Television is by far the most popular medium of mass communications, it is estimated that there are 1.1 billion television homes in the world and over 50% of the world’s population watches television. There has always been a close relationship between satellite and television broadcasting.
Currently there are 45 major satellite platforms providing direct broadcast services to over 55 million TV households in the world. On the average 10 million new subscribers are added every year.
Pakistan with its expanding economy and emphasis on IT related services would continue to be a major user of satellite communications and new television channels are being launched in the private sector. Electronic media is being flourished in Pakistan due to Government’s liberal media policy
Presently following TV channels are working in the country:
PTV
GEO
ARY
INDUS
CNBC
SUN
AAJ
A TV
SINDH TV
KTN
HUM
CITY channel (ARY)
APNA
KHYBER
BUSINESS PLUS
Some channels are in the pipeline.
Fast expanding field of television in our country has created a dire need for founding a platform for television journalists.
Representative Television journalists founded a unique organization of its kind in November, 2002 at Karachi.
First & only Association working for rights & welfare of the Television Journalists in the country
To promote cultural, educational, economic and professional interest of the electronic media.
To institute benefit funds for the welfare of its members.
To creates harmony amongst the journalist’s community of electronic media.
To work with other similar organizations all over the world.
To organize a state of the art library and to provide facilities to journalists of electronic media as well as print media, to improve their professional knowledge.
To establish a state of the art Academy for television journalists to improve their professional skills.
To institute a benefit fund for the welfare of the members & their families.
Group insurance covers for the members.
We shall continue our struggle for better future of Television Journalists, it is our commitment
