Nine years ago, TV in Pakistan was decades behind India, with just two – state-run – channels and output that was mainly government propaganda. Today its mix of drag divas and campaigning reporters is challenging the old…
Until now there has not been a dedicated, unbiased Farsi-speaking TV station broadcasting in Iran. That’s about to change with the launch of the BBC World Service’s Persian TV. It aims to put a new spin on the country and…
Following years of government restrictions, Pakistani TV is on the up, with a surge of new channels. Hitting the right notes and standing out from the foreign imports is new musicaxl drama ‘Taan’, Pakis-tan’s answer to…