The following is a list of events affectingPhilippine 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.
Diva andE! have ceased its operations byNBCUniversal International Networks across Southeast Asia due to the review of the management's decision through changes in business direction.
After almost 3 years of broadcasting,Zee Sine has ceased its broadcast on pay TV byEssel Group due to programming redundancies, lack of advertising support and cost-cutting measures, as well as change in business direction.
Sky Cable terminatedParamount Channel on its line-up due to the expiration of Sky's contract with the network.
March 8 - After one year of broadcast,5 Plus rebranded asOne Sports, coinciding with the start of the2020 PBA season. It was the firstMediaQuest Holdings free-to-air broadcast network and the first outside cable and satellite to use the "One" branding. In addition to transferring the name from cable to free-to-air, its cable and satellite counterpart has been also rebranded to One Sports+. Along with their sister network rebranding,One News andOne PH updated a new updated logo, while5 removed allESPN–related references in the network's own sport division due to the rebranding of One Sports, with the website continued to run under the ESPN branding in partnership withThe Walt Disney Company'sGO Network.[10]
March 13 - The religious community has cancelled the majority of its Catholic masses and Christian worship services due to the pandemic. Religious programs were affected by the pandemic including ABS-CBN'sThe Healing Eucharist;PTV'sOras Ng Himala,Soldiers of Christ Healing on the Air andJesus Miracle Crusade; 5'sMisa Nazareno,Sambuhay TV Mass andThe Word of God Network;CNN Philippines'TV Healing Mass for the Homebound; IBC'sFamily Appointment with El Shaddai andFeast TV; One Sports'Family TV Mass; S+A'sFriends Again;Light TV'sJesus the Healer;SMNI'sSounds of Worship; andLife TV'sOras ng Katotohanan andThe Lord's Day. The TV mass shows were continued to air without the churchgoers as a part of a precautionary measure.
March 14 - ABS-CBN temporary suspended the productions of teleseryes and live entertainment shows including the episodes that were scheduled to complete effective March 15 as theCOVID-19 pandemic continued to become a serious issue. Among of the primetime shows were affected includingPamilya Ko,FPJ's Ang Probinsyano,Make It with You andA Soldier's Heart, which were on hold from the schedule beginning March 16.[12][13] Meanwhile, GMA Network also announced the suspension of productions on the network–produced teleseryes and live entertainment shows, as well as live entertainment shows co-produced by outside producers and blocktimers beginning March 15.[14]
To replace the broadcast ofUmagang Kay Ganda and allABS-CBN Regional morning programming (which were ordered to halt in order to support government efforts to fight against COVID-19), ABS-CBN revived its weekday morning linkup withDZMM TeleRadyo for the first time in years as a provisional programming, leading to the nationwide television simulcast of all DZMM-AM programs includingGarantisadong Balita,Kabayan andRadyo Patrol Balita Alas Siyete.
The infomercial industry has been affecting their shipping and deliveries, as well as delayed orderings due to the enhanced community quarantine brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. As an emergency measure, two companies announced their temporary suspension of their informercials telecast: TV Shop Philippines (on Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation andRJ DigiTV beginning March 19, as well as temporary shut down of its standalone channel onBEAM TV starting March 30) and EZ Shop (on Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation, BEAM TV, 5, One Sports and GMA News TV beginning March 19, but their standalone channel exclusively onCignal continued its broadcast). The other companies were continued to air infomercials includingO Shopping (on ABS-CBN, S+A,Jeepney TV, and its own standalone network onSky Cable,Sky Direct andABS-CBN TV Plus including TV Plus Go) andShop TV (onETC and its standalone channel on selected cable and satellite providers).
