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* ''[[Daily Awam]]''<ref name=Dawn/> | * ''[[Daily Awam]]''<ref name=Dawn/> | ||
=Pakistan= | |||
* [[Geo News]] – a Pakistan-based Urdu news channel | |||
* [[GEO Super]] – (sports channel), launched by Geo Network in September 2006. Programming content includes a variety of sports from around the world, focusing mainly on cricket and field hockey with a secondary focus on boxing, football (soccer), and tennis. | |||
* [[Geo Entertainment]] – a Pakistan based entertainment channel showing drama serials, musical programs, feature movies, primarily in Urdu.<ref name=Dawn/> | |||
* [[Geo Kahani]] – a Pakistan-based channel devoted exclusively to drama serials | |||
* Geo Teez | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
Latest revision as of 01:35, 22 May 2025
| File:Jang Media Group Logo.jpg File:Geo Telivison Network Logo.png | |
| Founder(s) | Mir Khalil-ur-Rehman |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman Mir Ibrahim Rahman |
| Parent | Independent Media Corporation |
| Website | jang |
The Jang Media Group (Urdu: جنگ میڈیا گروپ, Hindi: जङ्ग मीडिया ग्रुप् ), commonly referred to as Geo Group, is a prominent media conglomerate based in Pakistan and operates as a subsidiary of the Dubai-based Independent Media Corporation. Its headquarters are situated in Printing House, Karachi.
The group is known for publishing the Urdu-language newspaper, Daily Jang, along with The News International and Mag Weekly. It also runs the Geo News and Geo TV channels.
Leadership[edit]
The current Editor-in-Chief of the Jang Media Group is Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman.
Historical Background[edit]
Founded by Mir Khalil ur Rehman, a businessman of Kashmiri heritage, the Jang Group emerged at the conclusion of World War II. As of 2011, the group is chaired by his eldest son, Mir Javed ur Rehman, who also serves as the executive director. His younger sibling, Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, holds the position of group chief executive and editor-in-chief. The Independent Media Corporation, a multimedia entity, encompasses both the Jang Group of Newspapers and the Geo Television Network, which is also headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. Mir Ibrahim Rahman is the chief executive of Geo Television Network, while Imran Aslam served as its president.
Publications[edit]
Current[edit]
- Daily Jang[1] - original flagship newspaper of the Group in the Urdu language. Group Editor: Mehmood Sham in Karachi. Newspaper editions are issued in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Multan and London, with the largest daily circulation in Pakistan among Urdu newspapers[2]
- The News International - daily newspaper in English started in 1991[1]
- Akhbar-e-Jahan - a weekly magazine in Urdu started in 1967[2]
- Inquilab[3]
- Waqt[3]
- Kaisa Hoga, an annual publication in partnership with The Economist[4]
Defunct[edit]
Pakistan[edit]
- Geo News – a Pakistan-based Urdu news channel
- GEO Super – (sports channel), launched by Geo Network in September 2006. Programming content includes a variety of sports from around the world, focusing mainly on cricket and field hockey with a secondary focus on boxing, football (soccer), and tennis.
- Geo Entertainment – a Pakistan based entertainment channel showing drama serials, musical programs, feature movies, primarily in Urdu.[2]
- Geo Kahani – a Pakistan-based channel devoted exclusively to drama serials
- Geo Teez
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Pakistan Paper in English (Jang Media Group and The News International newspaper)". The New York Times. 14 February 1991. Archived from the original on 19 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedDawn - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Jang Advertising Solutions | Advertising with the Power to Reach People". solutions.jang.com.pk.
- ↑ "Profile of Jang Group". Media Ownership Monitor Pakistan website. Retrieved 24 September 2020.