Associated Broadcasting Company
Encyclopedia
The Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc (TV5) is a television network
in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway
, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City
. The network was previously known as the (ABC-5), Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal name of the network. It is the third-oldest television network in the country and owned by MediaQuest Holdings, Inc.
, which is a fully owned subsidiary of PLDT
headed by businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan
.
Its main TV stations are DWET-TV
and DWNB-TV (AksyonTV
) in Metro Manila. It also operates Radyo5 92.3 News FM in Metro Manila.
Joaquin "Chino" Roces
, owner of the Manila Times
was granted of a radio-TV franchise from Congress
under Republic Act 2945 on June 19, 1960. He then founded the Associated Broadcasting Corporation with its first studios along Roxas Boulevard, becoming the fourth television network established in the country. ABC operated radio and television services from 1960 until September 21, 1972 when President
Ferdinand E. Marcos declared Martial Law. Both ABC and the Manila Times
were forcibly shut down as a result.
After the People Power Revolution in 1986, Chino Roces made a successful representation with President
Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino
for the restoration of the network.
New stockholders led by broadcast veteran Edward Tan and Chino Roces's son Edgardo then began the arduous task of resuming broadcasts. The Securities and Exchange Commission granted their application for an increase in capitalization and amendments to ABC’s articles of incorporation and by-laws. They were subsequently granted a permit to operate by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).
in 1990. By the final quarter of 1991, ABC was on test broadcast, and commercial operations started on February 21, 1992. A brand-new television and radio broadcasting network was born – ABC Development Corporation, doing business under the trade name Associated Broadcasting Company.
ABC acquired a new franchise to operate on December 9, 1994, under Republic Act 7831 signed by President
Fidel V. Ramos
. In the same year, it went on nationwide satellite broadcasting. In a surge of phenomenal growth, ABC earned its reputation as "The Fastest Growing Network" under new network executive Tina Monzon-Palma
who served as Chief Operating Officer. As a fledging station, it had taken a big leap and was now among the ranks of "The Big League". As early as its 15th month of operations, it rose to no. 3 in the overall TV network ratings with programming that combined American and all station-produced local programs. Part of their success can be attributed to their carrying of the Sailor Moon
anime
franchise, which effectively revitalized Filipino interest in anime. Amid the escalating network war, ABC succeeded in gaining a foothold, as the dark clouds of the Asian crisis loomed in the horizon.
In 1996, ABC launched the slogan "Reaching out to You", the jingle performed by Gary Valenciano
and the accompanying station ID was singing the stars of ABC-5. Around the same year, ABC created the first practical jokes & gags show Wow Mali with Joey de Leon
as host. It was the longest-running practical jokes show in Philippine History. It went with other names: Wow Maling Mali (2003), Wow Mali Bytes (2006) & Wow Mali Express (2008).
In 1999, ABC was awarded the last remaining UHF frequency in Metro Manila
, (Channel 47
), winning over a field of competitors, because of its capability and track record. This station, however, has been inactive since 2003.
In 2001, ABC acquired the Philippine licenses for three game shows: The Price Is Right
(hosted by Dawn Zulueta
and later acquired by ABS-CBN
); Wheel of Fortune (hosted by Rustom Padilla and later acquired by ABS-CBN
, and has ceased airing); and Family Feud
(hosted by Ogie Alcasid
, later acquired by GMA Network
). This was during the height of the game show frenzy within Philippine networks, brought on by the success of IBC
's Philippine editions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
(hosted by Christopher De Leon
) and The Weakest Link
(hosted by Edu Manzano
).
In October 2003, ABC was acquired by a group led by businessman Antonio "Tonyboy" Cojuangco, Jr. former Chairman of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
(PLDT) and owner of Dream Satellite Broadcasting
and Bank of Commerce, among other assets. The new management introduced many changes including a stronger news and public affairs division, modernization of its broadcast equipment, and the acquisition of broadcast rights of Philippine Basketball Association
games.
For its re-imaging, the new network executives led by Roberto Barreiro coined the new slogan "Iba Tayo!" ("We're Different!"). This was conceived at the height of the "network wars" between ABS-CBN
and GMA Network
, with each network running similar yet rival programming. ABC aimed to veer away from this practice by coming up with different shows with fresh formats to complement its flagship program, the PBA.
ABC won the award for KBP Best TV Station in 2005 in the KBP Golden Dove Awards, while other shows also won as best TV shows in different categories.
