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Friday, January 21, 2022

The benefits of a Smart TV


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Smart TVs have slowly but surely begun to become essential within every household, in fact, within 2021, it was reported that 67% of households now own a smart TV which accurately shows how much they are dominating the TV market. However, some may ask, what is so great about a smart TV and what do they offer that a normal TV doesn’t? Let's jump straight into the benefits of a smart TV. 

 

Extended access to additional content

One of the main and most prominent benefits of a smart TV is the ability to access a wider range of content than a normal TV offers. With a standard TV, there is no ability to access the internet, therefore, streaming services are not an option unless you invest in a device that plugs into your HDMI that allows you to do so. Once they are set up, a smart TV gives the user access to a wide range of apps that are available for free download, and in most cases, the user should already have an account linked to the apps they wish to download and use. Apps such as Netflix, Hayu, Spotify, and YouTube are some of the wildly popular apps that smart TVs have to offer to give the viewer such a wide range of content for endless amounts of entertainment.

 

Still have access to live TV

Although a smart TV offers much more choice than a standard TV, a main benefit of a smart TV is that the viewer still has access to live TV. This makes it easier when purchasing a smart TV as smart TV prices are not as ridiculous as they were in the past and quite often, they are priced similarly to normal TVs, making it a no-brainer to purchase a smart TV over a standard TV. Ensure that you have a functioning TV aerial to access digital TV, contact us for https://tayloraerials.co.uk/

 

Only reliant on one remote control

Clutter can be frustrating, especially when it comes to electronics. There is not much worse than having to depend on several devices to operate one device, and yes, we are referring to TV remotes! In the past, it is likely that we had a remote for our TV, our DVD player and not to mention whatever other devices were compatible with our TVs such as gaming devices like an Xbox or Nintendo Wii click here  for more. You know yourself that the clutter of different remotes was annoying and even more so when you lacked storage for them. With a smart TV, everything comes under the one remote, this means that there is less mess and accessing platforms is a whole lot easier for everyone. 

 

Easy to use 

Although a smart TV may sound complex to some, they are actually the complete opposite. Think about it, we all thought the same thing when the smartphone was released and now there is no looking back and they are such simple devices to use! The same goes for a smart TV. Setting up a smart TV is very much similar to setting up a normal TV and once the device has been connected to your home WiFi, you are all set to go! 

Thursday, January 20, 2022

We Vax as One: Mobile Vaccination Drive


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The Department of Transportation (DOTr) in partnership with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be holding a mobile COVID-19 vaccination drive for commuters and transport workers at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) from 24 January 2022 to 28 January 2022.

Dubbed as the “We Vax as One: Mobile Vaccination Drive,” the five-day activity aims to give the AstraZeneca vaccine brand as first, second, or booster doses. Those receiving their booster shots will be given priority.

Transportation Secretary Art Tugade said the vaccination drive intends to give 500 vaccine doses per day.

“Mahalaga po para sa atin na masigurong bakunado ang ating mga bayaning transport workers, lalo na at iba't-ibang lugar ang kanilang pinupuntahan, gayundin ang ibang stakeholders at mga commuters na kanilang nakakasalamuha sa araw-araw,” said Secretary Tugade.

Vaccinations at the PITX during the 5-day drive will be given from 8:00 a.m. until noon (12 p.m.) Those who want to be vaccinated are advised to proceed to Gate 4 at the PITX 2nd floor.

The vaccination drive is open for walk-in vaccinees with the registration to be done onsite.

To recall, the DOTr led a similar COVID-19 vaccination drive for transport workers for six consecutive weeks at the PITX that started on 31 July 2021.

Dubbed as “TsuperHero: Kasangga ng Resbakuna” last year’s vaccination drive was able to vaccinate public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers, conductors, and other transport workers. Participating in the vaccination drive was the DOTr Road Transport Sector, the Department of Health (DOH), the Mega Manila Consortium Corporation (MMCC), the Parañaque City government, and the PITX.

For that event, the MMCC converted five buses of which three were used to inoculate at least 1,000 transport workers every Saturday to reach the minimum target of 6,000 vaccinees.

The Parañaque City government meanwhile provided the first batch of vaccines for the vaccination drive with the remaining vaccine doses needed being sourced from the national government, under the nationwide vaccination program.

FDCP Selects 2 Filipina Producers to Represent PH in Rotterdam Lab 2022


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The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) has selected two emerging female producers as the country’s representatives in the 22nd Rotterdam Lab of the of the 51st International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) in the Netherlands.

Stella Laguda of KT House Productions and Carmela Acol of TEN17P add to this year’s roster of selected budding producers, with 46 women out of 73, in the Rotterdam Lab 2022 for the IFFR Pro, the business counterpart of the festival, that will be held online from January 24 to 28, 2022.

The FDCP as an international partner of the IFFR Pro and the eligible party to nominate participants in the country, issued a Call for Applicants last December 2021 for emerging producers who have at least two short films and are working on a feature film with the aim to co-produce and network internationally.

KT House Productions’ Laguda is the writer and director of “Si Kulit at si Pilya (Kulit and Pilya)” and “Ibang Daan Pauwi (The Other Way Home).” She also worked on Gilb Baldoza’s “Hindi mo naman ako iiwan, di ba?” (as production manager) and producer of Austin Tan’s “Happy Birthday, Mylene! 2023 ka na (Happy 2023rd Birthday Mylene!)” and “Kung Nakakapagsalita Lang ang mga Halaman” (If Only Plants Could Talk).

At present, Laguda is producing “The Gay and the Dying World” by Baldoza and “RA 8941 or How We Recall Lost Memories in Transit” by Tan which is a Fiction Lab alumni of FDCP and Tatino Films’ Full Circle Lab Philippines, a capacity-building program for Filipino and Southeast Asian filmmakers that aims to support film projects’ development and post-production process in order to enhance its artistic and audience potentials focusing on storytelling.

Meanwhile, Acol of TEN17P is the production associate for marketing for Paul Soriano’s “Siargao,” production associate for Soriano’s “First Love” and RC Delos Reyes’ “Mary, Marry Me,” and associate producer for Carlo Ledesma’s “Sunod,” Delos Reyes’ “Love the Way U Lie,” and Fifth Solomon’s “The Exorsis.” She is currently working on the

Philippine adaptation of the South Korean romantic comedy “My Sassy Girl” by Solomon and “The Entitled” by Theodore Boborol as associate producer.

“For two consecutive years, we have been represented by exceptional emerging Filipina producers in the Rotterdam Lab. This will be an invaluable moment for our local producers at the start of their film production career, for them to learn more about the international networking opportunities and create lasting connections,” said FDCP Chairperson and CEO Liza Diño.

Now on its second online edition, the Rotterdam Lab 2022 has chosen participants who are at the start of their career that will get to learn about international film financing, sales, and distribution through workshops, pitching training, and active and open round-table sessions with industry experts. Additionally, the selected producers will have access to the CineMart Online, the festival’s co-production market.

As part of its project and talent development programs, the Agency is consistent in opening opportunities to expose Filipino producers to international networking platforms. In the past years, the FDCP had selected and supported producers to participate in film markets such as the Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film - Cannes Producers Network, the Berlinale Co-Production Market of the Berlin International Film Festival, and Locarno Pro - Match Me! Program of the Locarno Film Festival.

The Rotterdam Lab for talent development is designed to build up emerging producers’ international network and experience. Also part of the IFFR Pro initiatives are the CineMart, the Hubert Bals Fund for independent cinema, and IFFR Pro Hub which offers masterclasses, panels, debates, and professional services.
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