ARY Digital UK

ARY Digital UK is a British Pakistani Urdu entertainment channel, It is the British feed of ARY Digital This feed is available in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe.

ARY Digital UK
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom and Ireland
NetworkARY Digital Network
HeadquartersLondon
Programming
Picture format576i SDTV
Ownership
Sister channelsNew Vision TV (ARY World)
History
Launched13 November 2020 (2020-11-13)
ReplacedARY Family
Former namesPakistani Channel UK, ARY Digital, ARY Family UK
Links
Websitearydigitaltv.uk

The channel broadcasts on linear television as well as streaming programs on YouTube and ARY ZAP. Special l clips are available on all YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok platforms under ARY Digital Asia.

History

ARY Network was launched in the United Kingdom in December 2000 as the Pakistani channel to cater to the Pakistani community living in the region. It used Samacom, an uplink provider based in the UAE, as the uplink teleport station.[1]

Later, the channel rebranded to ARY Digital. It started off with a format similar to PTV Prime and other South Asian channels; it provided slots for soap operas in general while presenting an hourly slot for news headlines.

In February 2017, ARY Network UK, which consisted of ARY Digital, ARY News, ARY QTV, ARY World News and ARY Entertainment was banned in the UK.[2]

In March 2017, a company called New Vision TV bought the rights to broadcast ARY News[3] and ARY Digital[4] in the UK. In April 2017, ARY News was relaunched as New Vision TV ARY World,[5] airing content from ARY News and some UK based shows. On 12 December 2017, ARY Digital UK relaunched as ARY Family airing content from ARY Digital and launching a few UK based shows.[6]

On 13 November 2020, ARY Family UK rebranded to ARY Digital UK airing content from ARY Digital and some shows for UK viewers.[7]

Programming

The channel line-up include dramas, sitcoms, comedy, feature films, teleplay, educational shows and series. The channel also broadcast religious shows during Islamic events.

Serials
Year Show Genre
2022–Present Pyar Deewangi Hai [8] Romantic
Family
Drama
Habs [9] Social Issue
Family
drama
Kaisi Teri Khudgharzi [10] Romantic Drama
Fraud [11] Action
Thriller
Pinjra[12] Social
Drama
Betiyaan[13] Social
Drama
Soap Opera
Taqdeer Social
Drama
Soap Opera

Sitcom
Year Show
2019– Bulbulay Season 2

Non-scripted/reality shows
Year Show Notes
2011–present Good Morning Pakistan Morning show
Breakfast television
2014–present Jeeto Pakistan Game show
Reality show
Adventure
2022–present The Ultimate Muqabla[14]

ARY Digital UK exclusives
Year Show Notes
2018- Iqra Acquired religious show
2020- Meri Pehchan Acquired religious show
2022–Present Meri Pehchan Acquired religious show
Ishq Hai Repeat Telecast

Upcoming broadcast
Year Show Ref.
Hook [15]
Kashf [16]
Rasm E Dil [17]

Controversy

In February 2017, ARY Network UK, which consisted of ARY Digital UK, ARY News, ARY QTV, ARY World News and ARY Entertainment was banned in the UK.[2]

References
  1. "Teleport". Samacom. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
  2. Baddhan, Raj (23 January 2017). "Ofcom confirms investigation of ARY Network UK".
  3. Baddhan, Raj (29 March 2017). "New Vision TV brings back ARY News to UK".
  4. Baddhan, Raj (5 December 2017). "ARY Family prepares for UK launch on Sky".
  5. Baddhan, Raj (28 March 2017). "ARY News to return to UK as ARY World?".
  6. Baddhan, Raj (7 December 2017). "ARY Family UK launch details confirmed".
  7. Baddhan, Raj (14 November 2020). "ARY Family rebrands to ARY Digital in UK".
  8. "First Look of "Pyaar Deewangi Hai" Coming Soon on ARY Digital". Youtube.
  9. "First Look of "Habs" Coming Soon on ARY Digital". Youtube.
  10. "First Look of "Kaisi Teri Khudgharzi" Coming Soon on ARY Digital". Youtube.
  11. "First Look of "Fraud" Coming Soon on ARY Digital". Youtube.
  12. "Hadiqa Kiani to star in Asma Nabeel's last play 'Pinjra'". Something Haute.
  13. "Fatima Effendi and Osama Tahir to star in upcoming drama 'Betiyaan'". Daily Pakistan.
  14. "All these celebs on an island. A vacation or some Ultimate Muqabla?". ARY Digital.tv.
  15. "Faisal Qureshi, Shehroz Sabzwari naveedji , Zain Baig, Kinza Hashmi and Saima Noor to star in IDream Entertainment's next HOOK on ARY Digital". Facebook.
  16. "Exclusive: Sajal Aly and Bilal Abbas to Reunite for Nadeem Baig's Next". 11 August 2022.
  17. "Wahaj Ali and Hania Amir to star in Badar Mehmood's directorial next Rasm E Dil for ARY Digital". reviewit.
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