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Type of site | Social media Web portal Digital news |
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| Available in | Filipino English |
| Predecessor(s) | KBS/RPN NewsWatch (June 1970–October 2012) CNN Philippines (March 2015–January 2024) Nine Media News and Current Affairs (March 2011–January 2024) |
| Headquarters | JMT Building Condominium, 27 ADB Avenue,Ortigas Center,Pasig,Metro Manila, |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Owner | Broadreach Media, Inc. |
| Parent | ALC Group of Companies |
| URL | www |
| Launched | July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) |
| Current status | Active |
NewsWatch Plus (stylized asNewsWatch+ orNW+) is a Philippine digitalnews media service. It is owned by Broadreach Media, a media investment firm (and the parent company ofNine Media Corporation) which took over the operations and assets of the now-defunctCNN Philippines. It began its operations on July 1, 2024 on soft launch, and was fully launched in August 2024.[1] It was named after theRPN'sin-house longest running flagship newscast.
On January 29, 2024,Nine Media Corporation announced the closure ofCNN Philippines, which ceased its live news productions effective immediately, and shut down entirely on January 31, citing financial losses and to shift its focus on the operations of their sister channel,Aliw Channel 23.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Nine Media President Benjamin Ramos said "the employees were given their severance package and their salary for the whole month of February 2024."[8]
Prior to the closure, Nine Media Corporation's indirect parent Broadreach Media took over the operations and assets of the former's news organization, which includes most of its news presenters and its editorial/management staff.
On June 7, 2024, NewsWatch Plus was formally announced and it is independently operating as a digital multicasting news service. The said launch is a revival ofRPN's flagship newscastNewsWatch. It was soft launched online on July 1, 2024, via YouTube andX accounts that were formerly used by CNN Philippines.[9]
On August 22, 2024, NewsWatch Plus has been granted the rights to archive CNN Philippines content from Nine Media Corporation.[10]
Since its launch, NewsWatch Plus launched originally-produced digital programs while keeping most of its predecessor's remaining programs and past archived videos. Programming featuresNewsWatch Live, a rolling daily news bulletin, andNewsWatch Now, a primetime evening news bulletin.
It is currently airing archives of current affairs content throughRPTV (the terrestrial successor channel of the former, jointly run by RPN/Nine Media andTV5 Network), and as primetime block on its partial sister stationAliw 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.[11] It also kept its paid/sponsored shows and segments withSan Miguel Corporation.
NewsWatch Now is the flagship evening/primetime newscast of NewsWatch Plus, officially debuted on July 1, 2024, the same day NewsWatch Plus began its news operations. It is anchored by Menchu Macapagal.
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