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{{Short description|English language newspaper published in the United Arab Emirates}}
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| type = Daily [[newspaper]]
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| format = Tabloid
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| foundation = 2003
|type = [[Daily newspaper]]
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| price = Free
|foundation = {{Start date|df=yes|2003|4|7}}
|ceased publication = {{End date and age|df=yes|2016|12|22}}
| owners = Associated Newspapers - 60%
|owners = Associated Newspapers
| political position = Neutral
|political position = Neutral
| publisher = Al Sidra Media LLC
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|publisher = Al Sidra Media LLC
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| circulation = 240,000 (audited circ plus pass on rate 3.6 - youGov 2007)
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| language = [[English language|English]]
|language = [[English language|English]]
| headquarters = Belhoul Building, Al Garhoud
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| website = www.7days.ae
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'''''7DAYS''''' is a free daily tabloid [[newspaper]] published in the [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>http://www.7days.ae/ The website</ref> 7DAYS was the regions first free daily tabloid and remains a trusted source of local and national news in the UAE, where most other publications are owned or controlled by the government.
'''''7DAYS''''' was an [[English language]] free daily [[newspaper]] published in the [[United Arab Emirates]] owned from 2016 by Lovin Dubai. It was in circulation between 2003 and 22 December 2016.


==History and profile==
''7DAYS '' was the region's first free daily newspaper. It was part-owned by the UK's Daily Mail General Trust (DMGT). The paper was founded by Ashley Northcote and Steve Lee (not Jaydub ) as a weekly tabloid published every Friday in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabpressnetwork.org/articlesv2.php?id=770|title=New Free Sports Daily in Dubai|work=The Arab Press Network|date=22 June 2006|access-date=9 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006162424/http://www.arabpressnetwork.org/articlesv2.php?id=770|archive-date=6 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The circulation of the daily, which was confirmed by the [[BPA Worldwide|BPA]], was 62,532 copies for the last six months of 2011.<ref>{{cite news|access-date=2 October 2014 |work=BPA Worldwide|url=http://www.bpaww.com/Bpaww_com/HTML/resources/2012/2012_ME_Concurrent_Release.pdf |title=BPA Worldwide 2nd for the six-month period ended 31 December 2011 Concurrent Release Data for the Middle East |date=23 May 2012|archive-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006075837/http://www.bpaww.com/Bpaww_com/HTML/resources/2012/2012_ME_Concurrent_Release.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> For the first six-month period of 2013 the paper had a circulation of 61,494 copies.<ref>{{cite web|title=BPA Worldwide Concurrent Release Data for the Middle East|url=http://www.buysafemedia.me/downloads/2013%20ME%20Concurrent%20Release%20%20June%202013%20final.pdf|work=BPA Worldwide|access-date=2 October 2014|date=31 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006182909/http://www.buysafemedia.me/downloads/2013%20ME%20Concurrent%20Release%20%20June%202013%20final.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2016 it was acquired by [[Augustus Media]] owned Lovin Dubai media company.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allison |first=Austyn |date=2017-02-06 |title=Lovin Dubai buys 7Days’ social media handles |url=https://campaignme.com/lovin-dubai-buys-7days-social-media-handles/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=Campaign Middle East |language=en-US}}</ref>

The paper was known for holding an editorial line independent of the remainder of the country's print media. It was folded on 22 December 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=UAE newspaper 7Days closes down|url=http://gulfbusiness.com/uae-newspaper-7days-closes/|access-date=29 January 2017|work=Gulf Business|date=23 November 2016}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 09:40, 19 April 2024

This article is about the newspaper. For TV series sometimes written as 7 Days, see Seven Days (TV series).

7days
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Associated Newspapers
PublisherAl Sidra Media LLC
Founded7 April 2003 (2003-04-07)
Political alignmentNeutral
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publication22 December 2016; 7 years ago (2016-12-22)
Websitewww.7days.ae

7DAYS was an English language free daily newspaper published in the United Arab Emirates owned from 2016 by Lovin Dubai. It was in circulation between 2003 and 22 December 2016.

History and profile

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7DAYS was the region's first free daily newspaper. It was part-owned by the UK's Daily Mail General Trust (DMGT). The paper was founded by Ashley Northcote and Steve Lee (not Jaydub ) as a weekly tabloid published every Friday in 2003.[1]

The circulation of the daily, which was confirmed by the BPA, was 62,532 copies for the last six months of 2011.[2] For the first six-month period of 2013 the paper had a circulation of 61,494 copies.[3]

In 2016 it was acquired by Augustus Media owned Lovin Dubai media company.[4]

The paper was known for holding an editorial line independent of the remainder of the country's print media. It was folded on 22 December 2016.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "New Free Sports Daily in Dubai". The Arab Press Network. 22 June 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  2. ^ "BPA Worldwide 2nd for the six-month period ended 31 December 2011 Concurrent Release Data for the Middle East" (PDF). BPA Worldwide. 23 May 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  3. ^ "BPA Worldwide Concurrent Release Data for the Middle East" (PDF). BPA Worldwide. 31 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  4. ^ Allison, Austyn (6 February 2017). "Lovin Dubai buys 7Days' social media handles". Campaign Middle East. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  5. ^ "UAE newspaper 7Days closes down". Gulf Business. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.


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