Public broadcasting involves radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing and commercial financing, and avoid political interference or commercial influence.
All India Radio (AIR) aka Akashvani, is an Indian state-owned public radio broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions. It was established in 1936. It is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, an Indian television broadcaster. Headquartered in the Akashvani Bhavan building in New Delhi, it houses the Drama Section, the FM Section, and the National Service, and is also home to the Indian television station Doordarshan Kendra, (Delhi).
Pakistan Television Corporation is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster founded by the Government of Pakistan, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It was established on 26 November 1964, with a pilot television station established at Lahore.
People's Television Network is the flagship state broadcaster owned by the Government of the Philippines. Founded in 1974, PTV is the main brand of People's Television Network, Inc. (PTNI), one of the attached agencies under the Presidential Communications Office (PCO).
The Pashto media includes Pashto literature, Pashto-language newspapers, magazines, television and radio stations, as well as Pashto films and Pashto internet. Pashto media involves the Pashtuns of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Pashtun diaspora around the world.
Television in Pakistan started in 1964 and the first live transmission of Pakistan Television began on 26 November 1964, in Lahore.
ATV is a Pakistani General Entertainment Channel which airs acquired serials from other channels like A Plus,PTV Home and HUMTVHD. It also shows kids programs as well as talk shows and Morning Show.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) (Urdu: محکمہ موسمیات پاکستان, also known as Pakistan Met Office), is an autonomous and independent institution tasked with providing weather forecasts and public warnings concerning weather for protection, safety and general information.
Mass media in Pakistan provides information on television, radio, cinema, newspapers, and magazines in Pakistan. Pakistan has a vibrant media landscape; among the most dynamic in South Asia and world. Majority of media in Pakistan is privately owned. Pakistan has around 300 privately owned daily newspapers. According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, they had a combined daily sale of 6.1 million copies in 2009. Television is the main source of news and information for people in Pakistan's towns, cities and large areas of the countryside. Marketing research company Gallup Pakistan, estimated there were 86 million TV viewers in Pakistan in 2009.
Abdul Rauf Khalid was a Pakistani actor, filmmaker and television writer/director.
Muhammad Farooq is a journalist, Qari, Naat Khawan and newscaster from Pakistan. He also worked as Joint Executive Editor Daily Mashriq Quetta. Nowadays, he is working in Daily Pakistan Lahore as a News Editor. He also had worked for Pakistan Television Corporation(PTV) and Radio Pakistan.
FM 101 is a commercial FM radio station owned by Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation. It is broadcast from Karachi, Hyderabad, Lahore, Islamabad and around 10 cities of Pakistan.
Zulfiqar Ali Bukhari often abbreviated as Z. A. Bukhari was a broadcaster of British India and later Pakistan. He was also a writer, poet and musician. He was the first director-general of Radio Pakistan.
Raees Warsi is a Pakistani American Urdu poet, journalist, lyricist, TV anchor and social worker. He has blended contemporary issues into classic rhyme. Where Urdu poetry was confined to the issues of love, romance and its tragedies till the early 20th century, Warsi and some other notable contemporary poetry have expanded Urdu poetry to the demands of modern realism while still maintaining the classic rhyme. He currently resides in the United States.
Jang Media Group, also known as Geo Group, is a Pakistani media conglomerate and a subsidiary of Dubai-based company Independent Media Corporation. Its headquarters is in Printing House, Karachi, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's largest group of newspapers and the publisher of the Urdu language newspaper the Daily Jang., The News International, Mag Weekly, Geo News and Geo TV Network.
Shalimar Television Network (STN) was the first semi governmental television channel of Pakistan, the first to break up the monopoly of state-owned Pakistan Television (PTV). STN started its broadcast in 1990 with the name of People's Television Network (PTN) under the umbrella of Shalimar Recording Company from Islamabad. Later on, its transmissions were started from Karachi, Lahore and by the mid-1990s, it was available in the whole country at terrestrial beam. In 1991, the name of PTN was changed to STN
Broadcast media is being utilized by the Members Church of God International (MCGI), an international Christian religious organization with headquarters in the Philippines, to preach the gospel and expand internationally. The church is producing religious programs in different languages, aired in various countries, by acquiring time slots on several television stations. The church also maintains its own radio and television network for its 24/7 terrestrial, satellite and internet broadcasts.
Agha Nasir, was a Pakistani director, producer, broadcaster and a TV playwright. He started his career at Radio Pakistan in 1955. He later directed TV films and worked in the Pakistani television industry for over 50 years. Agha Nasir was considered by many people in Pakistan, as a 'living encyclopedia' of the broadcasting history in Pakistan.
Dera Bhattian is a traditional rural village of Pakistani Punjab in Chak No 9 RB, Tehsil Safdarabad, Sheikhupura District of Pakistan. It lies in the rolling flat plains of northeast Punjab, at 195 metres (640 ft) above sea level. This village falls in National Assembly Constituency NA-122 (Sheikhupura-IV). In General Election 2018 Sardar Muhammad Irfan Dogar of Khas Kakar Gill, Tehsil & District Sheikhupura became MNA. Village is connected to major cities like Lahore, Sheikhupura, Islamabad and Peshawar through M2 Motorway via Khanqan Dogran interchange. Lahore Sargodha road is also available for local movement. Safdarabad railway station is 4 km away from village and used for rail journey towards Lahore, Faisalabad and Karachi.
Khawaja Najam ul Hasan(Urdu:خواجہ نجم الحسن ; born 4 October 1949) is a prominent television Producer/Director/Trainer and one of the pioneers of television in Pakistan since television was first introduced in the country in 1964.He has been decorated with many awards including best TV producer for Moods and Melodies in Singapore and the Pride of Performance award by the President of Pakistan in 2005.
