dubai, the company's activities include automotive design, research and development, as well as vehicle engineering and manufacture. W Motors also performs automotive consultancy within its Special Project Operations division.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
TECOM Group, formerly known as TECOM Investments, is part of the UAE government-owned company, Dubai Holding.
Yasser Hareb is a writer and TV presenter from the Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice president and prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai awarded Yasser Hareb, the Arab Social Media Influencers Award in the Positivity and Tolerance category in 2016. He was acting CEO and as vice president of culture and education at Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation. Prior to that he was director of special projects at The Executive Office of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. He was also secretary general of the Arab Strategic Forum and director of operations at the Dubai Institute for Human Development. Currently he is a member of Supreme National Committee for Tolerance established in the UAE, by the president, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to celebrate 2019 as the Year of Tolerance. He is known for his novel “Take Off Your Shoes” whose foreword is by Paulo Coelho. He is also a co-founder of Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies global forum, which is hosted annually by Abu Dhabi City.
Two Four 54 is a media and entertainment production company located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates that operates several production facilities, houses media companies and freelancers. It is also a media free zone. Many major Hollywood productions have done production work in twofour54's facilities. Their facilities also host the first CNN Academy.
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