By: ZAMAN MALIK THESE days there is much hue and cry against the airing of Turkish dramas on a private TV channel. Actors from across the country to people in parliament were seen and heard speaking against the foreign content. All were advocating that there must be a code of conduct imposed by Pemra against […]
By: JAFFAR NAQVI THE recent screening of Turkish soaps on different private TV channels came as a pleasant surprise for its viewers. The soap, ‘Ishq-i-Mamnoo’, aired during prime time, caused a furore that surpassed all ratings records in Pakistan. The hue and cry being made by local artists and production houses against such foreign soaps […]
The stunning and unexpected popularity of dubbed Turkish soap Ishq-e-Mamnu has led to a revolution in Pakistani television which, many local actors say, could lead to the death of homemade drama. Actors have taken to the streets to call for government protectionism and a ban on these dubbed soap operas. The claims are similar to […]
By: Hina Khwaja Bayat KARACHI: “Do not let foreign culture infiltrate your society, unless as a nation you have a clear vision regarding what to accept and what to reject that is being fed to you through foreign culture.” — Mao Zedong to Ashfaq Ahmed. This was the vision for a great China — shutting […]
By: Syed Moayyed Ali Jafri The recent issue regarding airing of foreign dramas on Pakistani channels has rung up bells, gongs and what not, of concern and alarm among artistes and producers. “It’s important to understand what we are most concerned about; it definitely is not the competition, has very little to do with the […]
ISLAMABAD: Pemra on Friday issued a detailed rejoinder to a story in The News headlined, “Pemra disfigured by look-after baboos on all posts”. It said the news reflects that probably some disgruntled elements have misled this leading newspaper by providing exaggerated and deceptive information just to tarnish the image of the organisation for their personal […]
By: Saadia Qamar KARACHI: Pakistan’s state television, PTV, is poised to venture into new territory as it announced on Thursday that it will launch a new PTV English Channel by January 10, 2013. PTV’s Managing Director Yousuf Baig Mirza, who flew in from Islamabad to speak with journalists in Karachi, informed a packed conference room […]
By: Rafay Mahmood KARACHI: What started with a bunch of beautiful Turkish people talking in Urdu has apparently turned into the Pakistani drama industry’s great challenge. Many in the industry and certainly viewers have welcomed and fallen in love with these dramas, coming in as they are from a Muslim country like Turkey, which has […]
By: Ansar Abbasi ISLAMABAD: The Pemra, the regulatory body for the electronic media, has been badly ruined during the recent years after having been turned into an entity ruled by a bunch of temporary officers, all of whom terribly failed to do their primary job of a regulator. Although, the Supreme Court of Pakistan on […]
By: Sohail Khan ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday barred the acting chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Dr Abdul Jabbar from holding office and asked the government to appoint a head of the authority on a permanent basis. A two-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Jawad S […]
By: Zofeen T. Ebrahim Where are our home grown versions of debonair and charming television hosts like BBC’s Zeinab Badawi and Stephen Sackur? Where are the definitive desi hosts who can ruffle mighty feathers and pop egos while grilling them, albeit in a respectful manner; and at the same time guarantee intelligent conversation punctuated with […]
By: Abbas Nasir WHERE the chief election commissioner’s appointment fuelled optimism about the conduct of the next election, the discourse in the electronic media leaves a lot to be desired. First, the consensus which put Justice Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim in office and now the quality of interaction between his office and the political parties as […]
By Farrukh Khan Pitafi The writer hosts a show called “Capital Circuit” for News One Television. The bane of all our woes. Conservatives accuse it of spreading vulgarity and obscenity, challenging our family values. Moderates and liberals complain about growing sensationalism, voyeurism and a cacophony of political shallowness. Courts find it a vehicle of contempt, […]
By: SYED NAYYAR UDDIN AHMAD On the 48th anniversary of Pakistan Television Corporation, I salute PTV and all its former and current staff members for their contribution to making PTV a globally recognized institute with their toil and sweat. Whenever, the history of television will be written, the immense contribution of PTV in projecting the […]
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