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pakboy

September 4th, 2004, 09:42 PM

New Pak television channel next year
By Haseeb Haider

4 September 2004

ABU DHABI - Pakistan’s first internationally-branded business, financial, economic news and information television channel - CNBC Pakistan would be launched in the first quarter of 2005, announced Shaikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, who is Chairman of CNBC Pakistan, at a Press conference held in the capital, yesterday.

“Broadcasting from state-of-the-art studios and production facilities in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore,” he said that the CNBC Pakistan will transmit live programming in both Urdu and in English from Pakistan’s perspective 24-hours a day, seven days a week.

“We would set new standards of accurate and credible TV journalism,” said Shaikh Nahyan, adding that professionals along with the new talent would be hired to operate the new television station to provide quality programmes.

Speaking on the occasion, Zafar Siddiqui, President, CNBC Pakistan, said that the channel would be a notable addition to the Pakistani media landscape as the country has recently liberalised its media policy allowing private sector to establish television channels ending monopoly of state-run television. He said the channel would utilise the global resources of the CNBC network to deliver a continuous flow of relevant, engaging news and information from all of the Pakistani markets and from business centres around the world.

“CNBC will broadcast as per the highest international newsgathering and reporting standards and we have also made a large investment in the human resources to bring the best and most talented Pakistanis to the channel,” he said.

CNBC Pakistan, Mr Siddiqui said, is owned by VNTV, a Pakistani company which would have access to the CNBC global network which reaches 200 million households around the world and the world class resources of Dow Jones & Company. CNBC affiliates are noted for their on-screen trademark business assets including the streaming stock ticker, information stack, and the market and data specific Hotboards, he said.

He said with a paid-up capital of $14 million, VNTV is a public limited company which will offer its shares to general public for subscription by the end of year 2005. He said a total of four slots, two each at Pas-2 and Pak-Sat have been booked to air the transmission for the viewers across the globe.

He said the CNBC is a division of the recently-formed media conglomerate NBC-Universal that is comprised of CNBC, the leading global business news network; NBC, the number one television broadcast network in the US; Universal Studios, the world’s premiere motion picture studio, as well as library of 4,000 film titles and 40,000 television episodes, extensive movie and television franchises around the world and powerfully-branded theme parks, resorts and consumer products.

Sultan

September 4th, 2004, 11:36 PM

^^ pak boy, source ?

Sultan

September 4th, 2004, 11:46 PM

I heard MTV Pakistan is launching too ?

cntower

September 5th, 2004, 06:42 AM

Anjaman TV
ARY USA
ARY Europe
ARY Asia
ARY One World News
AVT Khyber
Business TV
CNBC Pakistan
CityChannel Karachi
CityChannel Lahore
CityChannel Quetta
Geo TV
Geo USA
Geo UK
Indus/MTV Music
Indus News
Indus Plus
Indus Vision
KTN-Kawish TV Network
Mashriq TV
MTV Pakistan
PTV-National
PTV-World
PTV-Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK TV)
PTV-Prime
PTV-Home
PTV-Entertainment
PTV-Parliament
PTV-Channel 3
QTV-Qawaali Television
Shaheen Pay TV
TeleBiz
The Musik
Ten Sports Pakistan
UTN-Urdu Television Network
UNI Plus
Vectone Urdu
Virtual University TV
Virtual University TV 2

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Pakistani cabinet gives licences for 22 TV channels
(13 July 2004 10:00 pm)

MUMBAI: Pakistan's federal cabinet on Monday decided to award TV channel licences to 22 cross-media contenders, overruling the advice of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) for an open bidding, minister for information and broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed was quoted in India's not-so-friendly northern neighbour's media as saying.

Ahmed was quoted as saying the Pakistani cabinet also, "By over-ruling the advice of Pemra for an open bidding, the cabinet has retained its earlier decision that subject to the code of conduct, licences will be issued to cross-media owners," the minister said. The National Assembly in its new session beginning on July 16 would amend the necessary law for the purpose, the information minister said.
The channels which have been approved for the award of licence are:

Kawish TV network (Kawish)
TV media network Pvt (Express)
Interact Pvt (Khabrain)
Sahafat Vision (Sahafat)
Dolphin Media (Halchal)
Asia News Network (Jinnah)
General Newspapers (The Leader)
Daily Pakistan (Daily Pakistan)
Qaumi Akhbar Communication (Qaumi Akhbar)
Khyber Broadcasting Services (Akhbar Peshawar)
Mehtab Publications (Ausaf, Islamabad)
Pakistan's First Parenting Magazine (Motherhood Magazine)
Daily Nawa-i-Waqt (Nawa-i-Waqt)
Total Medial Ltd, Islamabad (World Call Group)
Recorder TV Network (Business Recorder) - THIS SHOULD BE INTERESTING
Interact Pvt Ltd (Zia Shahid family)
Sachal Satellite Communication (already holds FM radio licence)
Pakistan Herald Publications (Dawn Group of Newspapers)
Development Asia Company (holds an FM radio licence)
Total Media Ltd (World Call Group)
Independent Newspaper Corporations (Mir Shakeel of Jang Group)
Independent Media Corporation (Mir Ibrahim of Jang).

SOURCE: http://www.indiantelevision.com/hea...july/july75.htm

Sultan

September 5th, 2004, 06:49 AM

Recorder TV Network (Business Recorder) - THIS SHOULD BE INTERESTING

oh dayaam ! you serious ?

but dude, after CNBC Pakistan is launched next year, Business Plus, and Recorder Channel can't do jack, unless they do something really high profile.

again, CNBC will set new trends in the TV industry like GEO and ARY did, so i guess Business Plus and RECORDER would have to aim at CNBC.

but man, dayam, this is so cool !

and where did MTV Pakistan come from? i thought it wasn't launched yet ?? :eek: !

plus, do you get all these channels on DTH (Direct-To-Home) service, or only on cable ?

Sultan

September 5th, 2004, 06:52 AM

Pakistan Herald Publications (Dawn Group of Newspapers)

Herald is Pakistani ? wow !

Sultan

September 5th, 2004, 09:02 PM

CNBC Pakistan (launching 1st quarter of 2005)

http://www.ameinfo.com/images/news/3/8313-cnbcpakistanlogo.jpg

not sure if this'll be the logo..

pakboy

September 5th, 2004, 11:51 PM

geo has just lauched in the uk and the city channel will launch soon in the uk.

cntower

September 6th, 2004, 01:07 AM

city channel? That's regional news...what good in regional news for interanational viewers?

cntower

September 6th, 2004, 01:13 AM

Sultan

September 6th, 2004, 02:13 AM

CnTower,

in Pakistan, are you getting all these channels on cable ?

raja X

September 6th, 2004, 11:49 AM

wow man, neva knew pakistan had these many channels, i aint even ehard of most of em, lol.

cntower

September 6th, 2004, 07:20 PM

CnTower,

in Pakistan, are you getting all these channels on cable ?

Most of them I am getting except AJK TV, KTN, ARY USA, GEO USA, GEO UK and CityChannel Karachi, CityChannel Lahore, CityChannel Quetta.

AJK TV is only avaliable in Kashmir. KTN is only avaliable in Sindh. ARY USA, GEO USA and GEO UK for obvious reasons cannot be seen here and of course the City Channels cannot be seen here as they are regional stations. Only the Karachi Area, Lahore Area and Quetta Area will see the CityChannels.

Really hope they start CityChannel Rawalpindi soon...

As for PTV I see all the national channels except PTV Lahore Centre PTV Quetta Centre, PTV Karachi Centre, PTV Peshawer Centre, PTV Multan Centre and PTV Hyderabad Centre. Again those are regional stations.

cntower

September 12th, 2004, 01:17 AM

Has anyone seen AAJ TV?

Sultan

September 12th, 2004, 01:24 AM

What is AAJ TV ??

Its_Waqas

September 12th, 2004, 08:14 AM

City Channel Lahore? Never heard of it.

cntower

September 12th, 2004, 02:24 PM

It's starting in 2005 along with CityChannel Quetta

zees

September 12th, 2004, 04:07 PM

You missed HBO, and AXN is coming soon.

HasanB

September 12th, 2004, 04:30 PM

You missed HBO, and AXN is coming soon.

no ... were talking about Pakistani channels only. Not stuff like star world or something. Only Pakistani stuff.

Its_Waqas

September 12th, 2004, 05:13 PM

HBO Pakistan is coming soon and its gonna be from ARY network, AXN pakistan is also coming up.

HasanB

September 12th, 2004, 06:11 PM

HBO Pakistan is coming soon and its gonna be from ARY network, AXN pakistan is also coming up.

seriously ?! .. thats amazing !!

pakboy

September 12th, 2004, 06:54 PM

is cartoon network coming to pakistan anytime soon. or national geographical channel.

Sultan

September 12th, 2004, 07:21 PM

Hey guys, what is HBO and AXN........ Never heard of it ! ..

i heard of AXN... not to sure what its about..

any links ?? and why are they coming to Pak ?

cntower

September 12th, 2004, 08:05 PM

HBO Pakistan is coming soon and its gonna be from ARY network, AXN pakistan is also coming up.

Really? Hope you have a article of some sort but I wouldn't be so surprised if this were true. ARY is really pushing it when it comes to Private Channels in Pakistan; and that's a good thing!

cntower

September 12th, 2004, 08:13 PM

It's true...were getting our OWN channel instead of the regional one...I'm happy about this!

ARY to expand its media services
Sharjah |By Ashfaq Ahmed | 21-03-2003

Dubai-based ARY Digital television is set to expand and broad-base its media services by launching a bouquet of channels, including a 24-hour news channel in English and Urdu.

Owned by the ARY Group of Companies, widely known for its gold business, the news channel named 'ARY One World' will be the first bilingual round-the-clock news channel from Dubai specifically targeting Asian communities, with a focus on Pakistan.

Other channels are: ARY Music, ARY Middle East, ARY India, ARY Pakistan and ARY UK and Europe. The channel has also won sole rights to Cartoon Network, Home Box Office (HBO Movie channel) and AXN (action movie channel) for the Pakistan region.

The channel, in collaboration with Taj television, has also won rights to broadcast cricket from Pakistan for the next five years.

ARY One World, Middle East and Music Channel will also be available on E-vision for UAE viewers.

"We are shifting our head office from London to Dubai Media City and are set to launch the new channels from here in April," said Salman Iqbal, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ARY Digital Television, in an exclusive interview with Gulf News.

He said they would be the first to focus mainly on Asian communities throughout the world, particularly in the UAE, other countries in the Middle East, Europe and America.

"We have established some 40 offices in various countries the world over and have hired hundreds of correspondents for the latest and comprehensive news coverage in English and Urdu.
"Being a Dubai-based channel, we will especially concentrate on the Asian community in the region in addition to covering all local events and interviews."

Most of the live programmes, interviews and interactive programmes will be telecast from three studios in Dubai. They also have studios in London and Pakistan.

Iqbal claimed ARY One World will be an independent news channel and is determined to beam "true news" without external pressure.

"Our main thrust will be on live coverage, live interviews, and live interactive and current affairs programmes with an objective approach."

