ARY Digital UK

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ARY Digital UK HD
Country United Kingdom
Broadcast area United Kingdom
Network ARY Digital Network
Headquarters London
Programming
Picture format 1080p HDTV, MPEG-4
Ownership
Owner Salman Iqbal
Sister channels New Vision TV (ARY World)
QTV
History
LaunchedNovember 13, 2020;4 years ago (2020-11-13)
ReplacedARY Family
Former namesPakistani Channel UK, ARY Digital, ARY Family UK
Links
Website arydigitaltv.uk
Availability
Terrestrial
Sky Channel 748

ARY Digital UK is a British Pakistani Urdu entertainment channel, It is the British feed of ARY Digital This feed is available in the United Kingdom.

Contents

The channel broadcasts on linear television on Sky Channel 748 as well as streaming programs on YouTube and ARY ZAP. ARY Digital UK have a exclusive website, facebook and Instagram pages and shares specials clips of TV shows are available on all YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok platforms under ARY Digital HD .

History

ARY Network was launched in the United Kingdom in December 2000 as the Pakistani channel to cater to the Pakistani community living in the region.[ citation needed ] It used Samacom, an uplink provider based in the UAE, as the uplink teleport station. [1]

Later, the channel rebranded to ARY Digital. It started off with a format similar to PTV Prime and other South Asian channels; it provided slots for soap operas in general while presenting an hourly slot for news headlines.

In February 2017, ARY Network UK, which consisted of ARY Digital, ARY News, ARY QTV, ARY World News and ARY Entertainment was banned in the UK. [2]

In March 2017, a company called New Vision TV bought the rights to broadcast ARY News [3] and ARY Digital [4] in the UK. In April 2017, ARY News was relaunched as New Vision TV ARY World, [5] airing content from ARY News and some UK based shows. On 12 December 2017, ARY Digital UK relaunched as ARY Family airing content from ARY Digital and launching a few UK based shows. [6]

On 13 November 2020, ARY Family UK rebranded to ARY Digital UK airing content from ARY Digital and some shows for UK viewers. [7]

Programming

The channel line-up include dramas, sitcoms, comedy, feature films, teleplay, educational shows, series, game shows and talk shows. The channel also broadcast religious shows during Islamic events.

Dramas

DateShowRef
2 July 2024 Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum [8]
21 August 2024 Bismil [9]
20 September 2024 Ghair [10]
30 July 2024 Teray Janay Kay Baad [11]
23 September 2024 Baby Baji Ki Bahuwain [12]

Sitcom

YearShowGenre
2019–present Bulbulay Season 2 Sitcom

Non-scripted/reality shows

YearShowGenreRef
2014–present Jeeto Pakistan Game show
Reality show
[13]
2024–present The Ultimate Muqabla Season 3 Reality show [14]

Sitcom

YearShowGenre
2019–present Bulbulay Season 2 Sitcom

Non-scripted/reality shows

YearShowGenre
2023–present Jeeto Pakistan Season 3 Game show
Reality show
2024-present Tamasha Season 3

ARY Digital UK exclusives

ShowNotes
Iqra Acquired Religious Show
Meri Pehchan
Dars-e-Bukhari
Deen-e-Fitrat
Tera WaadaRepeat Telecast

Upcoming broadcast

PremiereShowProduction
2024 Bismil Idream Entertainment
The Ultimate Muqabala Season 2 ARY Content Team
Baby Baji Ki Bahuwain Idream Entertainment
Ghair [15] Six Sigma Plus

Controversy

In February 2017, ARY Network UK, which consisted of ARY Digital UK, ARY News, ARY QTV, ARY World News and ARY Entertainment was banned in the UK. [2]

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References

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