GMA News TV temporary shut down its operations in support of the enhanced community quarantine, whereas all of its staff were moving to GMA and the moved ofDobol B sa News TV to the mother station asDobol B sa GMA effective March 19 with the simulcast ofMelo del Prado sa Super Radyo DZBB, thus marked the first radio-television simulcast since the 1990s radio-TV programKape at Balita. TheMelo del Prado sa Super Radyo DZBB portion (which served as a lead-in toUnang Hirit) aired on March 19 and 20. On March 20, the mother network announced its decision to reverse the suspension for the remainder of its weekday and the entire weekend morning line-ups (with the exception ofYo-kai Watch–which temporary replaced bySambuhay TV Mass beginning March 22 andAgripreneur,Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko andIn Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley–all suspended from airing beginning March 21) due to the sister channel's resumption on March 21. Then on March 21, the English language newscastGMA Regional TV Weekend News was also moved to the mother network. Later on March 23, the two networks began simulcastingSuper Balita sa Umaga Nationwide andSaksi sa Dobol B whileUnang Hirit was on hiatus. The temporary, weekday-only joint network simulcast ofDobol B sa GMA/News TV ended on April 8 whenUnang Hirit resumed on April 13 following the Holy Week break, while the temporary only broadcast ofGMA Regional TV Weekend News ended on April 25, a week before its return to the sister network on May 2.[16]
In an unprecedented move following an employee from a company working in the Corporate World Center in Mandaluyong has diagnosed with the virus, CNN Philippines temporary shut down its broadcast for days to allowed for a disinfection works on its studios and control rooms. To compensated, selected programming was broadcast nationally through the channel's social media pages.[17]
As an emergency measure,ABS-CBN News Channel temporary simulcast DZMM TeleRadyo programming to local and international viewers but with its own commercials, cutting the feed for the channel's flagship,Top Story.
March 19
DZMM TeleRadyo temporary stopped the replay broadcast ofABS-CBN News and Current Affairs programming at 1p.m. from Mondays to Fridays (which began Monday as a result of the decision for the temporary halt broadcast ofGood Vibes) and replaced by the news simulcast from ABS-CBN News Channel in another unprecedented decision, thus DZMM became the first radio station in many years since the end of English broadcast onDZRJ-AM in the 2010s to aired English-language news programming on the AM brand and by extension DZMM TeleRadyo became a pioneer in airing bilingual (Filipino and English) news programming in both cable and digital free-to-air television. The English broadcast aired from 1p.m. (afterHeadline Pilipinas) to 5a.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, with ANC's relay of DZMM TeleRadyo programming on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays starting at 6a.m. following Early Edition), with a break at 9a.m. forMarket Edge during trading days in thePhilippine Stock Exchange and 5p.m. forTop Story. With this decision, DZMM TeleRadyo airedThe World Tonight for the first time on free-to-air digital television on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday nights for the first time since 1999, while both were already taking a 6:30p.m. break for the live simulcast ofTV Patrol (weekdays only).
CNN Philippines adopted the video technology services ofTVU Networks for local broadcast.
March 20
One News Now (which also made its first broadcast on 5) became the first aired English-language news broadcast since the end of delayed broadcast ofThe Big Story. It also marked the first primetime English-language newscast since 2007-08'sSentro to broadcast. Meanwhile, the network's flagship newscast,Aksyon (in its noontime and primetime editions) has officially retired after almost a decade, while the network's simulcast ofOne Balita (from One PH) andMorning Calls (fromRadyo 5 92.3 News FM and One PH) were on hold in support of the government efforts to fight against COVID-19. The primetime portion was ended on May 6, when the network temporary revived the One PH programOne Balita Pilipinas on May 7, while the noontime portion ended on May 29, whenOne Balita resumed on June 1.
DZMM TeleRadyo made history with the use of video technology fromZoom Video Communications for the Friday night broadcast ofLabor of Love, and Saturday morning to afternoon broadcast ofTandem: Lima at Logan,Magpayo Nga Kayo,Konsyumer ATBP.,Usapang Kalye,Good Job andOmaga-Diaz Report simulcast on ANC, making it a pioneer (and third overall) among the country's news channels.
BEAM TV temporary off the air due to the enhanced community quarantine amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bandila on Philippine television end 14 years of broadcasting.
