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Also known as | RPN NewsWatch |
Genre | News broadcasting |
Directed by | Rudy Alberto |
Presented by | various anchors |
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Opening theme | NewsWatch Theme by James Sace |
Country of origin | Philippines |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 11,024 |
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Producer | Marigold Haber-Dunca (News Manager) |
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Running time | 60 minutes (2009–2012) 30 minutes (1970–2009) 2 to 3 minutes (2008–2011) (News bulletin) |
Production company | RPN News and Public Affairs |
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Network | Radio Philippines Network |
Release | June 1, 1970 – October 29, 2012 |
NewsWatch is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by KBS and RPN. It aired from June 1, 1970 to October 29, 2012, replacing Eyewitness Reports and was replaced by CNN Philippines Network News , CNN Philippines Nightly News and Updates. It is the longest-running English-language news broadcasting show of RPN.
Its reportorial teams are tasked to gather news from every major beat in the Greater Manila Area as well as nearby provinces.
Launched on June 1, 1970, it became one of the most watched English language newscasts on Philippine TV alongside The World Tonight of ABS-CBN and The Big News of ABC (now TV5). It is dubbed as the "First TV Newspaper" in the Philippines. Prior to 2008, it produced some spin-offs and like:
On July 3, 2000, NewsWatch made its one-year absence on television due to low ratings because of the premiere of the network's only Filipino-language late-afternoon newscasts RPN Arangkada Xtra Balita and late-night newscast Primetime Balita . It was during that time, that some television networks start airing late-night newscasts in Filipino-language from the last year of the 20th century. But Primetime Balita was replaced by RPN NewsWatch Now and returning its English-language news reporting on August 20, 2001, until its final broadcast on March 9, 2007. On January 7, 2008, when Solar Entertainment channel C/S started to air on free-TV, it went back on the air replacing RPN NewsWatch Aksyon Balita. It was anchored by the network's president and Chief Executive Officer, former Defense secretary and senator Orly Mercado and the News and Public Affairs department manager Marigold Haber-Dunca. Because of Mercado's advocacy on being an environmentalist, the background are all adorned with plants On January 14, 2008, its late-night spin-off was aired as RPN NewsWatch Second Edition. This broadcast was anchored by Jay Esteban and Queen Sebastian. It also started to air on cable on all frequencies occupying C/S. The network's hourly news updates was renamed as NewsWatch Update until February 25, 2011.
The show was reformatted into a reality show between June 7, 2008, and August 16, 2008. On October 11, 2008, another version was premiered, entitled RPN NewsWatch Junior Edition with the contestants of the show anchoring it. This was the third youth spin-off of the RPN NewsWatch; the previous two were RPN NewsWatch Kids Edition (1979 to 1993) and RPN Jr. NewsWatch (2005).
On October 8, 2008, broadcasts covering of the games of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) was started. These were broadcast to coincide with the second half of the game on Wednesday and Friday. This coverage had ended since 2011 when RPN lost its PBA broadcasting rights to Studio 23 (and later to TV5, A2Z and RPTV)
On February 16, 2009, former ABS-CBN news anchor and beauty queen Joyce Burton-Titular replaced Orly Mercado as anchor. Mercado was then able to focus on his duties as the network's president and CEO.
On November 30, 2009, Radio Philippines Network (RPN) relaunched as Solar TV. Broadcast times were changed from 30 minutes to 60 minutes duration. From the usual twice a day times of 5:30 pm and 11:00 pm, it became once a day at 5:30 pm and Reema Chanco was engaged as an additional anchor. RPN NewsCap replaced RPN NewsWatch Second Edition and started airing at midnight. In 2010, the timeslot was moved to 11:30 in the evening. It also continued to air on both free TV and on cable until February 25, 2011.
On March 2, 2011, after Solar Entertainment bought 34% stake in RPN, RPN relaunched as ETC. Alongside RPN NewsCap, RPN NewsWatch started to air only on free TV on that date at 5 pm as ETC had occupied the RPN frequency on all cable providers nationwide. But, it is still being managed to air only through Global Destiny Cable (now Destiny Cable, owned by Sky Cable) on channel 116, which was the frequency occupied by The Game Channel, a channel of Solar TV Network, occupying the 5:00 pm timeslot. On August 15, 2011, the two newscasts began to air on BEAM TV Channel 31 as The Game Channel was simulcast on that channel. Its simulcast on that channel stopped in October 2011.
