Pakistan Idol

'Pakistan Idol’ program aims at hunting music talent KARACHI: ‘Pakistan Idol’ program for the music-lover youths kicked off here from the Geo platform, aims at hunting out the talented youths from all across the world and help them achieve their right place in the society.

This was announced here in a Pakistan Idol inaugural function marked by a colorful musical night studded with the renowned trendy vocalists winning the hearts of the audience at the PAF Museum and making Pakistan Idol a milestone in the promotion of music talents here. A British television program Pop Idol telecast on October 5, 2001 touching the height of success transcended to the different countries and the Geo Television Network in collaboration with the Pop Idol’s franchise company Fremantle Media laid the foundation of Pakistan Idol. This unique program aims at exploring talented singers and giving them their rightful place. Prior to Pakistan Idol, this program has successfully proved its worth in over 41 countries including Britain, US, Canada, Germany, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Singapore, Malaysia and India. Courtesy Geo. Pakistan Idol The show will begin with a cross-country tour in which singers audition in front of four judges: Abrar-ul-Haq, Hadiqa Kiyani, Ali Azmat, and Sajjad Ali. ''Pakistan Idol '' Coming Soon, Geo TV gets rights for it Sindh High Court on Friday restrained a local TV channel from airing the “Pakistan Idol” programme in a Rs.50 million lawsuit filed by M/s Independent Media for injunction on its franchise right. The plaintiff submitted that it has acquired franchise right to air the localized version of the programme “Pakistan Idol” from its owner Freemantle Media for broadcast in Pakistan. The plaintiff’s counsel Mohammad Ali Mazhar contended that his client has invested millions of rupees to acquire the right to air this programme, which is also being aired in 43 other countries, but the defendant encroached such mark and idea which was actually the plaintiff’s right. The counsel expressed the fear that the defendant (Fortune Marketing) was trying to infringe such rights and it appeared that it may first air the program on August 13. He sought interim injunction restraining the defendant from telecasting the program in question. SHC’s single bench granted interim injunction restraining the defendant from telecasting the program till next date of hearing. First, read these news in today's The News In the above news, M/s Independent Media is the marketing firm for Geo TV network while Fortune Marketing is for Din News, Punjab TV and Star Asia (don't confuse it with Star TV Network).