GNN (news channel)


Gourmet News Network, commonly known as GNN, is a Pakistani 24-hour news and current affairs channel based in Lahore, Pakistan. It is owned and operated by Gourmet Foods.
It was launched in 2005 as CNBC Pakistan under a license from CNBC Asia Pacific. It was then owned by Vision Network Television Limited. In 2015, it was renamed as Jaag TV and was relaunched. In 2018, it was again relaunched with a news name GNN.

History

It started its transmission under name of CNBC Pakistan by taking a license from CNBC Asia. It was then owned by Vision Network Television.
In 2015, it was relaunched as Jaag TV after struggling to compete in the Pakistani market. The channel continued to struggle and was bought by Pakistani bakery company, Gourmet Bakeries. Reportedly, they bought it for 1.5 billion to diversify their business.
In 2018, the company announced its attention to rename the channel and relaunch it under the name, G News Network. For this purpose, they appointed Amir Mir brother of Hamid Mir Chief Operating Officer of the channel.
On August 10, 2018, Hamid Mir left Geo TV and joined GNN as President of the channel along with two other colleagues Sohail Warraich and Munib Farooq. But his stint remained brief at GNN as two months later on October 12, 2018, Hamid Mir left GNN.
Senior journalist Dr. Shahid Masood joined GNN as President on 14 April, 2019, continuing his show "Live With Dr. Shahid Masood".
Senior journalist Arif Hameed Bhatti joined GNN as Chief operating officer on 13 June, 2019. He will host a show at GNN.

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