Iqbal said the current ARY Digital Channel shown in the UAE would be replaced by ARY Middle East focusing on family entertainment, targeting Asian communities living in this region.

"The idea behind launching the channel is not to have material gains, but the desire to accomplish something for the Pakistani nation and place it on the world map as progressive and development oriented.

"We want to provide a medium of entertainment for more than one billion people in Asia who are in search of a unique family entertainment channel."

They are working on new plans to prepare special programmes targeting community members in the UAE.

"The need to start the new television channels was felt because of the strong presence of channels that were bombarding us with alien culture contrary to our ideology. Their coverage tends to weaken our morals."

The main objective of ARY television is to entertain viewers, covering all aspects – recreation, education, and sports, besides providing impartial news coverage of events from the world-over, especially relating to Asia and the Middle East.

The channel has also bought a franchise for the famous programme 'Who Wants to Be A Millionaire'. It has starting recording the programme from Pakistan entitled 'Kya Aap Banain Gae Crorepati' (Do You Want To Become A Millionaire). Famous Pakistani television artist Moin Akhtar will host the programme, which is set to air soon.

ARY Middle East will be a mixture of programmes shown on ARY India and Pakistan, and will incorporate programmes specifically prepared for the Asian communities in UAE and other countries in the Middle East.

Iqbal said it will be the only worldwide Urdu channel and will be viewed in 126 countries. "Currently, ours is the only channel which shows 11 hours of fresh content," he said.

http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=81478

cntower

September 12th, 2004, 08:16 PM

AAJ TV
Anjaman TV
ARY USA
ARY Europe
ARY Asia
ARY One World News
AVT Khyber
AXN Pakistan
Business TV
Cartoon Network Pakistan
CNBC Pakistan
CityChannel Karachi
CityChannel Lahore
CityChannel Quetta
Geo TV
Geo USA
Geo UK
HBO Pakistan
Indus/MTV Music
Indus News
Indus Plus
Indus Vision
KTN-Kawish TV Network
Mashriq TV
PTV-National
PTV-World
PTV-Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK TV)
PTV-Prime
PTV-Home
PTV-Entertainment
PTV-Parliament
PTV-Channel 3
PTV Lahore Centre
PTV Quetta Centre
PTV Karachi Centre
PTV Rawalpindi Centre
PTV Peshawer Centre
QTV-Qawaali Television
Shaheen Pay TV
TeleBiz
The Musik
Ten Sports Pakistan
UTN-Urdu Television Network
UNI Plus
Vectone Urdu
Virtual University TV
Virtual University TV 2

I like I like...

Sultan

September 12th, 2004, 08:20 PM

http://www.tensports.com/images/logo.gif

We have Ten Sports Pakistan.

This channel is Dubai-based, owned by Abdul Rahman Bukhatir, this guy is originally a Pakistani, but he has UAE nationality now. :)

cntower

September 12th, 2004, 08:32 PM

AAJ TV is a real channel...

Dear Fellows!

Congradulation to everyone in this group. AAJ TV always with you, hope you also stay with us. we are comming soon with lot of programms, news and big issues. We are working day and night for better service, our performance win your hearts and we achieve your wishes. we are introducing new programms, actors, anchors and news casters. Don't forget, remember always AAJ (always urs).

Regards,

AAJ TV (News Channel)
Add: 531 Business Recorder Road,
Karachi-74550, PAKISTAN.
Voice: 021-7240520
MSN: aaj_tv@hotmail.com

It's Business Recorder TV...basically!

Sultan

September 12th, 2004, 08:37 PM

AAJ Tv is not Business Recorder!!

Recorder TV Network would be the Business Recorder!

cntower

September 12th, 2004, 08:46 PM

Look at the address...

Sultan

September 12th, 2004, 08:59 PM

Its Business Recorder Road, doesn't mean it has to be BR .. :tongue3:

pakboy

September 12th, 2004, 10:12 PM

aaj tv is also coming to uk

zees

September 20th, 2004, 05:11 AM

From the People who brought you GEO comes another super brand AAG TV. Pakistan's fire brand music channel for the fiery youth.....Igniting soon! for more log on to www.aag.tv

Sultan

September 20th, 2004, 07:48 AM

From the People who brought you GEO comes another super brand AAG TV. Pakistan's fire brand music channel for the fiery youth.....Igniting soon! for more log on to www.aag.tv

Looks awesome, so when is it launching, any info ??

zees

September 20th, 2004, 08:38 PM

nopes..........igniting soon...really soon

cntower

September 21st, 2004, 02:06 AM

Another music channel? Thats nice...

cntower

September 23rd, 2004, 03:24 AM

WAIT A SECOND!

There's AAG and then there's AAJ

Are these two the same; people make mistakes like these all the time.

Sultan

September 23rd, 2004, 03:52 AM

No yaar. its AAG Tv..

you can tell from there slogan, that its AAG Tv, cause there slogan is AAG "Jo Dil Mein Uthay", so it can't be "AAJ"

Sultan

September 30th, 2004, 03:23 AM

NCB proposed to launch biotech channel

ISLAMABAD (September 30 2004): Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr Atta-ur-Rehman on Wednesday proposed National Commission on Biotechnology (NCB) to launch biotech channel and assured financial assistance to materialise any such plan of the Commission.

He was addressing the two-day first national conference on "Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology" organised by the NCB.

Dr Atta said the HEC had extended funding to the tune of Rs one billion to 27 Research and Development (R&D) institutions to explore research avenues in various disciplines.

He called for venture capital funding for using biotechnology in the fields of agriculture, environment and health.

Atta said the government had allocated Rs 960 million for the R&D in various biotechnology areas related to industry.

The Conference, he said, would help chalk out strategy for fully utilising biotechnology for providing a strong basis for cleaner environment, industrial growth and better health facilities.

Dr Atta said main focus area of the HEC was Human Resource Development (HRD) and the Commission was foreseeing 10,000 to 20,000 PhDs in the country during next five years to serve at educational and R&D institutions, adding those professionals would also be assigned in the industrial sector to help them use biotechnology.

He said the digital library was fully benefiting the researchers by providing full texts of 15,000 local and international journals and abstract of another 15,000 journals.

The HEC Chairman said that 56 universities in the country had been linked to fibre and radio networks enabling researchers to have access to the latest information. "These universities are also laying fibre network in their respective premises and will be on line during next four to six months," he added.

He said now there was free access to the scientific instrumentation, adding two educational channels were already functioning via satellite and two more channels would be launched during next three to four months.

Dr Atta said training of quality manpower was must for development and the HEC was spending half of its budgetary allocations for the HRD.

He said it was the target of the HEC to have 300 to 400 PhDs at each university and was starting Rs three to four billion projects in near future, but in biotechnology area we had to go a long way that needed concerted efforts.

Atta said scientific research must have vital impact on poor people, and fruits of industrial growth must be tickling down to the common man.

NCB Chairman Dr Anwar Naseem called for implementing findings of biotechnology research by the industry to promote cleaner and healthy environment.

He urged the collective efforts by the experts in agriculture, health and environment sectors for promoting industrial and environmental biotechnology.

NCB Chairman hoped concrete proposals from the conference participants and acted them to specifically focus on commercialisation of the biotechnology.

NCB Secretary and Member (Biosciences) Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), Dr Yausar Abdullah Malik said biotechnology was one of the six priority areas defined by the National Commission on Science and Technology.

He said the NCB had prepared a booklet for school going children to aware them of biotechnology and its usages.

He also advocated for small grants to researchers and exploring possibilities of public-private partnership in promoting use of biotechnology.

Dr Kausar said the NCB had also planned for the "Scientist of the Year Award" that will be awarded to encourage those excelling in that field and have the most conspicuous impact factor.

Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2004

cntower

October 17th, 2004, 02:39 PM

Pemra to up-link around 40 TV channels
RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE (October 12 2004): Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has announced that around 40 TV channels will be up-linked from Pakistan during next one and half year. Various organisations have shown interest for starting TV channels and Pemra is looking into their requests.

Muhammad Salim, a spokesman of Pemra told Business Recorder here on Monday that Pemra arranged third public hearing here on Monday to get feedback from public regarding issuance of new licences for TV channels.

After the public hearing, Salim said that Pemra has decided to issue 34 licences for TV channels and 21 licences for FM radio. He said that Pemra already held public hearings in Islamabad and Peshawar. Such public hearings will also be held in Karachi on October 12 and in Quetta on October 13.

In Monday's public hearing at Lahore, a good number of people participated and no significant objections were received from any person against any party which applied for the licences. He said that those who participated in public hearing expressed their satisfaction over media development. After conducting public hearings, necessary recommendations will be put up to the authority by General Manager (Licencing) Pemra for final approval, he said.

Salim further said that Pemra was established in 2002 and so far 55 licences have been issued for starting the FM radio, out of which 21 radio have already started its transmissions. He said that Pemra has already issued licences to ARY (2 licences), Indus Vision (2 licences), Virtual University (4 licences), Prime TV (1 licence), Mashraq TV (1 licence), Top End (1 licence) and International Marketing (1 licence).

He said that role of Pemra is to facilitate the private sector in the promotion of electronic media. He said that Pemra has already issued licences for radio to three universities of Pakistan including Peshawar University, Punjab University and International Islamic University and added that radio licences are being issued to six more universities.

'Pemra is also providing training facilities to the students of mass communication departments of various universities, besides helping them out in preparing curriculum in radio-TV related subjects', he said.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2004

Its_Waqas

October 17th, 2004, 04:01 PM

the test transmission of APNA CHANNEL has started, its a Punjabi TV channel, i thought that it will be a shitty low standard channel but the test transmission is quite impressive, its has the best 3D animations. GEO has alot of catching up to do in the interface section.

cntower

October 17th, 2004, 04:52 PM

Yes I knew it; I saw those microphone thingys with the APNA Channel logo on it.

Huum yeah only a Lahori would come up with a channel name called APNA TV. :lol:

cntower

October 17th, 2004, 04:53 PM

aaj tv is also coming to uk

Are you serious? Where did you read/hear that?

cntower

October 17th, 2004, 04:57 PM

AAJ TV
Anjaman TV
Apna TV
ARY USA
ARY Europe
ARY Asia
ARY One World News
AVT Khyber
AXN Pakistan
Business TV
Cartoon Network Pakistan
CNBC Pakistan
CityChannel Karachi
CityChannel Lahore
CityChannel Quetta
Geo TV
Geo USA
Geo UK
HBO Pakistan
Indus/MTV Music
Indus News
Indus Plus
Indus Vision
KTN-Kawish TV Network
Mashriq TV
PTV-National
PTV-World
PTV-Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK TV)
PTV-Prime
PTV-Home
PTV-Entertainment
PTV-Parliament
PTV-Channel 3
PTV Lahore Centre
PTV Quetta Centre
PTV Karachi Centre
PTV Rawalpindi Centre
PTV Peshawer Centre
QTV-Qawaali Television
Shaheen Pay TV
TeleBiz
The Musik
Ten Sports Pakistan
UTN-Urdu Television Network
UNI Plus
Vectone Urdu
Virtual University TV
Virtual University TV 2

pakboy

October 17th, 2004, 05:28 PM

APNA channel is owned by my friend.

he will also be lauching another channel in december.

pakboy

October 17th, 2004, 05:30 PM

Are you serious? Where did you read/hear that?

no sorry its aaj tak channel.

