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Sat, 31st. Jul, 2010.

Tonight
-New: India's Got Talent
starts on Colors

This Sunday
-Film: Raavan
on Colors

Monday 9th August
-New: Rakt Sambandh
starts on Imagine

Saturday 14th August
-New: Meethi Choori
starts on Imagine

Saturday 14th August
-New: SaReGaMaPa
starts on ZEE TV

Sunday 15th August
-Film: Kites
on Imagine

Monday 16th August
-New look of
ZEE Punjabi

Tuesday 17th August
-New: Sanjog Se...
starts on ZEE TV

Saturday 21st August
-Film: U Me Aur Hum
on ZEE Cinema

Sunday 29th August
-Film: Hum Tum Ghost
on Star Gold

Also in August
-Rebrand of
NDTV Imagine

In September
-New: Fanaa
starts on Star One

In October
-New: KBC 4
starts on Sony TV

In November
-New: Dus Ka Dum 4
starts on Sony TV

Awaiting launch
-Euro Bangla TV
on Sky

-World Food Channel
on Sky

-Sikh TV
on Sky

-IBC Tamil
on DAB London

*Shows are subject to change without prior notice


Asian broadcasters switch to London blasts story

Asian channels switch to breaking newsAsian TV broadcasters have followed mainstream channels by bringing live coverage of this morning's huge blasts, which rocked parts of London.

The incident took place this morning shortly before 9am. ZEE TV broke away from its feature film at around 12:20pm to bring live news from its ZEE News India channel. ZEE News Reporters from the UK have been speaking directly to the newscasters in India for up to the minute news.

Similarly, MATV National has been simulating coverage from Sky News. PTV Prime and new channel DM Digital have been running news tickers across the bottom of its normal programming. News channels South Asia World and STAR News have been relying on CNBC and Sky News respectively. Geo TV has been bringing live news from the scene with the help of its reporters from all around the capital. Al Jazeera too has been bringing blanket coverage on the attacks.

Schedules update (19:00):

ZEE TV: Removed daytime shows with live coverage from ZEE News India. Normal transmission continued at 15:00.

STAR News: Blanket coverage continues.

South Asia World: Continuous news updates every hour and reports throughout normal programming.

Geo TV: Normal programmes resumed at 16:00. News updates continue throughout the evening.

AL Jazeera: Blanket coverage continues.

MATV National: Normal programmes resumed at 15:00.

PTV Prime: News updates every hour from PTV News in Pakistan.

Channel "S": Normal shows continue with news tickers scrolling along the bottom of the screen.

DM Digital: Normal shows continue with news tickers scrolling along the bottom of the screen.

BBC Asian Network: Blanket coverage continues with Drive now being replaced with news specials presented by Nasser Hanif and Rozina Sini. At 19:30 a special Hindi/Urdu news special will be presented by Sanjay Sharma.

Sunrise Radio: Normal programmes continue with extended news dips on a regular basis. Sunrise Radio have confirmed to Biz Asia that its three-day Asian Lifestyle Exhibition show (starting tomorrow) will still be going ahead despite the bombings.

Club Asia: Normal programmes continue with news updates every 15/20 minutes.

Pictures below from broadcasters in the UK:

Geo TV coverage of London blasts
Geo TV live.

Al Jazeera coverage of London blasts
Al Jazeera cover the London blasts.

STAR News coverage of London blasts
STAR News was dependent on its sister station Sky News for the latest.

SAW coverage of London blasts
Newcomer South Asia World used sister station CNBC Europe and CNBC 18 India for coverage.

PTV Prime coverage of London blasts
PTV Prime used a live news ticker to bring the latest on the day.

MATV National coverage of London blasts
MATV National joined hands with Sky News for coverage.

DM Digital coverage of London blasts
DM Digital used a live news ticker to bring the latest on the day.

Related articles:
TV networks switch to London blasts news
London blasts TV coverage in pictures

Editor: Raj Baddhan Source: Various

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