Until the end of 2006, ABC was a member of the Family Rosary Crusade
. Its religious pre-identification campaign "Please Pray the Rosary" was played before the start of every show on the network from its launch in 1992 to its dropping in 2004 to make way for rebranding of the network to the new slogan, "Iba Tayo!".
In 2007, ABC's News and Public Affairs division suffered budget cut, with many of its employees being terminated. This was prior to the May 2007 elections in the Philippines, making the network almost incapable of election coverage.
Beginning in November 2007, the station debuted its "Pumped and Loaded" slogan, as it began NBA
, pro boxing, and WWE programming on the said network. ABC made a five-year deal with Solar Entertainment
to broadcast the aforementioned programs. However, due to high costs, NBA games and boxing have since moved to C/S 9 while "House of Hoops", the NBA review show, was shortened to one hour on Monday and two hours on Thursday. The program ended on April 28, 2008 and was replaced by Stories of Survival
and PBA Classics. WWE Raw
was cut from the lineup because of additional costs; instead they aired 2 movies on Saturday nights beginning at 7:00 P.M. In June 2008, Solar Entertainment made the move to bring WWE free TV programming to C/S 9 (now Solar TV).
ABC decided not to renew their airtime contract with the PBA
once their original contract ended after the 2008 Fiesta Conference
, and has since been acquired by Solar/RPN effective the following season.
ABC "signed off" on August 8, 2008, and then aired a countdown to its re-launch for much of the next day until 19:00 PHT
(or 11:00AM UTC), when the new lineup began under their new branding of TV5. Despite the name change, the corporate name will still be Associated Broadcasting Company and Tonyboy Cojuangco will remain its CEO. Shall We Dance, some shows in Nick on TV5, Kerygma
TV, Light Talk, and Sunday TV Mass
were the only ABC programs that were carried-over to the line-up of TV5.
In December 2008, a lawsuit was filed by GMA Network
against ABC, and MPB Primedia, Inc. seeking to nullify the block time agreement between the companies; Media Prima Berhad was impleaded in the suit as well. GMA argued that the agreement violated the Philippine constitution
, which restricts mass media ownership to Filipino companies, and that MPB Primedia was established in Malaysia do skirt these laws. In response, ABC's media relations head Pat Marcelo-Magbanua reiterated that the network was a Filipino company which was self-registered and Filipino-run.
On October 20, 2009, Media Prima Berhad (MPB) announced that it was set to recover its investment in the Philippines following the proposed divestment of its entire 70 percent equity stake in its subsidiary, MPB Primedia Inc (“Primedia”) to MediaQuest Holdings Inc.(a subsidiary of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.)
On March 2, 2010, MediaQuest chairman. Manuel V. Pangilinan announced the acquisition of the Associated Broadcasting Company and Primedia Inc., the broadcasting firm’s major block airtimer. Following the revamp of TV5 with new programs and roster of stars, it became known as the "Kapatid" ("Sibling") Network.
On June 30, 2010, TV5 ended its contract with Nickelodeon for its time block to air its shows. The timeblock moved to ABS-CBN
as Nick Time, which was launched on July 26, 2010 under their Team Animazing timeblock. ABS-CBN's sister station, Studio 23
, also aired Nickelodeon shows.
In September 2010, Cartoon Network programs began airing on TV5. The shows include Ben 10
, Camp Lazlo
, Chowder
, Dexter's Laboratory
, Johnny Bravo
, League of Super Evil, The Powerpuff Girls
, and among others.
On October 1, 2010, TV5 took over the management of stations owned by sister company Nation Broadcasting Corporation
: DWFM 92.3 and UHF Channel 41. DWFM became Radyo5 92.3 News FM on November 8, 2010. On February 21, 2011, AksyonTV
, the first non-cable news, current affairs and information & sports channel on TV and InterAksyon.com were launched. Both of them named after the flagship news program, Aksyon.
On December 13, 2010, Disney Clubhouse and Disney Club was formally premiered and launched on TV5.
TV5 is set to launch KTV (Kapatid TV) internationally by 2011. In July 2011, Pilipinas Global Network Ltd., a company owned by Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. and ABC Development Corp. based in British Virgin Islands will oversee the operation of KTV5 (Kapatid TV5) International. TV5 International will be primarily accessible to viewers in the Middle East, North Africa and some parts in Europe and North America.
