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Talat Hussain leaves Aaj News, joins Dawn News

TV Explore on September 24, 2010
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The executive director News of the TV news and entertainment channel Aaj, Talat Hussain – who also hosts their flagship current affairs show — is reported to have left the channel for a rival – the once-English now-Urdu channel, DawnNews. Changing the language, however, has not helped much — at least not yet. A channel that once prided in being the only English-language news channel in Pakistan now finds itself near the bottom of the television audience viewership ratings amongst national Urdu channels.

Director News Dunya TV Fahad Hussain has already been lined up to fill Talat’s shoes. Fahad Hussain was for several years the Director News at Express News before his departure earlier this year to news channel Dunya. An anonymous source claims that he has faced difficulty working with the owner and also because he wasn’t given a primetime television slot.

More changes can only be on the horizon as major financial groups, including some of the richest people in the country, have entered the media industry. Mian Mansha, reputed to be Pakistan’s richest individual, is said to have bought a controlling share of Arif Nizami’s latest media offering, a daily general-interest paper called The Pakistan Today, which is due to launch next month.

Not to be left of out this media grab, ARY earlier this week, hired Mahmood Shaam, who had previously been the editor of daily Jang for almost 45 years. ARY also managed to get Geo News’ popular TV anchors Aamir Liaquat and Shahid Masood in a new bid to boost its news ratings.

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  1. Dawn on Sat, 25th Sep 2010 1:38 pm 

    :)

  2. K Z on Sun, 3rd Oct 2010 6:18 pm 

    lolz excellent..I worked for Aaj TV for 2 years and I know very well what the mangement there is like.. Talat had been sidelined for the last 1 year by the management. In his place number of directors have been hired in Isb and Karachi. Most of them worked for Geo TV. Aaj News has lost its days, first the downsizing, firing of more than 150 people…late salaries…all the issues have forced Talat to resign. for God's sake Zuberis stop paying 12000 to seniors and concentrate more on quality human resource rather than on senior directors and female anchors

  3. Music on Tue, 5th Oct 2010 2:23 pm 

    I think its a good move by tallat hussain

  4. saeed on Sat, 23rd Oct 2010 11:10 am 

    purchasing the anchors is not good

  5. Guest on Mon, 25th Oct 2010 12:33 am 

    I read on a web site that talat resigned because there are no increment. People commented and were surprised on this reason to resign. I must clear this misunderstanding here too. Talat resigned aaj because he was of the opinion and insisted to give raise in salaries transfer salaries on time and kick off those who are good for nothing but enjoying huge amount and fringe benefits. Rest i agree with KZ as i am also working at aaj.

  6. shahjahan77 on Sat, 30th Oct 2010 12:49 am 

    we love u tallat Sb
    its the biggest lose of a channel when its credibility questioned,
    aaj tv has lost its credibility cz its has lost tallat sb3 m bi-est t any body bt bi-est t compatibilities when people work a channel by years n made its credibility single offhandedly though mushtaq minhaas n nusrat sb also were there but no doubt tallat sb is the person who push the aaj to rise in a different way we all love aaj even now when tallat sb is not there it all just cz of tallat sb who have didn't ever tried t talk about the way we want to listen but he always t enhance our test with the real recopies of life recopies of pains looses n real gains n he didn't ever tried t miss a movement when he could teach us the real lesson of life even when on 12th may in blood shed of Karachi even on the roads of Islamabad when he was on air when aaj tv was banned n who gona forget the FREEDOM FLOTILLA when a person went t Israel by knowing that it would b very hard t be back t home n we all know he made us proud he made proud t aaj tv n made proud t Pakistan as well..
    t day aaj lost its proud the person who did all with the flag of aaj tv i cant understand why aaj network let that person t go some where alse m sorry t aaj tv but yet want aaj t b better n carry the way tallat sb made it cz we want aaj t b better but m sorry t aaj again cz no 1 ever cud b better t tallat sb n we proud that he didn't heart us by leaving a channel cz money n all bull shits he leaved cz of people, people who are working 4 aaj he leaved 4 there rights he never bow when speaks about the rights of people.
    WE PROUD OF SIR
    THANK U SO MUCH
    GOD BLESS U
    WE R ALWAYS THERE T SEE IN UR MOODS
    WHERE EVER U R WE ARE WITH U
    LOVE U BRO
    shah jahan unar
    shahjahan.unar@hotmail.com