March 21
GMA News TV resumed it broadcast with an expandedDobol B sa News TV broadcast as a provisional programming.[18]
Pop Life TV temporary off the air due to the enhanced community quarantine amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 22
As part of the network's 70th anniversary, GMA launched the online-onlyBuong Puso Para sa Pilipino No-Contract Show, a weekly virtual entertainment-show-cum-fan-meet-up with network talents to raise funds for relief efforts for people affected by the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon and all the medical workers, as well as to give back to its loyal viewers and listeners in radio and television for seven decades.
DZMM TeleRadyo moved to full 24/7 provisionally broadcast on digital free-to-air and cable, with ANC programming being aired on Sunday late nights until 4:30a.m. on Mondays.
Sambuhay TV Mass provisionally moved to GMA from 5 with a 6:00a.m. broadcast slot on Sundays, became the channel's first Catholic TV Mass broadcast since theFamily TV Mass in 2014–15. To replace the former program, 5 debuted the television delayed broadcast ofMisa sa Veritas (via Radio Veritas) on Sunday late afternoon.
March 23
CNN Philippines resumed its operations with the special coverage of the special session of both chambers of Congress as the highlight.
As an emergency measure,Net 25 extended (at the cost of certain programs) the airing times ofAgila Balita,Agila Probinsiya, the middayAgila Pilipinas and the primetimeMata ng Agila, as well as the Filipino and English-language editions ofEagle News International.
Eat Bulaga! began including footage from the program's first 40 years in television (including the past 24 seasons on GMA) on its provisional rerun episodes. The rerun episodes ended on June 6, when the show plans to resume its audience-free live episodes on June 8.
March 25
ABS-CBN Channel 2 programming (due to the decision to temporary stop the selectedTV Patrol regional broadcast as a result of government efforts to fight against COVID-19 countrywide) began airing the selected television stations ofthe Regional Network Group (Channel 46 Pampanga, Channel 7 Palawan and Channel 4 Davao) in full via satellite as a provisional measure, with their regional reporters temporarily responsible to the national headquarters inQuezon City through local news bureau chiefs, while all local advertising remained. This includeMagandang Buhay andIt's Showtime (which resumed broadcast at the time) were live nationwide from the homes of the presenters through the Zoom platform, a first in Philippine television history. Both the status of Palawan and Davao stations ended on April 20, when said broadcast in these markets resumed on the said date.
While ABS-CBN Channel 7 Palawan local programming took a pause,TV Patrol Palawan became the first-historic regionalTV Patrol broadcast to aired live via the channel's social media sites from Mondays to Fridays.
March 26 -ABS-CBN Channel 11 Naga provisionally became a semi-satellite of Channel 2 Metro Manila asTV Patrol Bicol temporary stopped broadcast while retaining local advertisement slots for its stations over Bicol Region. The status ended on March 30, when said broadcast resumed airing.
March 27 - A public demand forced ABS-CBN to reduce the Saturday morning movie blocks into one film only in order to give way the morning time slot (8:30a.m. to 10a.m.) for its award-winning Educational Television produced programming (Bayani,Hiraya Manawari andSine'skwela) courtesy of the cable and digital free-to-air channelKnowledge Channel to serve the millions of pre-school and elementary students whose studies as a result of the pandemic and the quarantines imposed by many local governments (as well as the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine) have been interrupted, while also aiming to introduced the channel and its valuable work to millions of viewers nationwide with the provisional educational programming began on March 28. Later on, bothBayani andHiraya Manawari aired on Sundays as well as lead-in toMathDali at 9:15a.m. beginning April 12.
March 30 - One Sports temporary suspended its broadcast due to limitations brought by the Enhanced Community Quarantine in Luzon, with its sister networks 5, One Sports+ and PBA Rush took over some of its archived programming, except for other programs such asTalking Heads (which moved to BEAM TV beginning May 16).
