As ABS-CBN TV Plus: 2012(2012) (free trial) February15,2015(2015-02-15) (commercial release) As ABS-CBN TV Plus Digital TV Receiver: September2021(2021-09)
ABS-CBN Corporation initially applied for a license from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to operate a digital terrestrial television service in the country back in 2007.[4] ABS-CBN planned to utilize multiplex to offer ABS-CBN, the defunct Studio 23 (now S+A), and 5 additional specialty TV channels. The conglomerate is expecting to spend around ₱1 billion annually for the next five years for their DTT transition.[5] ABS-CBN utilized UHF channel 51 Manila (695.143MHz), later UHF Channel 43 (647.143MHz), for test broadcasts in the DVB-T format. ABS-CBN was expected to begin digital test broadcasts In January 2009.[4][6]
In 2010, the NTC announced that it would formally adopt the Japanese standard ISDB-T for digital broadcasting and issued a circular for ordering the entire country's television networks to switch-off their analog services on December 31, 2015, at 11:59p.m. Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8).[7] Due to continuous delay of release of the implementing rules and regulations for digital television broadcast, the target date was moved to 2023.[8]
In April 2011, ABS-CBN announced further details about its DTT plans, which will offer ABS-CBN and Studio 23 (now S+A). Five new channels will be exclusively available to its digital users which will be offered once the digital broadcast starts. The specialty TV channel line-up includes one news channel, two youth-oriented channels, an educational channel, and a movie channel. ABS-CBN is also planning to utilize the 1seg (one segment) broadcast standard for handheld devices.[9][10][11][12]
The set-top box, then known as TV+, was previewed on ABS-CBN's morning show Umagang Kay Ganda on March 22, 2012, where they offered free samples to their studio audiences.[13] Since then until its official launch, TV+ was distributed as a prize for the quiz segment of DZMM's "Failon Ngayon sa DZMM" and "Ang Mahiwagang Blackbox" (The Magical Blackbox).
On December 18, 2014, the NTC issued the implementing rules and regulations for digital terrestrial television broadcast in the country.[14] ABS-CBN Corporation officially launched ABS-CBN TVplus on February 11, 2015, through a ceremonial switch-on at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center.[15][16]
In July 2015, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) signed a memorandum of agreement with ABS-CBN for the inclusion of the Emergency Warning Broadcast system (EWBS) in ABS-CBN TVplus. The feature was activated during the Metro Manila Wide Shake Drill held on July 30 through an over-the-air update.
In March 2016, in celebration of its first anniversary, a redesigned version of the set-top box was released, with a new processor and support for HDMI and HDTV resolutions; the latter feature was later removed when the price of TVplus was reduced on the fourth quarter of 2016.
In May 2016, TVplus was awarded two bronze Stevies for "Best in New Product Innovation" and "Best in Branded Development" in the 2016 Asia Pacific Stevie Awards.[17]
Recently[when?], TVplus updated ABS-CBN's main channel by putting their Regional Network feed in provinces that has their audiences.
On July 30, 2018, ABS-CBN TVplus conducted free trial of the new set of freemium channels using UHF Channel 16 (485.143MHz). It includes cable channels from sister company Creative Programs: O Shopping (also aired as overnight programming for ABS-CBN), Jeepney TV, and Myx (which previously has a complimentary channel Myx2 before TVplus launched in 2015). Also included in the lineup are two new exclusive digital channels, Asianovela Channel and Movie Central. Initially, the five new channels will be beamed from Metro Manila, Metro Cebu and Cagayan de Oro, with plans to extend its coverage to existing ABS-CBN DTV stations.[18][19][20]
On November 10, 2018, ABS-CBN TVplus launched its digital service in Batangas, making its 16th signal coverage area.[21]
On June 1, 2019, ABS-CBN launched a digital TV dongle called ABS-CBN TVplus Go for Android smartphones. It was initially available in Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga, Benguet, Tarlac, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Batangas, Iloilo, Bacolod, Metro Cebu, Cagayan de Oro and Metro Davao.[22]
As of February 2020, ABS-CBN TVplus has sold over 9 million units of its set-top boxes.[23][24]
On May 5, 2020, ABS-CBN TVplus was affected by the cease-and-desist order (CDO) issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and Solicitor GeneralJose Calida due to the lapsing of ABS-CBN's franchise(unable to renew the franchise before its expiration date). ABS-CBN's main channel and S+A ceased broadcasting, as well as the regional digital stations operated by ABS-CBN. Some TVplus channels resumed broadcasting on May 8, but in a limited coverage (Metro Manila, Laguna province, Iloilo province, and selected areas of Baguio) through a blocktime agreement with an unnamed third-party broadcast company. On June 1, 2020, Jeepney TV and Asianovela Channel resumed broadcasting and took over the channel spaces of ABS-CBN and S+A respectively.
