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BGonaSTICK · 11-07-07, 10:52 PM

BBC Monitoring has observed Dawn News, the first English-language TV news channel from Pakistan, broadcasting coverage of developments at the Lal Masjid in Islamabad. The channel officially launched test transmissions on 25 May, and when observed on 10 July was carrying a “test transmission” caption in one corner of the screen. But the channel’s output was devoted to rolling coverage of events in Pakistan, with only brief breaks for commercials and promotional videos.The broadcast was anchored from a studio in Karachi with live reports - some with video, some audio only - from correspondents in Islamabad, Peshawar and Quetta. The screen also had a scrolling news ticker and News Alert captions.

Dawn News TV is part of the Herald Publications Group which owns Dawn, Pakistan’s highest-circulation English-language newspaper. It transmits on Intelsat 10 at 68.5 degrees east; frequency 4144 MHz, horizontal polarization.

Source: BBC Monitoring

SAT-WORLD · 12-07-07, 01:08 AM

Hope it is a success within Pakistan.
Maybe then,we might see it being launched internationally.
It would be a welcome addition to the Sky platform,certainly more substantial,than the frothy channels being launched from the Asian subcontinent.
I wonder if it will be fta,(commercials are mentioned)or part of a package?

$ly · 12-07-07, 06:00 AM

Both of course, roop never got rich by being soft on the viewer.

L.

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BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,633 Thanks: 3 Thanked 64 Times in 37 Posts	Pakistan’s first English TV news channel observed BBC Monitoring has observed Dawn News, the first English-language TV news channel from Pakistan, broadcasting coverage of developments at the Lal Masjid in Islamabad. The channel officially launched test transmissions on 25 May, and when observed on 10 July was carrying a “test transmission” caption in one corner of the screen. But the channel’s output was devoted to rolling coverage of events in Pakistan, with only brief breaks for commercials and promotional videos.The broadcast was anchored from a studio in Karachi with live reports - some with video, some audio only - from correspondents in Islamabad, Peshawar and Quetta. The screen also had a scrolling news ticker and News Alert captions. Dawn News TV is part of the Herald Publications Group which owns Dawn, Pakistan’s highest-circulation English-language newspaper. It transmits on Intelsat 10 at 68.5 degrees east; frequency 4144 MHz, horizontal polarization. Source: BBC Monitoring __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

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SAT-WORLD Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,720 Thanks: 3 Thanked 74 Times in 70 Posts	Re: Pakistan’s first English TV news channel observed Hope it is a success within Pakistan. Maybe then,we might see it being launched internationally. It would be a welcome addition to the Sky platform,certainly more substantial,than the frothy channels being launched from the Asian subcontinent. I wonder if it will be fta,(commercials are mentioned)or part of a package?

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