Its_Waqas

October 17th, 2004, 05:33 PM

Yes I knew it; I saw those microphone thingys with the APNA Channel logo on it.

Huum yeah only a Lahori would come up with a channel name called APNA TV. :lol:

its APNA of urdu with a alif pay noon alif, GEO also seemed weird but not we have got used to it, the association of pakistani north american doctors is also called APNA.

cntower

October 17th, 2004, 05:41 PM

APNA TV.

You think it's cheap?

Its_Waqas

October 17th, 2004, 05:47 PM

its just different compared to other pakistani channel names.
but the channel is excellent. extremely smooth 3D animations. the sets are excellent.

GEO works on LINUX unlike other channels which use windows based systems. even the weather animation is jerky on geo.

cntower

October 17th, 2004, 06:09 PM

:lol: true!

pakboy

October 17th, 2004, 06:29 PM

he lives in karachi who owns apna channel and apna news.

cntower

October 19th, 2004, 04:34 AM

Apna Channel is what? Apna News...is that a seperate channel?

zees

October 20th, 2004, 07:06 AM

pakboy

October 29th, 2004, 06:03 AM

apna channel is a 24 hours punjabi channel. my friend who owns it told me he will be making a simular channel in english too.

Sultan

October 30th, 2004, 03:38 AM

40 TV channels to become operational by end-2005

ISLAMABAD (October 30 2004): Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Sheikh Rashid Ahmad here on Friday said Pakistan's electronic media is growing at a fast pace and there would be about 40 TV channels operational by the end of next year.

"To meet their (channels) requirements we have to prepare ourselves today," he said while chairing a high level meeting to discuss the proposals for the establishment of Media City in Islamabad.

The Islamabad Media City (IMC) will provide all technical facilities under one roof such as radio and TV broadband access, uplinking and downlinking facilities, media access point, production and post production facilities, media portals, studio interviews, advance multimedia super corridor, backups, access to talent pool, trouble shooting, teleport and master control room.

Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2004

cntower

December 30th, 2004, 07:21 PM

FIRST PUBLIC LIMITED TELEVISION CHANNEL MAKES IMPRESSIVE DEBUT

Following the latest boom in our media industry, several talented individuals and teams have come forward and taken our television by storm. Now HUM TV is ready to take over our television industry and raise the standard higher than ever in terms of quality and programming. HUM TV will be the country's first public limited TV channel underwritten by Jahangir Siddiqui Capital Markets and is also the first channel to start operations from a host of others that have been issued broadcast licences recently. The channel is governed by an esteemed Board of Governors including Sultana Siddiqui, Mehtab Rashdi, Javed Jabbar and Jahangir Siddiqui.

At an impressive launch ceremony, Duraid Qureshi, CEO of HUM TV said that this channel is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited and will concentrate on entertainment programmes only. "HUM TV is the next step to quality entertainment for all. Here we promise our viewers to produce and telecast programmes on international standards for all age groups. The concept behind HUM TV is not only to cater to the entertainment needs of the audience but also take a big step towards the education and infotainment needs of the niche audience comprising of females. Besides the dramatizations, comedy, music and magazine show, the channel takes its responsibility as a corporate citizen very seriously, and that is why due care has been given to the programming content," he said.

cntower

January 19th, 2005, 01:51 PM

This can go under culture and entertainment

cntower

January 19th, 2005, 01:52 PM

Few channels you can add

Hum TV
Channel G
Filmazia

cntower

January 20th, 2005, 12:55 PM

AAJ TV - http://www.aajtv.com
Anjaman TV - N/A
Apna Channel - N/A
ARY USA - http://www.arydigital.tv
ARY Europe - http://www.arydigital.tv
ARY Asia - http://www.arydigital.tv
ARY One World News - http://www.arydigital.tv
AVT Khyber - http://www.avtkhyber.tv
AXN Pakistan - Starting May 2005
Business Plus - http://www.businessplus.tv
Cartoon Network Pakistan - Starting May 2005
CNBC Pakistan - http://www.cnbcpakistan.com
Channel G - http://www.industv.net
CityChannel Karachi
CityChannel Lahore
CityChannel Quetta
Filmazia
Geo TV - http://www.geo.tv
Geo USA - http://www.geo.tv
Geo UK - http://www.geo.tv
HBO Pakistan - N/A
Hum TV - http://www.hum.tv
Indus/MTV Music - http://www.indusmusic.tv
Indus News - http://www.industv.net
Indus Plus - http://www.industv.net
Indus Vision - http://www.industv.net
KTN-Kawish TV Network
Mashriq TV
PTV-National
PTV-World
PTV-Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK TV)
PTV-Prime
PTV-Home
PTV-Entertainment
PTV-Parliament
PTV-Channel 3
PTV Lahore
PTV Quetta
PTV Karachi
PTV Rawalpindi
PTV Peshawer
QTV-Qawaali Television
Shaheen Pay TV
Sindh TV
TeleBiz
The Musik
Ten Sports Pakistan
UTN-Urdu Television Network
UNI Plus
Vectone Urdu
Virtual University TV
Virtual University TV 2

cntower

February 1st, 2005, 09:04 PM

Can someone help me update this list...and get the websites!

zees

February 2nd, 2005, 01:36 PM

www.vectone.tv
www.ptv.com.pk
www.filmazia.tv
www.themusik.tv
www.thecitychannel.tv
www.aryoneworld.tv
www.vectone.tv
www.mashriq.tv
www.tensports.com
QTV www.arydigital.tv/qtv/index.php
www.vu.edu.pk

Add one more Channel
Sindh tv

Marshal

March 11th, 2005, 04:30 AM

Most of them I am getting except AJK TV, KTN, ARY USA, GEO USA, GEO UK and CityChannel Karachi, CityChannel Lahore, CityChannel Quetta.

AJK TV is only avaliable in Kashmir. KTN is only avaliable in Sindh. ARY USA, GEO USA and GEO UK for obvious reasons cannot be seen here and of course the City Channels cannot be seen here as they are regional stations. Only the Karachi Area, Lahore Area and Quetta Area will see the CityChannels.

Really hope they start CityChannel Rawalpindi soon...

As for PTV I see all the national channels except PTV Lahore Centre PTV Quetta Centre, PTV Karachi Centre, PTV Peshawer Centre, PTV Multan Centre and PTV Hyderabad Centre. Again those are regional stations.

There is no PTV hyderabad or multan!!!! :bash:

Plus I see many of the channels you have "made uP" are actually subchannels or different channels for different regions/cities but are the same in essense..

It is like saying Fox chicago and fox new york..

March 11th, 2005, 05:55 AM

Yep, PTV has several channels so we cant really say their diff. channels, just Sub-Channels!

Hope that made sense!

zees

March 11th, 2005, 11:11 AM

Add Aag tv (coming soon) and Sun biz also to your list.

UnitedPakistan

March 11th, 2005, 03:36 PM

man we are missing a few channels i know it!

zees

March 27th, 2005, 07:26 AM

KARACHI, 26 MARCH: Asian satellite operator Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (Asiasat) and Pakistan's Recorder Television Network have signed a lease agreement.

http://www.urbanpakistan.com/images/topics/aajtv.jpg

As per this the Pakistan company will use C-band capacity on AsiaSat 3S to broadcast Pakistan channel, Aaj TV to all local networks in Pakistan and its overseas audience across the Asia Pacific region.

Aaj TV is broadcasting on AsiaSat 3S. It offers a mix of news, current affairs and entertainment programming in Urdu and English to local audiences, as well as Pakistani communities throughout Asia and the Middle East.

Recorder Television Network director marketing and operations Aamir Khan said, "AsiaSat 3S is our first choice because it offers the region's most attractive broadcast platform. Its high-power and region-wide coverage enables us to reach national and regional audiences effectively at the same time. In addition, AsiaSat 3S's enormous ground penetration in Pakistan and other parts of Asia will give us instantaneous access to many cable headends, rebroadcasters, hotels and home viewers already served by this powerful satellite."

Asiasat CEO Peter Jackson said, "We are very pleased to welcome Aaj TV onboard. Our client is a long established leader in Business News in the region. Our partnership with Aaj TV will offer our audience across Asia a new and exciting viewing experience."

AAJ TV will be available on AsiaSat 3S in C-band with the following reception parameters:

Transponder: 3V
Frequency: 3750 MHz
Polarisation: Vertical
Modulation: QPSK
Symbol Rate: 2.82 Msym/sec
FEC: 3/4

Aaj TV employs over 350 employees and has fully equipped bureaus in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. Aaj TV claims to be the only private digital satellite channel to have an Earth Station in Pakistan that broadcasts directly to the AsiaSat 3S.

Aaj TV provides round the clock news coverage from around the world in collaboration with partner news sources in more than 100 countries. Combining news reporting with analytical strengths provided by social and political commentators in Pakistan accounts for in depth and precise current affairs shows. On the Entertainment front, industry veterans are heading the teams and using production facilities in Pakistan to create programmes that star well known faces in Pakistani television.

Marshal

March 29th, 2005, 07:47 PM

The same people who publish Business Recorder! :D

ghazala

May 23rd, 2006, 06:30 PM

HI, COULD ANYONE GIVE ME THE QTV CHANNELS ADDRESS IN KARACHI, I WANT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE MOULANA FOR ISTAKHARA PROGRAMME.
:)

vazim

May 23rd, 2006, 06:50 PM

HI, COULD ANYONE GIVE ME THE QTV CHANNELS ADDRESS IN KARACHI, I WANT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE MOULANA FOR ISTAKHARA PROGRAMME.
:)

come on!!!

Just believe in Allah and pray to him whatever your problem is or whatever you want!!

istakhara waghera sari bukwaas hai.

If Allah can listen why you need Moulana??

Gumnaam

May 23rd, 2006, 06:51 PM

@ghazala, why? :) Is it for the very same reason?..

Anyway, here it is:-

C-88, Main Karsaz Road
KDA, Sheme #1
Karachi

Tel: +92 (0)21 4313561/2/3

UnitedPakistan

May 23rd, 2006, 09:27 PM

come on!!!

Just believe in Allah and pray to him whatever your problem is or whatever you want!!

istakhara waghera sari bukwaas hai.

If Allah can listen why you need Moulana??
Did you really need to bring religion into this? :sleepy:

astObs

May 24th, 2006, 05:04 AM

Don't want to get in a heated debate about this, a short answer would be sufficient.
Why are channels from Dubai afforded protection while channels from India are blocked?

UnitedPakistan

May 24th, 2006, 05:16 AM

Because we have problems with India.

astObs

May 24th, 2006, 07:26 PM

Fair enough. Nice to hear an honest answer. :)

May 24th, 2006, 09:05 PM

Not problems with India, its just that the Channels were influencing the women alot, along with wasting their social life from 8pm-11pm.

Also the Pakistan companies were advertising on their channels too.

