{{short description|Pakistani Urdu-language television network}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox television channel | name = Urdu 1 HD Pakistan | logo = Urdu 1 logo.png | area = Global | picture_format = '''South Asia:''' <br /> 1080i HDTV <br /> downscaled to 16:9 for the SDTV feeds. The South Asian subfeed is downscaled to letterboxed 4:3 576i) <br /> '''Global feeds:''' <br /> 1080p HDTV <br /> (downscaled to 4:3/16:9 576i for the SDTV feeds) | headquarters = Dubai, UAE | owner = Alliance Media FZ LLC | launch_date = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2012|06|23}} | website = [https://www.urdu1.tv/ Urdu1.tv] | online_serv_1 = Urdu 1 on Sony Gateway | online_chan_1 = [http://www.sonygateway.com/urdu-1-live/ Watch Live] }}

'''Urdu 1''' ({{langx|ur|اردو 1}}) is an Urdu language entertainment channel based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Media Imperialism in India and Pakistan |last=Sulehria |first=Farooq |publisher=Routledge |year=2018 |isbn=9781351399388 |pages=138|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Media_Imperialism_in_India_and_Pakistan.htmlid=YhFFDwAAQBAJ|quote=The third and most successful model, from the viewpoint of popularity as well as economy, has been Urdu 1. Based in Dubai, Urdu 1 has landing rights with a touch of ‘glocalisation.’ It airs foreign soap operas dubbed in the Urdu language. Some media sources claim that Urdu 1 is a front organisation for News Corporation, others, for instance Pakistan Broadcasters Association, informed a commission constituted by the country’s Supreme Court that Indians own it (PMCR, 2013). The latter claim is, however, unsubstantiated according to journalists interviewed for this research.}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/778416/faraz-ansari-ceo-of-urdu1-talks-about-ishq-e-memnu-protests-against-foreign-dubbed-content-and-his-plans-of-taking-pakistani-programmes-to-channels-abroad|title=Faraz Ansari, CEO of Urdu1, talks about Ishq-e-Memnu, protests against foreign dubbed content and his plans of taking Pakistani programmes to channels abroad|first=From|last=InpaperMagazine|date=13 January 2013|website=Dawn}}</ref> It airs foreign dramas dubbed in Urdu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/turkish-tv-serials-captivate-pakistani-viewers/1649256|title=Turkish TV serials captivate Pakistani viewers|website=Anadolu Agency}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.paleycenter.org/industry-events/how-are-international-regulations-impacting-media-and-streaming-platforms-globally/|title=How Are International Regulations Impacting Media and Streaming Platforms Globally?|date=11 May 2021|website=Paley Center for Media}}</ref>

==History== Urdu 1 was founded in 2012 to air foreign television shows dubbed in Urdu.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/> It began test transmissions on 12 June 2012 and commenced regular broadcasting on 23 June 2012. It adapted international formats, such as ''MasterChef'', for local audiences.<ref name="auto"/>

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