By 2012, TV5 will finish constructing the 6,000-sqm TV5 Media Center located at Reliance cor. Sheridan streets in Mandaluyong.
TV5's sports division signed an agreement with IBC 13
to air live sports coverage via its new programming block AKTV
which set to premiere on Sunday June 5, 2011.
survey. It also gained its rating on their morning block. Most watched of its is the Filipino dubbed SpongeBob SquarePants
. But upon the year 2010, it began its competition with ABS-CBN
and GMA Network
. It began producing its first reality tabloid talk show, Face to Face. Upon October 2010, it gained popularity upon airing its first comedy game show Laugh or Lose. Most especially, it rose to the occasion by airing Willing Willie
, hosted by Willie Revillame
upon his defection from ABS-CBN.
, Sydney, Australia, Hong Kong
and Canada
via The Mabuhay Channel.
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway
Quirino Highway
Quirino Highway, formerly called the Manila-del Monte Garay Road or Ipo Road, is a highway located in Quezon City, Philippines which spans from 4 to 8 lanes...
, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City
Quezon City
Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
. The network was previously known as the (ABC-5), Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal name of the network. It is the third-oldest television network in the country and owned by MediaQuest Holdings, Inc.
MediaQuest Holdings, Inc.
MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. is a media conglomerate owned by the Beneficial Trust Fund of the PLDT. It owns most of the media establishments such as Associated Broadcasting Company , Nation Broadcasting Corporation , Cignal Digital TV , and a 30% interest in BusinessWorld Publishing Corporation and...
, which is a fully owned subsidiary of PLDT
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company commonly known as PLDT, is the largest telecommunications company in the Philippines. PLDT is also the largest company in the Philippines, ranked 1138th in the April 2009 update, and 1080th in the April 2010 update, of Forbes' Global 2000 list...
headed by businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan
Manuel V. Pangilinan
Manuel V Pangilinan , also known as Manny Pangilinan and MVP, is a Filipino businessman. He is the Chairman of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, from 1998 up to the present....
.
Its main TV stations are DWET-TV
DWET-TV
DWET-TV, channel 5, is the flagship station of Philippine television network Associated Broadcasting Company. Its studios are located at TV5 Media Center Sheridan Mandaluyong and the transmitter are located at 762 Quirino Highway San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City.-See also:* Associated...
and DWNB-TV (AksyonTV
AksyonTV
AksyonTV is a 24-hour non-stop news and sports-related channel in the Philippines. Owned and operated by Associated Broadcasting Company, it occupies the frequency previously used by MTV Philippines, a subsidiary of Nation Broadcasting Corporation...
) in Metro Manila. It also operates Radyo5 92.3 News FM in Metro Manila.
Pre-Martial Law and EDSA Revolution
Chino Roces
Chino Roces was the founder and owned of Associated Broadcasting Company and the Manila Times.-Early life:Joaquin "Chino" Roces was born on June 29, 1913 to Don Alejandro "Moy" Roces and Dona Antonia "Nena" Pardo...
, owner of the Manila Times
Manila Times
The Manila Times is the oldest existing English language newspaper in the Philippines. It is published daily by The Manila Times Publishing Corp. with editorial and administrative offices at 371 A...
was granted of a radio-TV franchise from Congress
Congress of the Philippines
The Congress of the Philippines is the national legislature of the Republic of the Philippines. It is a bicameral body consisting of the Senate , and the House of Representatives although commonly in the Philippines the term congress refers to the latter.The Senate is composed of 24 senators half...
under Republic Act 2945 on June 19, 1960. He then founded the Associated Broadcasting Corporation with its first studios along Roxas Boulevard, becoming the fourth television network established in the country. ABC operated radio and television services from 1960 until September 21, 1972 when President
President of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Ferdinand E. Marcos declared Martial Law. Both ABC and the Manila Times
Manila Times
The Manila Times is the oldest existing English language newspaper in the Philippines. It is published daily by The Manila Times Publishing Corp. with editorial and administrative offices at 371 A...
were forcibly shut down as a result.
President of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino
Corazon Aquino
Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...
for the restoration of the network.
New stockholders led by broadcast veteran Edward Tan and Chino Roces's son Edgardo then began the arduous task of resuming broadcasts. The Securities and Exchange Commission granted their application for an increase in capitalization and amendments to ABC’s articles of incorporation and by-laws. They were subsequently granted a permit to operate by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).
