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
9th Irish Film & Television Awards 9th Irish Film & Television Awards The 9th Irish Film & Television Awards took place on Saturday 11 February 2012 at the Convention Centre Dublin (CCD). It was hosted by Irish actor Simon Delaney. The Show was broadcast on RTÉ One Television on the night. The ceremony, hosted by the Academy on Saturday 11 February reached a record audience of 1.143 Million viewers* on RTÉ One, clocking up the highest number of Irish viewers to watch the Awards show. Among the winners at the Irish Film & Television Awards was Michael Fassbender, who picked up the Best Actor IFTA for