BOL launch delayed

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 30 July 2014

BOL News Television has postponed its launch, originally scheduled for August 14, to October. The delay is attributed to various administrative issues.

Summary

ISLAMABAD: BOL News Television launch has been delayed until October, a JournalismPakistan.com source says.

The channel that is promising a media revolution and claiming it will be No. 1 the day it hits the airwaves had been eyeing a launch on August 14.

However, due to several administrative reasons its arrival has been put back.

BOL Media Group recently hired prominent anchor Kamran Khan from bitter rival Geo as President and Editor in Chief while last year it signed up Azhar Abbas, also from the same channel. He is the President and CEO of BOL News.

KEY POINTS:

• BOL News Television's launch has been delayed until October.
• The channel was originally set to launch on August 14.
• Prominent anchor Kamran Khan has been appointed as President.
• Azhar Abbas has joined BOL as President and CEO.
• The channel aims to lead the media landscape upon its launch.