AKTV ready for comprehensive SEA Games coverage

InterAKTV · Friday, November 4, 2011 · 4:09 pm

AKTV, the sports channel of TV5, is preparing for comprehensive coverage of the Team Philippines campaign in the 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia set to open November 11.

Sports5 head Vitto Lazatin said that AKTV will do its best to broadcast all of the Filipino's exploits in the SEA Games from Palembang and Jakarta, whether live or on a delayed basis.

"From the very beginning, our thrust is to promote the Filipino athletes and covering the SEA Games fits our objective," said Lazatin in Friday's SCOOP forum at the Kamayan Restaurant-Padre Faura.

Lazatin said that AKTV has already sent technical people, talents and sportscasters that will cover the event straight from Palembang and Jakarta.

"Part of our strategy is to bring our own coverage team and we will make our own efforts to cover other events that the broadcasters in Indonesia will not be able to show," said Lazatin.

Lazatin also said that AKTV will provide more airtime than their usual 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. weekday and the weekend block from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Sunday on IBC-13 to show the Philippines' campaign in the SEA Games.

Despite PBA games on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday also being aired on AKTV, Lazatin said that the channel will continue to bring SEA Games news updates and highlights during breaks whenever possible.

Lazatin also assured that other sports like boxing, taekwondo, athletics and swimming, among others will be covered by AKTV.

"Our coverage will cover across all sports. The challenge for us is the scheduling but we will try our very best to deliver all the highlights of Team Philippines in the SEA Games," said Lazatin, who was joined in the forum by AKTV's Dong Capinpuyan.