Bombay Boy

May 25th, 2006, 08:47 AM

interesting reason. may i ask in what way were they influencing the women? this is a serious question btw

Master Chief

May 25th, 2006, 09:23 AM

interesting reason. may i ask in what way were they influencing the women? this is a serious question btw

I am guessing since India has little dress codes compared to more conservative Pakistan. It's not really about influencing women. It's actually since, Indian television has too much "revealing". Like in a rice add, there would be a woman dancing in a bikini. Is that really needed? And they have those kinds of adds with "obscene" clips in every channel, so really it's bad for the children too. I guess "in a way" the Indian channels could influence the women by taking away their sense of modesty.

UnitedPakistan

May 25th, 2006, 01:15 PM

Guys, lets be honest. Our government blocks their channels because we have terrible relations with them.

Dallas1

May 25th, 2006, 01:49 PM

Guys, lets be honest. Our government blocks their channels because we have terrible relations with them.
not only that, Indian Channels don’t wanna pay for landing rights as well even though they are earning so much in advertisement revenue specially Star Plus, when others do like HBO, CNN, BBC

May 25th, 2006, 03:03 PM

Influencing not just the women but the children aswell, my friend was telling me that this boy near his place fell down from his bicycle and said "Hay Baghwan", he asked him if he was Hindu, he said no I'm Muslim.

And then this other incident where little girls were holding a tray with candles and doing the "prasad" on their toy elephant..

astObs

May 25th, 2006, 03:13 PM

Fahad, why not start another thread about this, I'd love to tear apart your argument there. :)

kronik

May 25th, 2006, 04:04 PM

Creating a new thread discussing India-Pak relations, even if it is in the tv world, is a bad idea. Just take it offline.

Bombay Boy

May 25th, 2006, 04:55 PM

really? quite interesting. most posts suggest a cultural invasion, which i think is always hard to resist. if people want something, they usually get it, legal or otherwise. i am sure there must be some cable-wallahs who would show the channels. just like movies being easily available despite a ban

i find dallas1's point a very valid one if its true. but with so much uncertainty and so much government interference why would an indian channel want to pay fees if the broadcast can be cut off at any time. but a way can be found around it if thats the only reason. i am sure both parties can sit across the table and resolve it. and to be honest i have not seen ads for pakistani products on these channels, so i dont get the revenue earned angle. maybe its on some particular channels

i find bans quite retrograde without good reason. the GoI had cut off some pakistani channels for a few months during kargil, which i thought was a pretty stupid decision. now we get some 10 pakistani channels, which is good. it reduces misconceptions and more importantly leaves the choice to the people

anyways my two cents. finally its up to the pakistani people and its government. i wonder how much of the population is for and against the ban

Bombay Boy

May 25th, 2006, 05:00 PM

Influencing not just the women but the children aswell, my friend was telling me that this boy near his place fell down from his bicycle and said "Hay Baghwan", he asked him if he was Hindu, he said no I'm Muslim.

fahad, bhagwan is just the hindi word for god. it doesnt have to be a hindu god. its like saying 'oh god'. a few of my muslim friends say 'hey bhagwan' in lament. as do some hindus say 'inshallah'. thats hardly the worst thing i have read

if he fell down and said 'oh god' would it have the same impact?

Hindustani

May 25th, 2006, 08:19 PM

Influencing not just the women but the children aswell, my friend was telling me that this boy near his place fell down from his bicycle and said "Hay Baghwan", he asked him if he was Hindu, he said no I'm Muslim.

Yes. the word "bhagwan" or even "Eeshwar" is type casted in non-hindu subcontinent faiths. "Bhagwan" or "Eeshwar" in hindi="Khuda" in Persian & Urdu="Rabb"in Arabic=God in English. However, it is unfortunate.

May 25th, 2006, 08:44 PM

Bombay Boy: So I guess your saying that even if your a Hindu, with Hindu beliefs, you would say "Hay Allah" when you fall down?

To my knowledge your religious faith/belief's are too weak then. Because what you are doing, even casually is saying another religion's God's name.

Bombay Boy

May 25th, 2006, 09:05 PM

its not another religion's god's name. its the name of god in another language. if he said 'hey ram' or 'hey krishna' it would be more relevant

i do say 'oh god'. i do say inshallah sometimes. and yes i dont particularly care for religion. but i know people who do, and they dont care what language they take god's name in

besides thats hardly a reason for stopping broadcasts from another country. unless all that is shown in pakistan are islamic channels with islamic content. i would think the reason has to be more than just that

UnitedPakistan

May 25th, 2006, 09:17 PM

I think some of have some wrong views in here. I do not think this is really a cultural invasion just Lollywoods pathetic job at promoting our own movie industry. So whats the next best thing? Bollywood...Hopefully, after the haramzadday directors running Lollywood all die we will see some change.

vc15nets

May 25th, 2006, 10:52 PM

Well we have always been good when it comes to music but in the past few years music's has been through this major revolution in Pakistan. I think Lollywood is on a similar track. Improvements are definately being made in the film industry.

I think we are damn good when it comes to entertainment. Our comedy puts everything out of competition. From stand-up comedy to punjabi stage "dramas" (sikhs love these...but who doesnt love punjabi stage dramas!....the jokes are brilliant and there is no script so its all on the spot).

Our fashion industry drops bombs. Words cant describe how good it is.

And ofcourse our music industry is as good as it gets. The best is that the music is original. From Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan to Noor Jahan, Jal, Strings, Junoon, etc etc.

I think its time we brought Lollywood to the same level. Its not that we dont have good actors....I mean our soap/tv series actors are great....but I think its just the lack of interest.

Lollywood was at the top of its game back in the day. I think there will be renewed interest in the Film Industry in the near future. Personally I dont like Bollywood movies. Technically they are musicals not movies. I mean they have good high budgets, good actors, but the story is almost always the same. I mean...guy likes girl...she doesnt like him...he does something heroic....she now likes him too....parents dont like each other...(her parents are corrupt and rich, his are poor)...he again does something heroic....they agree to their marriage...Viola, les finitions de film! I mean some movies are good such as Muna Bhai but only because the story is different.

UnitedPakistan

May 25th, 2006, 10:56 PM

I say lets create something unique instead of these musicals...

I personally want to direct a movie on the Pakistani military using 35 MM cameras and a heft budget.

UnitedPakistan

May 25th, 2006, 10:58 PM

This is a good example of what we are starting to be able to do...

http://www.pakcafe.com/MeDiAA/ShOwS/Sephaipreview.mpg

cntower

May 26th, 2006, 01:11 PM

Personally speaking...I don't see anyone latley watching indian soaps or films...not only are they tragically patethic and vulgar...they make no sense at all...AT ALL!

"oh look a girl...let me go run around a tree a few times with 500 other horny guys and see if I can lure her...then we will be wisked away to a magical dancehall where they will play the same song again...except this time it will be horridly remixed by some amatuer and we will dance like the village people over and over and over again....then we will get married and live happily ever after in some european country...the end..."

hmm...

at least Pakistani dramas have some meaning to them...well they use too...latley they too have been changing...but they haven't lost the touch...and music will always be our greatest asset...the best singers and a huge range of different sounds...rock, pop, ghazal, bhangra, classical...the list goes on and on...

media is growing in pakistan...the only thing we lack is proper advertising...getting the info out...only GEO TV has been doing the job properly...and ARY and Indus followed...

point is...keep indian media out of pakistan...it's no good...and when you have a confused slave like Feroz Khan who gets drunk in Karachi and barks like the dog...well...what more can I say...are they really trying to mend relations...or are they trying to get rid of the border in our minds but calling us bhai bhai?

it's time ppl seriously start waking up...

Bombay Boy

May 26th, 2006, 02:13 PM

but if pakistani channels are so much more in demand and so much better, why are the indian channels banned? what threat do they pose?

UnitedPakistan

May 26th, 2006, 09:56 PM

Why are you asking the same question?

We do not have good relations and we have land and territorial disputes. There is the reason now stop asking the same question.

vc15nets

May 27th, 2006, 02:06 AM

huit

May 27th, 2006, 11:08 AM

I agree with cntower!

wazim

May 27th, 2006, 01:57 PM

Bombay Boy

May 27th, 2006, 04:22 PM

Why are you asking the same question?

We do not have good relations and we have land and territorial disputes. There is the reason now stop asking the same question.

nobody else seems to agree with your reason though. i would think its a mix of reasons, with yours the major one. anyways i wanted a cross-section of views, i got them

Bombay Boy

May 27th, 2006, 04:25 PM

SPOT ON!!!!

Don't be offended by this "Bombay Boys" but i think Indian channels should be banned and there are million reasons for that, even though we share quite a few things and there is a similarity in our culture but we should still not be fully indianised or westernised, the media plays the MOST importan role in promoting any culture.

i have no problems myself, it doesnt really affect me and is pakistan's perogative. i was just trying to understand the reasons esp since western channels are allowed from what i know. so like you say its a combination of reasons

MediaTower

May 31st, 2006, 05:20 PM

Daily Times
Monday, May 01, 2006

Music Television to open office in Karachi

KARACHI: Music Television (MTV) - the first ever music channel of the world - and still the largest (with over 100 channels) is reportedly getting ready to launch in Pakistan, Daily Times has learnt.

Wiqar Ali Khan, who is serving as one of the executives of the channel as well as a VJ, said the channel would be formally launched by the end of this year. “I cannot give the exact dates of the launch right now, because we will officially announce our openings when we do. But it is definitely coming to Pakistan,” he said. MTV will arguably be Pakistan’s fourth music channel. Several music channels are already catering to the country’s music needs. Some of the more established ones include ‘The Muzik,’ ‘Indus Music,’.Another entertainment channel ‘Strum TV’ will also be reportedly making its mark this year.

Also, besides these three music channels, other family channels such as ‘Hum TV’ also play songs. Besides, word has it that another news channel is also thinking about launching a music version of its network. Wiqar said MTV would not only concentrate on promoting Pakistani musicians and songs, it would also play songs from around the world. “I believe it is MTV’s policy to bring in a bit of everything, but our priority would be Pakistani music,” he said.

Wiqar said MTV had over 100 channels catering to music and musicians around the world such as MTV Malaysia, MTV Philippines, MTV Italy, MTV UK. “We will be launching and subsequently working on MTV Pakistan,” he said. The rights for bringing the channel to Pakistan were awarded to Indus Network, he said. “We are in the process of preparing our offices and studios here in Karachi. A lot of TV channels had presented their bids to start and telecast MTV Pakistan, but eventually it was won by Indus,” he said.

“Indus Music is going international. It will be serving songs of Pakistani artists to an international viewership. It will finish its operations here and will be replaced with MTV Pakistan which would cater to the local audience,” he said talking of the chances of a clash of interest between the two.

Wiqar also said that international artists such as Sting, Michael Bolton or even Michael Jackson would be brought over to Pakistan through his channel. “MTV will definitely bring international artists here to Pakistan,” he said.

Head of Indus Music Fariha Chhapra confirmed that the rights for the music channel had been awarded to the Indus Network. “The tentative date for the launch of the channel here is June and July. But things are still being finalised. Jalil Akhtar is heading the project,” she said. Chhapra also confirmed that Indus Music would finish its operations in Pakistan, and would go on to become Indus Music International. She declined to comment further.

