24 Digital

24 Digital HD
Country	Pakistan
Broadcast area	Pakistan, Bangladesh, Middle East, United States, UAE, UK, Ireland & Americas
Network	City News Network
Headquarters	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Programming
Language	Urdu
Picture format	(1080p 16:9 MPEG-4, HDTV) (2016–present)
Ownership
Owner	Mohsin Naqvi; Gohar Ejaz
Sister channels	City 42; City 41; UK & EU 44 ; Rohi; City 21; 24 Entertainment HD
History
Launched	October 22, 2014; 12 years ago
Founder	Mohsin Naqvi
Former names	Channel 24 (2014–2016)
Links
Website	www.24newshd.tv
Availability
Streaming media
24 News HD Live	Watch live
24 News HD Live on mjunoon.tv	Watch Live

24 Digital HD (Urdu: ٢۴ ڈیجیٹل) is an Urdu language current affairs news television channel based in Lahore, Pakistan, and launched in October 2014. The channel is owned by Mohsin Naqvi who is the founder of City News Network.

History

24 News was founded as a current affairs-focused channel in October 2014 by Mohsin Naqvi. The channel introduced a new format focusing on in-depth analysis and talk shows rather than continuous news bulletins. Naqvi recruited a team of senior journalists and news anchors to implement this approach. The introduction of the new format coincided with a decline in the news media industry in Pakistan and accordingly faced challenges in attracting advertisers and received low ratings. There was also pressure to provide more traditional news coverage. Consequently, Naqvi decided to change the format of 24 News to a conventional 24-hour news channel.

In July 2020, PEMRA suspended the license of television channel 24 News with immediate effect for "illegal transmission of news and current affairs content." PEMRA stated that the channel, originally licensed as Value TV to Central Media Network, had unlawfully rebranded itself as 24 News.

City News Network

24 Entertainment HD
24 News Digital HD
City 42 HD
City 21 HD
UK & EU 44 HD
City 41 HD
Rohi Pakistan HD

Programming

Hosts

Current

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Niazi, Abdullah (15 July 2019). "How a 30 year old became a media tycoon". Profit by Pakistan Today.
↑ "PEMRA urged to remove ban on 24 News HD". The News International. 4 July 2020.
1 2 Khan, Javed Hussain Sanaullah (4 July 2020). "Pemra suspends TV channel 24NewsHD's licence". DAWN.COM.

External links

Official website

[PT-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Niazi, Abdullah (15 July 2019). "How a 30 year old became a media tycoon". Profit by Pakistan Today.

[2] "PEMRA urged to remove ban on 24 News HD". The News International. 4 July 2020.

[auto-3] 1 2 Khan, Javed Hussain Sanaullah (4 July 2020). "Pemra suspends TV channel 24NewsHD's licence". DAWN.COM.