ABS-CBN'sTV Patrol became the fourth national newscast to incorporate simultaneous sign language interpretation for the deaf and hard of hearing on its broadcast in addition to closed captioning, following5's lead years before with itsNews5 newscasts. Previously, sign language interpretation has been available in the regionalTV Patrol editions inPalawan andCentral Visayas.
After almost 15 years of broadcasting,Jack TV has ceased its commercial broadcast on pay TV bySolar Entertainment Corporation due to programming redundancies, lack of advertising support and cross-cutting measures as well as change in business direction during theCOVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. Meanwhile, it continued as a digital web portal on their official online media platforms, while most of the programming being planned to migrate in eitherETC orSolar Sports.[19]
Front Row Channel (which is the Philippine version of a global TV network of the same name) was officially launched by the joint venture between Solar Entertainment Corporation andJungo TV, which is distributed byGMA Network, as the 24-hour music channel that specialized in broadcast of live concerts with featured performances from the world's top musical acts. While it has been initially launched in other cable providers, the channel hasn't been placed in the lineups of major cable systems and satellite providers.
Kuwentuhang Lokal andPasada 630 became the first DZMM TeleRadyo programs to fully aired with productions using the Zoom platform.
DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 andDZMM TeleRadyo switched to simultaneous telecast with the English-language ABS-CBN News Channel starting at 10:00p.m. as DZMM temporarily suspended its regular programming after asking all concerned on-duty personnel to go on self-quarantine for 14 days following their exposure to two "persons under investigation", while to those who have not been exposed shall work from home with its studio and facilities have been vacated and immediately disinfected. With this move, DZMM and DZMM TeleRadyo, as well as the regional AM radio stationsDYAP andDXAB, became an English-only broadcast (for the first time in history after many years) as a provisional measure. From 5:30p.m. to 10p.m., the channel aired the best ofABS-CBN News and Current Affairs programming in their place with a 6:30p.m. break forTV Patrol.[20]
After almost two years, DisneyLife ceased its operations byThe Walt Disney Company in the Philippines, due to the upcoming launch ofDisney+ in the country on November 17, 2022. The service was originally launched as an all-in-one streaming service in 2018 withGlobe Telecom as a partner provider, replacing the TV streaming apps: "Watch Disney Channel", "Watch Disney Junior" and "Watch Disney XD" (which all launched as part of Globe Telecom's partnership in 2015 where it later replaced the "Watch" name to the "App" name on all three services in 2016) for the Philippines.[21]
After past three years, Fox+ ceased its operations byFox Networks Group in the Philippines due to cross-cutting measures as well as change in business direction. The ad-free subscription service was originally launched locally in 2017 as a merger of the company's three streaming services: "Fox Play", "Fox Movies Play" and "Fox Sports Play" for the Philippines, withPLDT, Inc. alongside its sister companiesSmart Communications andCignal TV as a founding provider partners and later with Globe Telecom as an additional provider partner in 2018. With the service was eventually acquired by The Walt Disney Company as a sister streamer to DisneyLife in 2019, the PLDT Group announced that would back out as a provider partner in August in the same year, leaving Globe as the only provider partner for the Philippines until its closure. Following the closure, the subscribers have encourage to continue watching these shows, movies, documentaries and live sporting events on the company's linear TV networks after on that date.[22]
April 2
With the switch to the English broadcast onANC as a result of the decision to suspend DZMM's programs,DYAB TeleRadyo provisionally introduced English-language broadcast via ANC in select hours, in combination withTV Patrol and theCebuano-language programming aired on the channel. Also, the ANC simulcast provisionally began airing on both ABS-CBN (from 5a.m. to 8a.m.) andS+A (from 8a.m. to 10a.m.), thus bringing the special editions ofEarly Edition andHeadstart as well asMarket Edge (the two programs were only aired on S+A via simulcast). The broadcast were the first English news broadcast on both channels after many years.