MediaTower

May 31st, 2006, 05:21 PM

Naqvi

May 31st, 2006, 06:55 PM

CNBC Pakistan's website is now officially up. It may have been up earlier in the year, however, this is the first time I have seen the actual content.

www.cnbcpakistan.com

UnitedPakistan

May 31st, 2006, 09:27 PM

Excellent!

PakiDoperz

June 13th, 2006, 08:34 AM

Television Channels

STATE OWNED
PTV (Pakistan Television)
Main Article : Pakistan Television Corporation
PTV
PTV World News
PTV National
AJK TV
PTV Global
PTV Bolan
Virtual TV
Virtual TV 1
Virtual TV 2

PRIVATE CHANNELS

National
AAJ TV
ARY Digital Network
ARY Digital
ARY One World
The Musik
QTV
ARY Bangla
The City Channel
ATV
Business Plus
Dhoom TV - Info N/A
DM Digital Network
DM Digital - UK Based Channel
DM Digital Gold - UK Based Channel
DM Islam TV - UK Based Channel Launching 17 July 2006
Fortune TV - Info N/A
Filmazia
Geo Television Network
GEO TV
GEO News
GEO UK
GEO USA
Healthline TV - Info N/A
Hum TV
Indus Television Network
Indus Media Group
Indus Vision
Indus Vision USA
Indus Music
Indus Music USA
Indus Plus
Indus News
Channel G
MTV Pakistan
Labbaik TV - Islamic Channel
Mashriq TV
nVibe TV - Info N/A
PTV Prime UK
PTV Prime USA
Roshni TVIslamic information and news channel for the Shia community of Pakistan
Rung TV
SunBiz - Info N/A
Style Duniya
TVOne
TV2Day Website
Uni Plus - Info N/A
Vectone TV

Regional
KTN (Sindhi)
APNA TV (Punjabi)
AVT Khyber (Pashtu)
Kashish TV (Sindhi)
Sindh TV (Sindhi)
Punjab TV - Punjabi Language Channel
Ravi TV - Punjabi Language Channel

International
The following networks are foreign owned.
CNBC Pakistan
HBO Pakistan
Cartoon Network Pakistan
TEN Sports Pakistan
Fashion TV Pakistan
Health Line TV pakistan

Future Channels

Aag TV - Youth Channel Part of Geo TV Network
Al Jazeera Urdu
AXN - Part of ARY Digital Network
Azad TV
Desh TV (Bangali) Its another Channel For Bangali People From ARY
Express TV
Fortune TV
Indus TV USA
Indus TV UK
PTV Abaseen (Pushto)
PTV Mehran (Sindhi)
PTV Panjnad (Punjabi)
PTV Home (Kids Channel)
MTV Pakistan- Launching July 2006
Virtual TV 3
Virtual TV 4
Waqt TV [Tv channel of Nawa-i-waqt goup of publications]
Wilayat Tv - Islamic information and news channel for the Shia community of Pakist

Wolverine

June 18th, 2006, 07:46 AM

STATE OWNED
PTV (Pakistan Television)

Main Article : Pakistan Television Corporation
PTV
PTV World News
PTV National
AJK TV
PTV Global
PTV Bolan
Virtual TV

Virtual TV 1
Virtual TV 2
[edit]
PRIVATE CHANNELS
[edit]
National
AAJ TV
ARY Digital Network
ARY Digital
ARY One World
The Musik
QTV
ARY Bangla
The City Channel
ATV
Business Plus
Dhoom TV - Info N/A
DM Digital Network
DM Digital - UK Based Channel
DM Digital Gold - UK Based Channel
DM Islam TV - UK Based Channel Launching 17 July 2006
Fortune TV - Info N/A
Filmazia
Geo Television Network
GEO TV
GEO News
GEO UK
GEO USA
Healthline TV - Info N/A
Hum TV
Indus Television Network
Indus Media Group
Indus Vision
Indus Vision USA
Indus Music
Indus Music USA
Indus Plus
Indus News
Channel G
MTV Pakistan
Labbaik TV - Islamic Channel
Mashriq TV
nVibe TV - Info N/A
PTV Prime UK
PTV Prime USA
Roshni TVIslamic information and news channel for the Shia community of Pakistan
Rung TV
SunBiz - Info N/A
Style Duniya
TVOne
TV2Day Website
Uni Plus - Info N/A
Vectone TV
[edit]
Regional
KTN (Sindhi)
APNA TV (Punjabi)
AVT Khyber (Pashtu)
Kashish TV (Sindhi)
Sindh TV (Sindhi)
Punjab TV - Punjabi Language Channel
Ravi TV - Punjabi Language Channel
[edit]
International
The following networks are foreign owned.

CNBC Pakistan
HBO Pakistan
Cartoon Network Pakistan
TEN Sports Pakistan
Fashion TV Pakistan
Health Line TV pakistan
[edit]
Future Channels
Aag TV - Youth Channel Part of Geo TV Network
Al Jazeera Urdu
AXN - Part of ARY Digital Network
Azad TV
Desh TV (Bangali) Its another Channel For Bangali People From ARY
Express TV
Fortune TV
Indus TV USA
Indus TV UK
PTV Abaseen (Pushto)
PTV Mehran (Sindhi)
PTV Panjnad (Punjabi)
PTV Home (Kids Channel)
MTV Pakistan- Launching July 2006
Virtual TV 3
Virtual TV 4
Waqt TV [Tv channel of Nawa-i-waqt goup of publications]

swerveut

June 18th, 2006, 08:16 AM

Wow! what a lineup!

from just PTV a couple of years ago, to 50+ channels now. Way to go Musharraf!

PakiDoperz

June 18th, 2006, 09:56 AM

Wolverine ^^^ its the same post i posted its just a poy of it i mean copy paste :-)

cntower

June 18th, 2006, 03:09 PM

em the list is from wikipedia...anyways...ya most of them are online...it's been interesting to see the changes happening in the media...

just a few years ago channels, especially networks like ARY, GEO and Indus, were in a battle to get as many different channels started as possible...

Now it seems these networks are going for international brands...ARY with Cartoon Network, Fashion TV and Al Jazeera Urdu. Indus just got rights to MTV...I'm interested to see what GEO does...these guys have lots of money...wouldn't be so surprised to see a private sports or documentary channel like ESPN or National Geographic...

interesting times...much more variety on TV nowdays...before it was always bloody dramas...lets face it...they get boring after a while...

pakboy

June 18th, 2006, 04:22 PM

i would like to see one of them bring discovery channel to pakistan,

also you have missed out some channels, there is a music channel called music unlimited.

UnitedPakistan

June 18th, 2006, 04:39 PM

^

It hasnt launched yet completely...

sohail style

June 20th, 2006, 11:54 PM

blah

UnitedPakistan

June 21st, 2006, 12:28 AM

Why do you have a problem that he is spreading a list?

You cant copyright a list by the way considering all you are doing is copying and pasting the channels name in a list.

Bombay Boy

June 27th, 2006, 08:07 PM

didnt know where to post this

Pakistani comic's Indian joy (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5120838.stm)

UnitedPakistan

June 27th, 2006, 08:30 PM

^
It seems he did not last in Pakistan as a comedian since I have never heard of the guy and I cant even find refrences to him.

Overseas Pak

June 27th, 2006, 09:39 PM

Rauf Lala is a Karachi based actor who was very prominent on comic stage plays. He first rose to prominence in Umer Sharif's play 'Baqra Qistoon Pay' as Umer Sharif's servant 'Sharfoo'. He never really made it on mainstream TV so unless you followed the stage plays you wouldn't have heard of him.

kronik

June 27th, 2006, 09:46 PM

UnitedPakistan

June 27th, 2006, 09:52 PM

He had a heart attack i believe and he is taking it easy now.

pakboy

June 27th, 2006, 11:52 PM

that was last year, omar is now working on his first bollywood film which he will direct.

Bombay Boy

June 28th, 2006, 12:50 PM

^
It seems he did not last in Pakistan as a comedian since I have never heard of the guy and I cant even find refrences to him.

he's not supposed to be too famous. this show is a launch-pad for aspiring comedians, there were doctors, students, etc on the show

i think its good that we are getting a wider range of talent. can only be good for the industry

vazim

June 28th, 2006, 08:24 PM

He had a heart attack i believe and he is taking it easy now.

lol, well said. I saw omer sharif in December in pearl continental, lahore coming out of his room with any unknown girl, was probably taking easy ;)

Gumnaam

June 28th, 2006, 10:30 PM

^^ Is he going for a third one?!?! :sly:

..or just taking it easy! :laugh: :laugh:

UnitedPakistan

June 28th, 2006, 10:36 PM

Thats probaly his daughter you sick minded people!

Or wait does he have a daughter?

dopekhor

July 14th, 2006, 12:28 PM

what ever happened to "axn pakistan" and "mtv pakistan"???

was it all hype?

cntower

July 15th, 2006, 10:02 AM

MTV is starting at the end of 2005; Indus Media Group won the bid.

AXN (Pakistan) will start, under the ARY Group but there is no official word on it yet.

Dallas1

July 17th, 2006, 07:50 AM

I heard AAJ TV starting new music channel any one has any update on it?

dopekhor

July 18th, 2006, 12:05 AM

MTV is starting at the end of 2005; Indus Media Group won the bid.

AXN (Pakistan) will start, under the ARY Group but there is no official word on it yet.
dude 2006 is 5months away from ending, still no sign of mtv pak

if indus won the bid, how come indus music is still on air?

and that ary won that axn deal, i been hearing about it since since 2004

the only foreign channels to have customized beams for pakistan are cartoon network and cnbc

pakboy

July 18th, 2006, 01:54 PM

i heard mtv starts next month in august.

dopekhor

July 20th, 2006, 03:24 AM

i been hearing that since 2004

swerveut

July 24th, 2006, 12:26 AM

NEW TV STATION

about to start soon:

http://www.yougottaplay.tv/

July 24th, 2006, 12:48 AM

^ Its conducting its Test Transmission these days, doesnt look too bad ..

vazim

July 24th, 2006, 08:57 PM

I think logo is somewhat irritating...

+ there are more cheap indian videos played than anyother..

pakboy

July 26th, 2006, 03:29 PM

Aag TV all set for UK launch in August

Jul 25, 2006 08:39 AM

Pakistani network Geo is all set to launch its youth entertainment and music channel Aag TV next month, the broadcaster has confirmed.

The channel will be launching on Sky Digital. Aag TV commenced Now/Next EPG data testing yesterday off the Sky EPG. This suggests visual and audio testing is now only days away.

After the successful launch of its news and entertainment channel Geo UK, Aag TV will be the second channel from the Geo camp. Also as revealed by BizAsia.co.uk first, Geo will also be launching Geo News early next year.

With the new additions it does seem like Geo is building its bouquet of channels to give rival broadcaster ARY Digital a run for its money by packaging its channels in a similar way.

The Pakistani TV sector will be further intensified with PTV Prime also looking at launching a new channel. Indus TV and Hum TV are also set to launch later this year.

Aag TV will be launching on Sky Digital in August (date will be published here soon). The channel could launch on Monday 14th August to coincide with Pakistan's Independence Day. Keep it here for more.

