Kawish Television Network
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Kawish Television Network (KTN) is the first private Sindhi
TV channel of Pakistan
. It is the most watched private Sindhi language channel based general entertainment television channel worldwide. The channel is part of the Kawish Television Network's bouquet of channels.
The Government of India has banned the telecast of KTN in India for the past almost 3 years. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. Of India has stipulated guidelines for foreign channels needing to fulfill certain formalities to continue broadcasting to the Indian populace. The forms are to be filled in by the channel directly and no third party can do this for them. I have sent in number of mails to KTN to do this, since the Indians wish to view this channel, but apparently the management of KTN is not doing this. Broadcasting to India will benefit KTN not only culturally, but commercially as well.
It also brought a new wave and genre of shows in the regional and Sindhi television world with a new show titled "Kuch Reh Jeewiyal Pall
", which is doing very well and has gathered high audience interest. This show completed 100 episodes on Friday 4 May 2007, which in itself is a landmark in the Sindhi Television industry.
KTN currently has established its mark in the 6-6:30 pm time slot with a daily show Alif Laila
based on the famous Arabian Nights.
KTN is amongst Pakistan's top 3 cable channels and is in the league of other biggies like ARY and GEO TV.
Sindhi language
Sindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan that is spoken by the Sindhi people. In India, it is among 22 constitutionally recognized languages, where Sindhis are a sizeable minority. It is spoken by 53,410,910 people in Pakistan, according to the national government's Statistics Division...
TV channel of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. It is the most watched private Sindhi language channel based general entertainment television channel worldwide. The channel is part of the Kawish Television Network's bouquet of channels.
Early days
KTN was established in 2002 and started with 6 hours of transmission. It has now grown from a small regional language channel to the leading Satellite Channel of Pakistan, broadcasting 24 hours a day to areas of South Asia, Middle and Far East Asia.It also started the first ever music channel in sindhi language KASHISH TV, after that in October 2007 KTN NEWS channel was also aired, covering news, current affair programs, talk show, documentaries and reports.Programming
KTN is a family channel with and major programming primarily consists of family dramas and other shows targeted to the entire family. KTN has shows for every member of the family with subjects like music, games, films etc. KTN also runs news bulletins every hour.The Government of India has banned the telecast of KTN in India for the past almost 3 years. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. Of India has stipulated guidelines for foreign channels needing to fulfill certain formalities to continue broadcasting to the Indian populace. The forms are to be filled in by the channel directly and no third party can do this for them. I have sent in number of mails to KTN to do this, since the Indians wish to view this channel, but apparently the management of KTN is not doing this. Broadcasting to India will benefit KTN not only culturally, but commercially as well.
Revolution
KTN has also brought a revolution in regional language channels in Pakistan and has given rise to other Sindhi and regional language channels in the near past.Kuch Reh Jeewiyal Pall
Kuch Reh Jeewiyal Pall is a popular Indian drama-series aired on DD National, which was later dubbed in Sindhi. It is proved to be a very popular drama amongst Sindhi speaking audience worldwide .It make records of popularity and TRPs in pakistan,which were broken by Kyunki saas bhi kabhi bahu thi,...
", which is doing very well and has gathered high audience interest. This show completed 100 episodes on Friday 4 May 2007, which in itself is a landmark in the Sindhi Television industry.
KTN currently has established its mark in the 6-6:30 pm time slot with a daily show Alif Laila
Alif Laila
Alif Laila is a TV series based on the stories from The Arabian Nights. It was produced by Sagar Films . It was made in two seasons. The first season was aired on DD National and the second SAB TV. Later, it was also aired on ARY Digital. The series became very popular. The dialogue is in Urdu...
based on the famous Arabian Nights.
KTN is amongst Pakistan's top 3 cable channels and is in the league of other biggies like ARY and GEO TV.
More about KTN network
- The channel was founded by Ali Kazi
- The most popular and most widely distributed Sindhi newspaper Daily KawishDaily KawishKawish is a Sindhi daily newspaper in Pakistan. Kawish is published from Hyderabad. It is a property of Kazi Brothers. Kawish is the largest circulated Sindhi newspaper in Sindh.The Daily Kawish is the largest circulated newspaper in Sindhi language...
is also part of the same group. - Kashish Television NetworkKashish Television NetworkKashish Television Network is the first private Sindhi Music TV channel. This is the second channel of Kawish group. The channel was founded by Ali Kazi who is the owner of the most popular Sindhi newspaper Daily Kawish. Kashish is very popular among Sindhis by means of Sindhi music....
, a music channel, is part of the KTN network. - KTN NEWSKTN NewsKTN News Sindhi: is an online Sindhi News TV channel from Pakistan. It delivers various programmes. The channel is focused on news, sports, politics and international information. Kawish Television Network, KTN is the first private Sindhi TV channel of Pakistan. It is the most watched private...
,news and current affairs channel, airing 24 hours bulletins and talk shows. - Platform ProductionsPlatform ProductionsPlatform Productions is a major distributor of television content in Pakistan and also to Kawish Television Network- KTN TV and "Kuch Reh Jeewiyal Pall",Kaanch, Ehsaas, Dial 100 and Alif Laila which have proved to be superhit shows in Sindhi television history are also from Platform Productions...
is a major distributor of television content to KTN and "Kujh Reh Jeewiyal Pall", Alif LailaAlif LailaAlif Laila is a TV series based on the stories from The Arabian Nights. It was produced by Sagar Films . It was made in two seasons. The first season was aired on DD National and the second SAB TV. Later, it was also aired on ARY Digital. The series became very popular. The dialogue is in Urdu...
being some of the best shows that are part of Platform Productions collection.
Trivia
- On brandsynario.com, which Pakistan’s first interactive advertising, media and marketing portal with a subscriber base of more than half a million users locally and abroad, KTN has received a 5 star rating based on 635 votes while its close competitors ARY and GEO have received 2 star rating with 663 and 639 votes respectively. (Results as of 5 June 2007).
See also
- Kashish Television NetworkKashish Television NetworkKashish Television Network is the first private Sindhi Music TV channel. This is the second channel of Kawish group. The channel was founded by Ali Kazi who is the owner of the most popular Sindhi newspaper Daily Kawish. Kashish is very popular among Sindhis by means of Sindhi music....
- Kuch Reh Jeewiyal PallKuch Reh Jeewiyal PallKuch Reh Jeewiyal Pall is a popular Indian drama-series aired on DD National, which was later dubbed in Sindhi. It is proved to be a very popular drama amongst Sindhi speaking audience worldwide .It make records of popularity and TRPs in pakistan,which were broken by Kyunki saas bhi kabhi bahu thi,...
- Daily KawishDaily KawishKawish is a Sindhi daily newspaper in Pakistan. Kawish is published from Hyderabad. It is a property of Kazi Brothers. Kawish is the largest circulated Sindhi newspaper in Sindh.The Daily Kawish is the largest circulated newspaper in Sindhi language...
- Platform ProductionsPlatform ProductionsPlatform Productions is a major distributor of television content in Pakistan and also to Kawish Television Network- KTN TV and "Kuch Reh Jeewiyal Pall",Kaanch, Ehsaas, Dial 100 and Alif Laila which have proved to be superhit shows in Sindhi television history are also from Platform Productions...
- SindhSindhSindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
- SindhiSindhi languageSindhi is the language of the Sindh region of Pakistan that is spoken by the Sindhi people. In India, it is among 22 constitutionally recognized languages, where Sindhis are a sizeable minority. It is spoken by 53,410,910 people in Pakistan, according to the national government's Statistics Division...
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