AAG TV
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AAG TV is a youth entertainment channel in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

, owned by Independent Media Corporation
Independent Media Corporation
The Independent Media Corporation is one of Pakistan's largest media conglomerates. It started with the publications of the Jang Group of Newspapers and later added the Geo Network to its offerings.- Shareholders :...

 . The Urdu word "aag" means "fire."

Launched in 2006 by Geo Television Network, AAG is a youth television channel that educates, encourages and entertains its viewers with programs that are thought provoking and provide an ultimate viewing experience while empowering the young generation of Pakistan.

AAG TV is telecasted in UK, USA, India, Pakistan,Afghanistan,SriLanka,Germany, Italy, Bangladesh etc.

AAG is associated with "Fire Records
Fire Records
Fire Records was an independent record label set up in 1959 by Bobby Robinson . Among others, it released records by Lightnin' Hopkins, Elmore James and Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup.-Selected discography:...

", which is the only official record label in Pakistan. The most renowned & notable artists of the Pakistani Music Industry are signed on by Fire Records
Fire Records
Fire Records was an independent record label set up in 1959 by Bobby Robinson . Among others, it released records by Lightnin' Hopkins, Elmore James and Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup.-Selected discography:...


AAG Departments

AAG consists of a creme of professionals providing their expertise in various departments of the channel, led by Badar Ikram, Business Unit Head (BUH) AAG TV.

AAG Interactive

AAG interactive is responsible of the channel's social media networking, website and print publication called "AAGAHI". The team consists of,
  • General Manager Online & Webmaster - Asif Lateef
  • General Manager Marketing Content & Interactivity - Ali Tim
  • Web Content Campaigns & Social Media Techie - Samia Baleegh.


Some successful campaigns run by the AAG Interactive team through AAG's Website are,

The Red Team

AAG's graphic design and animation is taken care by The Red Team,
  • Team Leader / Manager - S.M Bilal
  • Associate Team Leader
    Team leader
    A team leader or team lead is someone who provides guidance, instruction, direction, leadership to a group of other individuals for the purpose of achieving a key result or group of aligned results. The team lead reports to a project manager...

     - Mohammad Sohail Siddiqui
  • Supervising Animator
    Animator
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     - Zahid Gill
  • Animator
    Animator
    An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...

     - Adil Farhan.
  • Animator
    Animator
    An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...

     - Kumail A. Shareef.
  • Graphic Designer
    Graphic designer
    A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography or motion graphics to create a piece of design. A graphic designer creates the graphics primarily for published, printed or electronic media, such as brochures and...

     - Ramzan Hyder.
  • Graphic Designer
    Graphic designer
    A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography or motion graphics to create a piece of design. A graphic designer creates the graphics primarily for published, printed or electronic media, such as brochures and...

     - Sajjad Haider.
  • Music Composer - Mohsin Alladitta.
  • Research Associate
    Research associate
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     - Fahad Siddiqui.
  • Viz
    Vizrt
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     Animator - Mazhar Sadiq
  • Viz
    Vizrt
    Vizrt, short for VisualiZation Real Time, is a Norwegian company that creates content production tools for the digital media industry. Its products includes applications for the creation of real-time 3D graphics and maps including stereoscopic playout, integrated video workflow solutions and...

     Operator - M.Raza and M.Shabeeh.
  • Creative
    Creativity
    Creativity refers to the phenomenon whereby a person creates something new that has some kind of value. What counts as "new" may be in reference to the individual creator, or to the society or domain within which the novelty occurs...

     Support - Syed Farhanullah.

AAG Product Development (PD)

AAG Product Development (PD) department takes care of scheduling, research, analysis and product development, local and international.

AAG Sales and Marketing

AAG sales and marketing department devises and implements marketing strategies for the channel and is led by Executive Director Sales
Sales
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 and Marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...

, Mr. Naseem Ahmad. The team comprises of,
  • Mr. Naseem Ahmad - Executive Director Sales
    Sales
    A sale is the act of selling a product or service in return for money or other compensation. It is an act of completion of a commercial activity....

     and Marketing
    Marketing
    Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...

    .
  • Mr. Nasir Siddiqui - Director Sales
    Sales
    A sale is the act of selling a product or service in return for money or other compensation. It is an act of completion of a commercial activity....

     and Marketing
    Marketing
    Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...

    .
  • Uzair Amirali Lakdawalla - Associate Manager Marketing
    Marketing
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    .

AAG Production

The production team comprises of associates, assistants, producers, directors, editors and the recording crew.

Programmes

Over the years, AAG has televised innumerable programs of various genres and held concerts & gigs throughout Pakistan while defining the youth of Pakistan to the international audience with its' dramas and sitcoms.

VJ Shows

  • Super Duper Gana [Live]
  • Hun Das [Live]
  • AAG Cinema [Live]
  • Meter TV
  • Pick & Choose with Fuse [Live]
  • Weekends with Mahira [Live]
  • Meter Down
  • 3 TO 5 [Live]

Fillers

AAG TV has produced one of the finest and quality fillers in Pakistan,
  • Ulta Seeda
  • Bollywood Pass
  • AAG News
  • Punjaagi Totay
  • Aagtionary
  • Freedom Booth
  • Cosmo Tips
  • Best of SMS
  • 3 Minute Report
  • Salaam Balkan

VJ's

  • VJ Azfar
  • VJ Ali Safina
  • VJ Sanam Jang
  • VJ Mathira
  • VJ Mahira
  • VJ Mani
  • VJ Blade
  • VJ Jugnoo
  • VJ Sanam Agha
  • VJ Fuse aka Naveen
  • VJ Meter
  • VJ Gol
  • VJ Lafanga
  • VJ Raheel
  • VJ Yasir Jalbani

AAG International

AAG TV broadcasts worldwide in the following countries through their respective platforms,
  • United States - DishNetwork
  • United Kingdom - BSKYB
  • France - Free TV/ Neuf SFR
  • Latin America - Jump TV
  • Australia - Fetch TV
  • Scandinavia - Coming Soon
  • Denmark - Coming Soon
  • Canada - Coming Soon

AAG Satellite Parameter

  • Satellite - Asia Sat 3S
  • Orbital location - 105.5 Deg E
  • Downlink Polarization - Vertical
  • D/L Frequency - 4180 MHz
  • Symbol rate - 26.666 MHz
  • Modulation - QPSK
  • FEC - 3/4
  • Service Name - AAG
    AAG
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Aag taken off air

On April 9, 2011, Aag TV was taken off air due to rifts between Geo TV network and Government owned-Pemra. The channel was revived on April 30, 2011.

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