Country | United States Canada |
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Headquarters | Karachi, Pakistan |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Urdu English |
Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) (In Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) 16:9 1080p, HDTV (In America only) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Hum Network Limited |
Key people | Sultana Siddiqui (President) |
Sister channels | Style 360 Hum TV Hum News Hum Europe Hum Masala Hum Sitaray |
History | |
Launched | 18 March 2010 |
Links | |
Website | Official Website |
Hum World is a Pakistani television channel airing in United States of America, Canada, and Australia / New Zealand. Although it launched in USA as regular HUM TV USA on Dish Network on 18 March 2010, it was removed in November 2012 on the platform due to JadooTV signing an contract with Hum TV where it would be on IPTV only (whereas many people consider JadooTV illegal). It was brought back in 2017. [1] In Canada, [2] Australia [3] and New Zealand [4] it launched in 2014. It airs all new shows from Hum TV and some old shows that didn't air in the 2012-2017 period it wasn't transmitted in the mainstream USA. [5] It is one of the top rated South Asian networks in America, Canada, New Zealand. The logo has HUM on top with the normal logo in the middle, and WORLD written on the bottom (contains | HD next to the word for HD feed). The logo regularly rotates on the side, and has a glare effect on the logo.
Show name | Start date | Hum World Exclusive? |
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Inkaar | 11 March 2019 | No |
Bharam | 4 March 2019 | No |
Mere Humdam | 26 January 2019 | No |
Ranjha Ranjha Kardi | 3 November 2018 | No |
Meer Abru | 3 April 2019 | No |
Bhook | 14 September 2018 | No |
Jaal | 1 March 2019 | No |
Chhoti Chhoti Baatain | 10 March 2019 | No (Paused for Ramzan) |
Udaari | 23 March 2019 | Yes |
Anaa | 17 February 2019 | Yes |
Tonite with HSY | 15 July 2018 | Yes |
Log Kia Kahengay | 4 February 2019 | No |
Suno Chanda | 7 May 2019 | No |
Sirat-e-Mustaqeem | 2017,2018, 7 May 2019 – present | No |
OST | 18 March 2010 | No |
This only counts the series that have aired on national satellite and cable; not in 2012-2017 on Jadoo.
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