Music Television Pakistan (MTV Pakistan) is the Pakistani subsidiary of MTV

MTV

MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

, a cable television network owned by Viacom Inc. headquartered in New York

New York

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. The Pakistan franchise has been set up in collaboration with Pakistan's first satellite channel media group known as Indus Media Group ("Indus TV"). Indus TV is Pakistan's first private television broadcaster. MTV Pakistan has been launched with a vision to bridge global cultural gaps through music and to promote the burgeoning Pakistani music industry. It possesses Local taste & global recognition.

MTV Pakistan combines local and international music & is the only music channel with global & local leveraged programs. The channel has a variety of 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 such as MTV Unplugged

MTV Unplugged

MTV Unplugged is a TV series showcasing many popular musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show has received the George Foster Peabody Award and 3 Primetime Emmy nominations among many accolades.-Unplugged:...

, MTV Roadies

MTV Roadies

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, Stunt Mania.

MTV Pakistan has also been recognized as a television that provides live session of Back to Back Music & Programmed music opportunity for the viewer to listen & dedicate the songs to their loved ones. Programs like Most Wanted, MTV Select, MTV Mast Morning, Requested has been well-received by Pakistani audiences.

MTV Pakistan also provides upcoming and talented Pakistani artists with an opportunity to get global recognition through MTV.

See also

• TV Channels of Pakistan
• MTV Networks Asia Pacific
  MTV Networks Asia Pacific
  MTV Networks Asia Pacific comprises three distinctly branded television channels, MTV, Nickelodeon and VH1 in the Asia Pacific region reaching more than 300 million households. Since its inception in 1 January 1994, MTV Networks Asia Pacific has been providing localized channels for young audiences...
  
  
• Music of Pakistan
  Music of Pakistan
  The music of Pakistan includes diverse elements ranging from music from various parts of South Asia as well as Central Asian, Persian, Turkish, Arabic and modern day Western popular music influences...
  
  
• List of television stations in Pakistan

External links

• http://www.mtvpakistan.com MTV Pakistan Official Website

• http://www.indus.tv Official Website of INDUS Entertainment (Private) Limited