Tests of Aag TV can be viewed in the following way:

-> Using your Sky Digi remote, go to Services Menu
-> System Setup (4)
-> Add Channels (4)
-> Enter the frequency: 11.642 (V), FEC 2/3, Symbol Rate 27500
-> Find Channels and Press SELECT
-> Highlight "50925" service and press Yellow button.
-> Return to Services Menu
-> Other Channels (6) on STB / (8) on Sky+
-> "50925" should be listed and available

BizAsia.co.uk

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it hasnt even started in pakistan and its coming to UK, well im excited, i hope it can match IM and the musik.

i checked it out on my sky but they are still testing, the tv guide is there and says the programs but pictures arnt coming yet.

vazim

July 26th, 2006, 08:02 PM

I heard AAJ TV starting new music channel any one has any update on it?

new channel "PLAY" yougottaplay.tv belongs to AAJ TV.

vc15nets

July 27th, 2006, 12:10 AM

http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/images/aagtv001.jpg

Pakistani network Geo is all set to launch its youth entertainment and music channel Aag TV next month, the broadcaster has confirmed.

The channel will be launching on Sky Digital. Aag TV commenced Now/Next EPG data testing yesterday off the Sky EPG. This suggests visual and audio testing is now only days away.

After the successful launch of its news and entertainment channel Geo UK, Aag TV will be the second channel from the Geo camp. Also as revealed by BizAsia.co.uk first, Geo will also be launching Geo News early next year.

With the new additions it does seem like Geo is building its bouquet of channels to give rival broadcaster ARY Digital a run for its money by packaging its channels in a similar way.

The Pakistani TV sector will be further intensified with PTV Prime also looking at launching a new channel. Indus TV and Hum TV are also set to launch later this year.

July 27th, 2006, 01:09 AM

Alot of the new channels have names consisting of just THREE letters;

GEO
AAJ
HUM
AAG

etc. etc.

asfar

July 27th, 2006, 04:05 AM

u forgot ARY brother ...jst a thought ARY...isnt it pro PPP specialy shahid masood sahib...he used to be a decent fellow but now he jst suks...hez all out for benazir and PPP

informationplus

July 28th, 2006, 06:23 AM

hey guys how is everyone here? hope all are in best of their luck. i am wana tell you about upcomming pakistani tv channels.
1 royal tv on telestar10 i think on 76.8 east
2 play tv on paksat 1 38 deg east
3 aag on geo frequency pas 7/10 at 68.5 deg east
4 dm islam on sky digital
5 24/7 new channel from karachi
6 ptv abaseen on paksat might be
7 ptv sports will be launched soon might be on paksat 1 and it is with the help of pcb pakistan cricket board.
8 geo is all set to lauch its sports channel that is named as super i think
may be geo super or may be with the colaboration of super sports.
good bye.

July 28th, 2006, 08:15 AM

I heard the PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) is coming up with a sports channel aswell,
I hope its not PTV Sports?

vazim

July 28th, 2006, 12:55 PM

Friday, July 28, 2006

Staff Report

KARACHI: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) awarded a satellite TV license to Galaxy Broadcast Network (Pvt) Ltd Karachi to setup an international infotainment TV Channel.

According to a statement of PEMRA on Thursday, Iftikhar Rashid, chairman PEMRA termed it another promising addition into a private electronic media regime. He said it was another milestone that PEMRA has achieved in pursuant to its policy of offering wide variety and quality of channels to viewers in Pakistan.

With the addition of this license the number of Pakistani Licensed satellite TV channels has grown to 17. PEMRA has previously awarded 16 satellite TV licenses in Pakistan of whom 12 have already started their operations.

Galaxy Broadcast Network (Pvt) Ltd would offer entertainment and information mix of programmes to the public. The company would be liable to start its operations within one year from the date of award of license.

He said this is the first private TV channel license issued on reduced fee of Rs 2.5 million, which previously was Rs 5 million.

He expressed his resolve to encourage and facilitate the prospective entrants in this domain in order to fill the national landscape with healthy information, entertainment and education.

He said with the liberal and accommodative PEMRA policies this growth pace is sure to gain still greater acceleration in the days ahead.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\07\28\story_28-7-2006_pg5_12

pakboy

August 5th, 2006, 05:12 AM

i have been watching aag tv and its just bulshit, nothing like the musik.

Dallas1

August 9th, 2006, 08:30 AM

I never heard of "Royal News TV" before
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7779/rcyf6.jpg
ATV Mobile at PSO Station
http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/7229/atvqa8.jpg

informationplus

August 21st, 2006, 05:19 AM

many new channels from pakistan
1 waseeb tv 3647 v 4340 asia sat 3s and tv one on same frequency
2 dm islam and dm digital on
3 royal tv on telestar 10
4 apna tv on lm 1
5 kook tv on thaicom 3
many more to come

clarky

September 3rd, 2006, 10:47 PM

There is Pakistani tv channels in the UK
DM Digital
DM Islam TV
DM Digital Music
Vectone Urdu
Al-Jazeera Urdu
MTV Pakistan
Venus TV

Dallas1

September 6th, 2006, 01:15 PM

Watch live Pakistani TV channels on the web, www.jumptv.com

Click Here (http://www.jumptv.com/index.ch2?language=english&sessionCode=&country=28&showpackagelist=1&ref=a_b_asia_brecorder_080706&utm_source=brecorder&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=pakistan&utm_campaign=asia_080706)

waqar

September 6th, 2006, 01:59 PM

There is Pakistani tv channels in the UK
DM Digital
DM Islam TV
DM Digital Music
Vectone Urdu
Al-Jazeera Urdu
MTV Pakistan
Venus TV

you what Al-Jazeera Urdu no way man only in Arbic .. if so witch channel is it on Sky Digital I think your mistaking only Al-Jazeera Arbic Channel comes on Sky Digital UK

informationplus

September 24th, 2006, 06:59 AM

salam new information
1 hum is going to start new channel for foods like bbc food.
2 ary going to lauch new channel for kids name as NICK ARY.
3 geo going to start sports channel named as GEO SUPER.
4 SAHAR TV for pushto users on thaicom i think.
5 HAQ TV REGULAR TRANSMNISSION ON PAKSAT 1.
6 current watch channel is play tv.
i really like play tv the best in pakistani music channel hope it will come to asia sat or panamsat.

dopekhor

October 1st, 2006, 04:49 AM

There is Pakistani tv channels in the UK
DM Digital
DM Islam TV
DM Digital Music
Vectone Urdu
Al-Jazeera Urdu
MTV Pakistan
Venus TV
dude mtv pakistan didnt even start transmission!

dopekhor

October 1st, 2006, 04:54 AM

still no sign of axn pakistan, mtv pakistan and now you are adding nick ary

what next man?

dopekhor

October 1st, 2006, 05:23 AM

btw hbo also doesnt have a dedicated beam for pakistan, it receives the indian beam and from what i heard ary is just the distributor

pakboy

October 2nd, 2006, 12:25 AM

ARY have a habit of announcing big plans which never make it

dopekhor

October 2nd, 2006, 05:16 AM

lol then i doubt the fact the channels will see the face of day

machatha

October 4th, 2006, 04:07 AM

Most of these new channels seem crap to me. their programs are full of trash and lot of them try to copy indian channels. I miss the good old PTV stuff.

UnitedPakistan

October 4th, 2006, 05:50 AM

Uhhm can you prove they try to copy Indian channels?

You are telling me out of 60 or so channels they all copy Indian channels! Please do get over yourself!

machatha

October 5th, 2006, 04:05 AM

Uhhm can you prove they try to copy Indian channels?

You are telling me out of 60 or so channels they all copy Indian channels! Please do get over yourself!

I didnt say all. You probabaly never watched any indian stuff, so there is no point convincing you. Why not ask other forumers... How many of you guys think that these new channels suck and suck terribly ?

UnitedPakistan

October 5th, 2006, 04:25 AM

Wow what a assumption that I never watched a Indian channel in my life. I was raised in a normal Pakistani family buddy. Just because the channels have liberalized does not mean they have westernized or Indianized. This is completely bogus crap coming from the conservatives and you really should not buy into that crap.

October 8th, 2006, 11:05 PM

Well to be really honest there are a couple of "programs" on a couple of our channels that do copy the Indian ones, and I will give examples too;

Firstly the channels that air those programs;

AAJ TV
HUM TV
GEO TV (Not GEO NEWS CHANNEL)
ARY DIGITAL

Those are the ones that I have personally seen, now about the examples;

a) The general theme of those programs are evil characters ruining peace in the family ala Indian soaps.

b) The "Sets" seem similar to the indians as the whole episode/s are done "inside" a huge mansion, and at some instances in the offices

c) The money being projected is usually in the range of 5-20 Crores ala Indian soaps

d) The music and camera movement is similar with heavy drum sounds and excessive Zoom in/Zoom out of the shot ala Indian soaps

e) Lastly the women in the dramas wear Saris, heavy jewelry and heavy makeup.

Now let me tell you the difference between the yester year dramas and the examples I put forward to you above;

a) The general theme of our dramas were never Good VS Evil or Evil ruining a family etc. It was PEACE everytime with just a bit of spice in the episodes.

b) The "Sets" were hardly used in our dramas as most of them were pictured outside homes, that is in Parks and other recreational areas

c) There was never money projected in our dramas at such a massive level, 5-20 Crores are huge sums of money.

d) The music and camera work was never so pathetic in our dramas

e) The women in our dramas were finely dressed to look as civilized individuals, and never in the history was so much makeup and jewelery used

But at the same time I would like to add that these programs are not widely watched in our society.

I agree there was a craze at that time because it was something "New", while now, it has died down.

UnitedPakistan

October 8th, 2006, 11:16 PM

^^^

Honestly, how can we even label that Indian when if we look back 30-40 years in their own industry we will see it was also very diffrent more like Pakistan's industry at the time. We run parallel, Pakistan and India share many similarities and that is a UNDISPUTABLE FACT.

pakboy

October 14th, 2006, 09:12 PM

MTV Pakistan has started test transmission

October 15th, 2006, 01:31 AM

Good to hear that, also another entry is the Masala Channel.

It is HUM TV's and it is apparently ASIA's FIRST 24/7 cooking channel.

And I must admit its not bad!

belgiumguy

October 15th, 2006, 02:19 AM

Are the majority of the Pakistani tv channels private or state owned?

UnitedPakistan

October 15th, 2006, 03:57 AM

Private!

Barely anyone watches the state channels anymore.

October 15th, 2006, 02:02 PM

Yes, 98% of all channels are privately owned.

The state controlled are only a few;

PTV
PTV World
PTV Khyber
PTV Sports

And a couple more provincial language based (Sindhi, Punjabi)

Gumnaam

October 15th, 2006, 02:21 PM

^^ Is Khyber TV privately or state owned? :dunno:

I believe it is the first and only Pashto language channel.

Intoxication

October 15th, 2006, 05:50 PM

Private!

Barely anyone watches the state channels anymore.

What about the people who can't afford cable?

pakboy

October 15th, 2006, 06:01 PM

i belive PTV and PTV WORLD are widly watched all over pakistan.

October 15th, 2006, 06:37 PM

^ Not widely watched, but people do watch it at times.

But the majority of the air time goes to the private channels.

