Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,\u00a0Second DeputyRuler\u00a0of\u00a0Dubai\u00a0and\u00a0Chairman\u00a0of the\u00a0Dubai Media Council, Dubai Press Club (DPC) is set to host the third edition of Dubai PodFest, the region\u2019s leading event dedicated to podcasting, on 16 May.<\/p>\n
The event, being held at the\u00a0Dubai Press Club\u00a0located in\u00a0One Central,Dubai World Trade Centre, will bring together a number of prominent podcasters, audio content creators and leading organisations in the industry to discuss the future of podcasting in the Arab world.<\/p>\n
As the largest annual gathering of podcasters in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Dubai PodFest 2023 further reinforces the city\u2019s position as a key regional media hub and a focal point for digital media development. The event also reflects Dubai\u2019s emergence as a global hub for the latest\u00a0digital trends.<\/p>\n
The global podcast industry has seen significant growth in the last few years with the market currently worth billions of dollars. By 2027, the international podcasting market is expected to exceed $66 billion, with a compound annual growth rate of 26.5%, according to the Business Research Company.<\/p>\n
Her Excellency Mona Al Marri, President of the Dubai Press Club,<\/strong>said: \u201cThe Dubai PodFestis an initiative that reflects the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai,to accelerate the growth of the region\u2019s media and raise their ability to stay at the forefront of global digital trends. Under the strategic guidance of HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed, Dubai is launching several initiatives that are paving the way for a new phase of the media\u2019s development journey. Through initiatives like the Dubai PodFest,DPC seeks to bring together various industry players to examine fresh strategies to accelerate the growth of the sector, especially new media,and help it take advantage of the digital transformation sweeping across the world.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe Dubai PodFestwill support the development of the audio content industry, which is seeing significant growth globally. The event serves as a platform for sharing knowledge on how media in the region can exert a positive impact on the community and boost their ability to produce quality content that reflects the aspirations of their audiences,\u201d Al Marri added.<\/p>\n The organisation of Dubai PodFest forms part of DPC\u2019s efforts to showcase the latest trends in the region\u2019s podcast market and equip both established and aspiring podcasters with the tools and skills needed to create high-quality content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,\u00a0Second DeputyRuler\u00a0of\u00a0Dubai\u00a0and\u00a0Chairman\u00a0of the\u00a0Dubai Media Council, Dubai Press Club (DPC) is set to host the third edition of Dubai PodFest, the region\u2019s leading event dedicated to podcasting, on 16 May. The event, being held at the\u00a0Dubai Press Club\u00a0located in\u00a0One Central,Dubai World Trade Centre, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55401"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55404,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55401\/revisions\/55404"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}