24 Digital HD () is an
Urdu
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language current affairs news television channel based in
Lahore
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,
Pakistan
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, and launched in 2015.
[PEMRA urged to remove ban on 24 News HD]
The News International, Published 4 July 2020, Retrieved 9 November 2021 The channel is owned by
Mohsin Naqvi who is the founder of City News Group.
History
24 News was founded as a
current affairs-focused channel in 2015 by
Mohsin Naqvi.
The channel introduced a new format focusing on in-depth analysis and
talk show
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s rather than continuous
news bulletin
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s.
Naqvi recruited a team of senior
journalist
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Roles
Journalists can work in broadcast, print, advertis ...
s and
news anchor
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s to implement this approach.
The introduction of the new format coincided with a decline in the
news media industry in Pakistan and accordingly faced challenges in attracting
advertiser
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s and received
low ratings.
There was also pressure to provide more traditional news coverage.
Consequently, Naqvi decided to change the format of 24 News to a conventional 24-hour news channel.
In July 2020, Pemra suspended the license of television channel 24 News with immediate effect for "illegal transmission of news and current affairs content."
Pemra stated that the channel, originally licensed as Value TV to Central Media Network, had unlawfully rebranded itself as 24 News.
City News HD Media Network Group
*24 News Digital HD
*City 42 HD
*City 21 HD
*UK & EU 44 HD
*City 41 HD
*Rohi Pakistan HD
Programs
Channel 24 broadcasts the following programs:
* ''Noor e Sahar''
* ''Ab Masood Raza Keh Saath''
* ''Breakfast with Sajjad Mir''
* ''DNA with Anjum Rasheed and Khushnood Ali Khan''
* ''Investigator 24''
* ''Point Of View''
* ''Sona Chandi ka Pakistan''
* ''Nasim Zehra @8''
* ''Q Kay Jomhoriyat hai''
* ''Anjaam''
* ''Inkishaaf''
See also
*
List of television stations in Pakistan
This is a list of television channels in Pakistan. There are a variety of Pakistani television channels that offer viewers the chance to enjoy their favorite shows and stay up to date with current news and events. Television in Pakistan was int ...
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List of news channels in Pakistan
References
External links
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2015 establishments in Pakistan
24-hour television news channels in Pakistan
Urdu-language mass media
Television channels and stations established in 2015
Television stations in Lahore
Television stations in Pakistan