PR for Tecom charges €2,300 deposit for Malta press interviews

How not to do PR: Tecom’s PRs demand deposits from Maltese journos to discuss Smart City project.

HorizonDraftFCB agency takes on all comers in physical/mental battle. Yes, the cricket.

What recession? SRMG plans eight new Arabic-language titles, including Islamic finance mag and several franchises.

New website Biz Report TV will host videos of regional press conferences for cash. Web 2.0-tastic.

In Brazil, Coke recently put on a wild campaign to promote Coke Zero, encouraging Coke body piercings.

News should mean some regional assignments for Memac Ogilvy, too.

Coca-Cola shifts media buying...

Universal Media has won the Coca-Cola media buying account, taking it over from Mindshare in the region Egypt.

COMMENT: Sheikh Mohammed and others speak out, but hypocritical media cycle has already turned from Dubai.

Purveyors of incorrectly-specced advertising entering a world of hurt, warns Dubai’s transport authority.

Chinese man jumps off waterfall and into record books to promote World Records Day.

TRA confirms Etisalat and Du will both offer blocking service for text spam; no word on if this includes Etisalat/Du messages too.

Ricky Gervais and Pink lend their voices to new PETA campaign against furs and skin trade.