UnitedPakistan

October 15th, 2006, 06:50 PM

Ohh come on people steal cable a lot in Pakistan.

October 15th, 2006, 08:21 PM

Im not too sure about the rural areas but cable is indeed very cheap .. its about Rs. 200 per month .. and yes people do steal cable .. my upstairs neighbor stole mine a couple of months back!

Gumnaam

October 15th, 2006, 08:30 PM

^^ It's not stealing but sharing! :D

BTW, you havn't answered my question, do you know whether Khyber TV is private or state owned?

Intoxication

October 15th, 2006, 09:06 PM

Damn! Cable is cheap in Pakistan. Even lower-class people would be able to afford it then.

October 15th, 2006, 11:55 PM

Yes thats right, alot of people do have cable .. and its even cheaper then Rs. 200 at some places.

GumNam: I'm not exactly sure whether its State owned or not :| maybe someone else can help us out here?

BTW I must tell you all the incident regarding my upstairs neighbor.

A family lives upstairs, they act quite religious with huge fencing so that nobody can see inside and vice versa ..

After a couple of months the television cable in one of the rooms would disappear suddenly while the rest of the house would have cable .. I called the Technical staff of the WorldCall Cable and we found out that the wire coming from the roof to that room of ours was shredded at one point, notable near the guys room!

I went upstairs taking that piece of shredded wire and asked him about it and he says "Kitnay paisay dainay hain?" "How much money should I give you?" apparently for the cost of wire replacement.

How ignorant! He steals my cable and then bluntly asks me how much he should pay!

I told him I dont need money but tell me did you do it .. ? The idiot didnt even care to answer!

Funny story I must say, and btw the Apartments cost no less then 1 Crore at the moment, and we have people stealing cable (Rs. 200/month)

PakiDoperz

October 16th, 2006, 08:21 PM

Khyber tv is privatley owned buddy

vazim

October 16th, 2006, 08:35 PM

What about the people who can't afford cable?

cable charges are Rs. 100 to Rs. 300 per month, cheap. Its widely available in villages even. Just watching these private channels one can easily observe that they receive telephone calls from every part of the country.

October 16th, 2006, 09:01 PM

Funny story I must say, and btw the Apartments cost no less then 1 Crore at the moment, and we have people stealing cable (Rs. 200/month)

You live in a 1 crore appartment???:)

j/k... but yeah, i personally know lots of ppl who share cable with the knowledge of the other and even a lot more who do so illegally.

What i hate on cable,though, is how the cable operator has many of his own channels airing films and dramas, and he cut ads from the tv channels to air his own ads.

October 16th, 2006, 10:02 PM

^ I seriously have a problem with that ...

WorldCall has no less then 5 channels that are their own, and it has advertisments on non stop!

First the Ad comes when the movie is starting, then during Time Checks (I believe everyone has watches at their homes), and ofcourse their Mid breaks which have no less then 2-3 ads.

I even sent e-Mails to their Complaint department, I got a reply that we will work on it and nothing since then, I e-mailed them back saying I did not receive a reply yet and no reply till now :lol:

I even told their personnal that come to receive the monthly bill, but to no avail.

Therefore I hardly even watch their channels anymore .. because its so annoying that your watching a movie and then suddenly it cuts out to a commercial.

Typical Pakistani mentality, just rip everyone off and keep making money (even though they have no less then 5000 customers, 5000 x 700*)

* Rs 700 for 3 months, thats how their billing is (Rs. 233/month).

October 16th, 2006, 10:15 PM

u complaining about ads on thier own channels... i tell you mine also air his own local ads on other channels like Geo,aaj,natgeo,etc in the middle of programs and especially during commercial breaks.

October 16th, 2006, 10:21 PM

I get it, we used to have those a couple of months back aswell ..

I wonder why PEMRA doesnt take any action, at the end of the day customers are annoyed, and they cant change service 'cauz all of them are like that!

alirox

October 18th, 2006, 04:13 PM

good news mtv pakistan launching on eid ,IM being changed into mtv pakistan,IM keeps showing thier advertisements!

October 18th, 2006, 11:07 PM

I saw that aswell, good to see it finally being launched ..

But I hope they hire new people, I dont want to see people from IM being shifted to MTV Pakistan (I'm just tired of see'in their faces now)

asfar

October 20th, 2006, 06:40 AM

im literally sick and tired of anoushey....she is utterly no where cute or attractive...her voice is as if she has had a soar throat since she was 9 years old...dnt know why so many guys like her!!

UnitedPakistan

October 20th, 2006, 06:42 AM

She is okay looking...
I'd hit that!

http://members.optusnet.com.au/scoulton/ForumPics/gw%20id%20hit%20it.jpg

dopekhor

October 20th, 2006, 09:10 PM

good news mtv pakistan launching on eid ,IM being changed into mtv pakistan,IM keeps showing thier advertisements!
do you have the technical details?

will it replace IM or it will be a different entity?

Gumnaam

October 21st, 2006, 05:42 AM

^^ It will replace IM, I think!

October 21st, 2006, 07:40 PM

im literally sick and tired of anoushey....she is utterly no where cute or attractive...her voice is as if she has had a soar throat since she was 9 years old...dnt know why so many guys like her!!

I totally agree, I am too, sick and tired of watching her on every goddam show on IM, and a few other Music channels.

I've actually seen her at Park Towers, I wouldnt say shes gorgeous or anything, shes just as normal as anyone else!

vazim

October 21st, 2006, 08:53 PM

^^^ these girls are taken for yearly cheap contract by TV channels. Some channels make the most of these girls, like anchoring programmes in the morning, cooking programmes, make up programmes, even news reading.
they just churn out these girls. Indus &TV1 are ahead of anyother channel in this game & that's why we have to see these poor faces every times we switch these channels.

October 22nd, 2006, 12:55 AM

On Indus Plus (The one with the Red Logo), there is this girl that for a week or so did her own program about decoration and stuff, then did one for make-ups and then did a cooking show.

That is byfar the most stupidest idea i've ever seen, why the hell would you put one face behind 3 shows, in a single day, for a week?

dopekhor

October 22nd, 2006, 12:48 PM

On Indus Plus (The one with the Red Logo), there is this girl that for a week or so did his own program about decoration and stuff, then did one for make-ups and then did a cooking show.

That is byfar the most stupidest idea i've ever seen, why the hell would you put one face behind 3 shows, in a single day, for a week?
cheap labour

October 22nd, 2006, 01:36 PM

And that Girl is so freaking dumb and illiterate that when she speaks English (which she shouldnt frankly) she says stuff like "AWAYSUM" instead of "Awesome" and "GRACEEEE" instead of "Grace"

:lol:

October 22nd, 2006, 01:48 PM

http://www.indus.tv/iplus/images/Abeel.gif

^ This is the girl i'm talkin about, isnt she AWAYSUM :lol:

singaporean

October 22nd, 2006, 04:05 PM

I did like one girl "Fatima sana" if im not mistaken.she appears at different programmes at several shows.last time she was at PTV.

October 22nd, 2006, 05:08 PM

Ayesha Sana?

vazim

October 22nd, 2006, 07:09 PM

yes definitely Ayesha Sana much better & sensible talking...

UnitedPakistan

October 22nd, 2006, 08:37 PM

http://www.indus.tv/iplus/images/Abeel.gif

^ This is the girl i'm talkin about, isnt she AWAYSUM :lol:

http://members.optusnet.com.au/scoulton/ForumPics/gw%20id%20hit%20it.jpg

October 22nd, 2006, 10:09 PM

^

It would be quite hilarious to hear her scream "AWAYSUM AWAYSUM"

UnitedPakistan

October 22nd, 2006, 10:13 PM

HAHA!

Red aRRow

October 22nd, 2006, 10:45 PM

http://members.optusnet.com.au/scoulton/ForumPics/gw%20id%20hit%20it.jpg
Ooo buss bhi kar yaar. You're 'hitting' everyone. :lol: :lol:

UnitedPakistan

October 22nd, 2006, 10:53 PM

Ooo buss bhi kar yaar. You're 'hitting' everyone. :lol: :lol:

It has only just started!:evil:

October 23rd, 2006, 11:51 AM

So your planning to hit Red aRRow aswell?

Man you need to get laid :lol:

UnitedPakistan

October 23rd, 2006, 02:01 PM

Abey, some evil force has overcome me these days.:evil:

And no Red Arrow wont get hit.:| And NO I dont have a problem in that sector.:banned:

Red aRRow

October 23rd, 2006, 10:00 PM

So your planning to hit Red aRRow aswell?

Man you need to get laid :lol:

Yaar UP kee shadee karwanee parey gee. He's getting wayyy too horny. :lol: :lol:

UnitedPakistan

October 23rd, 2006, 10:45 PM

Yaar UP kee shadee karwanee parey gee. He's getting wayyy too horny. :lol: :lol:

Abbey, mujhe pahansanay kiun chahrahayho?

I need freedom..Azaadi>(

Abbey yaar, agar biwi agai Mr. UP kaisay larkion kay saath flirt karega? Yeh sochiya hai?

dopekhor

October 25th, 2006, 11:46 PM

does hbo pakistan really exist?

it dont according to their website :|

UnitedPakistan

October 26th, 2006, 12:10 AM

Who cares?

Our cable operators somehow relay the channel. As long as we receive the programming there is no problem.

October 26th, 2006, 12:44 AM

I dont think there is an independant HBO Pakistan, I think its more of a regional channel which has Pakistan in it aswell, along with India and other Asian states.

October 26th, 2006, 12:45 AM

I think Aaj TV is coming up with their Food channel aswell ...

Anyone has news on that?

UnitedPakistan

October 26th, 2006, 04:12 AM

It seems like these networks are just reproducing the same crap over and over.

October 26th, 2006, 07:45 AM

vazim

October 26th, 2006, 07:59 PM

anyone's watching Punjaagi (punjabi) tottay on Geo channels ? just hilarious!!!! :)

October 26th, 2006, 08:24 PM

Yeah totally hilarious!

I like the one which has Bush in a shiny Sherwani saying Eid Mubarak :lol:

vazim

October 26th, 2006, 08:46 PM

i like it when he uses the term "James Bond da Khota" for Collin Powel :banana2: :banana: :rofl: :rofl:

informationplus

October 27th, 2006, 06:33 AM

salam,
people i have a great news for you we are going to have such a big channel from geo tv network.the new channel from geo tv is national geographic i am really very surprised to know the announcement.and its a big surprise for us i love geo tv network. and their gee bee bot amazing.

UnitedPakistan

October 27th, 2006, 01:27 PM

So GEO National Geographic? or is it going to be the same feed that is aired all over the world?

I rather have a Pakistan specific one

vazim

October 28th, 2006, 12:00 AM

Its more like they follow whatever is the trend, and not invent something of their own.

Btw have you guys wondered how our media can really play a positive role in curbing corruption?

Our media is very strong, remember that "Tehelka" series that emerged years back, hidden cameras and corrupt leaders!

definitely but if the media is corrupt itself tab tau Allah hi hafiz & mostly our newsreporters especially who are linked with papers are corrupt and use the news as a blackmailing tool.>(

Still these news channels can play a very positive role and can even change the mood of a nation. I wish our tv channels do something in this context.

