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MLE CLASS III: (back to the top)

EVOLUTION OF TELEVISION IN THE PHILIPPINES

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000 and Beyond

Early Beginning


Imported T.V. set in b/w and

franchised T.V. channels


Franchised

T.V.

Channels


Television – use as campaign

machinery


American

“canned”

programs

Tri-Media Companies


(Print, Radio, T.V.)

Colored pictures – ABS-CBN


Rise of more

local T.V.

stations and

local talents


Television

became a

commercial

commodity,

start to be

used for

business


American

“canned”

programs

Controlled Environment


Television

under Martial

Law


Tough

competition

between ABS-

CBN and

GMA 7


Rise of cultural

programs and

entertainment

shows


Creation of

KBP – (self-

regulation)


American

“canned”

programs

Freedom Regained


Rise of varied/ local programs:


Satirical Shows

- educational

- comedy

- gag show

- Talk shows

- Investigative

Reports


American

“canned”

programs

Big Conglomerates


Free T.V. target audience

– the “masa”

Horizontal

Programming

(Mon. – Friday)


Block time/

prime time

programming

“Tabloidization”

of T.V.


Start of T.V.

“sensationalism”


Reality Shows,

Game Shows,

documentaries


Mexican, Japanese anime, cartoons &

foreign

“canned”

programs


T.V. Awards

- P.A.T.A.S.

- C.M.M.A.

-Golden Dove

Awards

(KBP)

- Gawad CCP

Moro-Moro Television


Carnival Shows –

“masa” became

kings and queens

of the show


Chinovela, other

foreign “canned”

programs

(meteor Garden)

- More

sensationalism

- Exploitation of

women

- Commercialism

(commercial

overloads)


New Program Formats:

- Public Affairs

Programs

- Reality Shows

(MTV, MYX)



A. THE NATURE OF TELEVISION AS A FORM OF BROADCAST MEDIA
1. It is audio-visual.
2. It combines radio, theater and film.
3. It can portray scenes and events so realistically.
4. It is considered as a companion media.
5. It presents live and recorded programs.
6. It has heterogeneous audience.
7. It is interactive. (Anybody can join a contest through
calling/texting)

B. HOW ARE BROADCAST STATION CLASSIFIED?
1. Private/Commercial or Government
2. Sales Oriented or Program Oriented

C. HOW ARE BROADCAST PROGRAMS CLASSIFIED?
1. Blocktime, Station Produced or Co-Production
2. News & Public Affairs, Entertainment or “Enfotainment”
3. Profit Center or Prestige Program
4. Local or Foreign “Canned”

D. WHAT ARE THE PROGRAM FORMATS UNDER PUBLIC AFFAIRS?
1. Talk Shows – Interview, Discussion, Debate
2. News Special
3. News Magazine
4. Documentary
5. Investigative Report
6. Special/Cultural Event

E. WHAT ARE THE PROGRAM FORMATS UNDER INFOTAINMENT?
1. Drama – “telecine” or full length TV movie
- Drama series or “soap Opera”
- Drama anthology
2. Comedy – sit com or situation comedy
- Gag show
3. Talk Show
– Interview
- Discussion
4. Musical 5. Variety Show
6. Game/Quiz Show
7. Sports
8. Specialty Shows (cooking/crafts, etc)
9. New Formats
- “Reality TV”,
- Docudrama, MTV