ARY Digital UK
Country | United Kingdom |
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Broadcast area | United Kingdom and Ireland |
Network | ARY Digital Network |
Headquarters | London |
Programming | |
Picture format | 576i SDTV |
Ownership | |
Sister channels | |
History | |
Launched | 13 November 2020 |
Replaced | ARY Family |
Former names | Pakistani Channel UK, ARY Digital, ARY Family UK |
Links | |
Website | https://arydigitaltv.uk/ |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
Sky (UK & Ireland) | Channel 758 |
ARY Digital UK is a British Pakistani Urdu entertainment channel, It is the British feed of ARY Digital This feed is available in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe.
The channel broadcasts on Linear TV and streams on ARY ZAP and episodes of programs on ARY ZAP, YouTube under ARY Digital Asia and special clips on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook.
History
ARY Network was launched in the United Kingdom in December 2000 as the Pakistani channel to cater to the Pakistani community living in the region.[citation needed] It used Samacom, an uplink provider based in the UAE, as the uplink teleport station.[1]
Between 2001 - 2005, the channel rebranded to ARY Digital. It started off with a format similar to PTV Prime and other South Asian channels; it provided slots for soap operas in general while presenting an hourly slot for news headlines.
In February 2017, ARY Network UK, which consisted of ARY Digital, ARY News, ARY QTV, ARY World News and was banned in the UK.[2]
In March 2017, a company called New Vision TV bought the rights to broadcast ARY News[3] and ARY Digital[4] in the UK. In April 2017, ARY News was relaunched as ,[5] airing content from ARY News and some UK based shows. On 12 December 2017, ARY Digital UK relaunched as ARY Family airing content from ARY Digital and launching a few UK based shows.[6]
On 13th November 2020, ARY Family UK rebranded to ARY Digital UK airing content from ARY Digital and some shows for UK viewers.[7]
Programming
The channel line-up include dramas, sitcoms, comedy, feature films, teleplay, educational shows and series. The channel also broadcast religious shows during Islamic events.
Serials
Year | Show | Notes |
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2020-2021 | Dunk | Thriller Mystery Drama |
2021-Present | Romance | |
Drama | ||
Social issue | ||
Shehnai | Comedy | |
[8] | Tragedy | |
[9] | Romance Thriller Drama | |
Neeli Zinda Hai[10] | Horror Mystery Thriller | |
Love Story Social Issue |
Sitcom
Year | Show |
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2019– | Bulbulay Season 2 |
Non-scripted/reality shows
Year | Show | Notes |
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2012– | Morning Show | |
2014– | Jeeto Pakistan | Game Show / Reality Show |
ARY Digital UK exclusives
Year | Show | Notes |
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2018- | Iqra | Acquired religious show |
2018- | Tadabbur-e-Quran | Acquired religious show |
2020- | Meri Pehchan | Acquired religious show |
2021- | Jalaibi | Repeat telecast |
2021- | Jalan | Repeat telecast |
Upcoming broadcast
Release | Show | Genre |
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2021 | Amanat[11] | Romance Drama Thriller |
2021 | Ishq Hai[12] | Romance Drama |
2021 | Merey Apnay[13] | Drama |
Controversy
In February 2017, ARY Network UK, which consisted of ARY Digital UK, ARY News, ARY QTV, ARY World News and ARY Entertainment was banned in the UK.[2]
References
- ^ "Teleport". Samacom. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Baddhan, Raj (23 January 2017). "Ofcom confirms investigation of ARY Network UK".
- ^ Baddhan, Raj (29 March 2017). "New Vision TV brings back ARY News to UK".
- ^ Baddhan, Raj (5 December 2017). "ARY Family prepares for UK launch on Sky".
- ^ Baddhan, Raj (28 March 2017). "ARY News to return to UK as ARY World?".
- ^ Baddhan, Raj (7 December 2017). "ARY Family UK launch details confirmed".
- ^ Baddhan, Raj (14 November 2020). "ARY Family rebrands to ARY Digital in UK".
- ^ Erumm, Natasha (26 October 2020). "Madiha Imam to Star in Two More Dramas for ARY and HUM TV". Pakistani Journal. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Desk, Web (5 March 2021). "Marina Khan to make directorial comeback with TV serial". Daily Jang. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Sana Javed to play Double Role Of Ammara And Neeli in upcoming horror drama Ek Thi Neeli". www.somethinghaute.com. 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Cast of Babar khan' Eid telefilm next drama Amanat revealed". www.samaa.tv. 26 December 2020.
- ^ danishtaimoor16. "ISHQ HAI."
- ^ syedomernadeem (22 October 2020). ""Meray Apnay," coming soon on ARY Digital".
- Mass media companies of the United Arab Emirates
- Television channels in the United Kingdom
- ARY Digital
- Television channels and stations established in 2017