HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, Chairman
of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), was ranked among the most
influential figures in the Arab media from The Arab Media
Forum, according to a survey that was published for more than
five hundred media and news from various Arab countries.
Prince Alwaleed has a strong presence and influence in media
through his investments in media and entertainment in the
Arab world, and beyond like the Saudi Research and Marketing
Group (SRMG), in which Kingdom Holding holds a 29.9% stake.
The publications that fall under SRMG include Asharq Al
Awsat, Al Eqtisadiah, Arab News, Hia magazine, Al Majalla
magazine, Arrajol magazine and Sayidati magazine.
Furthermore, other entities that fall under SRMG are Al
Khaleejiya for Publicity Advertising and Public Relations and
Al Madina Printing and Publishing Company. Furthermore, KHC
is owner of approximately 7 percent of News Corporation's
Class B Common Stock.
In 2011, the Prince announced "Alarab" will be the name of
his new international news channel. The well-known Saudi
journalist, Mr. Jamal Ahmad Khashoggi, will be managing this
new 24-hour channel which will target Arabic-speaking viewers
across the Arab world and beyond. Prince Alwaleed also
announced an agreement with Bloomberg LP in which Bloomberg
will support the creation of five-hours of financial and
economic news programing throughout the day on the channel.
The Alarab news channel is an independent venture from
Kingdom Holding Company and the Rotana group and is privately
owned by Prince Alwaleed.
In February 2010, Rotana Group announced that Newscorp has
reached an agreement to buy a 9.09 percent stake in Rotana
Group, to further develop its postion in the media sector in
the Middle East and expand it horizon. Under the terms of the
agreement, News Corporation will acquire newly-issued shares
in Rotana for $70 million. News Corp. has an option to
increase its stake to 18.18 percent in the 18 months
following completion.
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