ARY Digital HD (Urdu: ڈیجیٹل ARY), formerly known as The Pakistani Channel, is a Pakistani[1] television network available in Pakistan and UAE.[2][3] The network is focused towards on Pakistani entertainment dramas, sitcoms, talk shows, web series and culture. In addition, they are the most-subscribed entertainment YouTube channel in Pakistan.
History[]
ARY Digital launched in the United Kingdom on September 16, 2000, to cater to the Pakistani community living in the region. It uses Samacom, an uplink provider based in the UAE, as the uplink teleport station.[4] The channel started off with a format similar to PTV Prime and other South Asian channels where it provided slots for soap operas in general while presenting an hourly slot for news headlines. Although flaming political talk shows and dramas were the main priority when it came to programming, the network soon was hailed for its news coverage.[5]
The network acquired a license to start broadcasting in Pakistan.[6]
In 2002, the ARY Star Gold Quiz Show became the first live show to offer a prize of one kilogram of gold. For the period of its broadcast, participants won over 260 kilograms of gold.[6]
YouTube channels[]
The first ARY channel that was registered on YouTube is ARY News, who first joined on June 12, 2013. They made their first video on April 7, 2016.[7] Soon after, numerous other channels of ARY would be created from 2016-2017, including ARY Digital HD, whose first video was uploaded on the same day they made the account.[8] The ARY Digital HD channel, as well as others, would eventually begin to go popular on YouTube.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ARY Digital HD's about section. YouTube.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 ARY Arabia's about section. YouTube.
- ↑ Pakistan’s biggest entertainment channel is now also available in Arabic. @aryarabia by ARY Arabia. YouTube. May 17, 2023.
- ↑ Teleport. Samacom.
- ↑ Case Study: Pakistan and its Media. PakAffairs.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2008.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 ARY Group Profile. ARY Digital Europe.
- ↑ Off The Record 7th April 2016 by ARY News. YouTube. April 7, 2016.
- ↑ Siskiyan Ep 01 | ARY Digital Drama by ARY Digital HD. YouTube. July 11, 2016.
