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Pakistani Television
Television in Pakistan started in 1964 and the first live transmission of Pakistan Television began on 26 November 1964, in Lahore.PTV's Official Corporate Website In the early 2020s there were some 114 satellite TV channels in Pakistan, with most (42) concentrating on entertainment followed by news and current affairs (31). History In 1955, Pakistan's first television showcase occurred near on September 16, organized by the American consulate in Karachi. The initiative to establish the television industry stemmed from the National Education Commission, backed by |
PTV Network
Pakistan Television Corporation (; reporting name: PTV); also known as ''Pakistan Television'', is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster founded by the Government of Pakistan, operating under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It was established on 26 November 1964, with a pilot television station established at Lahore. History Background The idea of establishing a media and television industry was conceived in late 1956 and created by the privately set up national education commission with the support of President Ayub Khan in 1960. In 1961, the private sector media mogul and industrialist Syed Wajid Ali launched a television industrial development project, bringing the role of Ubaidur Rahman, an electrical engineer in the Engineering Division of Radio Pakistan, as the project director of the first television station in Lahore. Ali reached a milestone in 1961 after establishing a private television broadcasting company with the cooperation of Nippon Electric Comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) ( ) is an independent and constitutionally established federal institution responsible for regulating and issuing channel licenses for establishment of the mass media culture, print and electronic media. Codified under the Article 19: Chapter I of the Constitution of Pakistan, it has jurisdiction to impose reasonable restrictions in the interest of the religion, the integrity, national security of Pakistan. Established on 1 March 2002, Pemra's principal objectives are to facilitate and regulate the private electronic mass-media industry and to improve the standards of information, education and entertainment. Its constitutional mandate is to enlarge the choice available to the people of Pakistan including news, current affairs, religious knowledge, art and culture as well as science and technology. On 28 June 2018 after the Supreme Court's order, Saleem Baig was appointed as the Chairman of PEMRA. Constitutional status a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcast
DTMB (Digital Terrestrial Multimedia Broadcast) is the digital TV standard for mobile and fixed devices, developed in the People's Republic of China. It is used there and in both of their special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau), and also in Cambodia, the Comoros, Cuba, East Timor, Laos and Pakistan. In Pakistan, as part of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor Project, ZTE Corporation will provide Pakistan Television Corporation collaboration across several digital terrestrial television technologies, staff training, and content creation, including partnerships with Chinese multinational companies in multiple areas, such as television sets and set top boxes, as a form of "International Cooperation". Overview Previously known as DMB-T/H (Digital Multimedia Broadcast-Terrestrial/Handheld), the DTMB is a merger of the standards ADTB-T (developed by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University), DMB-T (developed by Tsinghua University), and TiMi (Terrestrial Interactive Multis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azad Jammu And Kashmir
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (), abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir ( ), is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entitySee: * * * and constituting the western portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sources (a) through (e), reflecting due weight in the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the disputants or to the regions administered by them, as evidenced in sources (h) through (i) below, "held" is also considered politicized usage, as is the term "occupied" (see (j) below). On its eastern side, Azad Kashmir is separated from the Indian–administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir by the Line of Control (LoC), which serves as the '' de facto'' bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PTV Global
PTV Global is a Pakistani basic cable and satellite television channel by Pakistan Television Corporation that is aired nationwide as well as in Europe and the United States. It broadcasts selected programming from PTV Home, PTV National, PTV News and other PTV-run networks. On air since April 2006, PTV Global is available via Dish Network in the US. Part of the Pakistan Television Corporation brand name, it is under control of the Government of Pakistan. It was formerly available in the United Kingdom where it was free-to-air on Sky Channel 735 until 2023 and also in Mainland Europe on Astra 2G until 2024. Programming * PTV in the UK PTV Global was launched on Sky Channel 810 in 2007. It commenced its transmissions on 2 April 2007. It was later delisted from Sky on 17 July 2023, and removed from the Astra 2G satellite entirely in September 2024. PTV in USA PTV Global was launched in 2006. It is one of the nine channels of the PTV Network. It commenced its transmission for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PTV Sports
