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Revision as of 15:37, 11 June 2023
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Country | Pakistan |
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Broadcast area | Pakistan and Worldwide |
Headquarters | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Urdu |
Picture format | 720p (16:9, HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Park View Limited (Aleem Khan)[1] |
History | |
Launched | 8 December 2007 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
Samaa TV Live | Watch Live |
Samaa TV (Urdu: سماء) is a Pakistani Urdu language news channel owned by Aleem Khan.[1][2] It is the fourth-largest news channel in Pakistan with a market share of 7 percent.[3]
The word 'Samaa' ("سما") is Urdu for 'sky' or 'heaven'. It is broadcast simultaneously from five major cities of Pakistan – Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Quetta and Peshawar.[4][5]
History
Samaa TV was founded in 2007 by Jaag Broadcasting Systems (Pvt) Limited.[4]
In 2020, former provincial minister, Aleem Khan, acquired Samaa TV from Jaag Broadcasting Systems through his subsidiary real estate company, Park View Limited.[4]
Samaa TV claims that it resists sensationalism in news presentation to the public and focuses on presenting news based on facts. Its company slogan is 'Sansani Nahin, Sirf Khabrain' (No Sensationalism, Only News).[6]
In 2022, Samaa TV producer Athar Mateen was killed during a robbery in North Nazimabad Karachi.[7]
Channels
Samaa Network Operates the Following Channels:
Samaa News Pakistan - HD – 24-Hour Urdu News Channel (Launched in 8 December 2007)
Samaa News UAE - HD – 24-Hour Urdu News Channel (Launched in May 30, 2022)
Samaa News UK - HD – 24-Hour Urdu News Channel (Launched in Aug 21, 2022) Samaa News USA - HD - 24-Hour Urdu News Channel (Launched in Feb 2 2023) Samaa News Australia - HD 24-Hour Urdu News Channel (Launched in Feb 1 2023)
Upcoming channels
Samaa Entertainment - HD – 24-Hour Entertainment Channel
Samaa Sports - HD – 24-Hour Sports Channel
Programming
- Nadeem Malik Live
- Red Line With Syed Talat Hussain
- Subh Ka Samaa Madeha Kay Sath
- Do Tok With Kiran Naz
- Had Kar Di with Momin Saqib
- Game Set Match with Sawera Pasha & Faisal Ilyas
- Meray Sawaal with Muneeb Farooq
- Qutb Online with Bilal Qtub’’
- Pukaar with Muhammad Zohaib Saleem Butt
- Black and White with Hassan Nisar
- Straight Talk with Ayesha Bakhsh
See also
References
- ^ a b "پیمرا کی سما ٹی وی کو واجبات کی ادائیگی کے بغیر علیم خان کی کمپنی کی ملکیت میں دینے کی منظوری". BBC News اردو.
- ^ C. Christine Fair and Sarah J. Watson (2015). Pakistan's Enduring Challenges. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 163.
- ^ "As Samaa drowns in losses, Aleem Khan offers to buy the channel". Profit by Pakistan Today. July 11, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Samaa TV (profile)". Dawn (newspaper). 26 June 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ Body of broadcast journalists formed to run affairs of newly established AEMEND Dawn (newspaper), Published 1 January 2020, Retrieved 23 November 2020
- ^ Samaa News profile on Media Ownership Monitor Pakistan website Retrieved 23 November 2020
- ^ "Samaa TV journalist shot dead in Karachi robbery bid". www.thenews.com.pk.
External links
- Urdu-language television channels
- Television networks in Pakistan
- 24-hour television news channels in Pakistan
- Television channels and stations established in 2007
- Television stations in Karachi
- Mass media in Pakistan
- Television stations in Pakistan
- 2007 establishments in Pakistan
- Pakistani television stubs