Channel created the first Public Television Network of America … – Daily and Radio Uchile (Satire)

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Natalia Figueroa | Saturday June 25, 2016 12:20 hrs .

National Television of Chile, TVN, along with six other public channels in the region established the initiative. The president of NTV said they may exchange content in child and informative matter.

The network was established a few weeks ago in International Forum on Public Media, held in the premises of Television Nacional de Chile (TVN). On the occasion, Chile with six Latin American countries created the first Public Television Network in Latin America that allow the exchange primarily informational and children’s content among its member countries.

While a general idea was raised the initiative, including the heads of the public channels of Chile, Uruguay, Mexico, Paraguay, Costa Rica and Colombia, must specify the guidelines for future work to start the effective exchange of content and also create an ethics manual set, as indicated CNTV.

the President of the Council, journalist Oscar Reyes, said that this network is a big step for the advancement of the public to future television, considering the digital TV standard to be implemented in 2018.

“This network is created and is a great first step for our public television. We will want to do exchange programs, newspaper articles and correspondents, and mainly children’s production, “he said.

He added that they could perform some tests exchange children’s programming considering the limited content dedicated to children on Chilean television.

“also one of the objectives is to create a virtual platform with guides studies, courses, training and exchange of knowledge between these issuers channels. The first thing he remembered this year is an online screenwriting course, “he said.

However, the authority of CNTV acknowledged that the decision of transmitting content depends on each channel, in this case the president of directory TVN, Ricardo Solari, who has oversight of the public body.

Meanwhile, from the cross-bench for the democratization of communications, the deputy of the Christian Democrat Patricio Vallespín, praised the creation of this agreement because, in his opinion, may know more precisely regional issues that are poorly addressed in the Chilean public television.

he also assured the need to strengthen the lines of work of public television currently delivers content “dubious quality training”.

According to a survey by the CNTV on public media, 72 percent of viewers declared that public television should be promoting cultural and educational content.