RBU, official live feed partner for SONA 2024
Reliance Broadcasting Unlimited (RBU) was the official live feed partner of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) for the 2024 State of the Nation address, seamlessly airing the Radio Television Malacanang (RTVM) in the Batasan Pambansa complex and in thousands of homes across the country.
“We take great pride in leveraging our technology for public service and information – after all, as a broadband company, we champion access to information. With RBU now with a DTH license,we were able to stream RTVM via our entertainment box at the House of Representatives, and to our thousands of Vision box subscribers,” said RBU President Atty. Frank Martin Abalos.
The third presidential SONA was the pilot broadcast of the company.
ComClark Network and Technology Corp., parent company of leading fiber internet provider Converge ICT Solutions Inc., oversaw the installation of the entertainment boxes, branded as ‘Vision’, in majority of the TVs in Batasang Pambansa complex, allowing the guests and employees of the House of Representatives to tune in to the SONA.
The Vision boxes were installed in the Manuel Villar Jr. Hall, Prospero Nograles Hall, Womens Legislator Lounge, Hallway COA, inside COA, the Plenary Hall, Social Hall, Andaya Hall, Elizalde, RTVM Room, RVM ½, North Lounge Extension and the People Center.
With the devices now equipped with Vision, employees can also access local and international TV channels and exclusive channels like USA Today News, USA Today Sports, Pocketwatch, and Ryan & friends.
This easy-to-set-up service comes with reliable security features and an enhanced artificial intelligence that provides a quick, one-click access to channels, Google apps, online games, and OTT apps like HBO Go, Amazon Prime, YouTube and Spotify.
Converge has the largest fiber-to-the-home network in the Philippines with over eight million ports and a fiber footprint extending over 700,000 kilometers that reaches 16 million Filipino homes nationwide. As of end-March 2024, Converge serves 2.3 million residential broadband subscribers across the country.
