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Pakistan Television Corporation (
Background
Historical context
The idea of establishing a media and television industry was conceived in late 1956 and created by the privately set up national education commission, with the support of
In 1963, a public meeting was chaired by President Ayub Khan; in which the government made decisions about the Pakistan Television stations and the media industry in the country.[2] Since 1963, its headquarters are in Islamabad, near the Cabinet Secretariat. From 1961 to 1962, a television headquarters was established in Lahore and several pilot transmission tests were taken by Rahman's team. Subsequently, many television divisions were established throughout Pakistan by this team, including East-Pakistan.[2]
First-ever broadcast and private ownership
On 26 November 1964, after an introduction by
The PTV remained under the
The project began with a tent on the back lot of
Nationalization of Pakistan Television
After the
Promotion of
Microwave National Network was established among the centres of PTV in 1973 while Quetta and Peshawer centers were started in 1974.[1]
The PTV
Development
By the 1980s, the transmissions of PTV could be reached over 90% area of Pakistan.[4] In 1980s, the PTV was the sole provider of television, and dominated the electronic media industry.[5] During 1980s, the conservative ideas were promoted on the PTV as part of the government policy, and heavy investments were made on the promotion of education programming series.[5]
During the decades of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, PTV dramas and teleplays were considered as the best in the
In 1990s, the PTV's programming was said initially to have intellectual appeal but succumbed to commercial pressure.
State capital revenue
Unlike other state-run corporations, Pakistan Television Corporation was allowed by the
Programming policy
The broader perspective to start electronic media in the country was to inform and educate the people through wholesome entertainment and to inculcate in them a greater awareness of their own history, heritage, current problems and development as well as knowledge of the world at large.
In fulfillment of its broad and main objectives, PTV's broadcast policy concerning matters of national and international interests has always been motivated and guided by the cardinal principles of educating viewers about the values that are vitally important in building a united, integrated and disciplined society. These objectives have successfully been achieved through programmes centered towards Islam, education, entertainment and culture.
The projection of new, emerging social order is highlighted in PTV's general programming, focusing on themes like morality, civic or national responsibilities, drive against
Censorship
PTV, being the state broadcaster, has exclusive access to telecast parliamentary sessions. It has been observed to censor speeches of opposition leaders on several occasions.[9] During March 2024, the broadcaster censored the speeches of Akhtar Mengal, Asad Qaiser, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, and Omar Ayub. The speeches of Achakzai, Ayub, and Mengal were completely blacked out for speaking about Pakistani military's interference in the political process. In response, the lawmakers submitted a privilege motion against the broadcaster.[10]
Channels
PTV had been received via satellite in South Asia, East Asia and the Middle East, Africa, Europe and North America. Selected programming could be seen on a satellite channel named Prime TV (with a partnership with PTV) in the United Kingdom, Europe and North America until 22 April 2006. On 22 April 2006, Pakistan Television Corporation started broadcasting directly to overseas viewers including the US. This remains true as of January 2016.
PTV operates the following channels:
- PTV Home – 24-hour HD Entertainment channel (the original PTV also called as PTV ONE), the transmission is broadcast across Pakistan on terrestrial network and worldwide through satellite. The content of the terrestrial and satellite channel is different, for example, terrestrial programming includes live telecast of Pakistan's cricket matches but satellite channel cannot broadcast these matches.
- PTV News – 24-hour Urdu HD News Channel which can be viewed in many parts of the globe. Replaced PTV World in 2007.[1]
- PTV Sports– 24-hour HD Sports channel that started its regular transmission from January 2012, it was planned in 2003 in Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali's tenure but not launched due to political reasons. Now it's a cricket channel which is scrambled and not free for viewers on satellite. Another channel for sports is in pipeline since February 2016.
- PTV World – 24-hour SD English News and Current affairs channel. Started as PTV-2 in 1992 as first satellite channel of Pakistan, was given a new name of PTV World in 1998 later and went off air in 2007, it was re-launched in January 2013.
- PTV Global – Offered exclusively for the Pakistani diaspora in the United States on Dish Network, and Europe.
- PTV National – An emphasis on broadcasting programmes in different languages to represent the whole of Pakistan.
- Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
- Pashto and Brahvi.
- PTV Parliament – Launched on 30 May 2018, brings live proceedings of Pakistani parliament and its committees.[11]
- PTV Teleschool - Launched on 14 April 2020, to compensate for academic loss in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]
In May 2021, PTV News & PTV World started broadcasting on YouTube with high definition transmission to start from June 2021.
Pakistan Television News informs its viewers across the country on the latest newsworthy happenings on the national and international levels. During the past few years, there has been rapid expansion in the area and scope of news coverage.
