PEMRA orders cable operators to restore Geo channels to original positions

JournalismPakistan.com
April 03, 2018
Published 18 days ago

ISLAMABAD - Electronic media regulator PEMRA has issued notices to cable operators Wateen and World Call and directed them to restore all channels of Geo Television to their original positions within 24 hours.

The regulator warned Wateen Multi-Media Lahore and World Call Cable, Lahore and Karachi to act within the allotted time or face cancellation of their licenses.

PEMRA made it clear that it had issued no directives to cable operators to shut down or change the position of any television channel.

It directed all operators to ensure uninterrupted transmission of all license-holding television channels.

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