| Geo TV | |
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| Geo TV | |
| Owned by | Mir Shakil ur Rehman |
| Slogan | Har Pal Geo |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Headquarters | Pakistan, |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Big TV (India) | Channel ?? |
| Dish Network (USA) | Channel 620 |
| Pehla (Middle East) | Channel 44 |
| Sky Digital (UK & Ireland) | Channel 815 |
| WorldTV (Europe) | Channel 14 |
| AsiaSat3S (Asia) | 4180 Vtp 14V |
| Cable | |
| Rogers Cable (Canada) | Channel 858 |
| E vision (UAE) | Channel 65 |
| IPTV | |
| World On Demand (Japan) | Channel 166 |
| PTCL Smart (Pakistan) | Channel 77 |
Geo TV (trademarked GEO TV) or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network founded by Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002. Geo TV belongs to Independent Media Corporation, owner of the Jang Group of Newspapers. The channel started its test transmission on 14 August 2002, whereas regular transmission began from 1 October, 2002.[1]. In Urdu, the national language of Pakistan, the word geo translates to live on in English.
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Geo TV Network
Geo Television Network started out with its flagship channel of Geo TV, but has since launched several other channels including:
- GEO Entertainment - a Pakistan based entertainment channel showing Dramas, musical programs, feature movies, primarily in Urdu Language.
- GEO News - a Pakistan based Urdu News Channel, rated as one the most popular news channels in Pakistan.
- GEO Super- a 24 hour sports channel, launched by Geo Network in September 2006. Programming content includes variety of sports from around the world, focusing mainly on cricket, with a secondary focus on boxing, football and field hockey.
- AAG TV - a 24 hour channel focusing on programs for youth in Pakistan. AAG TV was launched in September, 2006 by Geo Network.
Geo Films
Geo Network has released only two movies, Khuda Kay Liye, produced by Shoaib Mansoor which was released July 20, 2007. It has also distributed Ramchand Pakistani.
Geo Films is going to release famous English film 2012 in Pakistan from November 27, 2009. [2]
Some of the critics also says that the Geo TV Network is backed by the people who are against Pakistan.
Technical
The channel's broadcast facilities are based at Dubai Media City in the United Arab Emirates and its uplink teleport station is Samacom, the uplink provider in the UAE.
Geo is currently on Asiasat 3s.
Awards
- A documentary by Geo covering water scarcity in the Indus river delta won "The Special Prize of H.S.H. Prince Rainier III" at the Monte Carlo TV Festival.[3]
- Geo was awarded a special award in 2005 at the Nouticaslo TV festival.[4]
- On April 20, 2004 at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Las Vegas, Mir Ibrahim Rahman, chief executive of Geo TV, received an International Broadcast Excellence Award for the impact the channel has had on Pakistan.
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