GEM TV (Persian: جم تیوی) is an Iranian group of entertainment satellite channels. Its headquarters is located in Istanbul, Turkey. This group also launched various channels in Arabic, Kurdish and Persian to expand its viewers.
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| Country | Iran |
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| Broadcast area | Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa |
| Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Persian, Azeri, Kurdish, Arabic |
| Picture format | 1080p (HDTV) & 576i (SDTV), 16:9 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | کریمیان |
| History | |
| Launched | 2006 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
History
editGEM Television commenced work in 2006, owned and managed by GEM Group ("General Entertainment and Media Group"). GEM Group was established in 2001.
Current programs
editGEM's current programming consists of movies, documentaries and acquired programs and shows like America's Got Talent and The X Factor. GEM also airs dubbed Turkish TV series such as Magnificent Century, Kuzey Güney, Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? and Merhamet. All of the programs are either dubbed or subtitled in Persian.[1][2]
Assassination of Saeed Karimian
editOn 29 April 2017, Director of the GEM Group, Saeed Karimian, was assassinated in Istanbul.[3]
References
edit- ^ http://www.gemgroup.tv Archived 28 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine GEM GROUP OFFICIAL WEB SITE
- ^ http://www.gemonline.tv GEM TV VOD
- ^ رسانههای ایران: مدیر تلویزیون جِم در ترکیه ترور شد [Iranian media: Director of GEM TV was assassinated in Turkey]. 29 April 2017. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2023.