Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) | |
پاکستان براڈ کاسٹرز ایسوسی ایشن | |
| Abbreviation | PBA |
|---|---|
| Established | September 23, 2005 |
| Founder | Mir Shakil ur Rehman (Jang) |
| Founded at | Karachi |
| Headquarters | 177/ 2, 1st Floor, I.E.P Building, Liaquat Barracks, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi, Pakistan - 75530. |
| Location |
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Region | Pakistan |
Membership (2021) | 110[1] |
Official languages | English, Urdu |
Secretary General | Shakeel Masud Hussain (DAWN NEWS) |
Chairman | Mian Amer Mahmood |
Senior Vice Chairman | Salman Iqbal (ARY) |
Vice Chairman | Mir Ibrahim Rahman (GEO) |
| Website | pba |
Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) (Urdu: پاکستان براڈ کاسٹرز ایسوسی ایشن); is a private association of television and radio broadcasters in Pakistan. It was established on September 23, 2005 at a meeting in Karachi. Mir Shakil ur Rehman, founder of the association, was elected as the first chairman of association.[2][3] Mian Amer Mahmood (Dunya TV) is current chairman of PBA.[4]
History
Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) was established on September 23, 2005 in a meeting of founding members including Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman of GEO TV, Ghazanfar Ali of Indus TV, A. Rauf of ARY, A. Jabbar of ATV, Aslam Kazi of KTN, Ahmed Zubairi and Asif Zubairi of Aaj TV, Imran Mehboob of Hum TV, Dr Karim of Sindh TV, Arshad Anis of AVT Khyber, Agha Nasir of FM101, Arshad Khan of PTV, Mohsin Naqvi of CNN, Abid Shaikh of Filmazia, Muhammad Asim of Business Plus, Zaheer Khan of FM91 and TV1, Meimoona Siddiqi, Muhammad Zaki, Shahid Javed, Mehdi Raza of FM107, Waseem Ahmed of FM99, Afaq Haider of FM105, Syed Sajjad H. Shah of APNA TV, Akbar Bhutto of FM91, FM92 and FM93 and Dr Rafat of FM96. They elected the founder of the association, Mir Shakil ur Rehman as the first chairman of PBA. Additionally Rehman headed an ad-hoc committee which selected five members to formulate rules and regulations of the Association.[2]
Members
Member channels of PBA are divided into two main types.
Television
Members of television category are further divided into subcategories of Permanent members,[5] members,[6] associate members,[7] affiliate members.[8]
Radio
Members of radio category are further categorized into members[9] and associate members.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "All members of PBA". pba.org.pk. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Pakistan Broadcasters Association established | Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)". www.pakistanpressfoundation.org. The News. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Why digital media agencies are reluctant to join the PBA digital media wing". Profit by Pakistan Today. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Committees PBA". pba.org.pk. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Permanent Members — PBA". pba.org.pk. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Members — PBA". pba.org.pk. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Associate members". Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Affiliate members". pba.org.pk. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Radio — associate members". Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Radio members". pba.org.pk. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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