In this episode, we sit down with Richard Fitzgerald, who is the CEO and Co-founder of Augustus Media, which owns the Lovin Dubai, Lovin Saudi, Smashi TV platforms. We discuss:

News platforms- what it means to the public and how they prefer to access and interact with itThe media industry in the Middle East vs. global marketsHow to monetize and promote media platforms

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