ARY Digital

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ARY Digital HD
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ARY Digital logo since May 2009
CountryPakistan
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NetworkARY Digital Network
HeadquartersKarachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Programming
LanguageTemplate:Pluralize from textEnglish
Urdu
Picture format(1080p, 16:9 MPEG-4 HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerSalman Iqbal
ParentKarachi Kings
Sister channelsARY Digital UK
ARY News
A Sports
ARY Musik
ARY Qtv
ARY Zindagi
ARY Nick
ARY Zauq
ATN Urdu
History
Launched16 September 2000; 25 years ago (2000-09-16)
Links
Websitearydigital
Availability
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Terrestrial
Zuku TV (Kenya)Channel 939
Streaming media
ARY Digital LiveWatch Live

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ARY Digital HD (Template:Langx) is a Pakistani television network available in Pakistan. ARY Digital was founded by a Dubai-based holding company of Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob and Salman Iqbal (ARY). The network is focused towards on Pakistani entertainment dramas, sitcoms, talk shows, web series and culture.

The channel broadcasts on cable and satellite networks, linear television as well as streaming platforms including YouTube Channel and ARY ZAP.

History

ARY Digital, formerly known as The Pakistani Channel, was launched in the United Kingdom on 16th September 2000 to cater to the Pakistani community living in the region.[citation needed] It uses Samacom, an uplink provider based in the UAE, as the uplink teleport station.[1] The channel started off with a format similar to PTV Prime and other South Asian channels where it provided slots for soap operas in general while presenting an hourly slot for news headlines. Although flaming political talk shows and dramas were the main priority when it came to programming, the network soon was hailed for its news coverage.[2]

The network acquired a license to start broadcasting in Pakistan.[3]

In 2002, the ARY Star Gold Quiz Show became the first live show to offer a prize of one kilogram of gold. For the period of its broadcast, participants won over 260 kilograms of gold.[3]

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former logo (2000–2009)

Specialized programming

By 2003, ARY Digital had started up three sister ventures apart from the flagship channel ARY Digital, channels targeting generalized programming. They include ARY News, a news channel; ARY Musik, a youth-oriented music channel, and ARY Qtv, an Islamic network.[4]

Programming

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Criticism

In 2003, ARY Digital was criticised upon its airing of a prisoner's derogatory comments against the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC-3) and a video showing balded young girls behind bars begging for mercy. The contempt of court proceedings against the officials of the network were withdrawn after the judge accepted unconditional apologies.[5]

See also

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Teleport". Samacom. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Case Study: Pakistan and its Media". PakAffairs.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ARY Group Profile" (PDF). ARY Digital Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ARY Digital Archives". ARY Digital. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."KARACHI: Contempt proceedings withdrawn against ARY". DAWN Newspaper. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
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