Digital television in the Philippines
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Philippine television broadcasting giant ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation has recently applied for the digital television-terrestrial service (DTT) license to the National Telecommunications Commission of the Philippines, that will switch off its analogue broadcast of (Channel 2 Manila) as early as 2010.[citation needed] ABS-CBN said the proposed conversion of the DWWX-TV station from analogue to digital is being undertaken to assist the Philippine government’s initiative to effect transition of television broadcast stations from analogue to digital transmissions, “at the earliest time practicable.”[citation needed] ABS-CBN has recently been experimenting the transmission of digital signals on Channel 51.
The Associated Broadcasting Company (ABC-5) have also expressed their intention of switching their current analogue television broadcast set-up (DWET-TV 5). They are testing DVB-H on Channel 47. However, local broadcast outfits, together with the private sector, are still studying whether or not the Philippines can catch up with the timetable set by the International Telecommunications Union that broadcast companies worldwide should switch off analogue broadcast programming by 2010.[citation needed]
Eventually, the Philippines will use and adopt the European standard DVB-T for terrestrial transmissions. After the shutdown of analogue television (which is scheduled by the end of 2015), the European standard for digital will replace the current (U.S.) standard for analog, NTSC.[1]
Another big media outfit, GMA Network also plans to test DVB-H in Manila, as demand for content on mobile phones increases.
Digital-television launched many Cable TV companies such as SkyCable, Global Destiny Cable, Cablelink and some major cable TV companies in the Provinces, such as Negros Province, Cebu, Iloilo, Palawan, CALABARZON, Central Luzon, Ilocos Province, Davao, Misamis Province and Zamboanga, will announced by 2008 or 2009. Also scheduled to launch are 8 HDTV channels by 2008, 12 HDTV channels by 2009, 4 local HDTV channels by mid-2009 and 6 HDTV channels in 2010.
[edit] References
- ^ NTC gives TV stations 9 years to convert to digital tech. Retrieved on 2007-11-30.
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