PTV, PTV, Where Art Thou?

Before things started going viral on social media, and even before 9/11 triggered the age of breaking news on digital media in 2001, there was the Y2K bug. People all over the world talked about it. It was meant to wreak havoc on computers and computer systems world-wide. [bs-quote quote=”One moment the PTV we knew was there. The next, poof! Vanished! Gone!” style=”style-17″ align=”center” color=”#dd0000″ author_name=”Aina Maria Waseem” author_job=”Freelance Writer & Contributor, Baaghi TV”][/bs-quote] Then somehow, presumably one Ethan Hunt was sent on a Mission Impossible and he managed to avert the crisis; only, he redirected it to a lesser target. One moment the PTV we knew was there. The next, poof! Vanished! Gone! While Diriliş Ertuğrul has raised uncomfortable questions about our raison d’être on this earthly abode and set up countless backs, it has administered a reviving injection to the comatose national television through its massive popularity. It has reminded us that of late PTV has merely been churning out repeats of dramas from private channels. This is the first time in two decades that the desire to tune in to PTV has assumed noticeable proportions. Yet, as Pakistan and Turkey embarked on a joint fifth generation war … Continue reading PTV, PTV, Where Art Thou?