The Musik

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The Musik
Image:The Musik.jpg
Type cable television network
Branding The Musik
Country Pakistan
Availability Pakistan, worldwide
Founded by Mohammed Abdul Hamid (ARY)
Owner ARY Group
Launch date 2004
Website
www.themusik.tv

The Musik is a 24-hour Urdu-English music channel from Pakistan.

Under the leadership of VP Danish Khawaja, also the Head of ARY Creative Workshop, The Musik focuses especially on South Asian communities throughout the world, particularly in Pakistan, Middle East and Europe. It is a part of the ARY Digital Network.

The Musik channel is famous in Pakistan as being the first Pakistani channel to start pure youth reality based shows in Pakistan, created by the Concept writer, director & VJ, Waqar Zaka, who introduced groundbreaking shows in Pakistan such as the dare show Living on the Edge, a revolution in the form of Xposed, Band Tu Bajey Ga, and Fan Fever.

In terms of format, The Musik caters to all age audiences, offering round-the-clock-music in all genres such as pop, rock, bhangra, classical, and folk. It has interactive VJ's, celebrity interviews, comic fillers, theme shows, imaginative animations, live concerts, and exclusive unplugged performances. The channel's longest running music based show is Rock On, hosted by VJ Faraz Khan. Rock On is also the longest running rock music based show in the history of Pakistan. The Musik also broadcasts debates on current affairs, talk shows, live interactive request shows, countdown programs and music videos.

The Musik alternate logo
The Musik alternate logo

The Musik features Pakistani, Arabic, English and international music with weekly and daily shows including chartbusters, countdowns, gossip, behind-the-scenes (Hollywood and Bollywood), fashion around the world, as well as requests and dedications from viewers around the globe.

The Musik boasts a team of over two dozen VJs from diverse ethnic backgrounds, giving the channel a true international flavor.

Broadcasting live gives The Musik the ability to allow hosts to use the channel as their instant and personal platform for those with whom they identify through instant SMS, e-mails, and phone calls.

The Musik is one of the first Satellite channels having live link-ups between its studios based in London UK, USA, Pakistan, India and Dubai.

[edit] Programs

  • Living On The Edge
  • Luvalicious
  • Girl Meets World
  • Rated M
  • Rock and Raag
  • Musik Inbox
  • Xposed
  • The Musik IQ
  • The Musik Top Ten
  • NY city with Aliza
  • Freshly Baked Show

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