| Geo TV | |
|---|---|
| Geo TV | |
| Owned by | Mir Shakil ur Rehman |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) |
| Slogan | Har Pal Geo |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Headquarters | Karachi |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| AsiaSat3S (Asia) | 4180 Vtp 14V |
| World TV Europe (Europe) | Channel 14 |
| Big TV (India) | Channel ?? |
| Pehla (Middle East) | Channel 44 |
| Sky (UK, Ireland) | Channel 815 |
| Aora TV (Indonesia) | Channel 832 |
| Indovision (Indonesia) | Channel 340 |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 871 |
| Cable | |
| Rogers Cable (Canada) | Channel 858 |
| E vision (UAE) | Channel 65 |
| IPTV | |
| World On Demand (Japan) | Channel 166 |
| PTCL Smart (Pakistan) | Channel 19 |
| Freebox TV (France) | Channel 601 |
| Neufbox TV (France) | Channel 631 |
Geo TV (trademarked GEO TV) or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002.[1] Geo is an Urdu word meaning live on.
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Geo Television Network began with Geo TV and has since launched several other Pakistan-based channels, including:
Geo Dost (meaning friends of Geo) is a Geo TV portal that offers ordinary citizens the chance to report the news, whether it be funny or serious.
Geo Network has released several movies under the Geo Films banner, including:
Geo TV's broadcast facilities are based at Dubai Media City in the United Arab Emirates. Its uplink teleport station is Samacom, the uplink provider in the UAE. Geo TV is currently being aired on Asiasat 3s.
Since 2007, Geo TV has been involved in several controversies with different governments of Pakistan and, at times, has been forced to partially stop transmission.
On November 3, 2007, the Pakistani government (headed by Gen. Musharaf) halted the transmission of ARY One World and GEO News. Following the controversial suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry by President Pervez Musharraf, GEO News began drawing international attention to demonstrations against the government. The suspension of GEO News broadcasts was followed by a Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) ordinance that introduced a code of conduct, increasing the liability of each channel over their broadcasts.[4]
Pakistanis were still able to watch GEO through satellite and high speed broadband access until November 17, 2007, when the channel was completely removed off the air, as authorities in Dubai concluded that the channel had failed to meet certain media regulations and broadcasting standards of Dubai Media City, in the United Arab Emirates[5] The station had been banned in Pakistan since November 3.[6] The station continued to be available through internet streaming.
Transmission of the Geo News channel was restored by Dubai Media City (DMC) and IMC Dubai authorities from midnight 29 November 2007.
On 19 January 2008, after 77 days, President Pervez Musharraf, after intense pressure, ordered relevant authorities to immediately relay the transmission of the channel. Geo News, and Geo Super resumed transmission on 21 January 2008. Geo however, now operates and uplinks from Karachi, Pakistan.[7]
In June 2008, the UAE Government asked Geo to either drop two of its controversial talk shows or move its operations out of the country.[8]
In September 2008, Geo TV broadcast a show, Aalim Online, presented by Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain, a former minister for religious affairs in which the followers of the Ahmadiyya sect were labelled "liable for death" by the Pakistani Muslim scholars. The programme was noted for being coinciding with the anniversary of a change in Pakistan's constitution in 1974 that officially classified Ahmadis as "non-Muslims". Two prominent Ahmadi leaders were murdered in Pakistan shortly after Aalim Online was televised.[9]
On Friday 13th, March 2009 Geo News was again banned on the orders of President Asif Ali Zardari[10] in larger cities of Pakistan. Apparently, the reason was the coverage by the channel of the "long march", the protest movement of the law Pakistan for the restoration of the justices . Information minister Sherry Rehman resigend in protest.[11]
On 24 November 2009, the popular show "Meray Mutabiq" by Dr. Shahid Masood was again banned from transmission by the Dubai authorities on pressure by high officials of the government of Pakistan[12]
In April 2010, Federal Board of Revenue raised tax demands against Messrs Independent Media Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd., to which Geo TV is a subsidiary, totaling to 1,680.000 million rupees; failing to what Deputy Commissioner, Inland Revenue, FBR, proceeded to arrest Geo TV directors; however, Sindh High Court on the latter's appeal granted stay order against this move.
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