Indus Media Group (also abbreviated as, IMG) is a Pakistani company broadcasting a mix of free-to-air news and entertainment channels via satellite.
IMG owns and operates the Indus brand of television channels in various global markets. It owns and operates the channels "Indus Vision", "Indus Music" and "Indus Plus".Profile of Indus Media Group on WorldNews (WN) Network Retrieved 27 July 2020A concise overview of the media's role in Pakistan since 1947 Dawn (newspaper), Published 23 June 2012, Retrieved 27 July 2020
Company
Indus Media Group (IMG) owns and operates Indus TV Network (Private) Limited and the Indus brand of television channels in various global markets.
Brands
Indus Plus
Indus Media launched a 24-hour channel called Indus Plus offering a blend of periodic news updates,
infotainment
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, and entertainment with each segment dedicated to targeting specific audiences. Its shows included talk shows, cooking shows, celebrity interviews, news, views, current affairs, sports, stock markets updates, women's programmes, and prime time interactive games shows. It has been replaced by Indus News.
Indus TV
Indus TV is a 24-hour Pakistani tv channel of general entertainment, infotainment and news. It is owned by Indus Media Group. It telecasts talk shows, dramas, films, biblical teachings and programs for children. It also telecasts and targets ethnic viewers in markets outside their native regions for people in the
Middle East
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,
North America
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, and
Europe
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.
Indus Vision
Indus Vision is Pakistan's first independent satellite channel and a general entertainment channel. It operates 24 hours per day, offering
MTV Pakistan
MTV Pakistan was the Pakistani subsidiary of MTV, a cable television network owned by Viacom. The Pakistan franchise was set up in collaboration with Pakistan's first satellite channel media group known as Indus Media Group (Indus TV). ''Indu ...
, where as a segment of Indus Music International runs on the sister channel G Kaboom.
G Kaboom
G Kaboom is a 24-hour Pakistani music channel. When it was started, it broadcast music, entertainment, news shows, red carpets, fashion shows, lifestyle and infotainment programmes. Since 2010, it is broadcasting music only.
See also
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MTV Pakistan
MTV Pakistan was the Pakistani subsidiary of MTV, a cable television network owned by Viacom. The Pakistan franchise was set up in collaboration with Pakistan's first satellite channel media group known as Indus Media Group (Indus TV). ''Indu ...