ARY News banned in USA ?

[Lo-karlo-gal]

Does anyone know if ARY News is banned in USA? The channel is showing ARY Digital transmission....

 

[RajaRawal111]

If Average level of Kuzb o iftrah (jhoot) dropped drastically in USA all of sudden, then it is banned.

 

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ARY News UK halts live news programming
by Raj Baddhan
31st January 2017 20:40
@RajBaddhan [email protected]
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ARY News has abruptly ended its live news programming, in what seems like deepening troubles at the broadcaster.

The channel, which primarily broadcasts majority of its output directly from Pakistan, is known for its live discussion and news bulletins. However, today, BizAsiaLive.com has been alerted by viewers on Twitter and emails about the non-news related shows being aired on ARY News UK. The channel has been broadcasting re-runs of old interview-based shows.

ARY Network UK has been embroiled in controversy after losing a legal battle with Jang Group, owner of rival, Geo TV. The issues reached a head last month when Jang Group’s Chief Executive and Editor in Chief, Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman was awarded 185,000 in libel damages from ARY Network. Subsequently, ARY Network closed down its offices in London and ceased running on-air commercials. Media regulator, Ofcom also confirmed that it was looking into the network’s licences but hadn’t yet found ARY Network in breach of any regulations.

Sources close to ARY Network UK maintains that the broadcaster will return back to its heydays. ARY Network is one of the strongest entertainment brands in the Pakistani industry. In the UK, ARY News has held on to the number one position in the South Asian news genre for many years.

 

[Farzand e Pakistan]

Sami, Bhatti or Sabir ARY ko kahien ka nahi rehney dien ge.

 

[Muqadas]

بین نہیں ۔۔ بنک کرپٹ
اے آر وائی نے جیو نیوز کے خلاف کیس ہارنے کے بعد بنک کرپسی فائل کی ہے
اپنے تمام غیر ملکی ایسٹس عدالت کے حوالے کئے ہیں

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[Lodhi]

Don`t know about the cable but its available on Internet so you can watch it there. Its also available on Shava and Jadoo devices.

 

[mhafeez]

LONODN: (Web Desk) – ARY Network’s London chapter has gone bankrupt according to media reports. The reports claimed that ARY’s UK chief operating officer Fayyaz Ghaffur claimed ‘voluntary bankruptcy’.

According to the details, ARY has claimed ‘voluntary bankruptcy’ after losing a case worth 3 million to the owner of Jang and Geo groups.

The court decision said that the Group Chief Executive and Editor in Chief of the Jang group of media conglomerates had been awarded 185,000 in libel damages.

Upon the decision, ARY London claimed bankruptcy and its London office was also closed down.

 

[mhafeez]

اگر اردو / پاکستانی چینلز نے اپنا رویہ نہ بدلا تو مزید چینلز کے ساتھ بھی یہی سلوک ہو سکتا ہے ، کچھ دنوں میں اے آر وائی کے انٹرٹینمنٹ اور مذہبی چینلز بھی بند ہو جائیں گے یورپ میں ​

Complaints against Urdu TV channels in UK rising

LONDON: The number of people complaining about Urdu language TV output in the UK is rising. In the cases concluded by Ofcom in the period 2013-2016, there were 165 complaints against Urdu language TV stations, 50 of which were upheld.

Pakistani programmes available in the UK via satellite are subject to UK rules and regulations. “The problem is they sometimes just send a direct feed of their programmes from Pakistan without adapting their content,” said Chris Banatvala, a former Ofcom regulator who now works as a consultant. “If foreign channels are broadcasting into the UK or Europe they must abide by British and European standards on issues such as impartiality, fairness, sponsorship and advertising.”

Of the 50 upheld complaints, 10 concerned relatively technical issues such as failing to acknowledge sponsorship or not retaining programme tapes. But the bulk concerned serious editorial issues.

The most serious breaches of Ofcom rules concerned religious programmes. Takbeer TV was found to have abused Ahmadis whilst Noor TV and Peace TV have both been fined for anti-Semitism. Noor TV had given airtime to a cleric who preached with approval about a Muslim murdering someone because he was Jewish.

“Channels which promulgate religious views raise difficult issues,” said Chris Banatvala. “Extreme religious views can potentially lead to incitement and a close relationship between religion and politics can lead to impartiality issues.”