On June 30, 2020, all the digital channels of ABS-CBN TVplus were forced to stop operations due to the alias cease-and-desist order (ACDO) issued by the National Telecommunications Commission.[25] Yey! and Asianovela Channel stopped broadcasting, while Cine Mo!, TeleRadyo, and Jeepney TV are still available on Sky Cable and other cable providers.[26] However, digital broadcasts of other broadcast television networks remained on-air on TVplus.
During the same Congressional hearing, ABS-CBN Corporation confirmed that they have stopped selling TVplus boxes in February 2020 after their subsidiary and its parent, ABS-CBN Convergence failed to secure a separate legislative franchise during that same month.[unreliable source?]
Recent developments
In September 2021, the unsold units were renamed as ABS-CBN TVplus Digital TV Receiver with a new packaging. These units are now promoted as a regular digital TV set-top box (similar to TV5's Sulit TV, GMA Network's Affordabox, and Adtel's Baron Digital TV Box) in the sense that it also receives free-to-air digital channels. The tagline "Ang Mahiwagang Black Box" (transl.The Magic Blackbox) is also withdrawn, alongside traces of ABS-CBN's free-to-air digital channels and its Premium Channels.[citation needed]
This variation of ABS-CBN TVplus includes an internet dongle stick that connects the TV to the internet via prepaid plans of its selected provider ABS-CBNmobile. It was available in selected areas only, until was discontinued after the closure of ABS-CBNmobile in 2018.
ABS-CBN TVplus Go
Logo of ABS-CBN TVplus Go
An encrypted dongle stick that allows Android smartphones to watch the digital channels that ABS-CBN TVplus can receive and is mainly meant for outdoor use.
1 For Mega Manila only, channel and frequency varies on regional stations. 2 These channels are encrypted and protected using their own encryption system, thus requiring SMS activation to access those channels in a limited time according to the subscription. In addition, all non-encrypted digital terrestrial TV channels broadcast within the area of the household will also be carried.[27] 3 After ABS-CBN was issued a cease-and-desist order on May 5, 2020, the respective channel spaces of ABS-CBN and S+A were temporarily replaced by Jeepney TV and Asianovela Channel on June 1, 2020.
DZOE-TV is a television station in Metro Manila, Philippines, serving as the flagship of the A2Z network. It is owned by ZOE Broadcasting Network and operated by ABS-CBN Corporation under a blocktime agreement. The station maintains studios at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Sgt. Esguerra Ave. corner Mo. Ignacia St., Diliman, Quezon City and 22nd floor, Strata 2000 Bldg., F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig, while its hybrid analog and digital transmitting facility is located at Crestview Heights Subdivision, Brgy. San Roque, Antipolo, Rizal.
DWAQ-DTV is a television station in Metro Manila, Philippines, serving as the flagship of the religious channel SMNI. Owned and operated by Swara Sug Media Corporation, the station maintains studios at the ACQ Tower, Sta. Rita Street corner Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, Brgy. Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati, and its hybrid digital transmitting facility is located at KJC Compound, Barangay Sauyo, Novaliches, Quezon City.
DWKC-DTV is a television station in Metro Manila, Philippines, serving as the flagship of Broadcast Enterprises and Affiliated Media, Inc. Its main office is located at the 3rd floor, Globe Telecom Plaza 1, Pioneer St. cor. Madison St., Mandaluyong City, while its transmitter and master control is located at Palos Verdes Subdivision, Sumulong Highway, Brgy. Santa Cruz, Antipolo, Rizal.
ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc. is a Philippine broadcast media arm of the Jesus Is Lord Church. Based in Ortigas Center, Pasig, it operates a network of television and radio stations in Mega Manila, Baguio, Bacolod, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Iloilo and Puerto Princesa. The company also owns its first television station in Metro Manila, DZOE-TV 11 and its DTT companion UHF channel 20, which currently airs the A2Z network, a joint-venture partnership between ZOE and ABS-CBN Corporation through its blocktime agreement.
DWAC-TV, Channel 23, was the flagship UHF station of Philippine all-sports television network ABS-CBN Sports and Action (S+A), a fully owned subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation. Its studios and transmitter are located at ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Mother Ignacia Avenue corner Sergeant Esguerra Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.
