Broadcast media giant, GMA Network, makes all its shows here and abroad available in widescreen format. Flat-screen TV viewers can now enjoy their favorite programs in a wider scope in terms of what can be seen on screen.
The 16:9 widescreen format is now made available on GMA and GTV, as well as on digital channels Heart of Asia, Hallypop, I Heart Movies, and Pinoy Hits. Kapuso abroad can have the same viewing experience via GMA international channels GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV, and GMA News TV.
“Recognizing that a majority of TV homes in the country have already shifted to wider flat-screen TVs from the traditional box-type, and more importantly that our viewers deserve the best that we can offer, GMA will now provide its viewers with a true widescreen viewing experience for all its TV channels,” shares GMA Network’s First Vice President and Head of Post Production Paul Ticzon.
“The 16:9 widescreen format allows content creators of GMA to provide better storytelling which translates to a more immersive viewing experience for our audiences. Through a higher spatial resolution, there is more freedom in composition and visual expression,” Ticzon added.
“GMA Network budgeted over P139 million in capital expenditure for the acquisition of attendant electronics equipment that facilitates the 16:9 widescreen format delivery through our existing analog and digital terrestrial broadcast network nationwide, as well as re-distribution partners here and abroad,” adds GMA Network’s Senior Vice President and Head of Engineering Group Elvis Ancheta.
According to Ancheta, the 16:9 widescreen format can display 33 percent more distinct picture information than what viewers are used to seeing with the traditional screen format.
“We have chosen to utilize the full height anamorphic process or FHA to make this possible,” Ancheta further says.
GMA gives TV audiences an enhanced viewing experience with this latest format. The widescreen format further complements the Network’s cutting-edge shows, such as the flagship newscast 24 Oras, Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Mga Lihim ni Urduja, and the soon-to-air series Voltes V: Legacy, among others.