Rotana Magazine Explained

Rotana Magazine
مجلة روتانا
Editor:Hala Al Nasser
Editor Title:Editor-in-chief
Frequency:Weekly
Category:Women's magazine
Arts and entertainment
Company:Rotana Group)
Publisher:Rotana Audio and Video Company
Firstdate:2005
Country:Saudi Arabia
Based:Riyadh
Language:Arabic

Rotana Magazine (in Arabic مجلة روتانا pronounced Majallat Rotana) is a pan-Arab arts and entertainment weekly magazine published in Arabic by Rotana Group owned by Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal.[1] It is distributed across the entire MENA region.[1]

History

The magazine was launched in 2005 as Rotana.[2] The publisher is the Rotana Audio and Video company based in Riyadh. Hala Al Nasser was appointed editor-in-chief of the weekly in 2006, being the first woman to hold this post in the country.[3] The magazine was renamed Rotana Magazine in the 20102011 period.

Contents

The magazine publishes articles by famous writers concerning beauty and fashion, celebrity news, society events, culture, health, interior design, comics, cinema, theatre, food, technology, astrology and more.[1] Addressed mainly to Arab youth and Arab women in the Middle East, the Arab World and the Arab diaspora, the journal includes music and arts news and sections for beauty, fashion and family life. It also serves at the same time as the marketing wing for Rotana Records and dozens of its signed artists.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rotana Magazine. Rotana Corporate. 6 June 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120617134312/http://www.rotana.net/corp/static/28/detail. 17 June 2012. dmy-all.
  2. http://www.emediasearch.com/adrates/1757.pdf eMedia Research
  3. Sakr. Naomi. Naomi Sakr. Women and Media in Saudi Arabia: Rhetoric, Reductionism and Realities. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 2008. 35. 3. 385–404. 10.1080/13530190802525197. 143821700 .