# Urdu 1
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{{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:'''
[1080i](/source/1080i) [HDTV](/source/HDTV)
downscaled to [16:9](/source/16%3A9) for the [SDTV](/source/SDTV) feeds. The South Asian subfeed is downscaled to letterboxed [4:3](/source/4%3A3) [576i](/source/576i))
'''Global feeds:'''
[1080p](/source/1080p) [HDTV](/source/HDTV)
(downscaled to [4:3](/source/4%3A3)/[16:9](/source/16%3A9) [576i](/source/576i) for the SDTV feeds)
| headquarters = [Dubai, UAE](/source/Dubai)
| 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](/source/Urdu_language) [entertainment](/source/entertainment) channel based in [Dubai](/source/Dubai), [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates).[{{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.}}][{{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](/source/Dawn.com)}}] It airs foreign dramas dubbed in Urdu.[{{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](/source/Anadolu_Agency)}}][{{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](/source/Paley_Center_for_Media)}}]
==History==
Urdu 1 was founded in 2012 to air foreign [television show](/source/television_show)s dubbed in Urdu.