syed misbah uddin qadri
Master's Degree in Telecommunication
Master's Degree in Journalism
Two Decades of Excellence
Transition to Sports TV
Academic Contributions since 2010
Leadership, Creation, and Research
My Dynamic Career
As Media Professional
Misbah began his career in the Electronic media industry as a Broadcast Engineer at Pakistan Television in 1999. During his time there, he had the privilege of collaborating with esteemed TV Directors like Hyder Imam Rizvi, Kazim Pasha, Sahira Kazmi, Iqbal Lateef, Qasim Jalali, Tajdar Hyder, and many others.
After gaining valuable experience at Pakistan Television for 3 years, Misbah made a significant move in 2003 by joining Pakistan’s first private news TV channel, Geo TV. At Geo TV, he assumed the responsibilities of being the head of quality assurance and shift in charge. Additionally, Misbah became a vital part of the immensely popular show “Aaj Kamran Khan kay Sath.”
In 2005, Misbah’s career took an international turn as he seized an opportunity to work with CNBC Pakistan, the country’s first international TV channel. At CNBC Pakistan, he played a crucial role in executing news, business, and economic-based live programs. During his tenure there, he also contributed to their sister TV channel, Samma TV, by participating in the installation and designing process.
In 2011, Misbah further advanced his career by joining Dawn News TV as Head of PCR, where he oversaw the operation of 3 PCRs for round-the-clock broadcasting.
In February 2015, he joined BOL TV as Assistant Manager Broadcast, and there he was responsible for managing all live and recorded programs related to news and current affairs. However, due to crises in the BOL group, he eventually decided to leave the job.
In September 2015, Misbah took on the role of Head of Operations at Business Plus TV and Zaiqa TV. He also gained experience working as the General Manager at Faiz TV (Web TV).
As TV DIRECTOR
Misbah started his directing career at CNBC Pakistan in 2005, where he joined as a Vision Mixer Director. He received training on various video switchers and learned vision mixing techniques from directors at BBC and CNBC Arabia.
During his time at CNBC Pakistan and Samaa TV, he directed thousands of live programs, including news, economics, and current affairs programs. He also directed special transmissions such as elections, budgets, and marathons.
In addition to News and current affairs TV shows, Misbah also directed musical shows, entertainment programs, interviews, and corporate events.
In 2020, Misbah got the opportunity to enter the field of sports direction. He made his debut in domestic cricket TV direction during the 2020 Quid-e Azam trophy. Subsequently, he embarked on a long series of sports direction projects, both domestic and international, such as the Pakistan Cup, National Women’s Cup, Kashmir Premier League, and Karachi Tapeball Premier League. Additionally, Misbah also directed UAE and ICC sports events, including the Dubai Summer Bash and D-20 Ajman Cup.
As Educationist
Besides gaining field experience, Misbah has been associated with academia as an adjunct and permanent faculty member since 2010 up to the present. He has worked for several universities, including Bahria University, Greenwich University, Iqra University, NED University, and Zia Uddin University.
Misbah’s areas of expertise lie in Media Sciences, particularly Broadcasting, Direction, TV Production, Camera and Lighting Techniques, and Media Psychology. Additionally, in the field of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, he used to teach courses such as Digital Electronics, Electronic Devices and Circuits, Communication Techniques, Satellite Communication, and Radio & Television Broadcasting.
He actively participates in various seminars, workshops, and guest speaker sessions and Trainings.
As Digital Media Content Creator
As Consultant & tRAINER
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Production & Broadcasting
A media production and consultancy organization. There is also a media-based YouTube channel operating under this umbrella.
ENDORSEMENT
Mujahid Barelvi, sr anchor
Regards,
Mujahid Barelvi
Sr. Anchor
Shahzad Khan, Anchor/Host
Regards,
Shahzad Khan
Anchor/Host
Owais Mangalwala, anchor/host
Ovais Mangalwala
Host/ Anchor
Syed Fawad Zaidi, Anchor
Syed Fawad Zaidi
Anchor at SAMAA TV
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