Return of the Operations
ABC inaugurated its new studio complex and transmitter tower in San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon CityQuezon City
Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
in 1990. By the final quarter of 1991, ABC was on test broadcast, and commercial operations started on February 21, 1992. A brand-new television and radio broadcasting network was born – ABC Development Corporation, doing business under the trade name Associated Broadcasting Company.
ABC acquired a new franchise to operate on December 9, 1994, under Republic Act 7831 signed by President
President of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Fidel V. Ramos
Fidel V. Ramos
Fidel "Eddie" Valdez Ramos , popularly known as FVR, was the 12th President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. During his six years in office, Ramos was widely credited and admired by many for revitalizing and renewing international confidence in the Philippine economy.Prior to his election as...
. In the same year, it went on nationwide satellite broadcasting. In a surge of phenomenal growth, ABC earned its reputation as "The Fastest Growing Network" under new network executive Tina Monzon-Palma
Tina Monzon-Palma
Tina Monzon-Palma is a prominent Filipino news anchorwoman and public servant. As a news presenter in the Philippines, she is a journalistic role model and “iconic member” of the history of the broadcast journalism in the Philippines...
who served as Chief Operating Officer. As a fledging station, it had taken a big leap and was now among the ranks of "The Big League". As early as its 15th month of operations, it rose to no. 3 in the overall TV network ratings with programming that combined American and all station-produced local programs. Part of their success can be attributed to their carrying of the Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself...
anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
franchise, which effectively revitalized Filipino interest in anime. Amid the escalating network war, ABC succeeded in gaining a foothold, as the dark clouds of the Asian crisis loomed in the horizon.
In 1996, ABC launched the slogan "Reaching out to You", the jingle performed by Gary Valenciano
Gary Valenciano
Edgardo Jose Martin Santiago Valenciano , better known as Gary Valenciano or Gary V., is a Filipino musician. He is also dubbed as Mr. Pure Energy. He has released 26 albums, and won the Awit Awards for "Best Male Performer" 11 times. In 1998, he became UNICEF Philippines first national Ambassador...
and the accompanying station ID was singing the stars of ABC-5. Around the same year, ABC created the first practical jokes & gags show Wow Mali with Joey de Leon
Joey de Leon
José María Ramos de León, better known as Joey de Leon is a Filipino comedian, actor, and television presenter. He hosts the noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!. He is a member of the comedy trio Tito, Vic and Joey that has made several comedy movies and TV shows...
as host. It was the longest-running practical jokes show in Philippine History. It went with other names: Wow Maling Mali (2003), Wow Mali Bytes (2006) & Wow Mali Express (2008).
In 1999, ABC was awarded the last remaining UHF frequency in Metro Manila
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
, (Channel 47
DWDZ-TV
DWDZ-TV, channel 47, is an inactive UHF station of Philippine television network TV5.-See also:*TV5*List of Associated Broadcasting Company TV and radio stations...
), winning over a field of competitors, because of its capability and track record. This station, however, has been inactive since 2003.
The Price Is Right
The Price Is Right is a television game show franchise originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, and created by Bob Stewart, and is currently produced and owned by FremantleMedia. The franchise centers on television game shows, but also includes merchandise such as video games, printed...
(hosted by Dawn Zulueta
Dawn Zulueta
Dawn Zulueta born on March 4, 1969 is a Filipino film and television actress.She studied at Colegio de Santa Rosa. She married businessman Anton Lagdameo...
and later acquired by ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
); Wheel of Fortune (hosted by Rustom Padilla and later acquired by ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
, and has ceased airing); and Family Feud
Family Feud
Family Feud is an American television game show created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Two families compete against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey question posed to 100 people...
(hosted by Ogie Alcasid
Ogie Alcasid
Herminio Jhay Alcasid, Jr., more popularly known as Ogie "Eric Ordoñez" Alcasid , is a Filipino singer, songwriter, composer, television presenter, comedian, parodist, actor, and entrepreneur.-Recording career:...
, later acquired by GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
). This was during the height of the game show frenzy within Philippine networks, brought on by the success of IBC
Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation
Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation is a Philippine VHF television network of the Government Communications Group headed by the Press Secretary. Its studios are located at Broadcast City, Old Balara, Capitol Hills, Diliman, Quezon City and its transmitter is located at the Coca Cola plant,...
's Philippine editions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers large cash prizes for correctly answering a series of multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The format is owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Television International. The maximum cash prize is one million pounds...
