Even though BBC News and CNN are back on, local news channels are not. Apparently there was a 45 minute meeting on the matter in Islamabad yesterday, and media owners were "consulted," but the government was not able to get the "guarantees" that they wanted. So the blackout continues.
This has meant that the news channels are turning increasingly to the internet to broadcast their programming. You can see clips of all the major channels on YouTube and other online forums, and on JumpTV. The blackout has also caused the sale of satellite dishes to jump dramatically (since the ban is being enforced through cable operators). Interestingly, Dawn has posted detailed satellite viewing instructions on its home page:
Satellite: Intelsat 10, Band -C
Downlink Frequency: 4126.05 Mhz
Symbol rate: 3255 Kbps
FEC: 3/4
Polarization: Horizontal
This has meant that the news channels are turning increasingly to the internet to broadcast their programming. You can see clips of all the major channels on YouTube and other online forums, and on JumpTV. The blackout has also caused the sale of satellite dishes to jump dramatically (since the ban is being enforced through cable operators). Interestingly, Dawn has posted detailed satellite viewing instructions on its home page:
Satellite: Intelsat 10, Band -C
Downlink Frequency: 4126.05 Mhz
Symbol rate: 3255 Kbps
FEC: 3/4
Polarization: Horizontal
Blogs are also emerging as a major source of news, as well as SMS messages. Apparently in the last few days, there have been an astounding number of text messages flying around.
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