Express News (TV channel)

Express News
based in Lahore Pakistan
CountryPakistan
Broadcast areaSouth Asia, Middle East, America, UAE, UK, Ireland, India, Bangladesh Europe
HeadquartersLahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Programming
Language(s)Urdu
Picture format1080p MPEG-4, HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerTelevision Media Network (Private) Limited (Lakson Group)
Sister channelsExpress Entertainment
Tribune 24/7
History
Launched1 January 2008; 16 years ago (2008-01-01)[1]
Links
Websiteexpress.pk
Availability
Streaming media
Express News LiveWatch Live

Express News is an Urdu language Pakistani television news channel based in Lahore, launched on 1 January 2008.[2][3][4] It is owned by Lakson Group which also runs the country's third largest Urdu daily newspaper, Daily Express. The owners of the channel, launched 'Express 24/7', a 24-hour Pakistani English news channel on 5 February 2009.[2]

Express Media Group launched their entertainment channel Express Entertainment on 1 January 2012[citation needed]. EMG had also launched their channel, Hero TV, from 5 June 2012.[5]

  1. ^ "Express Media Group". DAWN.COM. 2 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Express News". Reporters Without Borders.
  3. ^ "Blurred vision: Where is Pakistani television headed? - The Express Tribune". 5 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Pakistan Media and Telecoms Landscape Guide" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Express News TV". hamariweb.com. Retrieved 20 March 2014.