(hosted by Christopher De Leon
Christopher De Leon
-2007 Elections:In 2007, he decided to run as Vice Governor of Batangas. This claims that if her former on screen partner, Vilma Santos won the governorship, then he might win as Vice Governor. He became the running mate of former police officer Nestor Sanares...
) and The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and will end its run in 2012 when its host Anne Robinson ends her contract. The original British version of the show airs around the world on BBC Entertainment...
(hosted by Edu Manzano
Edu Manzano
-Television:*Unang Hirit *Family Feud: The Showdown Edition *Asar Talo Lahat Panalo! *Pilipinas Game Ka na Ba? *1 Vs...
).
New management
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company
The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company commonly known as PLDT, is the largest telecommunications company in the Philippines. PLDT is also the largest company in the Philippines, ranked 1138th in the April 2009 update, and 1080th in the April 2010 update, of Forbes' Global 2000 list...
(PLDT) and owner of Dream Satellite Broadcasting
Dream Satellite TV
Dream Satellite TV is the first all-digital Direct-To-Home television broadcasting service via satellite in the Philippines.Broadcasting from the Dream Broadcast Center located at the Clark Special Economic Zone in Pampanga...
and Bank of Commerce, among other assets. The new management introduced many changes including a stronger news and public affairs division, modernization of its broadcast equipment, and the acquisition of broadcast rights of Philippine Basketball Association
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
games.
For its re-imaging, the new network executives led by Roberto Barreiro coined the new slogan "Iba Tayo!" ("We're Different!"). This was conceived at the height of the "network wars" between ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
and GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
, with each network running similar yet rival programming. ABC aimed to veer away from this practice by coming up with different shows with fresh formats to complement its flagship program, the PBA.
ABC won the award for KBP Best TV Station in 2005 in the KBP Golden Dove Awards, while other shows also won as best TV shows in different categories.
Until the end of 2006, ABC was a member of the Family Rosary Crusade
Family Rosary Crusade (TV program)
The Family Rosary Crusade is a multi-media based ministry in the Philippines. In the 1950s, Reverend Father Fr. Patrick Peyton, CSC came to the Philippines upon the invitation of the Dominican Fathers, or Order of Preachers, to conduct and speak on his worldwide efforts to promote the praying of...
. Its religious pre-identification campaign "Please Pray the Rosary" was played before the start of every show on the network from its launch in 1992 to its dropping in 2004 to make way for rebranding of the network to the new slogan, "Iba Tayo!".
In 2007, ABC's News and Public Affairs division suffered budget cut, with many of its employees being terminated. This was prior to the May 2007 elections in the Philippines, making the network almost incapable of election coverage.
Beginning in November 2007, the station debuted its "Pumped and Loaded" slogan, as it began NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
, pro boxing, and WWE programming on the said network. ABC made a five-year deal with Solar Entertainment
Solar Entertainment Corporation
Solar Entertainment Corporation is a Makati, Philippines-based media company with 6 cable channels 4 Free-TV Channels and a film distribution company...
to broadcast the aforementioned programs. However, due to high costs, NBA games and boxing have since moved to C/S 9 while "House of Hoops", the NBA review show, was shortened to one hour on Monday and two hours on Thursday. The program ended on April 28, 2008 and was replaced by Stories of Survival
Stories of Survival
Stories Of Survival is the fourth studio album released by American punk band Authority Zero. It was released on June 22, 2010 through the Suburban Noize Records subsidiary, Viking Funeral Records...
and PBA Classics. WWE Raw
WWE RAW
WWE Raw ) is a sports entertainment television program for WWE that currently airs on the USA Network in the United States...
was cut from the lineup because of additional costs; instead they aired 2 movies on Saturday nights beginning at 7:00 P.M. In June 2008, Solar Entertainment made the move to bring WWE free TV programming to C/S 9 (now Solar TV).
ABC decided not to renew their airtime contract with the PBA
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
once their original contract ended after the 2008 Fiesta Conference
2008 PBA Fiesta Conference
The 2008 Philippine Basketball Association Fiesta Conference or known as the 2008 Smart PBA Fiesta Conference for sponsorship reasons, is the last conference of the 2007-08 PBA season. The tournament began on March 29 with a game between the Coca-Cola Tigers and the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals at...
, and has since been acquired by Solar/RPN effective the following season.