After The total of 11,024 Episodes On October 29, 2012, after 42 years on the airwaves, RPN NewsWatch and RPN NewsCap were axed due to the impending privatization of the network and the controversial retrenchment of some employees of the network. However, RPN NewsWatch is still used by RPN's provincial AM radio arm Radyo Ronda for its newscasts. [1] [2]
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Type of site | Social media Web portal Digital news |
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Available in | Filipino English |
Predecessor(s) | RPN NewsWatch (1970–2012) CNN Philippines (2015–2024) |
Headquarters | JMT Building Condominium, 27 ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig, Metro Manila, |
Area served | Worldwide |
Owner | Broadreach Media Holdings, Inc. Radio Philippines Network |
Parent | ALC Group of Companies |
URL | www |
Launched | July 1, 2024 |
Current status | Active |
The NewsWatch brand was reactivated on July 1, 2024, as NewsWatch Plus, a digital news and lifestyle media service. The news service was created by Nine Media Corporation together with RPN's indirect parent company Broadreach Media Holdings and is independently managed by former CNN Philippines staff and correspondents which were absorbed by Broadreach Media following the closure of the channel and the dissolution of its news department on January 31, 2024. [3] The digital news channel currently produces daily news bulletins (NewsWatch Live) and a 15-minute primetime newscast (NewsWatch Now) through YouTube and X accounts formerly used by CNN Philippines. It is currently airing archives of public affairs content through RPTV (the terrestrial successor channel of the former, jointly run by RPN/Nine Media and TV5 Network), and as primetime block on its sister station Aliw Channel 23 since August 12; on July 3, 2024, NewsWatch Plus announced that it would produce new episodes for its programs and provide access to CNN Philippines archives for subscribers. [4]
Radio Philippines Network, Inc. (RPN) is a Philippine television and radio company based in Quezon City. It is currently owned through majority share by Nine Media Corporation of the ALC Group of Companies; along with other stakeholders Presidential Communications Office (PCO) and Far East Managers and Investors Inc., and private sector. The network's main offices and transmitter is located at Panay Avenue, Brgy. South Triangle also in Quezon City. Founded by James Lindenberg and prior to its privatization, it was the sister station of current government owned and controlled Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation and formerly an attached agency of the now-PCO, despite having 20% minority stake in ownership.
TV Patrol is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by ABS-CBN, Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, ALLTV, ABS-CBN News Channel, and TeleRadyo Serbisyo. Originally anchored by Noli de Castro, Mel Tiangco and Robert Arevalo, it premiered on March 2, 1987 on the network's primetime slot replacing Balita Ngayon. De Castro, Karen Davila, Bernadette Sembrano and Henry Omaga-Diaz currently serve as the anchors. It is the longest running Filipino-language news broadcasting show.
TV5 News and Current Affairs, also known on-air as News5, is the news and current affairs division of the Philippine media company TV5 Network Inc. It is headquartered at the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Big News was the evening television news program of ABC 5. It was the first evening news program on Philippine television. It aired from March 19, 1962 to September 22, 1972. On February 24, 1992, in line with the network's reopening, the program was revived and was originally anchored by Eric Eloriaga, Tina Monzon-Palma and Kathy Tanco-Ong and continued to air until August 8, 2008. Cherie Mercado served as the final anchors. It was replaced by TEN: The Evening News on August 11, 2008.
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The World Tonight is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by ABS-CBN, ANC and Kapamilya Channel. Originally anchored by Hal Bowie and Henry Halasan, it aired on the network's nighttime line-up from November 21, 1966 to September 22, 1972, and was replaced by BBC/City 2 Balita Late-Night Edition. The newscast returned from September 15, 1986 to August 13, 1999, replacing BBC/City 2 Balita Late-Night Edition and was replaced by Pulso: Aksyon Balita. The show began broadcasting on ANC on May 1, 1996, followed by a broadcast on Kapamilya Channel on July 27, 2020 replacing Bandila. Tony Velasquez and Pia Gutierrez currently serve as the anchors. It is the longest-running news broadcasting show in the Philippines.
Aksyon (transl. Action) was a Philippine television news broadcasting show aired on TV5. Originally anchored by Paolo Bediones, Cheryl Cosim and Erwin Tulfo, it premiered on April 5, 2010, on the network's evening line up replacing TEN: The Evening News. The show concluded on March 13, 2020. Luchi Cruz-Valdes and Ed Lingao served as the final anchors. It was replaced by Frontline Pilipinas in its timeslot.
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Nine Media News and Current Affairs was the news and public affairs production arm and sole division of the media company Nine Media Corporation leasing the airtime of Radio Philippines Network. The division was in charge of production of local news and content of Nine Media's television brands Talk TV, Solar News Channel, 9TV, and CNN Philippines. 9News ceased identifying themselves explicitly under said brand when the channel was launched as CNN Philippines on March 16, 2015. The division itself was dissolved following the closure of the channel on January 31, 2024 due to financial losses.
CNN Philippines Network News, or simply Network News is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by Solar News Channel, 9TV and CNN Philippines. Anchored by Pia Hontiveros for weekdays and Mai Rodriguez for weekends. It aired from June 18, 2012 to March 26, 2017, replacing RPN NewsWatch and was replaced by News Night and Newsroom Weekend. The newscast aired seven days a week at 6:00pm PST.
CNN Philippines Nightly News or simply Nightly News is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by Solar News Channel, 9TV and CNN Philippines. Originally anchored by Nancy Irlanda, it aired from July 16, 2012 to February 12, 2016, replacing RPN NewsCap and was replaced by CNN Philippines Newsroom. The newscast aired every weeknights at 9:00 pm. Mitzi Borromeo serve as the final anchors.
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Frontline Pilipinas is a Philippine television primetime newscast broadcast by TV5. Originally anchored by Raffy Tulfo and Cheryl Cosim, the program premiered on October 5, 2020, replacing Aksyon. Cosim, Julius Babao and Jiggy Manicad currently serve as the anchors.