Jang Media Group (Urdu: جنگ میڈیا گروپ), also known as Geo Group, is a Pakistani media conglomerate and a subsidiary of Dubai-based company Independent Media Corporation. It has headquarters in Printing House, Karachi.
Mir Khalil ur Rehman, a businessman of Kashmiri descent, founded the Jang Group at the end of World War II.[5] As of 2011, his eldest son, Mir Javed ur Rehman, is the group chairman and the executive director. Javed's younger brother Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman is group chief executive and editor in chief.[5] Independent Media Corporation is a multi-media corporation and owns the Jang Group of Newspapers and the Geo Television Network based in Karachi. Mir Ibrahim Rahman is the chief executive of Geo Television Network and Imran Aslam was its President.[5]
Publications
Current
Daily Jang[6] - original flagship newspaper of the Group in the Urdu language. Group Editor: Mehmood Sham in Karachi. Newspaper editions are issued in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Multan and London, with the largest daily circulation in Pakistan among Urdu newspapers[5]
It also runs many TV channels as part of the Geo Television Network starting with its flagship channel Geo TV in 2002.[5] It has since launched several other channels in which the news, music and sports sectors are targeted. Their broadcast channel services are provided to the viewers in the UK, the US, Canada, and the Middle East as well as in Pakistan.[5]
GEO Super HD – (sports channel), launched by Geo Network in September 2006. Programming content includes a variety of sports from around the world, focusing mainly on cricket and field hockey with a secondary focus on boxing, football (soccer), and tennis.
Geo Entertainment HD – a Pakistan based entertainment channel showing drama serials, musical programs, feature movies, primarily in Urdu.[5]
Geo Kahani HD – a Pakistan-based channel devoted exclusively to drama serials
Geo Tez HD - a channel airing headlines every 15 minutes and Geo News programme repeats
Geo Films is a film production and distribution company owned by Geo Television Network based in Karachi, Pakistan. Geo Films distributes international and Pakistani films in cinemas across Pakistan.
Khuda Kay Liye
Ramchand Pakistani
Bol
Manto
Wajood
Teefa in Trouble
Wrong No. 2
Ishrat Made in China
The Legend of Maula Jatt
Deemak
myco x Geo Super join forces
Myco and Geo Super have partnered to revolutionize sports broadcasting in Pakistan through 2027 by combining digital and TV coverage. Myco holds exclusive digital rights for ICC events, while Geo Super handles television, offering viewers a seamless experience across platforms. This partnership includes collaboration with PTV Filx, Jazz Tamasha, Tapmad, and ARY Plus.
Official website for Daily Jang an Urdu language daily newspaper, Weekly Akhbar-e-Jehan magazine in Urdu language, Mag - The Weekly in English language
