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Promax & BDA Arabia award winners announced
MUMBAI: The inaugural edition of Promax & BDA Arabia has announced the winners. In one of the more prestigious categories, Best Television Image Promo, Showtime-Gulf DTH, UAE won the gold medallion (Movietime), while MBC Creative Services collected the gold for Best Programme Promo (MBC1: Echo of the Stadium).
Overall, MBC Creative Services, UAE picked up five Gold and five Silver PROMAX&BDA statuettes for a total of 10 awards. Dubai Media Inc., UAE picked up three gold and three silver. Showtime-Gulf DTH, UAE took home two gold and one silver.
With over 100 entries in the first ever-competition of its kind in the Middle Eastern territory, submissions had to be published or distributed in Arabia between 1 January 2004 and 1 April 2005.
Jim Chabin CEO of Promax & BDA and Carmen Alzner, SVP and managing director of Promax & BDA EMEA presented gold and silver muse and isis trophies to the big winners.
The Award Winners:
Best television image promo
Gold = MovieTime/ Showtime – Gulf DTH, UAE
Silver = Girl Swing/ Dubai Media Incorporated, UAE
Silver = Best Time to Watch/ Showtime – Gulf DTH, UAE
Best programme promo
Gold = MBC1: Echo of the Stadium/MBC Creative Services, UAE
Silver = Al Arabiya: Persona Non Grata/ MBC Creative Services, UAE
Best drama promo
Gold = The Young and The Restless/ Dubai Media Incorporated, UAE
Gold = MBC4: The Judge/ MBC Creative Services, UAE
Silver = MBC2: Dark Angel Red/ MBC Creative Services, UAE
Best film promo
Gold = Different Places, One Television/ Dubai Media Incorporated, UAE
Silver = Arabic First Run Movies/ Dubai Media Incorporated, UAE
Best Editing
Gold = Fright Night/ Showtime – Gulf DTH, UAE
Silver = MBC2: Dark Angel Red (Edit)/ MBC Creative Services, UAE
Best on-air dubbing
Gold = MBC 4 Channel Branding/MBC Creative Services, UAE
Silver = AlRai Redesign/ velvet mediendesign GmbH, Germany
Best on-air identity
Gold = MBC 4 Idents/ MBC Creative Services, UAE
Silver = Al Arabiya: 21:00 Documentary/ MBC Creative Services, UAE
Best programme title sequence
Gold = Hayatuha / Her Life/ Dubai Media Incorporated, UAE
Silver = Ma Bady Atbukh, Ma Ba’ref – Can’t Cook/Wont Cook/ Graphic Aroma, Egypt
Best original log design
Gold = MBC4 Logo/MBC Creative Services, UAE
Silver = ONE television Logo/ Dubai Media Incorporated, UAE
Silver = AlRai Logobumper + Seasonal/ velvet mediendesign GmbH, Germany
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WPP appoints Jane Geraghty Global CEO of Brand & Design
Veteran leader also named Global CEO of Landor in dual role.
MUMBAI: Jane Geraghty just landed the ultimate brand double-header because when you’re already running Landor, why not take the whole WPP design empire along for the ride? WPP has appointed Jane Geraghty as global chief executive officer of WPP Brand & Design while simultaneously naming her Global CEO of Landor. The dual role, announced via Geraghty’s LinkedIn post, positions her to lead the group’s specialist brand and design agencies at a time when clients increasingly demand stronger differentiation through multidimensional strategy and experience design.
Geraghty, who joined WPP earlier this year as chief client officer, brings over three decades of experience in marketing, branding and communications. She previously served as Global CEO of Landor (2017–2020), President for EMEA (2013–2018) and Managing Director (2011–2016), after earlier leadership stints at Saatchi & Saatchi, McCann-Erickson and Ogilvy in New York.
In her post, Geraghty said she was “thrilled” to step into the role, highlighting that branding and design are becoming critical for clients seeking differentiation. She emphasised the opportunity to harness WPP’s collective capabilities across agencies, noting that AI powered by WPP Open is already reshaping brand creation, management and global collaboration.
The appointment reflects WPP’s push to integrate its brand and design network more tightly, positioning it to deliver seamless, high-impact work at the intersection of business strategy and brand experience.
In an industry where creativity meets commerce, Geraghty isn’t just leading two titles, she’s steering the ship that turns brands from recognisable to unforgettable, one bold move at a time.
