ISLAMABAD, July 30 2006: Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) held at “Public Hearing” for award of satellite TV license to M/s. Labbaik TV on Saturday in Karachi. Section 24(02) of Pemra ordinance 2002. ordinance authority of hold public hearing at all provincial capitals as well as federal capital before granting or refusing any broadcast license. […]
KARACHI, July 28 2006: The Jang Group, Geo Television and Mindshare (on behalf of Unilever Pakistan) signed a three-year strategic partnership agreement on July 27 for the Lux Style Awards. Sarmad Ali, Managing Director Marketing Jang Group and Sohail Ansar, Chief Executive Officer Mindshare signed the agreement. On the occasion, Chairman Unilever Pakistan Musharraf Hai […]
KARACHI, July 26 2006: After the resounding success of its first channel, HUM TV, the Eye Television Network has announced the launch of its next channel, which promises to be one of its kind and the first in the world. A food channel based entirely on Pakistani and Indian cuisine, it will target Urdu and […]
SLAMABAD, July 21 2006: Private television channels have been told to stop showing gruesome footage of accidents, bomb blasts and scenes of violence, the chairman of the government’s regulator said on July 20. “The government is keen to continue its liberal media policy, but we can’t have channels broadcasting pictures of mutilated bodies and severed […]
GILGIT, July 19: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) granted on July 18 its first licence to a company, Digital Effects, for establishing FM radio stations in Gilgit. “Pemra will like to issue more licences in the region but only one application for FM radio in Gilgit was received and the licence was given,” […]
Electronic media told to avoid showing violent scenes KARACHI, July 18 2006: Chairman, Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (Pemra), Iftikhar Rasheed on July 17 directed electronic media organisations to avoid showing violent scenes in their news bulletins and other programmes, as they cast negative impacts on society. He was talking to newsmen after meeting with […]
LAHORE, July 17 2006: City FM89, the pioneer in broadcasting English songs in the country, celebrated its second anniversary on July 15, City FM 89 Station Manager Umer Sand told Daily times. He said that City FM89 looked after people who produced good music, but were not given the exposure they deserved. He said Fiza […]
PESHAWAR, July 14 2006: Two international mini-gateway exchanges were seized and two persons operating cyber-cafes were arrested in Hayatabad on July 13, an official said. The two internet cafes were providing illegal international dialling facilities through net-to-phone system to clients, mostly Afghan refugees, causing huge losses to the national exchequer. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) […]
PESHAWAR, July 13 2006: Chairman of Peshawar University’s Department of Journalism and Mass Communication Professor Dr Syed Shah Jehan Kakakhel has said that after the success of the Campus Radio and Bulletin, work on a TV channel would be taken up soon. He was talking to the students in the Campus Radio studio here on […]
ISLAMABAD, July 12 2006: The Mediation Committee of Parliament on July 11 reviewed the controversial Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Amendment Bill. The committee meeting was presided over by Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Sher Afgan Khan Niazi. The committee reviewed different clauses of the bill. It was decided on the occasion to […]
Islamabad, July 12 2006: Minister for Information an Broadcasting Muhammad Ali Durrani said on Tuesday that the ministries of information and youth affairs would soon launch a joint countrywide consultation process to get suggestions and recommendations on youth related issues. Addressing a 20-member delegation of the Pakistan Muslim League’s Youth Wing, Durrani said that the […]
PESHAWAR, July 11 2006: Commissioner of Council of Complaints Abdul Karim Kundi has warned cable television operators against indulging in objectionable practices and urged them to respect the social norms. Presiding over the 26th meeting of the council here on July 10, he said cable TV could harm the society if not monitored properly. According […]
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PESHAWAR, July 08 2006: The Pakistan Television Corporation is launching a new Pashto channel from its Peshawar centre in August. “The new channel is likely to be launched on Aug 14 by the president or the prime minister. Only a go-ahead from the top brass is awaited,” said an official. According to him, the estimated […]
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