- Following the Pakistani private news channels, PTV News gives on-camera reporting and special news reports.
- PTV news broadcasts stretch over from early morning till midnight. There are news bulletins in Urdu, English, Arabic and Kashmiri languages. All the news bulletins are being aired on the national network which are beamed through satellite to more than 38 countries.
- Regional language bulletins include Punjabi, Pothohari and Saraiki from Lahore Centre, Sindhi from Karachi Centre, Pushto and Hindko from Peshawar, and Baluchi, Pushto and Bravi from Quetta Centre are telecast.
- To bring home maximum coverage of international events, PTV news has made arrangements with leading news agencies, to satellite news items to PTV Islamabad round the clock. PTV news covers all visits abroad of VVIPs, international conferences, and important other events through its own camera teams and makes possible to air them live.
Current Affairs Division
Current affairs programmes have been a regular feature of PTV Transmission, ever since its inception. A separate PTV Current Affairs Directorate was established in 1982.
Current affairs programmes, including regional languages, produced by each of the TV Centre are accommodated in regular PTV transmission. The themes of regional language programs mainly revolve around local and provincial matters of current affairs nature. The Current Affairs Division produces programs on special occasions such as live telecast of Armed Forces Parade on Pakistan Day, live telecast of flag hoisting ceremony on Independence Day, Head of State's Address to the Nation, documentaries on important national projects, live telecast of certain sessions of Senate and National Assembly. In the program Open Forum, Federal Ministers/Minister of States are invited to answer the questions through e-mail, on Telephone and by Media/Experts sitting in the various studios of Ptv. This program is live and is very popular amongst viewers.
Sports Division
- Division was created in 1983 to provide healthy entertainment to viewers. It has emerged as an extremely productive and earning division for the PTV.
- The chief objectives of this division are to arrange healthy sports entertainment through the coverage of exciting moments and happening in the field of sports and to keep the viewers abreast with the National and International sports event.
- Sports Division is producing 200 minutes regular weekly transmission on PTV apart from occasional international/national sports coverage. PTV televises live national and international sports around the world, keeping in view the interest of Pakistani viewers.
PTV Films Division
On 9 June 2022 Minister of Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb and PTV launches PTV Films Division along with another initiative was being launched by the name of PTV Flix which would feature the 75 years of rich content in the form of dramas, films and other genres in the archives of PTV, The purpose of these is to bring films to the PTV screen but also to generate quality content in the country.[13][14]
International Relations Division
International Relations Division of Pakistan Television Corporation participates in the international television festivals/competitions sending best of its PTV programs to them. PTV has won distinguished prizes and commendations at those events.
A large number of PTV programs have been sold for telecast in other countries which resulted in strengthening of the financial condition of PTV. Such companies as Shalimar Recording and Broadcasting Company and Sports Star International Company are the major distributors of PTV programmes.
A lot of PTV plays and documentaries have been provided to foreign countries through government ministries and missions abroad free of charge for the projection of Pakistan and its people.
Dubbing and editing is carried out by PTV International Relations Division. Some selected programs are subtitled in English and Arabic languages for overseas projection especially for Muslim countries. Documentaries from National Geographic Magazine are being televised with Urdu dubbing.
PTV has procured foreign canned programs on hire/rental basis. PTV procures foreign programs including feature films, cartoons, science fiction, comedy, adventure, classic drama serials/series and public general-interest programs.
PTV Engineering Division
The Engineering Division takes care of the day-to-day operations and maintenance of PTV centers and Rebroadcast Stations, new projects, Planning & Procurement, as well as Research and Development activities.
It was an engineering feat at the time Pakistan began television transmissions in 1964 at Lahore, long before its neighbors Iran in 1966 and India in 1965. Over the years, the system has grown into a countrywide network offering two programming channels. The engineering feat was a success because NEC (Nippon Electronic Corporation) co-operated with and helped PTV launching. Ptv is also known as Pakistan TeleVision.
Information Technology Division
The IT Department was established as a Division of PTV in 1988 and as of today has a team of 450 IT professionals with representation in all PTV Centres namely Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Multan, Quetta and Muzafarabad, AJK as well as at the PTV Headquarters in Islamabad. The IT Department provides in-house software for the News systems for PTV-News, which includes all electronic news collection, relay and on-screen presentation. In-house software created by the IT Department including mNIMS & NAPeS for PTV-News, MAPS-RT for playback installed at all PTV Centres, software for Accounting and Medical database management as well as numerous others for the automation of processes at PTV.