  7. nauman on Mon, 1st Nov 2010 4:51 pm 

    we are with you Talat bhai………………Allah give you rise.
    Ameen

  8. rauf chandio on Wed, 3rd Nov 2010 8:13 pm 

    Talat Husssain best of luck to join Dawn News . I think u are is only one honest and professional journalist in Pakistan .
    Rauf Chandio
    Director News
    Mehran TV

  9. Rahman Ali Tarar on Sun, 28th Nov 2010 7:31 pm 

    In the earlier times everyone believes that nothing could be possible without majority. Now it is proved that it doesn't matter how much u are. But for truth and rights u can defeat all of them who push u back for their fake policies and practiced there own made rules. But despite that in Our beloved and great Pakistan that approximately 40000-50000 graduates holding professional Engineering degree from Government universities Like U.E.T. Lahore B.Z.U. Multan.etc. institutions known as B.Tech (Honrs) Engg. They are still paralyzed professionally. Even not yet registered by the PEC or other authorized council as a Professional Engineers. It is only because of fake policy of the Ministry of Science and Technology, PEC, HEC and other concerning bodies. These Graduates cannot be enrolled for MSc Engineering in any engineering university. Even there is no master or research module for these graduates in any Government University. After they have (3 +2 +2) 7 years of continuous professional Engineering Studies.University of engineering lahore gives them B. Tech honrs degree. But dont give Admission in Master or Research module. Not single channel of Electronic media who make loud slogans ( Har majboor ki awaz, Jagtey Rahhoo). But no one giving any importance to this very important common problems of so many people.

  10. mumtaz ahmed mughal on Sun, 19th Dec 2010 5:02 pm 

    aoa
    talat bhai kabhi aap jo kuch nashar karte hain uski audio aur video
    per bhi ghuar kia hai aaj tv per aap k programon ki audio kharab thi aur
    dawn per picture quality theak nahen hai studio main light buhat qam hoti hai.

  11. khuram d on Mon, 28th Mar 2011 1:46 pm 

    talat sir hume bhi kabi yad kar le mere khuish he ap ke sath dubara kam karu ap ke siva kahi dill nahi lagta khuram d old recording enginer

  12. khuram d on Mon, 28th Mar 2011 1:54 pm 

    sir me ap ke sath kam karna cahata hu kahi dil nahi lagta khuramd

  13. ejaz on Thu, 31st Mar 2011 8:00 pm 

    these anchors for sale , who ever got a box of money they can buy them . No one ave courage to speak about MQM . Why ? ? can any pakistani let me know please ? if they got invetation letter from U S embassy they jumping up and down , when its come to cricket fobia they all forget the current problems . You know why ? its all bloody rating !!!!!!! .

  14. IMRAN BADAR on Wed, 6th Apr 2011 12:30 am 

    a number of issues are being debated daily on all tv channels. it is suggested that keeping in view the poor state of governance of the current government, dawn a serious and responsible tv channel, should gather senior hosts from all tv channels and debate on high priority topics for the country. the panel for discussion must include intellectuals and one responsible politician from all major political parties from each province.

  15. waqas ahmad on Tue, 26th Apr 2011 11:51 am 

    talat bhai i am waqas frm pf clg peswar [ ap buhut acha prgrme krta ha ap sa guzarish ha ka asia 3s sat par la ae ok apna khyal rkna khuda hafiz

  16. Rizwan on Mon, 23rd May 2011 12:05 am 

    Talat Bahi i love ur program
    I want to request you about Azad Kashmir. Now a days corruption in Azad Kashmir is rising day by Day please expose these leaders before Election because No Pakistani Media Properly Coverage Azad Kashmir properly. we have our government but here is no check and balance Please Please Please Please Don't Azad Kashmir

  17. saqijani on Tue, 24th May 2011 1:04 pm 

    last night programe z good and i do hope that always you ll ask solution from your guests rather to just talk




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