Takbeer TV
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Takbeer TV is a free-to-air
Islamic TV Channel based in the United Kingdom
. Takbeer TV is an innovation in religious media, and has been bringing faith to the household of thousands on Sky Channel 845. Takbeer TV came into existence at a time when the Muslim world is in need of a radical re-think and re-education through a medium which is not overpowering yet educational and entertaining.
Takbeer TV Channel’s aim is to provide, represent and promote a positive outlook of Muslims & Islam and to act as an interface between Muslims & non-Muslims to remove the misconceptions people have about the Islam.
Takbeer TV was launched with the aim of delivering the true message of Islam to its followers, and those who fear the misconceptions surrounding the religion. In a time where Islam is facing one of its toughest and harshest times, Takbeer TV brings faith to thousands and educate those who are misguided or have lack of understanding.
Takbeer TV offers educational, current affairs, and entertainment programmes from an Islamic perspective. In October 2011, the channel began to air programming from Dawn News
. Dawn News covers eighteen hours a day of the schedule, featuring news, current affairs shows such as 'News Night with Talat', 'Kab Tak' and 'Baat Nikaly Gee' and other shows e.g. 'Mast Morning With Maira', 'Sport Zone', 'A Taste of Fusion', '92[Identity]', 'Equinox', etc. Takbeer TV's own output is reduced to just six hours per day, broadcasting between 14:00 - 17:00 and 22:00 - 01:00.
received a complaint regarding the alleged abusive treatment towards the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
. Ofcom asked the licensee on several occasions to provide the recording for review. The licencee did not provide the recording and so Takbeer TV was held in breach of broadcasting regulations.
Takbeer TV has recently been reprimanded by Ofcom for "inciting violence" against Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
Free-to-air
Free-to-air describes television and radio services broadcast in clear form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription or one-off fee...
Islamic TV Channel based in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. Takbeer TV is an innovation in religious media, and has been bringing faith to the household of thousands on Sky Channel 845. Takbeer TV came into existence at a time when the Muslim world is in need of a radical re-think and re-education through a medium which is not overpowering yet educational and entertaining.
Takbeer TV Channel’s aim is to provide, represent and promote a positive outlook of Muslims & Islam and to act as an interface between Muslims & non-Muslims to remove the misconceptions people have about the Islam.
Takbeer TV was launched with the aim of delivering the true message of Islam to its followers, and those who fear the misconceptions surrounding the religion. In a time where Islam is facing one of its toughest and harshest times, Takbeer TV brings faith to thousands and educate those who are misguided or have lack of understanding.
Takbeer TV offers educational, current affairs, and entertainment programmes from an Islamic perspective. In October 2011, the channel began to air programming from Dawn News
Dawn News
Dawn News was Pakistan's 24-hour Urdu news channel. Based in Karachi, the station is a subsidiary of Pakistan Herald Publications Limited , Pakistan's largest English-language media group. The test transmission of the station occurred on May 25, 2007, and the channel went live on July 23, 2007...
. Dawn News covers eighteen hours a day of the schedule, featuring news, current affairs shows such as 'News Night with Talat', 'Kab Tak' and 'Baat Nikaly Gee' and other shows e.g. 'Mast Morning With Maira', 'Sport Zone', 'A Taste of Fusion', '92[Identity]', 'Equinox', etc. Takbeer TV's own output is reduced to just six hours per day, broadcasting between 14:00 - 17:00 and 22:00 - 01:00.
Breaches
In 2010 OfcomOfcom
Ofcom is the government-approved regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the United Kingdom. Ofcom was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002. It received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003...
received a complaint regarding the alleged abusive treatment towards the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the larger of two communities that arose from the Ahmadiyya movement founded in 1889 in India by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian . The original movement split into two factions soon after the death of the founder...
. Ofcom asked the licensee on several occasions to provide the recording for review. The licencee did not provide the recording and so Takbeer TV was held in breach of broadcasting regulations.
Takbeer TV has recently been reprimanded by Ofcom for "inciting violence" against Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.