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- Koteich will continue to host his own show on the channel
- IMI also promoted Abdou Gadallah to group editorial director
ABU DHABI: Nadim Koteich has been appointed general manager of Sky News Arabia, International Media Investments announced on Friday.
In addition to continuing to host his own show on the newscaster, “Tonight with Nadim,” Koteich will be tasked both with setting the channel’s editorial tone and with making sure its content is “optimized across all platforms,” IMI said in a press release.
He will also be overseeing the launch of a number of new programming initiatives on Sky News Arabia, a joint venture between IMI and Sky Group, over the next few months.
Koteich has more than 20 years of experience in the media industry and has worked with various regional outlets across print, broadcast, and online platforms, including hosting “DNA,” which aired on Future TV and Al Arabiya, as well as contributing a weekly political column to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper.
IMI, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation, also announced that it has promoted Abdou Gadallah, previously head of news at Sky News Arabia, to group editorial director. Gadallah joined Sky News Arabia in 2012, and has since taken on various editorial leadership positions. Before that, he served as media advisor to the US Embassy in Doha.
Both executives will report directly to IMI CEO Rani R. Raad, who joined the company in September.
“These appointments strengthen our commitment to upholding the highest standards of editorial integrity whilst we grow and strengthen our relationships with our audiences,” Raad said in the press release. “Our mission is to deliver a full and comprehensive picture of what is happening in our region and beyond, so our audiences can make informed decisions and have the facts to form their own opinions.”
He added: “Technology is offering us the opportunity to reach more and more people and to change how we interact with them. But it is our engaging and differentiated content that is at the heart of our relationship with them. With Abdou and Nadim in these roles we are going to start to redefine what makes a great news product.”