Geo Television Network is a television channel based in Pakistan. It was established in May 2002 and is owned by the Jang Media Group.[1] The channel began its test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning on 1 October 2002.[2][3]
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| Country | Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | International |
| Headquarters | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080p MPEG-4, HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Jang Media Group Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | October 1, 2002 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
History
editGeo Network was founded in May 2002 by Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman. It started out with the launch of its flagship channel Geo News, in October 2002.[4] Hamid Mir joined the channel and became one of the first journalists to join Geo News. He started hosting the political talk show, Capital Talk which is the flagship show of Geo News. The first guest at the show was Makhdoom Ameen Faheem with whom Mir discussed the 2002 Pakistan general election.[5] After Geo News became a success, the Geo Network launched a sports channel named Geo Super in late September 2006.[6]
Sister channels
editGeo Television Network began with Geo TV and has since launched several other Pakistan-based channels, including:
- Geo Entertainment HD[7][8]
- Geo News HD - news channel[9][10]
- Geo Tez - headline news channel
- Geo Super - a sports channel devoted mainly to cricket, with a secondary focus on boxing, football, tennis, and field hockey
- Geo Kahani - an Urdu subscription channel broadcasting old Geo Entertainment serials.
Defunct Channels
editGeo Films
editTechnical
editGeo TV's broadcast facilities are based at Dubai Media City, in the United Arab Emirates. Its uplink teleport station is Samacom, the uplink provider in the UAE. Geo TV is currently being aired on Paksat 1R.
Awards
edit- A documentary by Geo covering water scarcity in the Indus River delta won "The Special Prize of H.S.H. Prince Rainier III" at the Monte Carlo TV Festival.
- Geo was awarded a special award in 2005 at the Nouticaslo TV festival.[12]
- On 20 April 2004, at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Las Vegas, Mir Ibrahim Rahman, chief executive of Geo TV, received an International Broadcast Excellence Award for the impact the channel has had on Pakistan.
Controversies
editAccording to Declan Walsh, some militant outfits including Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, and Muttahida Qaumi Movement's alleged militant wing have infiltrated the Geo group that helped them in executing the murder of Wali Khan Babar and the attack on the Pakistan Navy's aviation base in 2011.[13]
On May 10, 2017, an article published by the agency claimed that the number of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan is about 15 million. "Government sources say that more or less 15 million non-registered Afghan refugees are living in Pakistan."[14] This statistic is far from other internationally-accepted values of 2 to 6 million refugees.
After the Pakistan Stock Exchange attack in July 2020, the attackers car was found in the later episode of the channel's show, Deewangi and sparked a reaction from audiences due to the strange coincidence.[15][16]
Ban
editIn May 2014, Geo TV was banned by PEMRA[17] for airing blasphemous content on Geo Entertainment in its morning show Utho Jago Pakistan.[18][19][20] Protests were also made in Lahore as people said it is an unlawful ban.[21] While on the other hand, countrywide protests were made against Geo for airing controversial content.[22][23][24]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Chute, James (2001). Ince, Kamran. Oxford Music Online. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.42540.
- ^ "Geo - company profile" (PDF). Super Brands. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Geo - corporate profile". Geo Television Network. Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Geo TV Network". DAWN (newspaper). 28 June 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Hamid Mir on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Geo Super turns six today". Geo News. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "About Geo Entertainment". Geo Television Network. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "About us - Geo Entertainment". Geo Entertainment. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "About Geo News". Geo Television Network. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Geo News - corporate profile". Geo News. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Govt not to issue licence to Geo English". The News International (newspaper). 12 May 2008. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008.
- ^ "Exclusivity of GEO". Geo Television Network. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ Walsh, Declan (26 April 2014). "Attack on Journalist Starts Battle in Pakistani Press". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ "Chaman border clash disrupts return of Afghan refugees". Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Car used in PSX attack spotted on TV show 'Deewangi'". The Nation. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Car used in PSX attack had four owners". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "PEMRA serves notice on Geo for controversial content". Daily Times. 16 May 2014. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ Humaima (16 May 2014). "Another Show Cause Notice for GEO TV for Airing Blasphemous Content". Pakistan Tribune. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ Mohammad Ashraf (16 May 2014). "Pakistan's Geo TV under fire for 'blasphemy'". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Demos held against Geo TV". The News. 17 May 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Protests against unlawful ban on Geo TV go on". The News. 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Countrywide protests against Geo for airing 'blasphemous' content". Daily Times. 17 May 2014. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ Ahmad Naveed (17 May 2014). "Massive Protests against Geo TV for Airing Blasphemous Content". Pakistan Tribune. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ "Countrywide protests against Geo". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 31 May 2014.