Samaa TV

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]

CountryPakistan
Broadcast areaPakistan and Worldwide
HeadquartersKarachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Programming
Language(s)Urdu
Picture format4:3 (576i, SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerPark View Limited (Aleem Khan)[1]
History
Launched8 December 2007 (2007-12-08)
Links
Websitewww.samaa.tv
Availability
Streaming media
Samaa TV LiveWatch Live

The word 'Samaa' ("سما") is Urdu for 'sky' or 'heaven'. It is broadcast simultaneously from five major cities of Pakistan – Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Quetta and Peshawar.[4][5]

History

Samaa TV was founded in 2007 by Jaag Broadcasting Systems (Pvt) Limited.[4]

In 2020, former provincial minister, Aleem Khan, acquired Samaa TV from Jaag Broadcasting Systems through his subsidiary real estate company, Park View Limited.[4]

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]

Programming
  • Nadeem Malik Live with host Nadeem Malik
  • Naya Din with hosts Kiran Aftab and Muhammad Shoaib
  • Hum Log
  • Sawal with Barrister Ehtesham Amir-ud-din
  • News Beat with Paras Jahanzeb
  • 7 se 8 with Kiran Naz
  • Sports Action
  • Khabarhar

See also

References
  1. "پیمرا کی سما ٹی وی کو واجبات کی ادائیگی کے بغیر علیم خان کی کمپنی کی ملکیت میں دینے کی منظوری" – via www.bbc.com.
  2. C. Christine Fair and Sarah J. Watson (2015). Pakistan's Enduring Challenges. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 163.
  3. "As Samaa drowns in losses, Aleem Khan offers to buy the channel". Profit by Pakistan Today. July 11, 2021.
  4. "Samaa TV (profile)". Dawn (newspaper). 26 June 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  5. Body of broadcast journalists formed to run affairs of newly established AEMEND Dawn (newspaper), Published 1 January 2020, Retrieved 23 November 2020
  6. Samaa News profile on Media Ownership Monitor Pakistan website Retrieved 23 November 2020
  7. "Samaa TV journalist shot dead in Karachi robbery bid". www.thenews.com.pk.


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