Saudi TV Stations Begin Shift to Riyadh in Challenge to Dubai
- Staff at Al Arabiya, Al Hadath TVs told to move to Riyadh
- Government is pushing firms to move regional hubs to Saudi
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Saudi Arabian news channels are starting to transfer operations out of Dubai amid a push by the country’s crown prince to get multinational companies to relocate their headquarters to the kingdom.
Staff at Al Arabiya and Al Hadath, both of which operate under the same media umbrella, were told of the plans to shift to Riyadh from Dubai on Monday, according to several people who spoke on condition of anonymity because they aren’t authorized to speak on the matter. The move will happen in stages, the people said.