ITP Media Group


ITP Media Group FZ-LLC is a media company focusing on the Middle East. The company, founded in 1987, publishes over 60 magazines in both Arabic and English.
The group is part of ITP Holdings, a privately held, owner-managed company, which was founded in 1987 in the UK. The group won The Queen's Award for Export Achievement in 1995. The company subsequently relocated to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Its CEO is Ali Akawi, and BBC broadcaster Andrew Neil is chairman.
The company publishes magazines, organizes conferences, exhibitions and operates websites. The portfolio of publications includes more than 60 weekly and monthly magazines, many of general interest, some primarily having retail distribution, and catalogues, previews and daily show newspapers for exhibitions. The company also organises more than 50 business and consumer events and conferences each year.
The group operates regional websites, including arabianbusiness.com, ahlanlive.com, and masala.com for a general audience, as well as industry news websites such as constructionweekonline.com, hoteliermiddleeast.com and arabianoilandgas.com.
The group has a digital division, ITP Live, which includes a social influencers' agency, video content creation, digital sales, and digitally rebroadcast live events.
The group has subsidiaries in India, Qatar and the UK. It employs close to 500 staff, divided between the Dubai Media City headquarters building and in its national offices in Mumbai, Doha and London. ITP Media Group is registered in Dubai Media City, Dubai, UAE under licence number 30006.