Urdu 1

Urdu 1 HD Pakistan
Broadcast area	Global
Headquarters	Dubai, UAE
Programming
Picture format	South Asia:; 1080i HDTV ; downscaled to 16:9 for the SDTV feeds. The South Asian subfeed is downscaled to letterboxed 4:3 576i) ; Global feeds:; 1080p HDTV ; (downscaled to 4:3/16:9 576i for the SDTV feeds)
Ownership
Owner	Alliance Media FZ LLC
History
Launched	23 June 2012;13 years ago
Links
Website	Urdu1.tv
Availability
Streaming media
Urdu 1 on Sony Gateway	Watch Live

Last updated September 01, 2025

Urdu 1 (Urdu : اردو 1) is an Urdu language entertainment channel based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.^[1]^[2] It airs foreign dramas dubbed in Urdu.^[3]^[4]

History

Urdu 1 was founded in 2012 to air foreign television shows dubbed in Urdu.^[2]^[4] It began test transmissions on 12 June 2012 and commenced regular broadcasting on 23 June 2012. It adapted international formats, such as MasterChef , for local audiences.^[4]

References

↑ Sulehria, Farooq (2018). Media Imperialism in India and Pakistan. Routledge. p. 138. ISBN 9781351399388. The third and most successful model, from the viewpoint of popularity as well as economy, has been Urdu 1. Based in Dubai, Urdu 1 has landing rights with a touch of 'glocalisation.' It airs foreign soap operas dubbed in the Urdu language. Some media sources claim that Urdu 1 is a front organisation for News Corporation, others, for instance Pakistan Broadcasters Association, informed a commission constituted by the country's Supreme Court that Indians own it (PMCR, 2013). The latter claim is, however, unsubstantiated according to journalists interviewed for this research.
1 2 InpaperMagazine, From (13 January 2013). "Faraz Ansari, CEO of Urdu1, talks about Ishq-e-Memnu, protests against foreign dubbed content and his plans of taking Pakistani programmes to channels abroad". Dawn .
↑ "Turkish TV serials captivate Pakistani viewers". Anadolu Agency .
1 2 3 "How Are International Regulations Impacting Media and Streaming Platforms Globally?". Paley Center for Media . 11 May 2021.

External links

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[1] Sulehria, Farooq (2018). Media Imperialism in India and Pakistan. Routledge. p. 138. ISBN 9781351399388. The third and most successful model, from the viewpoint of popularity as well as economy, has been Urdu 1. Based in Dubai, Urdu 1 has landing rights with a touch of 'glocalisation.' It airs foreign soap operas dubbed in the Urdu language. Some media sources claim that Urdu 1 is a front organisation for News Corporation, others, for instance Pakistan Broadcasters Association, informed a commission constituted by the country's Supreme Court that Indians own it (PMCR, 2013). The latter claim is, however, unsubstantiated according to journalists interviewed for this research.

[auto1-2] 1 2 InpaperMagazine, From (13 January 2013). "Faraz Ansari, CEO of Urdu1, talks about Ishq-e-Memnu, protests against foreign dubbed content and his plans of taking Pakistani programmes to channels abroad". Dawn .

[3] "Turkish TV serials captivate Pakistani viewers". Anadolu Agency .

[auto-4] 1 2 3 "How Are International Regulations Impacting Media and Streaming Platforms Globally?". Paley Center for Media . 11 May 2021.

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