Transition from ABC-5 to TV5
In March 2008, ABC president and CEO Antonio Cojuangco announced that ABC had entered into a major block time agreement with MPB Primedia Inc., a local company backed by Media Prima Berhad of Malaysia as part of a long-term strategy to make the network more competitive. Cojuangco said MPB Primedia Inc., in principle, would produce and source most of the entertainment programs while ABC would continue to be responsible for news programming and operation of the stations. Christopher Sy was named CEO of MPB Primedia, Inc.; he served in that capacity until his resignation in January 2009 due to reported differences in management style.ABC "signed off" on August 8, 2008, and then aired a countdown to its re-launch for much of the next day until 19:00 PHT
Philippine Standard Time
Philippine Standard Time , also known as Philippine Time , is the official name for the time in the Philippines. The country only has one time zone, the UTC+08:00 time zone. The country used the daylight saving time for a short time...
(or 11:00AM UTC), when the new lineup began under their new branding of TV5. Despite the name change, the corporate name will still be Associated Broadcasting Company and Tonyboy Cojuangco will remain its CEO. Shall We Dance, some shows in Nick on TV5, Kerygma
Kerygma
Kerygma is the Greek word used in the New Testament for preaching . It is related to the Greek verb κηρύσσω , to cry or proclaim as a herald, and means proclamation, announcement, or preaching.The New Testament teaches that as Jesus launched his public ministry he entered the synagogue and read from...
TV, Light Talk, and Sunday TV Mass
Mass
Mass can be defined as a quantitive measure of the resistance an object has to change in its velocity.In physics, mass commonly refers to any of the following three properties of matter, which have been shown experimentally to be equivalent:...
were the only ABC programs that were carried-over to the line-up of TV5.
In December 2008, a lawsuit was filed by GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
against ABC, and MPB Primedia, Inc. seeking to nullify the block time agreement between the companies; Media Prima Berhad was impleaded in the suit as well. GMA argued that the agreement violated the Philippine constitution
Constitution of the Philippines
The Constitution of the Philippines is the supreme law of the Philippines.The Constitution currently in effect was enacted in 1987, during the administration of President Corazon Aquino, and is popularly known as the "1987 Constitution"...
, which restricts mass media ownership to Filipino companies, and that MPB Primedia was established in Malaysia do skirt these laws. In response, ABC's media relations head Pat Marcelo-Magbanua reiterated that the network was a Filipino company which was self-registered and Filipino-run.
The Kapatid Network (Pangilinan Era)
Under the management of MPB together with the local key managers assembled, Primedia delivered significant success where TV5 performance was completely revitalized. TV5’s audience share increased substantially from 1.9% in July 2008 (prior to the re-branding by Primedia) to 11.1% in September 2009. This had catapulted TV5 as the number 3 station in the Philippines.On October 20, 2009, Media Prima Berhad (MPB) announced that it was set to recover its investment in the Philippines following the proposed divestment of its entire 70 percent equity stake in its subsidiary, MPB Primedia Inc (“Primedia”) to MediaQuest Holdings Inc.(a subsidiary of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.)
On March 2, 2010, MediaQuest chairman. Manuel V. Pangilinan announced the acquisition of the Associated Broadcasting Company and Primedia Inc., the broadcasting firm’s major block airtimer. Following the revamp of TV5 with new programs and roster of stars, it became known as the "Kapatid" ("Sibling") Network.
On June 30, 2010, TV5 ended its contract with Nickelodeon for its time block to air its shows. The timeblock moved to ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
as Nick Time, which was launched on July 26, 2010 under their Team Animazing timeblock. ABS-CBN's sister station, Studio 23
Studio 23
Studio 23 is a Filipino television network owned by the ABS-CBN Corporation. The network is named for its flagship station in Metro Manila, DWAC-TV, which is carried on UHF channel 23...
, also aired Nickelodeon shows.
In September 2010, Cartoon Network programs began airing on TV5. The shows include Ben 10
Ben 10
The Omnitrix was originally created by a Galvan named Azmuth. The Omnitrix was intended to allow beings to experience life as other species in order to bring understanding and foster peace in the universe....
, Camp Lazlo
Camp Lazlo
Camp Lazlo is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray, produced by Rough Draft Studios, Joe Murray Productions and Cartoon Network Studios. It aired on Cartoon Network...
, Chowder
Chowder (TV series)
Chowder is an American animated television series which ran from November 2, 2007 to August 7, 2010 on Cartoon Network. The series was created by C. H...