While channels devoted to Islam were the subject of 15 valid complaints, news channels were found in breach of the rules on 35 occasions. However, even for the news channels religion remains a problematic area. Rulings have included decisions against condoning marital rape, broadcasting potentially dangerous claims about the power of faith healers and accusing named individuals of blasphemy, including the Nobel prize-winning education activist Malala and her father Ziauddin Yousafzai.

Other issues for the Urdu TV channels have involved broadcasting unsubstantiated and highly damaging allegations against named individuals, political bias and broadcasting highly violent images.

The trend is for an increasing number of complaints to Ofcom each year. There were 13 complaint-driven enquiries in 2013 followed by 35 in 2014, and 40 in 2015. Last year there were 46 enquires as a result of complaints against Urdu language TV channels broadcasting in the UK.

Meanwhile, Ofcom has started an investigation that could to lead to ARY losing its licences to broadcast in the UK. Ofcom said it was investigating the operations of ARY News, ARY Digital, ARY QTV, ARY World News and ARY Entertainment and QTV the Islamic education channel.

Officials in the Ofcom media office failed to comment on the investigation but industry observers believe that the process could result in ARY losing its right to broadcast in the UK. “While Ofcom hasn’t stated precisely what it’s investigating, it could lead to the revocation of the broadcaster’s licences,” said Mr Banatvala. “Revocation of a licence by the regulator is a very serious sanction and is not taken lightly”. A decision could be taken as early as this week.

Last month ARY was found to have defamed Geo CEO Mir Shakilur Rehman by alleging he had links with the CIA, Mossad and RAW. It also accused him, without any foundation, of committing blasphemy and taking covert funding from foreign governments in order to promote their agenda. As well as having to pay 185,000 damages, ARY also faces legal costs of over 2m. And, in a legal first in the UK, it had to broadcast the summary of the judgement against it.

Following the legal judgement ARY News and the other ARY channels in the UK applied for voluntary bankruptcy.

The ARY Network currently has TLCS or Television Licensable Content Service licences which are needed to broadcast services in the UK with the principal purpose of providing television programmes on satellite, cable, and other delivery platforms.

Geo first complained to Ofcom about the ARY broadcasts on Nov 22, 2013. After several months of delays related to agreeing translations of the relevant programmes and whether the complaint was about incitement for violence or a lack of fairness, Geo gave up on Ofcom and decided to use the UK courts instead. “We started to realise Ofcom may not come to any decision and would not be able to provide us with relief,” a Geo official said.

It now seems Ofcom has been spurred into action on the issue of ARY’s licences by the outcome of the court case. Asked to comment on Geo’s lack of confidence in its processes, Ofcom failed to respond, claiming that it did not have to answer the question under the terms of the UK’s Freedom of Information laws.

Published in Dawn January 25th, 2017

 

[mhafeez]

Don`t know about the cable but its available on Internet so you can watch it there. Its also available on Shava and Jadoo devices.

I think Ofcom has more powers than PEMRA, soon they will not be available on these devices too.

 

[Shamyl Sheheryar]

Mashaa Allah Mashaa Allah what a GREAAAT NEWS, SAIRON KHOON BARHA DEYA AAP NAY, JEETI RAHO MUQADDAS, boot paalshiyon ko jalla kar geo, celebrate and more celebrations, buhahahahahahahahahahaha thank you lady

بین نہیں ۔۔ بنک کرپٹ
اے آر وائی نے جیو نیوز کے خلاف کیس ہارنے کے بعد بنک کرپسی فائل کی ہے
اپنے تمام غیر ملکی ایسٹس عدالت کے حوالے کئے ہیں

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[Lo-karlo-gal]

ARY News transmission resumed today. Thank you all for your input.

 

[Abdul jabbar]

اگر اردو / پاکستانی چینلز نے اپنا رویہ نہ بدلا تو مزید چینلز کے ساتھ بھی یہی سلوک ہو سکتا ہے ، کچھ دنوں میں اے آر وائی کے انٹرٹینمنٹ اور مذہبی چینلز بھی بند ہو جائیں گے یورپ میں ​

Complaints against Urdu TV channels in UK rising

LONDON: The number of people complaining about Urdu language TV output in the UK is rising. In the cases concluded by Ofcom in the period 2013-2016, there were 165 complaints against Urdu language TV stations, 50 of which were upheld.

