Showtime, JimJam mark Universal Children's Day JEDDAH - Showtime, the leading Pay-TV network in the Middle East and North Africa, in partnership with its exclusive pre-school channel JimJam, celebrated togetherness and understanding between children on Nov. 21. On this occasion, a very special competition will open across select Showtime outlets in the region and to all on-line users throughout the month of November who visit Showtime's website (www.showtimearabia.com). Prizes include a family of four trips to the UK for four nights including tickets for a live theatre show starring one of JimJam's popular characters plus a day visit to Thomas Land! Thomas Land is a theme park for Thomas & Friends at Drayton Manor Park where families can experience the magic of Sodor and interact with their favorite Thomas characters as never before. JimJam is an international, dedicated pre-school channel which is available exclusively on Showtime. Ideally suited for children aged between 1 and 6, it offers an enchanting and lively programming mix of the world's favorite animations, sing-along-fun with costume ‘song and dance' series, captivating story-telling, puppets and claymation. The best loved and most trusted names in children's television come out to play on JimJam, including, Thomas & Friends, Bob the Builder, Pingu, Fireman Sam, Angelina Ballerina, Barney & Friends, Oswald, Rubbadubbers and Kipper. - SG Alfred Dunhill wins Award for Excellence DUBAI - Alfred Dunhill was honored with the British Luxury Overseas Award for Excellence last night at the 2008 Walpole Awards in London. The award was accepted by CEO Christopher Colfer and Creative Director Kim Jones. Beating a shortlist of eminent international brands including Bentley, Thomas Pink and Vertu, Dunhill was praised for its modernity, relevance, functionality and distinctive creative thread. The British luxury brand - which has 201 stores globally - has, since 1893, been committed to remaining the world's premier destination for men's luxury goods. In the last 9 months, Dunhill have proved their international remit even further by opening the global Homes of Alfred Dunhill in Tokyo, London and Shanghai. This unique global concept embraces the ultimate in masculine luxury and retail lifestyle. Reflecting the brand's pillars of masculinity, functionality and high quality, these Homes represent the third dimension of luxury - The Experience. Created for the discerning gentleman, indeed the modern gentleman, this premise reflects Alfred's own legacy as a curator of the very finest offering not only superlative product but the ultimate in service and experience too. Dunhill entered the Middle East market in 1966 opening the first point of sale in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Currently, the brand is represented in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Lebanon and Egypt to name a few. - SG ‘SAWA visit' customers may upgrade SIM cards to AlJawal JEDDAH - Saudi Telecom Company (STC) enabled its customers who are visiting the Kingdom to upgrade their AlJawal SIM cards to AlJawal postpaid with the same mobile number and free of charge. The company said that all Kingdom's visitors from businessmen and tourists to Umrah visitors and pilgrims who own “SAWA Visit” SIM card may upgrade their SIM card that was limited to 120 days only. SAWA Visit” category can be obtain with price of SR40 including a basic credits balance of SR40, in addition to all basic free services from AlJawal such as Internet, MMS, and voice messages among other main services that provided only from AlJawal. Customers can upgrade their SIM cards from prepaid limited category to postpaid unlimited category without conditions, by visiting the closest AlJawal sales outlets around the Kingdom, in which they will have to fill in a special form. Customers can also enjoy all offers and free services made for the postpaid category.
