Would it be possible for Bayani to turn the old, and only existing government controlled television station in the Philippines?
Formerly known as the People's Television Network, Inc. or PTV-4, and Maharlika Broadcasting System, Inc or MBS since 1974, the network was only funded for capital outlay once after the President Fidel V. Ramos appointed PTV Networks first board of directors. In the year 1992, it has been operating from it's generated revenues on its own. As RA 7306 stipulates that the government shall not appropriate funds for the operations of the Network.
Although at some point PTNI have earned Hall of Fame Award for Best Station and Most Balanced Programming in 1987 from the Catholic Mass Media Awards for two succeeding years, the network lost it's mandate to give quality educational, cultural, and public affairs programs.
The network was set not to compete with other television giants.
During a routine Sunday inspection with MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando in a mobile office, he mentioned that he planned to make NBN the strongest and most powerful network in the country... (to be continued)
2 comments:
It seems like good news that Fernando is going to transform NBN into a competitive network. I just hope that the shows that will be broadcast under his planned administration would remain objective and professional, unlike some shows of the "leading" networks in the Philippines. As shown by many shows in Net 25 (another Filipino owned TV network), shows can be made fun and exciting, without sacrificing their objective, non-partisan, and educational value.
I've always believed that no single corporation should have monopoly in any industry, including broadcasting. So Bayani's plan to improve NBN is probably a step forward to ensuring that the TV ratings will be more evenly distributed among many TV networks, not concentrated on the two largest ones.
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