PTV Sports HD is a 24-hour state-owned sports channel operated by the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV). PTV Sports was founded as a sports division of the PTV in the 1970s. It was licensed as a stand-alone sports channel in January 2012. It broadcasts cricket, football, hockey, snooker, and tennis events in Pakistan. History Since becoming a PTV division in the 1970s, PTV Sports has faced multiple disputes over broadcast rights. In 2003, a dispute occurred when the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) awarded the broadcasting rights for a Pakistan-New Zealand series to Geo TV via a competitive bidding process. PTV Sports challenged the process's fairness, leading to intervention by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) which resulted in Geo TV being denied uplink permissions, and the first One Day International (ODI) in Lahore was not televised. This was the first incident since 2007 that an international cricket match of Pakistan national cricket team wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PTV News
PTV News HD is a 24-hour Urdu News channel owned by the Pakistan Television Corporation. It also broadcast as Terrestrial television. PTV News is a cable and satellite news channel launched in the face of tough international competition. Its objective is providing updated news round the clock and informs its viewers across the country on the latest newsworthy happenings on the national and international levels. The tagline is "Truth with Responsibility". In May 2021, PTV News started broadcasting on YouTube with high definition transmission to start from June 2021. Programmes * Riaasat * Capital View * 10 Tak * Shahrah e Dastoor * 45 Minute * Sochna Hoga * Sach Kay Sath * Aaj Ka Pakistan * Khabar Ki Khabar * Samaaj * Dunya Kay 7 * Brunch Talk * Subh e Pakistan * Baat Karobar Ki * Economy in Focus * Qanoon Bolta Hai * Sports 360 * Badal Raha Hai Pakista * Current Affairs Special * KPK Diary * Balochistan Hour * Explore Kashmir * Kashmir Magazine * Kashmir Report * Kabul Hour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PTV World
PTV World is a 24-hour Pakistani English-language international news channel. It is a state-owned channel as a part of Pakistan Television Corporation. The service is also aimed at the overseas market and broadcast through satellite and online platforms similar to BBC World News, Arirang TV, TRT World, Deutsche Welle, ANC, France 24, CGTN, VOA, NHK World-Japan, RT. Based in the Islamabad, the service started on 1992 as PTV-2 but was later renamed as PTV World in 1998. It is aimed at a worldwide market and is generally broadcast by FTA television providers around the world. It is a provider of live streaming world news which can be viewed via its website, YouTube, and various mobile devices and digital media players. The stated mission of the channels is to "provide a global public service and a common editorial stance". History PTV World was launched in 1992 as Pakistan's first satellite TV channel "PTV-2" with Japanese technical assistance, leasing a transponder on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PTV Home
PTV Home HD is a Pakistani free-to-air television channel owned by the Pakistan Television Corporation. It also broadcast as a Terrestrial television. History PTV Home started broadcasting on 26 November 1964 in West Pakistan and on 25 December 1964 in East Pakistan (the current Bangladesh). The broadcasts were limited to Lahore and Dacca at first (the Dhaka station would later become a part of Bangladesh Television upon Bangladesh's independence in 1971), before extending to Rawalpindi and Islamabad in 1965 and Karachi in 1966. The Lahore station moved from channel 9 to channel 5 in November 1968, increasing its power. The basic PTV network was completed in 1974, after the start of the microwave network in 1973, and ahead of the start of color broadcasts in 1975. Peshawar Peshawar is the capital and List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the sixth most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATV (Pakistani TV Channel)
ATV is a Pakistani General Entertainment Channel which airs acquired serials from other channels like A Plus, PTV Home and HUMTVHD. It also shows kids programs as well as talk shows and Morning Show. Channel profile The channel originally started as People's Television Network (PTN) in 1990 as the first semi-governmental TV Channel and second TV Channel of Pakistan from Islamabad. In 1991 PTN's name was changed to Shalimar TV Network (STN). STN came under PTV Network and was relaunched as Channel-3 in 1999 and with that the channel made its way to the satellite as well. In 2005 name of the channel was changed to ATV as it was relaunched this time under a joint venture of Shalimar Recording and Broadcasting Company(SRBC). Since 2018 ATV is being operated under Shalimar TV Network of SRBC. ATV now operates with 20 stations covering all major cities and commercial centres of Pakistan. Current programming Acquired Serials *'' Shehar e Zaat'' *'' Mere Meharbaan'' *''Kaneez'' *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hum TV
Hum TV HD is a 24-hour Urdu general entertainment TV channel based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded by Sultana Siddiqui and Duraid Qureshi. It is owned by Hum Network Limited and traded on the Pakistan Stock Exchange as (HUMNL). Hum Network Limited was known as ''Eye Television Network Limited'' prior to 21 January 2011. Hum TV began its transmission on 17 January 2005. In March 2013, Hum Network held its first Hum Awards ceremony. As of 1 May 2018, Hum TV shut down its SD feed and shifted to HD in Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# .... Hum TV is one of Pakistan's biggest entertainment networks and regularly is in the top ranks and maintains a loyal fanbase on social media in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and streaming platforms, as well as on telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
