Yey!

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Yey!
CountryPhilippines
Network ABS-CBN
Headquarters ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Quezon City, Philippines
Programming
Language(s)Filipino (main & only anime)
English (secondary)
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Ownership
Owner ABS-CBN Corporation
Sister channels
History
FoundedJanuary 3, 2011;13 years ago (2011-01-03)
LaunchedJanuary 3, 2011;13 years ago (2011-01-03)
February 11, 2015;9 years ago (2015-02-11)(ABS-CBN TVplus)
November 6, 2021;2 years ago (2021-11-06)(relaunch as a programming block on Jeepney TV, A2Z Channel and Kapamilya Channel)
ClosedJune 30, 2020;3 years ago (2020-06-30)(expired franchise lapsed; Metro Manila Only)
July 1, 2020;3 years ago (2020-07-01) (as a Nationwide Digital Channel) [1]
Links
Website Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2020-08-12)

Yey! (stylized as 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. [2] [3] [4] 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.

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History

ABS-CBN TV Plus (2011–2020)

Yey! was first known as a digital free-to-air channel that was first launched on January 3, 2011 in test broadcast. On February 11, 2015, the channel became available on ABS-CBN TV Plus in the digital box channel 4. [5]

On June 30, 2020 (July 1 outside Metro Manila), the channel closed due to the alias cease-and-desist order (ACDO) issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) against ABS-CBN TV Plus. [6] The final anime series broadcast on the channel was Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card . [7]

Programming block (2021–present)

On November 6, 2021, Yey! was relaunched as a programming block on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z (under "Kidz Toon Time" and "Kidz Weekend"), and Jeepney TV. [8] [9] [10] Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card resumed airing on A2Z and completed all the episodes.

Programming

Anime series and cartoon programs were divided into various programming blocks.

See also

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