Samaa TV explained

Samaa TV News (Pakistan)
Owner:	Park View Limited (Aleem Khan)^[1]
Picture Format:	720p (HDTV), MPEG-4
Country:	Pakistan
Language:	Urdu
Area:	Pakistan and Worldwide
Headquarters:	Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Online Serv 1:	Samaa TV Live
Online Chan 1:	Watch Live

Samaa TV (Urdu: سماء) is a Pakistani Urdu language news channel owned by Aleem Khan.^{[1] [2]} It is the fourth-largest news channel in Pakistan with a market share of 7 percent.^[3]

The word 'Samaa' ("سما") is Urdu for 'sky' or 'heaven' (ultimately derived from the Arabic "سماء"). It is broadcast simultaneously from five major cities of Pakistan  - Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Quetta and Peshawar.^[4]

History

Samaa TV was founded in 2007 by Jaag Broadcasting Systems (Pvt) Limited.

In 2020, former provincial minister, Aleem Khan, acquired Samaa TV from Jaag Broadcasting Systems through his subsidiary real estate company, Park View Limited.^[5]

Samaa TV claims that it resists sensationalism in news presentation to the public and focuses on presenting news based on facts. Its company slogan is 'Sansani Nahin, Sirf Khabrain' (No Sensationalism, Only News).^[6]

In 2022, Samaa TV producer Athar Mateen was killed during a robbery in North Nazimabad Karachi.^[7]

Channels

• Samaa News Pakistan - HD – 24-Hour Urdu News Channel (Launched in 8 December 2007)
• Samaa News UAE - HD – 24-Hour Urdu News Channel (Launched in 30 May 2022)
• Samaa News UK - HD – 24-Hour Urdu News Channel (Launched in 21 Aug 2022)
• Samaa News USA - HD - 24-Hour Urdu News Channel (Launched in 2 Feb 2023)
• Samaa News Australia - HD 24-Hour Urdu News Channel (Launched in 1 Feb 2023)

Programming

• Nadeem Malik Live
• Red Line With Syed Talat Hussain
• Subh Ka Samaa Madeha Kay Sath
• Do Tok With Kiran Naz
• Had Kar Di with Momin Saqib
• Game Set Match with Sawera Pasha & Faisal Ilyas
• Meray Sawaal with Muneeb Farooq
• Qutb Online with Bilal Qutb
• Pukaar with Muhammad Zohaib Saleem Butt
• Black and White with Hassan Nisar
• Straight Talk with Ayesha Bakhsh
• Gup Shab With Vasay Chaudhry

See also

• List of Television Stations in Pakistan
• List of news channels in Pakistan

External links

• SAMAA TV - official website

Notes and References

1. News: پیمرا کی سما ٹی وی کو واجبات کی ادائیگی کے بغیر علیم خان کی کمپنی کی ملکیت میں دینے کی منظوری. BBC News اردو. 2022-04-17. 2022-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20220417081253/https://www.bbc.com/urdu/pakistan-58655316. live.
2. Book: C. Christine Fair and Sarah J. Watson. Pakistan's Enduring Challenges. University of Pennsylvania Press. 2015. 163.
3. Web site: As Samaa drowns in losses, Aleem Khan offers to buy the channel. 11 July 2021. Profit by Pakistan Today. 13 November 2021. 13 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211113024326/https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2021/07/11/as-samaa-drowns-in-losses-aleem-khan-offers-to-buy-the-channel/. live.
4. https://www.dawn.com/news/1525557/body-of-broadcast-journalists-formed-to-run-affairs-of-newly-established-aemend Body of broadcast journalists formed to run affairs of newly established AEMEND
5. News: Samaa TV (profile). 23 November 2020. Dawn (newspaper). 26 June 2012. 26 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211026030428/https://www.dawn.com/news/729618. live.
6. http://pakistan.mom-rsf.org/en/media/detail/outlet/samaa-news/ Samaa News profile on Media Ownership Monitor Pakistan website
7. Web site: Samaa TV journalist shot dead in Karachi robbery bid. www.thenews.com.pk. 2022-02-20. 2022-02-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20220219213501/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/934640-senior-journalist-shot-dead-while-saving-citizen-during-robbery-bid-in-karachi. live.