PTV Global

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PTV Global

Country	Pakistan
Broadcast area	Africa Asia Europe Middle East North America Oceania South America
Network	Pakistan Television Corporation
Headquarters	Islamabad, Pakistan
Programming
Picture format	1080i (HDTV) (in Europe, downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed. In Pakistan, downscaled to 4:3 576i)
Ownership
Sister channels	PTV News PTV Sports PTV National PTV Bolan PTV Home AJK TV PTV World PTV Parliament
History
Launched	2006
Links
Website	PTV Global
Availability
Satellite
World TV Europe (Europe)	Channel 12
Sky (UK)	Channel 735
Dish Network (USA)	Channel 616
IPTV
PTCL Smart TV (Pakistan)	Channel 188
Bell Fibe TV (Canada)	Channel 118

PTV Global is a Pakistani basic cable and satellite television channel by Pakistan Television Corporation that is aired nationwide as well as in Europe and United States. Its broadcasts select programming from PTV Home, PTV National, PTV News and other PTV-run networks. On air since April 2006, PTV Global is available via Dish Network in the US. Part of the Pakistan Television Corporation brand name, it is under control of the Government of Pakistan. In the United Kingdom PTV Global is free-to-air on Sky Channel 735 and also in Mainland Europe on Astra 2G.

Programmes[]

• Ghar Damad
• Rising Pakistan
• Bewaja
• Tootay Pattay
• Morning at Home
• Signature Tune
• Satrangia
• Al-Quran Ul Hakeem
• Al-Quran Sabaq
• Khabarnama
• Sufi Rang
• Rent a Bhoot
• Sunehray Geet
• Tele Film
• Young Tarang

PTV in the UK[]

PTV Global was launched on Sky Channel 810 in 2007. It commenced its transmissions on 2 April 2007.

PTV in USA[]

PTV Global was launched in 2006. It is one of the nine channels of the PTV Network. It commenced its transmission for the United States on 22 April 2006 and for the United Kingdom on 2 April 2007.

PTV Global beams its transmission from Islamabad, Pakistan on AsiaSat-35, and is viewed in over 50 countries worldwide, covering the continents of Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia. PTV Global is available exclusively in the US on the Dish Network. PTV is the most watched television network in Pakistan.

PTV-Global covers news and current affairs programming, including all facets of national politics, economy, current affairs, regional and international news, with a focus on the culture, art and music of Pakistan.

See also[]

• PTV
• Government of Pakistan
• List of Pakistani television stations

External links[]

• Official site

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