Pakistani programmes available in the UK via satellite are subject to UK rules and regulations. The problem is they sometimes just send a direct feed of their programmes from Pakistan without adapting their content, said Chris Banatvala, a former Ofcom regulator who now works as a consultant. If foreign channels are broadcasting into the UK or Europe they must abide by British and European standards on issues such as impartiality, fairness, sponsorship and advertising.

Of the 50 upheld complaints, 10 concerned relatively technical issues such as failing to acknowledge sponsorship or not retaining programme tapes. But the bulk concerned serious editorial issues.

The most serious breaches of Ofcom rules concerned religious programmes. Takbeer TV was found to have abused Ahmadis whilst Noor TV and Peace TV have both been fined for anti-Semitism. Noor TV had given airtime to a cleric who preached with approval about a Muslim murdering someone because he was Jewish.

Channels which promulgate religious views raise difficult issues, said Chris Banatvala. Extreme religious views can potentially lead to incitement and a close relationship between religion and politics can lead to impartiality issues.

While channels devoted to Islam were the subject of 15 valid complaints, news channels were found in breach of the rules on 35 occasions. However, even for the news channels religion remains a problematic area. Rulings have included decisions against condoning marital rape, broadcasting potentially dangerous claims about the power of faith healers and accusing named individuals of blasphemy, including the Nobel prize-winning education activist Malala and her father Ziauddin Yousafzai.

Other issues for the Urdu TV channels have involved broadcasting unsubstantiated and highly damaging allegations against named individuals, political bias and broadcasting highly violent images.

The trend is for an increasing number of complaints to Ofcom each year. There were 13 complaint-driven enquiries in 2013 followed by 35 in 2014, and 40 in 2015. Last year there were 46 enquires as a result of complaints against Urdu language TV channels broadcasting in the UK.

Meanwhile, Ofcom has started an investigation that could to lead to ARY losing its licences to broadcast in the UK. Ofcom said it was investigating the operations of ARY News, ARY Digital, ARY QTV, ARY World News and ARY Entertainment and QTV the Islamic education channel.

Officials in the Ofcom media office failed to comment on the investigation but industry observers believe that the process could result in ARY losing its right to broadcast in the UK. While Ofcom hasnt stated precisely what its investigating, it could lead to the revocation of the broadcasters licences, said Mr Banatvala. Revocation of a licence by the regulator is a very serious sanction and is not taken lightly. A decision could be taken as early as this week.

Last month ARY was found to have defamed Geo CEO Mir Shakilur Rehman by alleging he had links with the CIA, Mossad and RAW. It also accused him, without any foundation, of committing blasphemy and taking covert funding from foreign governments in order to promote their agenda. As well as having to pay 185,000 damages, ARY also faces legal costs of over 2m. And, in a legal first in the UK, it had to broadcast the summary of the judgement against it.

Following the legal judgement ARY News and the other ARY channels in the UK applied for voluntary bankruptcy.

The ARY Network currently has TLCS or Television Licensable Content Service licences which are needed to broadcast services in the UK with the principal purpose of providing television programmes on satellite, cable, and other delivery platforms.

Geo first complained to Ofcom about the ARY broadcasts on Nov 22, 2013. After several months of delays related to agreeing translations of the relevant programmes and whether the complaint was about incitement for violence or a lack of fairness, Geo gave up on Ofcom and decided to use the UK courts instead. We started to realise Ofcom may not come to any decision and would not be able to provide us with relief, a Geo official said.

It now seems Ofcom has been spurred into action on the issue of ARYs licences by the outcome of the court case. Asked to comment on Geos lack of confidence in its processes, Ofcom failed to respond, claiming that it did not have to answer the question under the terms of the UKs Freedom of Information laws.

Published in Dawn January 25th, 2017

بہت سے بلیک میکرز،ٹیکس چور اور سمگلر میڈیا کے پردے پیچھےاپنا دھندہ کر رہے ہیں۔ستم بالائے ستم یہ کہ کسی نہ کسی مظبوط کھونٹے سے بندھے ہونے کی بنا پر دیدہ دلیری سےپگڑیاں اچھال رہے ہیں۔انہیں کسی ضابطہ اخلاق کا پابند بنانا بہت ضروری ہے۔ایسے جرایم پیشہ لوگوں کے لئے یو کے جیسا قانون اور تیز تر ین عدالتی عمل ہونے سےیہ بے بنیاد پراپیگنڈہ کرنے سے پہلے سوچیں گے ضرور۔