MANILA, Philippines - TV5 blazes the trail as a broadcast network, as it is the only TV network finalist in the Social TV Awards held at the Bel Air Country Club on July 16. TV5’s News5 Everywhere reached finalist status in the second Social TV Awards for the Pagbabago Election Coverage. Other nominees in the category include Univision’s Primer Impacto and Realtime LA Riots by NBC 4 Southern California.
News5 Everywhere is the official online video and audio content management platform and Social TV of News 5. It is one of the first in the world to use the power of the Internet and combine it with the latest digital technology. It is considered as the Philippines’ first and pioneering social streamcasting news platform. It is a trans-media and cloud-based online video management platform, where the reports are uploaded.
News5 Everywhere has also been a springboard for live streaming services for News5. News5 Everywhere complements News5’s operations by integrating audience preferences and interests across various media to deliver TV5’s unique brand of journalism and public service that lives up to News5’s motto, “Higit sa balita, AKSYON.†Billy Bush, host of Access Hollywood, will be the master of ceremonies at the Social TV Awards.