MTV (Pakistani TV channel)

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MTV Pakistan

Country	Pakistan
Broadcast area	Pakistan Sri Lanka
Headquarters	Karachi
Programming
Picture format	4:3/16:9 (576i, SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Viacom & Indus
Sister channels	VH1 Pakistan Nickelodeon
History
Launched	23 October 2006
Closed	1 October 2011
Replaced by	Indus Music
Availability
Satellite
Free-To-Air	on Paksat 1 at 38.0°E
Free-To-Air	on AsiaSat 3S at 105.5°E
Free-To-Air	on Measat 3 at 91.5°E

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). Indus TV was Pakistan's first private television broadcaster.

Programming[]

MTV Pakistan combined local and international music and was the only music channel with global and local programs. The channel broadcast Pakistani shows such as MTV Basanti, Most Wanted, MTV Select, Bheja Fry, Love Lockdown, Love Stories, Top Ten World Music , MTV Classics, MTV Requested, MTV News, MTV News, MTV VJ Hunt, Groove and Classics. International shows included MTV Unplugged, MTV Roadies, Stunt Mania.

MTV Pakistan provided upcoming and talented Pakistani artists with an opportunity to get global recognition.

MTV Pakistan was rebranded as Indus Music in October 2011 due to the expiration of the franchise agreement with Viacom.

See also[]

• List of music channels in Pakistan
• MTV Networks Asia Pacific
• Music of Pakistan
• List of television stations in Pakistan

External links[]

• Official website
• "INDUS | the best in Urdu entertainment!". 4 February 2009. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2019.