UnitedPakistan

October 28th, 2006, 12:21 AM

Musharraf made the media free for that very reason. Vazim prove your statements that the journalists and the reporters are corrupt.

October 28th, 2006, 11:30 AM

I actually watched a show the other week on City Channel (Part of ARY), the reporter went inside the Saddar Police Station and I was proud to see that the Policemen were a tad bit scared to see him and his camera.

There was one who wasnt even in his uniform, wearing a Kamiz Shalwar!

The guy really knocked them over, there was nothing going right in that police station to prove him wrong, there were 3 people in the lockup who's entries werent even made and the head person in the station didnt even know he had 3 people in the lockup.

So even if they just start raiding police stations I'm sure it can help.

And not to mention monitoring traffic intersections to track corrupt traffic cops.

vazim

October 28th, 2006, 11:47 AM

i was referring to reporters related to newspapers. Mostly unknown newspaper in the lahore e.g. are just sensational & corrupt til top level. They try to find some tehelka type similar stories & then use it for blackmailing. Similarly the reporters in some renowned newspapers actually are involved in this. I'hv couple of friends who are journalists & i hv some examples which i'm sorry can't share, but the point is that corruption is their. Also any number plates carrying press will hardly be stopped by police for breaking the signals or any other checks. Even if stopped police will treat them in a friendly way. I have this experiene because once i had a press card (happy days :)

UnitedPakistan

October 28th, 2006, 05:08 PM

dopekhor

October 28th, 2006, 11:40 PM

pakboy

October 29th, 2006, 07:44 AM

mtvpakistan.com

October 29th, 2006, 08:31 AM

http://www.mtvpakistan.com/scripts/vjs.php?n=0

For gods sake all of them are on MTV Pakistan!

The annoying fools of IM are on MTV Pakistan now, my god I wonder why MTV could not have hired fresh faces.

Anoushey
Hello…. How are you? Extremely elated, excited, enchanted….blah blah that this website has been launched. A window for me to communicate with you. Yay! FINALLY!!!. I was born on the 14th of April which makes me a true Aries

Goodness lord why does she have to be on every goddamm music channel! She was not born for this job, she cant even freaking speak her voice is like she swallowed a freaking turkey!

And look at the others aswell, I really hope MTV Pakistan goes down the drain, to be really honest IM never really kicked off because of the same people that are on MTVP now.

UnitedPakistan

October 29th, 2006, 03:08 PM

pakboy

October 29th, 2006, 05:52 PM

The coming media shakedown

Don't get used to having this many channels

His Bigness

Fasi Zaka

The next three years is the best time for becoming famous. There are just so many channels out there that even the most mediocre will be able to find some kind of slot for themselves. The media is desperate for good content. The amount of people on TV and radio is simply astounding, but with just so many channels out there very few actually manage to register.

But the sad fact is a lot of these channels won't be around in the next half decade or so. Most are going to be involved in an extremely unpleasant economic shakedown that will have the channels bite the dust. And it will once again become as hard to get on the media as it was when there was only the state channel around.

So how does this prediction work, and why should we believe this might be true?

This situation isn't exceptional to Pakistan. This is going to sound strange, but let's compare the situation of TV channels in Pakistan to the car industry to understand these possible events better.

A century ago in America there were a hundred car manufacturers, and now there are just three major American firms. What happened was that some firms became better organized and got the best talent pool sooner than others which fed into needed innovation.

This gave them excess capital over others and it eventually put the nail in the coffin for the smaller players when the industry boomed. Today there are a number of smaller American firms that produce cars but they do in a very niche market that doesn't compete with the big three, like humongous trucks, modified cars and extremely select sports cars. These are categories that the major American car firms find unprofitable, but the smaller firms operate them well because of the higher profit margins and the lack of competition in these categories.

Now think of the Pakistani media landscape. Do we really need five music channels? What do we have, say around 30 half decent bands and singers in the country?

If these major singers made albums every four years or so then there really isn't a justification to have too many channels because it means mindless and endless repetition.

Eventually the viewers will just watch one or two of them. The rest will starve themselves to death because a lack of viewership means trickle amounts of advertising.

This is the "law of threes". In most industries eventually only two or three major firms will prevail. In mobile phones it Sony Ericsson, Nokia and Motorola, the rest of the firms have much smaller market shares. Look at carbonated drinks, there are only Pepsi and Coca Cola as major players, despite the fact anyone could open a cola company tomorrow because the technology required is very basic (an ingenious Matric pass student knows enough to make a carbonated drink commercially).

But in Pakistan there are around six or seven channels of equal popularity. This won't last forever, eventually the shakedown will kill some of them. Already, some of these channels have minuscule profits, if any. Those likely to go the full round are those who got in earliest; the first music channel, the first drama one, the first sports one, the first news one and so on.

Only smaller channels that serve niches will survive simply because the major operators do not find those segments profitable enough to compete in. So the Pakistani film only channel, Pashto channel, Sindhi channel, Punjabi channel or even a lone cooking channel will have a fighting chance. But there will only be one or two really big channels that matter.

In the past couple of years the economy of Pakistan has grown very rapidly and with consumer finance people now are spending beyond their means. It's spurted advertising spend and has given an artificial lease of lease to the media. They are pressed to spend, even on channels not worthy.

But every economy has cyclical downturns, and the greatest impact of the downturn will be on the media in Pakistan this time around and all those who have taken bank loans to buy non-productive items like cars and electronics.

Compared to America our economy is less than the size of some of their biggest firm's revenues. But by March of next year we will have more news only channels than the USA (they have CNN and FOX).

Does it make economic sense to have so many news channels in Pakistan? No. But the reason investors are plunging in is because there is too many advertising rupees out there now. It's created an artificial incentive to create channels to soak up the revenue.

This is why our stars are making more money than Harvard MBAs. Alamgir was born decades too early. But people like Ali Azmat and Strings peaked just right in the lunar calendar.

But its not just excess liquidity in the advertising business that drove up their salaries, it's also because there is a serious shortage of existing talent and those with true merit have enormous bargaining power now.

So, if you want to make it in the media business, now is the time to do it. Once the channels begin to expire, it will only get harder in the future.
http://jang.com.pk/thenews/oct2006-weekly/nos-29-10-2006/instep.htm

UnitedPakistan

October 29th, 2006, 06:09 PM

Stupid article considering how many channels they have in the United States. We have a huge 160 million market that these channels will have to cater to. Slowly, they will improve quality but there will be no media crack down. The author is on crack!

October 29th, 2006, 07:50 PM

I still cant get over the fact that we would be watching the same fools on MTV Pakistan now.

Nonetheless I wont be watching MTV Pakistan because of that so I could care less.

But congratulations to UnitedPakistan, Nickelodeon Pakistan is here.

I guess your deep prayers and that annoying avatar really paid off :lol:

UnitedPakistan

October 29th, 2006, 10:41 PM

I rather watch that then MTV. What about you Fahad?

vazim

October 30th, 2006, 08:35 AM

October 30th, 2006, 08:50 AM

Yes it is on air, ARY has its frequency displayed on its channels.

dopekhor

October 30th, 2006, 06:13 PM

Yes it is on air, ARY has its frequency displayed on its channels.
is it a specific beam? or a relay of the indian beam?

October 30th, 2006, 09:23 PM

Not exactly sure about that.

singaporean

October 31st, 2006, 01:08 AM

I saw an advirtisement of some housing projects @ aaj, tvone and indus last night.The projects are snuber residency, Harimain residency project and Arif Luxuria.These three projects in Karachi.while one in Hyderabad Qadar avanue.
May i have spelled their names incorrectly you guys can understand.If anyone among you guys have any information/rendring about these projects please post.

dopekhor

November 1st, 2006, 03:58 AM

Not exactly sure about that.
any websites? i dont see it on ary's webpage they have logos of channels on that site which havent seen the light of day for more then a year now

have u seen the channel or just reading from alert at the bottom of the channels?

UnitedPakistan

November 1st, 2006, 05:09 AM

Does anyone remember the old Junoon concert in Central Park where most of the people were gorays wondering what the hell the brown people were all doing. Man I am having such a nostalgia effect on me now. I just remember it all of a sudden.:lol:

That was the best time I have ever had at a concert!

November 1st, 2006, 10:10 AM

dopekhor

November 1st, 2006, 09:55 PM

@ Dopekhor: The frequency updates are shown on ARY Channel, it says "To get your NICK PAKISTAN tune in to Frequency ..."

And now lately they've even put in the names for their associated staff "To get NICK PAKISTAN in Sindh call Mr ...."

Im getting a Nickolodaen channel inplace of City Channel but I dont know if it is the Pakistani one or not, as it doesnt say on their logo and all.
its all good as long as it aint the indian beam, man pay channels are supposed to be advert free but indian pay channels have more adverts on then any free channel :no:

cntower

November 2nd, 2006, 02:22 PM

Probably won't be...

Have you seen MTV Pakistan? Man it sucks...seriously...I hope they are in testing phase because it seriously lacks....emm...Everything!

November 2nd, 2006, 08:17 PM

I hope it FAILS!

I hope the people who were shifted from IM are killed by Sheikh Rasheed's Pakistan Railway cars!

Red aRRow

November 2nd, 2006, 08:57 PM

I hope it FAILS!

I hope the people who were shifted from IM are killed by Sheikh Rasheed's Pakistan Railway cars!

Chaloo bhai...aap kee dawayee ka time ho gaya hai. :)

UnitedPakistan

November 2nd, 2006, 10:12 PM

I hope it FAILS!

I hope the people who were shifted from IM are killed by Sheikh Rasheed's Pakistan Railway cars!
LMAO abey Sheikh Rashid will beat the crap out of you for saying that.

vazim

November 7th, 2006, 10:55 AM

MTV Pakistan to beam soon

SAADIA QAMAR-06.11.06
KARACHI - Music Television (MTV) is all set to launch in Pakistan in mid-November with an aim to change the dynamics of the local music scene as it is today.
Our local artists will soon go global and become known on the international front as well. As the most viewed music channel internationally, MTV continues to dominate the entertainment industry for the past 25 years. Having established itself as a universal phenomenon, influencing over 140 countries world wide, it has evolved into a dynamically creative enterprise with a complete diverse platform.
This time in collaboration with Indus TV Network - the trailblazers of the music industry in Pakistan, MTV’s partnership will have a far-reaching impact from which there will be no turning back for the fast developing music industry.
Ghazzanfar Ali, the CEO of Indus TV Network, is proud of this strategic partnership with Bill Roedy, president MTV Networks International, who will be in Pakistan to join the celebrations being organised for the launch.
Recently, Pakistani music is giving away its own flavor to the international audience, by attracting attention internationally, local music idols are a source of great pride to the nation. But more has to be done to promote this industry.
Its potential has been only marginally explored.
Moving miles ahead, shores apart MTV has grown in USA, Singapore, UK, Europe, Asia, India and many other countries. In Pakistan, it will represent the youth-culture, with a promise of ‘staying true’ and abreast of all things contemporary.
Internationally acclaimed Wiqar Ali Khan will become a renowned face of MTV Pakistan, sooner than one can imagine.