Television in the Philippines became the first national Philippine television network to broadcast in high-definition on cable. In 2018, GMA Network also launched its own digital set-top box service under the generic name "digibox". Television in the Philippines Television in the Philippines was introduced in 1953. But even before that, during the late 1940s, a number of academic experiments had been done and replicated by Filipino engineers and students. From 1975 to 1978, the Sinag Awards were given by the Philippine Academy for Television Arts and Sciences (PATAS). On the other hand, the Star Awards for Television is the oldest existing television awards in
5th Critics' Choice Television Awards MacFarlane received the Critics' Choice Louis XIII Genius Award. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface: The following shows received multiple awards: The following shows received multiple nominations: 5th Critics' Choice Television Awards The 5th Critics' Choice Television Awards, presented by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA), honoring the best in primetime television programming from June 1, 2014 until May 31, 2015, were held on May 31, 2015 at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was broadcast live on A&E. The nominations were announced on May 6, 2015. Channelwise, HBO received a total of 27 nominations