PTV Censor Board
Shortly after the VTR was brought to PTV in 1967, they needed a way to know if the recorded programs were suitable for TV airing. Therefore, PTV Censor Board was formed in 1968 and is headed by Director Programs Administration. It was separately instituted within PTV on the approval of the Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in December 1980 to clear and certify bulk of imported and locally acquired programs with speed and efficiency. PTV Consultant of News/Current Affairs/Presentation presently heads the PTV Censor Board.
Training academy
Established in 1987, Pakistan Television Academy is an apex TV institution in Pakistan, which imparts professional training in disciplines of television broadcast technology. It is headed by a full-time director and assisted by a team of television professionals who are members of the academic faculty.[1]
As of June 1998, over 3100 people had attended training programmes conducted by PTV Academy. They attended training courses in engineering, computers, finance, administration, news, current affairs and programme production. They included visiting participants from other countries including
Pakistan Television Corporation Network Channels List
- PTV Home HD Urdu Entertainment Channel.
- PTV News HD Urdu News Channel.[1]
- PTV Sports HD Urdu Sports Channel.
- PTV World SD English News & Entertainment Channel.
- PTV Global UK,USA HD Urdu News & Entertainment Channel.[1]
- PTV National HD Regional Languages News & Entertainment Channel.[1]
- PTV Bolan SD Regional Languages News & Entertainment Channel.[1]
- AJK TV SD Kashmiri and Gilgiti Language Channel.
- PTV TeleschoolSD English & Urdu Language Education Channel.
- PTV ParliamentSD Urdu National Assembly Live Channel.
Pakistan Television Corporation Upcoming Channels List
- PTV Cricket HD
- PTV Films HD
- PTV Entertainment HD
- PTV Mehran HD
- PTV Kids HD
- PTV Music HD
PTV logo
Ubaidur Rahman the first general manager and originator of PTV commissioned Pakistan's supremo artist Abdur Rahman Chughtai to design a conceptual logo for PTV, this logo was later redesigned with minor modifications by another leading artist Shahzad Nawaz Khan for a more up-to-date look. Recently in the year 2016, PTV's channel logos were redesigned by PTV's Creative Manager (Design) Babur Saghir. By redesigning the logos of these ten channels of PTV his design philosophy was as follows: "The harmony in the design of our new logos depicts unity and connectivity. The non-conventional shape represents modernity, innovation and the new age of PTV. PTV engraved on gold symbolizes the last 50 years of our very strong connection with our audience (PTV Golden Anniversary was celebrated in 2014). The diverse colour palette is representative of the diversity of our people. The golden stroke shows dynamism and the transformation of PTV."
Corporate management
The
The
The
The early team in 1964 at PTV-Lahore Center
- President Ayub Khanin 1964
- Aslam Azhar – first managing director of PTV Lahore Television Center (26 November 1964)
- Nisar Hussain – first program producer / director of PTV- Lahore Center)
- Rashid Khan - (1968 - 1971) Chief Film Executive and General Manager (PTV HQ)
- Mumtaz Hamid Rao – first news reporter in the field, later news editor and head of news and current affairs
- Zubair Chaudhry
- Fazal Kamal – hired away from old Radio Pakistan, Karachi station by Aslam Azhar to join his PTV Lahore Center team in 1964
- Nisar Mirza – cameraman
- Khurshid Akhtar Naqvi – cameraman
- Mustafa Kamal Mandokhail
- Sharif Khan Poonchwaley – sitar player
- Tufail Niazi – folk singer
- Qavi Khan - Actor
- Muslehuddin – first news reporter of PTV Programs at Lahore Television Center
- Zafar Samdani – first news editor at PTV Lahore Center
- Tariq Aziz- first on-air news broadcaster PTV Lahore Television Center (26 Nov 1964)
- Kanwal Hameed – first female news broadcaster
- Syed Mohsin Ali was the legendary drama producer of PTV News, who produced popular and award-winning drama serials including Tanhaian, Ankahi, Aathwaan Samandar, and the serial Jinnah say Quaid, about the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Ali was also awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award and many other PTV Awards. He was also the teacher of famous film and drama producer Shoaib Mansoor. They jointly produced the drama serial Sunehry Din.
- Zia Nisar Ahmad - Managing Director 1977-1985 (served the longest tenure to date)
- Aamer Manzoor - Managing Director 2019-2022 (youngest MD PTV)
PTV personalities
- Kanwal Naseer – First female voice and first female face of Pakistan Television. She is also first female anchor, first female newscaster, first female actor and first female producer of Pakistan Television. She has been awarded with pride of performance and numerous other national awards.
