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Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

i 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.

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Indus Media Group (IMG) owns and operates INDUS TV NETWORK (PRIVATE) LIMITED and the INDUS brand of television channels in various global markets.

IMG entered the Pakistani market in 2000 with the launch of its flagship channel INDUS VISION - the first independent satellite channel and a drama channel.

The response from audiences brought about INDUS MUSIC - a music channel.

Indus Plus (Indus News) was IMG's third launch as a 24 hour news, infotainment, and entertainment channel. The channel is the first of its kind on Pakistani airwaves as it offers a blend of periodic news updates, infotainment, and entertainment with each segment dedicated to targeting specific audiences.

G Kaboom was IMG's fourth launch as a 24 hours regional music, lifestyle and infotainment channel for the urban youth throughout the region. The channel provides regional music, entertainment news shows, red carpets, fashion shows, lifestyle, and infotainment programs.

IMG's in-house production teams continue to develop programming for underserved broadcast market segments. Indus Foods and Indus Chotu (kids), daily programming segments of Indus Vision, are such initiatives.

Over the years IMG has partnered with distributors to expand reach to markets in Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and North America.

Indus Vision

Indus Vision is Pakistan’s first independent satellite channel and a general entertainment channel. It operates 24-hour per day, offering Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

 programming that includes: dramas, sitcoms, entertainment & magazine shows, cooking shows, fashion shows, talk shows, television films, kid's programming (including the popular 3 hour segment: ‘Indus Chotu’), music.

Its programs include:
  • Indus Yoga
  • Home Show
  • Pak Raha Hai Kia
  • Indus Chotu
  • Eye Vision
  • Sola Singhar
  • Dil Ki Baat
  • Sitaron Ki Shaam
  • Kaanch Ki Gudiya
  • Sawal
  • Mera Naam Hay Mohabat

Indus News

INDUS NEWS is a 24 hour news, infotainment, and entertainment channel. Indus News has news bulletins on the hour every hour. In addition to diverse programming for all viewers, it offers day time programming dedicated to women and is the first of its kind from Pakistan. Indus News offers Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

 programming which includes: talk shows,Hassan Wassan's Documentaries, cooking shows, celebrity interviews, soaps, news and views, current affairs, sports, stock markets updates, and more. It also includes prime time interactive games shows.

Indus Music

  • Indus Music (IM) is a music channel. IM has interactive VJ's, celebrity interviews, comic fillers, theme shows, live concerts and is the home of the only Pakistani music industry awards – IM Awards.


In terms of format, IM compares with any international popular music channel offering round-the-clock-music.
  • IM-MTV Asia

In order to bring the world together through music, IM has come up with the IM-MTV Asia Collaboration.
  • Indus Music is currently offered in Pakistan and 64 countries.
    • Indus Music Programs
    • IM FRESH
    • NON STOP MUSIC
    • IM LAHORI
    • IM SLIGHTLY OFF
    • THEME WEEKEND
    • TEZ GAM
    • IM REQUESTED
    • IM ON TOP
    • JUNK FOOD
      Junk food
      Junk food is an informal term applied to some foods that are perceived to have little or no nutritional value ; to products with nutritional value, but which also have ingredients considered unhealthy when regularly eaten; or to those considered unhealthy to consume at all...

    • BAGAM SIFARISH ALI
    • HOT SHOT
      Hot Shot
      Hot Shot or Hot Shots may refer to:* Hot Shot , the name of several Transformers characters* Hot Shot Hamish, a character in a British football-themed comic strips* Hotshot crew, a Type 1 wildland firefighting crew in the United States...

    • NOTANKEE CORPORATION
    • IM IS COOL


IM is replaced by MTV Pakistan
MTV Pakistan
Music Television Pakistan is the Pakistani subsidiary of MTV, a cable television network owned by Viacom Inc. headquartered in New York. The Pakistan franchise has been set up in collaboration with Pakistan's first satellite channel media group known as Indus Media Group . Indus TV is Pakistan's...

, where as a segment of Indus Music International runs on the sister channel g-Kaboom.

G Kaboom

G KAboom is a 24 hour regional music channel.When first started the channel provided regional music, entertainment news shows, red carpets, fashion shows, lifestyle, and infotainment programs.But since 2010 it is dedicated to music only.
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