KUWAIT
13th May 2007 : Web Edition No:12881
Editor-in-Chief: Ahmed Jarallah
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Arab Times Rate Card 2007
...Effective January 2007
ADVERTISING RATES IN KUWAITI DINARS...
...Advertising Rates
Color
Front Page
Page 2
Page 3
Inside Page
First Business Page
Back Page
Full Page
3400
4800
3000
3400
6000
Half Page
5000
1700
2400
1500
1700
3000
Quarter Page
2500
850
1200
750
850
1500
B/W
Full Page
2000
2800
1800
2000
3600
Half Page
3200
1000
1400
900
1000
1800
Quarter Page
1600
500
700
450
500
900
Display Advertising
Page
Rate Per Centimeter / Col
 
B/W
Color
Front Page
16
25
Page 2
5
8.5
Page 3
7
12
Inside Page
4.5
7.5
First Business Page
5
8.5
Back Page
9
15
.Classifieds
..
Size
Net Rate
5x1
KD 12.5
5x2
KD 25
10x1
KD 25
10x2
KD 50

Classified Section is in Black & White
...Special Positions & Color Loading
..
Ear Panels
250 KD per insertion
1 Spot Color (Single):
25% Extra
2 Colors:
50% Extra
Special Position:
10% Extra
Advertorial:
50% Extra
Inserts / Flyers:
Yearly contracts
A4
KD 1800 Full Run
KD 1200 Subsrcibers
.
52 cms x 8 cols
Full Page
Horizontal
52 cms x 4 cols
Half Page
Verticle
52 cms
x
4 cols
Half Page
17cms x 6 cols
26cms
x
4 cols
Quarter Page
 
5 cms
 
x
8 cms
Ear Panel
1Col
= 4 cms
2 Cols = 8.5 cms
3 cols = 13 cms
4 cols = 17.5 cms
5 cols = 22 cms
6 cols = 26.5 cms
7 cols = 31 cms
8 cols = 35.5 cms

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS BOOKINGS, CANCELLATIONS, DEADLINES & PAYMENTS
- DPS ads must be set up as single pages
- Laser proofs and color keys are not acceptable proofs

Quark Xpress, Adobe, Nashir Al Sahafi - Mac/PC
- All high resolution files in CMYK (min 300 dpi)
- All TIFF, AI, PSD, EPS files must be placed in your document
- All Adobe files (Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator)must be saved with all placed art or images , illustrator text must be outline created.
- QuarkXpress data and hyphenation files must be included if using QuarkXpress 3.0 or earlier
- All screen and printer fonts used in the document (plus all EPS files) must be supplied
- Ads with drop shadows should be layered in offset text boxes
- Include a printout of the directory list of all files, fonts EPS etc.

General Requirements for PDF files
- Optimized PDF with thumbnail preview
- Output resolution set to 300 dpi
- No compression or resamping
- Embed all fonts
- All embedded art or images should be high resolution in CMYK (minimum 300 dpi)

Mechanical Specifications
- Web offset printing
- 100 line screen
- Positioning
- Guaranted position premium 10% on earned space rates
- Premium positions are non-cancellable

Booking Deadlines:
- B/W : 2 Days prior to publishing date
- Color : 3 Days prior to publishing date

Cancellations / Postponements
- B/W : 3 Days prior to publishing date
- Color : One Week prior to publishing date

Material Deadlines:
- B/W : 11.30 am for the next day's issue (Ready material)
- Color : 3 Days prior to the day of issue (Ready color separations)

Terms of Payment:
- Cash in Advance for direct advertisements

BANK TRANSFER DETAILS
Dar Al Seyassah
Account Number: 07025978
Swift Code : gulbkwkw Branch code: 29
Gulf Bank
Shuwaikh Branch
KUWAIT

HOW TO REACH US
Tel: +965-4816326/7
Fax:+965-4833628
Email: advt@arabtimesonline.com
Airport Road, Shuwaikh
P.O.Box: 2270
13023 Safat, Kuwait

 

 
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