7days explained

Type:Daily newspaper
Owners:Associated Newspapers
Political Position:Neutral
Publisher:Al Sidra Media LLC
Language:English
Website:www.7days.ae

7DAYS was an English language free daily newspaper published in the United Arab Emirates owned from 2016 by Lovin Dubai. It was in circulation between 2003 and 22 December 2016.

History and profile

7DAYS was the region's first free daily newspaper. It was part-owned by the UK's Daily Mail General Trust (DMGT). The paper was founded by Ashley Northcote and Steve Lee (not Jaydub) as a weekly tabloid published every Friday in 2003.[1]

The circulation of the daily, which was confirmed by the BPA, was 62,532 copies for the last six months of 2011.[2] For the first six-month period of 2013 the paper had a circulation of 61,494 copies.[3]

In 2016 it was acquired by Augustus Media owned Lovin Dubai media company.[4]

The paper was known for holding an editorial line independent of the remainder of the country's print media. It was folded on 22 December 2016.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Free Sports Daily in Dubai. The Arab Press Network. 22 June 2006. 9 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006162424/http://www.arabpressnetwork.org/articlesv2.php?id=770. 6 October 2014. dead.
  2. News: 2 October 2014 . BPA Worldwide. BPA Worldwide 2nd for the six-month period ended 31 December 2011 Concurrent Release Data for the Middle East . 23 May 2012. 6 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006075837/http://www.bpaww.com/Bpaww_com/HTML/resources/2012/2012_ME_Concurrent_Release.pdf . live.
  3. Web site: BPA Worldwide Concurrent Release Data for the Middle East. BPA Worldwide. 2 October 2014. 31 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006182909/http://www.buysafemedia.me/downloads/2013%20ME%20Concurrent%20Release%20%20June%202013%20final.pdf. 6 October 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: Allison . Austyn . 2017-02-06 . Lovin Dubai buys 7Days’ social media handles . 2024-04-19 . Campaign Middle East . en-US.
  5. News: UAE newspaper 7Days closes down. 29 January 2017. Gulf Business. 23 November 2016.

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