Backlite Media, Meraas extend advertising partnership to 4 Dubai OOH destinations

Meraas, a Dubai-based holding company with operations and assets in the UAE, and OOH specialist firm BackLite Media have announced an extension of their advertising partnership to now include the new destinations of Al Seef, La Mer and The Beach in addition to City Walk.

This new long-term agreement will extend the advertising partnership beyond 2023. The first deal was struck between the two companies in 2016.

The new agreement will provide advertisers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with the latest DOOH technology, and an unrivalled opportunity to reach the ever-burgeoning tourist inflow and residents through the very latest, and most captivating advertising solutions around today.

Bill Fordyce, CEO of BackLite Media, said: “For the first time, Meraas and BackLite will provide a city-wide media program that features state of the art digital advertising offerings, making it more efficient for local, national and international brands to engage with the large number of visitors to Meraas’ retail, entertainment and dining destinations.”

Sally Yacoub, Chief Malls Officer of Meraas, said: “This extension to our advertising partnership with BackLite will ensure that our popular destinations continue to benefit from the atmospheric and vibrant advertising display technologies that BackLite has developed in the region in recent years.”

Meraas manages a wide-ranging portfolio of modern urban destinations to create an active and engaging lifestyle experience for Dubai’s residents and travellers with its integration of entertainment, retail and residential spaces. Its investment in new technologies is vital to creating these modern-day experiences for visitors and residents alike.