{{short description|Emirati media outlet}} {{more citations needed|date=June 2011}} '''Emirates 24/7''', stylised as '''Emirates 24|7''', is a [[Dubai Media Incorporated]] news website and television news programme, respectively. The televised news programme, Emirates 24/7, is a 30-minute segment broadcast weekly on Dubai Media Inc.'s television channel [[Dubai One]], presenting news and business stories of the week and [[UAE]] viewers' reactions.
==Website== The Emirates 24/7 web site evolved from the newspapers ''Emirates Today'' and ''Emirates Business24/7''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/media/emirates-business-24-7-to-become-online-publication-1.645084|title=Emirates Business 24/7 to become online publication | Uae – Gulf News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2010/06/24/emirates-business-newspaper-moves-online-only/|title=Emirates Business 24/7 newspaper moves online-only|first=Rachel|last=Bartlett|date=June 24, 2010}}</ref> and {{as of|2011|lc=y}} is led by Riyad Mickdady, Editor-in-Chief.<ref name="emirates247_aboutus" />
==TV programme== The programme Emirates 24/7 was launched in early 2010, originally hosted by Rebecca McLaughlin. Katie Jensen became the programme's Presenter in November 2010. In its first season, Emirates 24/7 interviewed guests, including Sheikh [[Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum]], the CEO of the [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] airline; [[Fatima Al Jaber]] of Al Jaber Group; [[John Lipsky]] of the [[IMF]]; Guy Warrington, the British [[Consul-General]] to the UAE; and [[Colin Firth]], a [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] actor.
Emirates 24/7 was relaunched for its second season on 18 January 2011, becoming a weekly one-hour programme covering news, current affairs, business, sport and entertainment. Its slogan was "People, culture, trends, ideas, lifestyle: if it makes a difference to your life, Emirates 24/7 will tell you why."
The programme is presented by Katie Jensen and former ''[[World of Sports (TV Series)|World of Sports]]'' presenter [[Omar Butti]]. Additional reports are provided by Priyanka Dutt. It is filmed at [[Dubai Media Incorporated]]’s studios.
==References== <references> <ref name="emirates247_aboutus">{{cite web|title=About Us |publisher=Emirates 24|7 |year=2011 |url=http://www.emirates247.com/about-us-1.108 |access-date=2011-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820181444/http://www.emirates247.com/about-us-1.108 |archive-date=2011-08-20 |url-status=live }}</ref> </references>
==External links== * {{official|http://www.emirates247.com}}
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