, Dexter's Laboratory
Dexter's Laboratory
Dexter's Laboratory is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky and produced by Cartoon Network Studios . The show is about a boy named Dexter who has an enormous secret laboratory filled with an endless collection of his inventions...
, Johnny Bravo
Johnny Bravo
Johnny Bravo is an American animated television series created by Van Partible for Cartoon Network. The series stars a muscular beefcake young man named Johnny Bravo who dons a pompadour hairstyle and an Elvis Presley-like voice and has a forward, woman-chasing personality...
, League of Super Evil, The Powerpuff Girls
The Powerpuff Girls
The Powerpuff Girls is an American animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera for Cartoon Network...
, and among others.
On October 1, 2010, TV5 took over the management of stations owned by sister company Nation Broadcasting Corporation
Nation Broadcasting Corporation
Nation Broadcasting Corporation is a pioneer radio and TV network operating in the Philippines since 1963. NBC is currently a subsidiary of MediaQuest Holdings, Inc.. This station offices and studios are located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City...
: DWFM 92.3 and UHF Channel 41. DWFM became Radyo5 92.3 News FM on November 8, 2010. On February 21, 2011, AksyonTV
AksyonTV
AksyonTV is a 24-hour non-stop news and sports-related channel in the Philippines. Owned and operated by Associated Broadcasting Company, it occupies the frequency previously used by MTV Philippines, a subsidiary of Nation Broadcasting Corporation...
, the first non-cable news, current affairs and information & sports channel on TV and InterAksyon.com were launched. Both of them named after the flagship news program, Aksyon.
On December 13, 2010, Disney Clubhouse and Disney Club was formally premiered and launched on TV5.
TV5 is set to launch KTV (Kapatid TV) internationally by 2011. In July 2011, Pilipinas Global Network Ltd., a company owned by Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. and ABC Development Corp. based in British Virgin Islands will oversee the operation of KTV5 (Kapatid TV5) International. TV5 International will be primarily accessible to viewers in the Middle East, North Africa and some parts in Europe and North America.
By 2012, TV5 will finish constructing the 6,000-sqm TV5 Media Center located at Reliance cor. Sheridan streets in Mandaluyong.
TV5's sports division signed an agreement with IBC 13
Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation
Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation is a Philippine VHF television network of the Government Communications Group headed by the Press Secretary. Its studios are located at Broadcast City, Old Balara, Capitol Hills, Diliman, Quezon City and its transmitter is located at the Coca Cola plant,...
to air live sports coverage via its new programming block AKTV
AKTV
AKTV is a sports and lifestyle primetime programming block in the Philippines. Owned and operated by TV5, it occupies the 5:00 to 11:00pm timeslot of IBC; weekend coverage usually begins at 10:00 am. It started since June 5, 2011.-History:...
which set to premiere on Sunday June 5, 2011.
Slogans
| Branding | Slogan | Years Active |
|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Network | June 19, 1960-September 21, 1972 |
| ABC | Come Home to ABC | February 21, 1992-March 30, 1996 |
| ABC | Catch up with Today TV | 1992 |
| ABC | The Fastest Growing Network | 1993-1997 |
| ABC | Takes The Big Leap in 1994 | 1994 |
| ABC | ABC In The Big League | January 31, 1995-March 30, 1996 |
| ABC | Reaching Out To You | March 31, 1996-April 16, 2001 |
| ABC | The Best of Both Worlds | June 29, 1998-April 16, 2001 |
| ABC | We Are The New Generation | 2000-2001 |
| ABC | Come Home To ABC (revival) | April 17, 2001-April 11, 2004 |
| ABC | Iba Tayo! (We're Different!) | April 12, 2004-April 8, 2007 |
| ABC | Idol Maging Iba! | July 30-November 26, 2006 |
| ABC | Pumped and Loaded | October 29, 2007-February 2, 2008 |
| TV5 | Shake Mo, TV Mo! (Shake Your TV!) | August 9, 2008-April 3, 2010 |
| TV5 | Para Sa Yo, Kapatid! (This is For You, Sibling!) | April 4, 2010–Present |
| TV5 | The Happy Network | December 1, 2010–Present |
Programming
TV5's program lineup includes news and current affairs shows, variety shows, gag shows, dubbed foreign serials, children's shows, anime shows, reality shows, and sports.Competition
On its second month since its re-launch last August 9, 2008, TV5 has been reportedly on Top 3 based on the AGB NielsenAGB Nielsen Philippines
AGB-Nielsen Media Research Philippines, popularly called AGB Nielsen, is a market research firm in the Philippines specializing in broadcast media...
survey. It also gained its rating on their morning block. Most watched of its is the Filipino dubbed SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...
