‌Dubai Media City (DMC)‌ is an area dedicated to media and marketing services, publishing, music, film and television entertainment and other industries. It is located near Dubai Marina and Jumeirah, surrounded by beautiful environment, including lush lawns, lakes and modern buildings. Dubai Media City has an amphitheater (Dubai Media City Amphitheatre), a large event venue that can accommodate 15,000 spectators and often hosts local and international concerts, food festivals, award ceremonies and exhibitions. In addition, Dubai Media City is the center of the multimedia industry in the Middle East, attracting many media and creative companies to settle here.

Table of Contents

1. Basic Overview 2. Infrastructure 3. Suitable for the industry 4. Registration process 5. Subsequent maintenance

1. Basic Overview

Location

Location: Located in a duty-free zone in the Middle East of Dubai, opposite the famous Palm Jumeirah, close to Dubai Marina, adjacent to Internet City, with a superior geographical location

25 kilometers from downtown Dubai, 20 minutes by car

5 kilometers from Mall of the Emirates, 6 minutes by car

Transportation

Metro: Above Media City Metro Station, 5 minutes walk

Road: Close to the main road of Abu Dhabi, high accessibility

Bus: 3 bus lines within 3 kilometers, convenient transportation

2. Infrastructure

Office facilities: With modern office buildings and office spaces, it can meet the needs of media companies of different sizes, from the headquarters of large media groups to small creative studios.

Production facilities: Equipped with professional media production facilities, such as high-definition studios, recording studios, post-production rooms, etc., it provides advanced hardware support for film and television production, radio program production, etc.

Supporting facilities: There are commercial facilities such as hotels, restaurants, cafes, etc. in the surrounding area, as well as residential facilities such as apartments, which provide convenience for media practitioners.

3. Suitable for the industry

It brings together many world-renowned media and entertainment companies, such as CNN, BBC, Reuters, Al Jazeera and other international media giants, as well as a large number of local and regional media companies, advertising companies, public relations companies, film and television production companies, etc., covering all areas of the media industry.

4. Registration process

‌1. Choose business activities and free zones‌: First, you need to determine the type of business activities of the company, that is, in which fields your media company will operate, such as advertising, public relations, production, etc. Dubai Media City is a free zone in the UAE that provides specific preferential policies and regulatory environment‌.

2. Apply for business name and registration‌: After determining the business activities and free zone, you need to choose a unique name for the company and apply to the Dubai Media City Authority. .

‌3. Submit registration application‌: After preparing all the documents (including business name application, business plan, personal information of shareholders and directors, etc.), you need to submit a registration application to the Dubai Media City Authority. Usually, the authority will review the application within a few weeks‌.

4. Obtain a business license‌: Once the application is approved, you will receive a business license issued by the free zone, which means that your media company's legal right to operate in the UAE is confirmed‌.

5. Open a bank account‌: After holding a business license, you need to open a company account in a bank in the UAE to handle the company's financial affairs‌.

6. Apply for work visas: Apply for work visas for foreign employees so that they can work legally in the UAE.

5. Subsequent maintenance

‌1. Company address renewal: In Dubai, the company address is not only part of the registration, but also a necessary condition for the legal operation of the company. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that the rental fee of the company address is paid in time to maintain the legal status of the company.

‌2. Company license renewal: Dubai's company license has a certain validity period and needs to be renewed or renewed after expiration. Before renewing the license, you need to ensure that all relevant fees have been paid, including address rental fees, taxes, etc., and submit the company's latest financial reports and operating documents to prove the company's continued operation and compliance.

‌3. Annual audit: All companies registered in Dubai must undergo an annual audit to ensure that their financial status is transparent, legal and compliant. The annual audit includes entrusting a professional registered accounting firm to conduct a comprehensive audit and submitting the audit report and related statements to the Dubai Department of Economic Development and the Commercial Court.