The International Media Excellence Awards run by the Association for International Broadcasting Call for entries from Pakistan and other regions: The sixth annual international media excellence awards are searching for the best programming across TV and radio, as well as most innovative technology and best marketing strategy. Details on how to enter can be found at www.theaibs.tv, -- closing date for entries is 2 July 2010. A page-turning version of the official AIBs Entry Booklet is at http://www.aib.org.uk/onlinepubs/aibs_2010_entry/Entrybook.swf The AIBs They celebrate creativity and reward ... Read More

Lahore – 31 May 2010 – The Lahore Press Club (LPC) and Mishal Pvt. Limited (MISHAL) have signed a memorandum of understanding on capacity building and training initiatives at the Lahore Press Club today. The MoU envisages of empowering the media by capacity building initiatives for the members of the LPC by creating learning platform through interactive workshops, seminars and courses on specific sectors. Both the organizations will identify the gaps in the reporting structures and building the capacity of ... Read More

The National Press Club (NPC), Islamabad and Mishal Pvt. Limited (MISHAL) have signed a memorandum of understanding on capacity building and training initiatives at the National Press Club. The MoU envisages of empowering the media by capacity building initiatives for the members of the NPC through interactive workshops, seminars and courses on specific sectors. Both the parties will identify the gaps in the reporting structures and building the capacity of the journalists for creating opportunities according to the new tools ... Read More

Amir Jahangir at the YGL Annual Summit 2010 YGL Amir Jahangir's impressions of the YGL Annual Summit 2010 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania ... Read More

Geneva, Switzerland, 4 May 2010 – Pakistan was represented by the three dynamic Young Global Leaders; Kasim Kasuri (YGL 2009), Umar Saif and Amir Jahangir (both YGL 2010) at the 7th Young Global Leaders Summit which is taking place in Dar es Salaam from 2 to 7 May in conjunction with the World Economic Forum on Africa. It is the largest gathering of YGLs since the foundation was created in 2004. Over 265 Young Global Leaders from over 70 countries representing business, ... Read More

Islamabad, PK – 15 April, 2010 - The Board of Directors of Mishal (Pvt.) Limited appointed Amir Jahangir as the Chief Executive Officer to run the Mishal as the new source of media and communications solutions entity. Mr. Jahangir has re-joined Mishal after he left it in August 2008, when he took over the charge of Jaag Broadcasting Systems (Pvt.) Limited, which runs SAMAA TV in Pakistan. Mr. Jahangir is the founder and was the Chief Strategy Officer for Mishal from ... Read More

Karachi, PK - 8 April, 2010 - Amir Jahangir announced his resignation from JAAG Broadcasting Systems (Pvt.) Limited, which runs SAMAA TV today. Mr. Jahangir announced his parting of ways from SAMAA as a step towards creating initiatives both at domestic as well as international level to improving the state of media in the ever changing media scene. “I will be looking forward to my friends and peers in the industry to create opportunities both within and outside of Pakistan to ... Read More

Amir Jahangir selected among the world's Top 10 Media Professionals of the Year through public nomination. Valencia, 20 April 2010– Amir Jahangir, one of Pakistan’s most promising media professionals marked history today by becoming the first Pakistani to be selected in the world top 10 media professionals of the year 2010. The announcement was made at the International Festival of Media in Valencia, Spain. The Festival, now in its fourth year, comprised of a two day conference with leading industry speakers, an exhibition ... Read More

Among the various category nominations, SAMAA TV won 4 awards, when the Ministry of Health in partnership with UNICEF announced the winners of its 2nd National Media Awards 2010 at an award ceremony. The awards consisted of 19 different categories. Pakistan’s leading private satellite news and current affairs television channel SAMAA TV came away with honors for Ms. Sharey Zariff, Karachi (Best Short Documentary on a Health issue); Hassan Nasir Khan, Islamabad (Best Coverage-Live Events) and Tariq Waheed, Peshawar (Best Report ... Read More

WWF awards SAMAA TV for supporting research in the field of conservation and environment. Speaking at the award ceremony, Amir Jahangir, Chief Executive Officer, SAMAA TV said, “Environmental conservation is an issue that directly affects our generation and the next. It is therefore important that we do everything possible to not only create awareness about what we can do but also contribute with what needs to be done now. We are all responsible for what we will be handing over to ... Read More