. But upon the year 2010, it began its competition with ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
and GMA Network
GMA Network
GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
. It began producing its first reality tabloid talk show, Face to Face. Upon October 2010, it gained popularity upon airing its first comedy game show Laugh or Lose. Most especially, it rose to the occasion by airing Willing Willie
Wil Time Bigtime
Wil Time Bigtime is a Philippine primetime variety game show broadcast by TV5. The show premiered on October 23, 2010 with its main host Willie Revillame. It is produced by Wil Productions, Inc. and airs daily from Mondays to Fridays and Saturdays...
, hosted by Willie Revillame
Willie Revillame
Willie Revillame is a television host, actor, and a recording artist in the Philippines.-Career:He is the host of TV5's primetime variety show Wil Time Bigtime...
upon his defection from ABS-CBN.
Digitalization
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ordered that all analog TV broadcast transmission will be terminated by 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2015, requiring television service providers to migrate to DTT by that time. Currently, the network conducts test broadcast on UHF Channel 47. The management of ABC is planning for digitalization by the last quarter of 2011.TV and radio stations nationwide
International broadcast
Selected TV5 programs are shown in SingaporeSingapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Sydney, Australia, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
via The Mabuhay Channel.
Subsidiaries
- Operation Tulong Bayan
- Cignal Digital TVCignal Digital TVCignal Digital TV is a subscription-based Direct-To-Home satellite television service provider in the Philippines. Cignal is owned by MediaScape, a wholly owned subsidiary of the MediaQuest Holdings, Inc...
- CineMabuhay
- Studio 5
- Cinema 5
- News5
- Talent 5
- Sports5Sports5TV5 Sports or Sports5 is a division of Associated Broadcasting Company , which airs many of the sports events in the Philippines. The world's second oldest professional basketball league, Philippine Basketball Association, was its flagship program since it acquired of the television rights from...
- Radyo5
- Rescue 5
- Dokyu 5
- PLDT-Smart Foundation
- MEGA Publishing Group/TV5 Magazines
Affiliates and productions
- MPB Primedia, Inc.Media Prima BerhadMedia Prima Berhad , DBA Media Prima, is Malaysia’s leading integrated media investment group. It currently owns 100 per cent equity interest in TV3, 8TV, NTV7 and TV9...
- Unitel Pictures
- Pixelgrain, Inc.
- Blue Screen Entertainment
- Red Communications
- Jojoatv Entertainment
- Jesuit Communications
- Bigtop Media Productions, Inc.
- Double Vision
- M-Zet TV Production
- Wil Productions, Inc.
- Nation Broadcasting CorporationNation Broadcasting CorporationNation Broadcasting Corporation is a pioneer radio and TV network operating in the Philippines since 1963. NBC is currently a subsidiary of MediaQuest Holdings, Inc.. This station offices and studios are located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City...
- PBN BicolPBN BicolPBN Broadcasting Network, Inc., is a Bicolano media network that consists of three commercial AM stations, two FM stations and two television stations...
- Philippine Children's Television FoundationPhilippine Children's Television FoundationThe Philippine Children's Television Foundation is a non-profit organization that partnered with Sesame Workshop to create Sesame!, later known as Batibot.-Books:...
- Mega Productions, Inc.
- Regal Multimedia Production, Inc.Regal EntertainmentRegal Entertainment, Inc. is a Philippine filmmaking and entertainment firm, established by Lily Monteverde in 1962. It has produced movies of all genres.-Regal films:*Scorpio Nights -*Shake, Rattle and Roll -*Relasyon -*Tiyanak -...
- Viva TelevisionViva TelevisionViva Television Corporation or Viva Television is one of the ten companies of Viva Entertainment, Inc..-History:To push its software across another medium, Viva Entertainment ventured into television production in 1986 thru local filmdom’s hottest property Sharon Cuneta via The Sharon Cuneta Show...
See also
- List of Philippine media companies
- Philippine television networks
External links
- Official Site
- Official News Site
- Official Sports Site (AKTV) (under the username: TV5manila) (under the username: TV5manila) (under the username: TV5Philippines)