Perak state launches digital channel

IPOH: The Perak government has launched an indoor digital channel to relay information and current news on the state to the people called PerakTV.
Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zam­bry Abd Kadir said PerakTV would be broadcast via 300 LCD screens to be installed throughout the state, including rural areas, in the first quarter of 2010.
“State agency KPerak Inc Corp­oration is responsible for providing the content while private company Simfoni Maya Sdn Bhd will provide the infrastructure.
“We are identifying the locations to put up the screens,” he told reporters after its launch yesterday.
Denying that it was a propaganda tool aimed at countering allegations by the Opposition, Dr Zambry said PerakTV would allow people to find out about developments in Perak from the state itself rather than from other sources.
“It will at least give them the right picture of what the government is doing.
“Hopefully, by doing so, there can be some balanced news,” he said. “It is meant to give the rakyat a true picture on everything about Perak, be it in the form of economic, social or educational activities, and so on.
“It also presents an opportunity for the private sector, especially small and medium enterprises, which have found it hard to advertise in the mainstream media due to high costs, to do so,” he said.
He said PerakTV would be especially beneficial to rural people, allowing them to take part in the initiatives set out by the government.