Peace TV | |
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Launched | 21 January 2006 |
Owned by |
Zakir Naik (founder and president) Lords Production Ltd, a subsidiary of Universal Broadcasting Corporation Ltd |
Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i(HDTV) |
Slogan | The solution for Humanity |
Country | United Arab Emirates |
Broadcast area | Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, North America |
Sister channel(s) | Peace TV Urdu, Peace TV Bangla, Peace TV Albanian, Peace TV Chinese |
Website | www.peacetv.tv |
Satellite | |
Sky (UK) | Channel 813 |
Astra 2F | 12640 V 22000 5/6 |
IPTV | |
Southern Fibernet | Channel 563 |
Peace TV is a nonprofit satellite television network broadcasting globally 24/7 from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Peace TV programs are all in the English language and telecast free-to-air. The founder and president of Peace TV is Zakir Naik, a Islamic preacher from Mumbai, India.
Since 21 January 2006, Peace TV channel has been telecast to more than 200 countries around the world, including in Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia and North America. In 2009, its sister channel (Peace TV Urdu) was launched, which is dedicated especially to the Urdu-speaking viewers around the world and on 22 April 2011, Peace TV Bangla was launched, which is dedicated especially to the Bengali-speaking viewers around the world.
Peace TV network covers live events, lecturing programs for adults and youths, as well as educational programs for children. Its president, Zakir Naik, often calls it an "edutainment channel".
As of July 2016, broadcasting of the channel is banned in India and Bangladesh. In Bangladesh there has been a massive debate to stop airing this channel after the Dhaka Terror Attack. The channel has been finally banned by the Government of Bangladesh after a consultation with its internal security agencies on 10 July 2016.