- Sabri Brothers – Renowned Qawwali Singers And PTV Performers
- Laeeq Ahmed – First TV Compere, First Commentator and Anchor Person. He was the only person who was awarded PTV awards in three different categories
- Aziz Mian – Renowned Qawwali Singer And PTV Performer
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – Renowned Qawwali And Ghazal Singer & A PTV Performer
- Ayub Khan regime[16]
- Agha Nasir – PTV Producer/Director of Programming at Lahore Centre
- Akhtar Waqar Azeem – Programs Manager, PTV Lahore Center
- Ashfaq Ahmed – author of PTV drama serials[17]
- Zia Mohyeddin – anchorperson on PTV Shows in the 1970s
- Tariq Aziz - Host of the longest running quiz show
- Faiz Ahmed Faiz
- Fazila Qazi
- Firdous Jamal – TV actor
- Qavi Khan – TV actor
- Kashif Mehmood – TV actor
- Irfan Khoosat – TV actor
- Ayesha Sana – TV actress
- Naeem Qasim – TV actor
- Nauman Ejaz– TV actor
- Anwar Maqsood - Host
- Bushra Ansari - Actress[18]
- Sohail Rana - Musician. Kalion ki Mala program
- Moin Akhter – TV comedian
- Sohail Ahmed – TV comedian
- Tariq Aziz – TV host
- Shoaib Mansoor – TV producer-director
- Mahmood Ali - Actor
- Hareem Arif - news castor
- Zubairuddin - news castor
- Behroze Sabzwari -Actor
- Roohi Bano - Actress
- Khalida Riyasat -Actress
- Iqbal Ansari
- Amjad Islam Amjad – author of PTV dramas
- Ghayyur Akhtar – TV actor
- Masood Akhtar – TV actor
- Aurangzaib Laghari – TV actor
- Haseena Moin - author of PTV dramas
- Munnu Bhai – author of PTV dramas
- Rashid Mehmood – TV actor
- Obaidullah Baig – TV host
- Naat Khawan
- Dildar Pervaiz Bhatti – TV host
- Mumtaz Hamid Rao – director of news
- Fatima Surayya Bajia – TV drama writer
- Javed Jabbar – TV film director
- Mehreen Jabbar – TV film director
- Khalid Mahmood Khan - Calligrapher Store
- Mohammed Ehteshamuddin
- Jan Muhammad Baloch
- Tufail Niazi – renowned folk singer and PTV performer
- Anwar Sajjad– author of PTV dramas
Directors:*Tariq Mairaj
- Kazim Pasha
- Rauf Khalid
- Saadia Afzaal – TV host
- Errol Silverman - TV host
- Tariq Mairaj
- Zafar Mairaj
- Tauseeq Haider
- Kanwal Naseer – TV news anchorperson
- Mustansar Hussain Tarar – PTV anchorperson
- Alam Lohar – renowned folk singer and PTV performer
- Yasin Joyia – GM Weekend world and GM NTM
- Akbar Rizvi - Writer
- Mahpara Safdar - newscaster
- Obaidullah Aleem - Senior Producer Karachi Station
- Ahmad Jawad - Anchor Person PTV Current Affairs programs "News Morning", "Visitor Book", "News Night", "Election Cell".
- Suraiya Shahab, newscaster
- Azhar Lodhi, newscaster
- Khalid Hameed, newscaster
- Abdus Salam, newscaster
See also
- List of television stations in Pakistan
- List of television programmes broadcast by the PTV
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "History of Pakistan Television Network". Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ ISBN 978-981-4136-10-5.
- ^ PTV to launch a new sports channel in February HipInPakistan.com website, Retrieved 19 November 2023
- ^ ISBN 978-1-134-18617-4.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7619-3396-0.
- ISBN 0-7619-9427-0.
- ISBN 978-93-5029-802-2.
- ^ "AsiaMedia :: PAKISTAN: PTV to earn Rupees 4 billion through license fees: New collection system". AsiaMedia Archives website. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ Editorial (6 March 2024). "Selective broadcasting". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Ali, Kalbe (5 March 2024). "PTV continues blackout of opposition lawmakers in NA coverage". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Marriyum Aurangzeb launches PTV Parliament channel – Daily Times". srytv.com.pk. 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Teleschool goes on air today to compensate for academic loss". Dawn (newspaper). 14 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Marriyum Aurangzeb launches PTV films and Pakflex projects". The Express Tribune newspaper. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Celebs shower wishes as Pakistan Television launches PTV Films". Associated Press of Pakistan website. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "AUR's Official Web Portal".
- ^ Urdu Literature: Bokhari of the radio Dawn newspaper, Published 31 October 2010, Retrieved 19 November 2023
- ^ "Ashfaq Ahmed profile". PTV GLOBAL website. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Bushra Ansari profile". PTV GLOBAL website. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
External links
- Official website - ARCHIVED PTV Network