{{Short description|Persian-American television network}} {{More citations needed|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox broadcasting network | network_name = Persian Broadcasting Company (PBC) {{!}} Tapesh | network_logo = Persianbcompany.JPG | country = United States | network_type = broadcast television network | available = United States, Canada, Iran, Middle East, Australia | headquarters = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | owner = Alireza Amirghassemi and Masoud jamali | launch_date = {{Start date|1989|10}} |founder=|key_people=Alireza Amirghassemi and Masoud Jamali|website=https://www.instagram.com/tapesh/|name=}}
The '''Persian Broadcasting Company''' (also known as '''Tapesh''', {{langx|fa|طپش}} ({{lit.|heartbeat}}) or '''Tapesh Media, LLC''')<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Blevins|first=David|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u1u4AAAAIAAJ|title=Television Networks: More Than 750 American and Canadian Broadcasters and Cable Networks|date=2006|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-2096-4|pages=128|language=en}}</ref> is a Persian-language television company based in the United States, launched in October 1989.<ref name=":0" /> It was founded by Alireza Amirghassemi and Masoud Jamali, consists of two channels, Tapesh 1 and Tapesh 2;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Echostar Satellite L.L.C. v. Persian Broadcasting Co., Inc., Civil Action No. 05-cv-00466-PSF-MEH|url=https://casetext.com/case/echostar-satellite-llc-v-persian-broadcasting-co|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209195345/https://casetext.com/case/echostar-satellite-llc-v-persian-broadcasting-co|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 9, 2022|access-date=2022-02-09|website=casetext.com}}</ref> a magazine; and a record company. The Persian Broadcasting Company network was closed in 2009; then reopened under the name PBC Tapesh.
== About == Programming consists of news and talk shows, music concerts, sitcoms, movies, variety shows, sports, entertainment, mini-series, drama, music videos, red carpet events and children's programs. The 24-hour television broadcasts broadcast and produced entertainment, music and sports programs, and were available on the five continents through the satellite and in the United States and Australia via cable. Farsi T2 languages, which are dedicated exclusively to music videos, have a common threading network.
It is broadcast in North America, Europe, North Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Far East, and the Middle East, and is the only Persian channel in New Zealand and Australia. The company's world headquarters and production facilities are located in Los Angeles, California with satellite offices in New York, Vancouver, London, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and Sydney.
== Owner steps down == The owner and CEO of Tapesh (Persian Broadcasting Company) stepped down and Alireza Amirghassemi became the new CEO of the network.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PBC TAPESH Trademark of Alireza Amirghassemi Serial Number: 87736175 :: Trademarkia Trademarks |url=https://trademark.trademarkia.com/pbc-tapesh-87736175.html |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=trademark.trademarkia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tapesh Entertainment - Glendale, CA |url=https://www.alignable.com/glendale-ca/tapesh-entertainment |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=Alignable |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TAPESH ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, LLC :: California (US) :: OpenCorporates |url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/201529610192 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=opencorporates.com}}</ref>
== See also == * Iranian Americans
== References == {{Reflist}}[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15404590/?ref_=nm_knf_t1 Tapesh on IMDB]
== External links == *{{Facebook|TiTVNET}} *{{Instagram|Tapesh}} *{{Telegram|Tapeshtv}} *'''{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20011214024231/http://www.tapeshtv.com/ Official Site]}}'''
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Category:Iranian-American culture in California Category:Persian-language television stations Category:Companies based in Los Angeles Category:Television channels and stations established in 1989
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