{"id":145330,"date":"2018-01-11T00:26:38","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T05:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=145330"},"modified":"2018-01-11T00:26:38","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T05:26:38","slug":"ph-japan-tie-up-for-ptv-digitalization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/11\/ph-japan-tie-up-for-ptv-digitalization\/","title":{"rendered":"PH, Japan tie up for PTV digitalization"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Japan Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Seiko Noda and Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar lead the ceremonial switch-on at PTV4’s station in Quezon City. (PNA Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Sharing the same goal of fully modernizing public broadcasting in the region, Japan and Philippines’ respective public communications agencies on Jan. 3 have committed to digitalize the Philippines\u2019 state television.<\/p>\n

Television viewers will now have a much better and clearer reception of the Philippines’ government television network, People’s Television 4 (PTV4), after Wednesday’s ceremonial switch-on of the network’s Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcast (DTTB), migrating from being analog to fully digital.<\/p>\n

Japan Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Seiko Noda and Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar led the ceremonial switch-on at PTV4’s station in Quezon City along with Department of Information and Communicaton Technology Undersecretary Eliseo Rio Jr. and other PCOO officials.<\/p>\n

Noda noted that having digital broadcasting facilities, where citizens have free access, particularly during times of calamities and emergencies, will greatly improve lives.<\/p>\n

For Andanar\u2019s part, he said, the modernization program is one of the most meaningful projects under President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n

Andanar said the magnitude of the technological infrastructure improvement is as comprehensive as connecting more than 70 provinces and more than a thousand cities and municipalities in the country.<\/p>\n

Through this, he said, the administration’s goal to bring the government closer to its people is now achievable more than ever.<\/p>\n

Dino Apolonio, network general manager of PTV, vowed that the station will do its part as a responsive digital network.<\/p>\n

PCOO targets that the Philippines reach full digitalized terrestrial broadcasting by 2030.<\/p>\n

PTV4 sees the digitalization as a model for other Asian countries to replicate, particularly in investing in the enhancement of state-owned media. (PNA)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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