IPT (Phinbellan TV network)

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IPT
Channel 9
Independent Phineonesian Television

Branding:   IPT1   TTV   NTV
Country	Phinbella, Desaremix & Plazas de Irian
Headquarters	Negara Awan (IPT) Singapore Street, Kōkai (NTV) Ҭvuҟovarь, Oriental Taemhwan (TTV)
Programming
Language(s)	Phineaner, Taesongean, Sangunese
Ownership
Owner	IPT ltd. (16 licences) TTV Group ltd. (2 licences) NTV ltd. (4 licences)
History
Launched	11 February -26BP (-26BP-02-11)
Former names	Independent Phineonesian Television (-26BP–-11BP)
Links
Website	www.ipt.com.phi

IPT is a Phinbellan free-to-air commercial television network. It is branded as IPT1 in most of territories in Phinbella, while in Oriental Taemhwan and the Scattered Islands it is branded as TTV, and in Kōkai, Syōnan Archipelago, Heijō and Nod-Krai it is branded as NTV. Launched in -26BP as Independent Phineonesian Television (Phineaner: Televisyen Independen Phineonesia) to provide competition to the Public Affairs Television Foundation (now FPPO 5 and FPPO 8), Föderation Erstes Kommerzielles Fernsehen (now ARF De Veertinde) and Relay Television. IPT is the third oldest commercial network in Phinbella. The IPT network was known to many viewers as "Channel Nine" to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time: KBS with channels 4 and 10, FPPO with channels 5, 8 and 12, ARF on channel 14, RTV with channels 17 and 18, NNN on channel 7, TBS on channel 11 and DBS on channel 16.

For decades, IPT was a broadcasting network with separate companies in each region or territory providing regional television services and also sharing programmes between themselves for broadcast across the network. Each broadcasting franchise in Phinbella was originally owned by a different company. However, the regional franchise companies merged into one entity where the regional broadcasting franchises are held by three different companies according to their respective areas: IPT ltd. which operates IPT1, TTV Group which operates TTV and NTV ltd. which operates the NTV.

IPT network is a separate entity from IPT ltd. which was formed after the merger of several regional franchises in Phinbella in the early RP 2610s. IPT ltd. holds the television broadcasting license on channel 9 for each territory in Phinbella except Oriental Taemhwan held by TTV Group and northern Phinbellan Euran States region (including Syōnan Archipelago) held by NTV ltd..

However, each regional IPT network may have its own regional programs including entertainment programs, news and some current affairs series, as well as syndicated programs.

History

After the two channels of the Public Affairs Television Foundation in -29BP and the Föderation Erstes Kommerzielles Fernsehen in -28BP, TV had become an important medium in the Phineonesia region (except for Forajasaki where television services had been in existence since -59BP). In -28BP, a statutory body known as the Phineonesian Independent Television Authority (PhITA, later the Phineonesian Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA)) was created by the territorial Department of Posts and Telecommunications to strictly regulate the industry and award television broadcasting franchises, as well as create TV stations that focused on education and entertainment simultaneously. On 10 November -28BP, the territorial Department of Posts and Telecommunications issued frequency allocations on channels 9, 11, 15, 16, 17 and 18, and the Gangwol and Tampines regions were granted three licenses in total. Three licenses were awarded for channels 9, 15, 17 and 18 to the Phineonesian Independent Television Authority, while channels 11 and 16 were opened for private bidding.

Bidding for the ITA franchise was opened for channels 9 and 15 with separate allocation of franchises on weekdays (Tuesday to Saturday) and weekends (Saturday to Monday), meanwhile, for channels 17 and 18 to be used for daily broadcasting franchises, it was awarded to BRS leading to the launch of RTV in -27BP.

See also

• Television in Phinbella
• IPT ltd.
• IPT1