DZOZ-DTV is a television station in Metro Manila, Philippines, serving as the flagship of the Light TV network. It is owned and operated by ZOE Broadcasting Network alongside A2Z flagship DZOE-TV, which is operated by ABS-CBN Corporation under a blocktime agreement. Both stations share studios at the 22nd floor, Strata 2000 Bldg., F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig, while DZOZ-DTV's transmitter is located at Crestview Heights Subdivision, Barangay San Roque, Antipolo, Rizal.
Television in the Philippines was introduced in October 1953 upon the first commercial broadcast made by Alto Broadcasting System, making the Philippines the first Southeast Asian country and the second in Asia to do so. Even before that, during the late 1940s, several academic experiments had been done and replicated by Filipino engineers and students.
Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI), also known by its legal operating name Swara Sug Media Corporation (SSMC), is a Filipino broadcast media arm of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) led by the Filipino televangelist Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy. Based in Davao City and Makati, it operates a network of radio and television broadcasting stations.
Digital terrestrial television in the Philippines began in 2015 with the implementation of ISDB-T, currently coexisting with analog television that operates on the NTSC standard after the set analog switch-off (ASO) deadline encountered multiple postponements.
Jeepney TV is a Philippine pay television channel owned and operated by Creative Programs, a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation. Consisting of classic television programs produced by ABS-CBN, the channel is named after a jeepney, an automotive vehicle widely used as a public transportation in the Philippines. A video on demand service for the channel's programs are available worldwide via iWantTFC and TFC IPTV.
Yey! is a Philippine children's pay television channel created by ABS-CBN and was one of the freemium channels of ABS-CBN TV Plus. Yey! was the second animation channel of ABS-CBN, after Hero TV. The channel aired Filipino-dubbed Japanese anime series and foreign cartoon shows, along with imported programming from ABS-CBN's former main channel and Hero TV.
O Shopping was a Philippine pay television channel owned by ACJ O Shopping Corporation, a joint-venture between Philippine entertainment and media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation and South Korean home shopping company CJ ENM O Shopping Division. The channel was launched on October 14, 2013. O Shopping programs were previously aired on ABS-CBN and Kapamilya Channel during midnights, as well as on Jeepney TV, S+A, and online via iWantTFC.
Kapamilya Box Office (KBO) was a Philippine pay-per-view television channel. It was initially launched in May 2015 as a pay-per-view channel intended for the historic boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. It was formerly registered as the "TVplus Xtra Channel" but became inactive after the coverage. By April 2016, the channel was rebranded as KBO.
Easy TV Home was a ISDB-T encrypted digital terrestrial television product and service operated by Solar Digital Media Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Solar Entertainment Corporation. Originally as a mobile TV dongle service, it later distributed digital set-top boxes, as well as freemium digital TV channels. Until its discontinuation on September 30, 2019, due to poor sales, Easy TV was receivable in selected areas in Metro Manila and parts of nearby provinces.
Asianovela Channel was a Philippine free-to-air television channel created by ABS-CBN and one of the former freemium channels of ABS-CBN TVplus on Digital Free TV. The channel aired mostly Filipino-dubbed Korean dramas and Asian films, along with limited imported programming from ABS-CBN, Cinema One and Cine Mo!.
Movie Central was a Philippine pay television channel created by ABS-CBN and one of the freemium channels of ABS-CBN TVplus. The channel's programming consists of mainly foreign and Hollywood movies. It was the second digital terrestrial television-exclusive movie channel after Cine Mo!, which also airs Hollywood and foreign movies in original English audio. Movie Central operated daily from 7:00 AM to 1:00 AM of the following day. It was available for a free-trial basis from July 30, 2018, to May 5, 2020, alongside O Shopping, Asianovela Channel, Jeepney TV, and Myx.
The following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 2019. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.
The following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 2020. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.
GMA Affordabox is a Philippine ISDB-Tb digital terrestrial television provider distributed and being marketed by GMA New Media, a subsidiary of GMA Network, Inc. The service distributes digital set-top boxes and USB OTG dongles with free-to-air digital TV channels, broadcast markup language, emergency warning broadcast system, functional auto-on alert, digital display, and info display services to select areas in the Philippines.
A2Z is a Philippine free-to-air blocktime broadcast television network based in Quezon City, with its studios located in Ortigas Center, Pasig. It serves as a flagship property of ZOE Broadcasting Network in partnership with ABS-CBN Corporation as its main content provider through a blocktime agreement. A2Z's flagship television station is DZOE-TV which operates on channel 11, and channel 20. The network's name is an abbreviation derived from the first letter of the names of two parent companies, ABS-CBN and ZOE, and the channel number of the now-recalled frequency of the former network.
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