Geo TV

Geo TV

·        Introduction

Geo TV (trademarked GEO TV) or Geo tv could be a Pakistani pay television station established in might 2002 and owned  by the freelance Media Corporation. The channel began take a look at transmission on fourteen August 2002, with regular transmission starting one October 2002. it had been later renamed Geo recreation. Geo is an Urdu word meaning Live.

Launched            1 October 2002-Continue

Owned by           Independent Media Corporation

Picture format   4:3 (576i, SDTV)

Audience share UK:

0.01% (September 2015, BARB)

Slogan   Har pal haseen hai, har pal Geo

Country Pakistan

Broadcast area  International

Headquarters    Karachi, Pakistan

Sister channel(s)

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Website               www.harpalgeo.tv

Availability

Satellite

AsiaSat3S (Asia) 4180 Vtp 14V

World TV Europe (Europe)           Channel 14

Nayatel HD box (Pakistan)            Channel 116

OSN (Middle East

& North Africa) Channel 281

Sky (UK & Ireland)           Channel 728

Aora TV (Indonesia)        Channel 832

Indovision (Indonesia)   Channel 340

TrueVisions (Thailand)   Channel 871

Cable

Rogers Cable (Canada)   Channel 858

E vision (UAE)    Channel 65

Nayatel(Pakistan)            Channel 49

IPTV

World On Demand (Japan)         Channel 166

PTCL Smart (Pakistan)     Channel 19Contents

1              Spin-off channels

2              Geo Dost

3              Geo Dramas

4              Geo Films

5              Technical

6              Awards

6.1          Masala Lifestyle Awards

7              Controversies

7.1          Ban

8              See also

9              References

10           External links

Freebox TV (France)       Channel 601

Neufbox TV (France)      Channel 134

·        Spin-off channels

Geo tv Network began with Geo TV and has since launched many alternative Pakistan-based channels, including:

·        Geo Dost

Geo Dost (meaning Geo Friends) could be a Geo TV portal that provides news and additional. You can voice your opinion on this.

·        Geo Dramas

List of programs broadcast by Geo TV

·        Geo Films

Geo Films

Geo Network has discharged many movies below the Geo Films banner, including:

Films

Title       Year

Mohabbataan Sachiyaan               2007

Ramchand Pakistani        2008

Khuda Kay Liye  2008

Virsa      2010

Bol          2011

Chambaili            2013

Anjuman             2013

Devar Bhabhi     2013

Armaan 2013

Aina       2013

Dil Mera Dharkan Teri    2013

Dukhtar                2014

Moor     2015

Manto  2015

Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay               2016

Wajood 2018

Teefa in Trouble               2018

Load Wedding   2018

·        Technical

Geo TV's broadcast facilities square measure primarily based at Dubai Media town within the United Arab Emirates. Its transmission transport station is Samacom, the transmission supplier within the UAE. Geo TV is currently being aired on Paksat 1R.Controversies

According to Declan Walsh, some militant outfits together with Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, a terrorist organization, Muttahida Qaumi Movement's alleged militant wing have infiltrated the Geo group, that helped them in executing murder of Wali Khan Babar and attack on Pakistan Navy's aviation base in 2011.

On May 10, 2017, an editorial revealed by the agency claimed that the amount of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan is concerning fifteen million. "Government sources say that additional or less fifteen million non-registered Afghan refugees live in Pakistan. This statistic is far from other internationally accepted value of 2 to 6 million refugees.

·        Ban

In might 2014, Geo TV was banned by PEMRA for airing blasphemous content on Geo Entertainment in its morning show Utho Jago Pakistan.The protest was also done in Lahore as people said it is an unlawful ban. While on another hand countrywide protest was done against Geo for airing controversial content.

·        References

Chute, James (2001). Ince, Kamran. Oxford Music Online. 1. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.42540.

"Geo - company profile" (PDF). Super Brands. Archived from the initial (PDF) on thirty one might 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

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"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.

"Exclusivity of GEO". Geo Television Network. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

"Masala Lifestyle Awards - Winners". Masala. Retrieved 30 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 2018-07-30.

"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. 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. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

"Protests against an 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. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

"Countrywide protests against Geo". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 31 May 2014.