The dawn of a new era? With franchise renewal stalled, ‘TV Patrol’ finds a new home online
Grover C. Magnus
2 min read
ABS-CBN’s long-running nightly news program “TV Patrol,” made history Thursday, shifting from a traditional broadcast to a purely digital platform and ending speculation about its survival.
The prospect of the return of one of ABS-CBN’s programs looked grim just two days ago, after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issued a cease-and-desist order that forced the network to terminate its television and radio operations.
But the re-emergence of “TV Patrol” as an online entity has given hope to millions of Filipinos who have become accustomed to getting their daily dose of nationally relevant information from Noli de Castro, Ted Failon and Bernadette Sembrano.
Here are some images from Thursday’s edition of “TV Patrol”, trumpeted by some as the dawn of a new era in journalism.
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