Hum Network

Hum Network Limited
Public limited
Traded as PSX: HUMNL
Industry Mass media
Publishing
Founded Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan (February 2004 (2004-02))
Headquarters Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Key people
Products
Revenue Increase Rs pkr 3,942 Million (US$34 million) (FY 2016)
Website humnetwork.tv

Hum Network Limited (simply HNL or HUMNL) formerly Eye Television Network Limited is a public limited media company based in Karachi, Pakistan. Company was established in February 2004.[1] It is a current member of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (APBU), Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) and Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA).

History

HNL was established in February 2004 with the name of Eye TV Limited which was later changed to Eye Television Network Limited on November 18, 2004. Present name was changed on January 21, 2011.

Company is registered with Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority in October 2004 to operate its first satellite channel Hum TV which went live in January 2005. In June 2005 company made its public offering shares and in August 2005 it listed down in the Karachi Stock Exchange.

On February 12, 2013 during a press consultation at Hum Network head-office,1st Hum Awards were announced in the presence of President Hum Network Sultana Siddiqui.[2]

On December 14, 2013 Network launched another entertainment channel Hum Sitaray for all genres.[3]

In September 2014, the Network launched Hum Films, a film production and distributor banner. First film which released under banner was Na Maloom Afraad which released domestically on October 5, 2014.[4][5]

On October 14, 2014 Hum Network announced stock split from Rs 10 to Rs 1.[6]

Brands

Magazines

  • Catalogue
  • Humsay
  • Masala TV Food Mag
  • Style G.L.A.M

Humsay

Humsay is a bi-monthly English online media magazine of Pakistan based in Karachi. It was first published in September 2007 from Karachi. The magazine covers the news about fashion, film and television industry. It is owned by the network company Hum Network Limited.

TV channels

  • Hum TV
  • Hum Sitaray
  • Hum News
  • Hum Masala
  • Style 360
  • Hum Europe (Available in Europe and UK)
  • Hum World HD(Available in United States)
  • Hum World (Available in Canada and Australia, New Zealand)
  • HUM TV MENA (Available in Africa and Middle East)
  • HUM TV South Asia (Available in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan. Not accessible in India due to a complete local ban on Pakistani tv channels since late 1990s)
  • HUM TV Asia (Will launch in 2018- available in Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia)

Online Retailer

HumMart is a variant of the bigger Hum Network Limited based currently in Karachi, Pakistan. It is an online retailer, focusing on grocery shopping and providing its users with home delivery of online placed order. HumMart was launched on April 20th 2018 by Mr Malik Faisal Qayyum and Mr Duraid Qureshi.[7]

Others

References

  1. ↑ "HUMNL, company performance". markets.ft.com. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Hum Awards 2013 : Another awards night for TV buffs". tribune.com.pk. February 18, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ "HUM Network adds another star to its constellation!". Zarish. humtv.tv. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Na-Maloom Afraad set to hit screens on Eid-ul-Azha". dawn.com. September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  5. ↑ Ansari, Hassan (September 7, 2014). "Na Maloom Afraad all set to do some damage at the box office". tribune.com.pk. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Subdivision of share Capital!" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-29.
  7. ↑ https://propakistani.pk/2018/04/20/hummart-hum-network-launches-an-online-grocery-store/


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