Tribune 24/7
Appearance
Country | Pakistan |
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Broadcast area | South Asia,Middle East |
Headquarters | Karachi,Sindh,Pakistan |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Ownership | |
Owner | Television Media Network (Private) Limited (Lakson Group) |
Sister channels | Express News,Express Entertainment |
History | |
Launched | 5 February 2009 | (relaunched in July 2018)
Closed | 2019 |
Former names | Express 24/7 |
Links | |
Website | Official Website |
Tribune 24/7(previously Express 24/7) was anEnglish languagetelevisionnews channelheadquartered inKarachi, Pakistan.The channel was owned by theLakson Group.
History
[edit]Tribune 24/7 was the second English-language television channel to be established in Pakistan, withDawn Newsbeing the first. After Dawn News shifted to Urdu broadcasts in February 2010, Express 24/7 remained the only 24-hour English-language news channel in Pakistan until its closure in November 2011. The Express 24/7 CEO, Sultan Lakhani, cited the dismal economic condition and insufficient number of advertisement as the main reasons behind the closure.[1][2]
Express 24/7 was relaunched as Tribune 24/7 in 2018,[3][2]before closing again in 2019.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Express 24/7 bows out amidst revenue drop | The Express Tribune
- ^ab"Express Group launches English language news channel Tribune 24/7 - Journalism Pakistan".www.journalismpakistan.com.Retrieved5 June2022.
- ^"Express Media Group launches English news channel".The Express Tribune.10 July 2018.Retrieved5 June2022.
- ^"Express Group's English News Channel, Tribune 24/7 Shuts Down | MediaBites".mediabites.com.pk.Archived fromthe originalon 9 January 2019.