FollowingTV Patrol's lead the previous night, ANC'sDateline Philippines added the simultaneous sign language interpretation for the deaf and hard of hearing viewers who watch the channel, thus marked the first ANC telecast to utilize it.
April 3 - DZMM TeleRadyo resumed its transmissions, with almost all programming and field reports aired via the Zoom platform, but with ANC commercials instead of the channel's commercials. ANC graphics for news stories, as well as for reporter and presenter introductions, debuted with theHeadline Pilipinas broadcast, beginning on April 4, and the Saturday edition.
April 5–8 - In the wake of the cancellation of this year'sAPT Entertainment Holy Week Drama Special which was supposed to be aired via GMA on April 11 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, 5 re-aired the previous Lenten Drama Specials produced by APT, includingMilagroso from 2006 andMay Milagroso Pa Nga Ba? from 2002 (retitledMay Milagroso Pa Nga Ba? (Part 1)-Ang Hiling,May Milagroso Pa Nga Ba? (Part 2)-Sister Choleng andMay Milagroso Pa Nga Ba? (Part 3)-Awit ni Miling for its re-airing).
April 6
TV Patrol officially made history with the first news reports aired using the Zoom platform.
ABS-CBN andStar Cinema (through Star Creatives) launched an online entertainment program,Rise and Shine, aired on Facebook midday on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (with a same day encore on YouTube) with DJ Jhai Ho (the presenter of the SundayShowbiz Pa More! onJeepney TV) hosted the program.
The 2020 edition of SVD-Mission Communications Foundation'sSeven Last Words from the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Jesus, the Divine Word at Christ the King Mission Seminary in Quezon City was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was originally televised live on both ABS-CBN and DZMM TeleRadyo with a delay onJeepney TV. In lieu of the special, ABS-CBN airedThe Young Messiah movie and the network–produceAng Pitong Huling Salita special in its place.
For the first time in its 27-year history on television, The Dominican Fathers of the Philippines'Siete Palabras has switched to the pre-recorded format this year, which was originally to aired live from the Sto. Domingo Church in Quezon City but it was scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The special was televised for the 12th year by GMA Network (with selectedGMA Regional TV stations in Visayas and Mindanao pre-empting the national special with the local versions of the said special), and the simulcast onRadyo Veritas in Manila and otherCatholic Media Network radio stations nationwide.
April 12 - ABS-CBN provisionally moved twoNickelodeon programs:SpongeBob SquarePants andThe Loud House, to 7:30a.m. and 7:50a.m. on Sunday (followingSwak na Swak) as a result of an expansion to the network's educational television programming supplied by the cable and digital free-to-air channel,Knowledge Channel beginning at 8:15a.m.
April 13
The commercial feeds of both ANC and DZMM TeleRadyo on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays were separated after days of using a singular commercial feed. In addition, DZMM (and DZMM TeleRadyo) resumed the use of its radio studios following disinfection measures, withSRO: Suhestyon, Reaksyon at Opinion as the first broadcast to aired.
After 4 weeks, the timesharing of programming between both DZMM TeleRadyo and ANC ended, with ANC resumed its separate programming on Mondays and DZMM slowly resumed its broadcast from the radio studios.
GMA Network's24 Oras became the fifth national newscast to incorporate simultaneous sign language interpretation for the deaf and hard of hearing in its broadcast. In addition, its online livestream on YouTube converted its airing in full high definition, making it the third in the country.
April 21 - Infomercial companyO Shopping temporary suspended its broadcast on ABS-CBN due to theenhanced community quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, thus became the third infomercial company to suspend their broadcast, following TV Shop Philippines and EZ Shop (both of which previously announced their broadcast suspensions in the previous month). However, the broadcast continued to air on S+A, Jeepney TV and its own standalone network onSky Cable,Sky Direct andABS-CBN TV Plus (including TV Plus Go). With that, ABS-CBN reverted to signing off at midnight, with signing-on before the broadcast ofKapamilya Daily Mass (and effective May 4, the replay broadcast of ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs programming) on Mondays to Fridays at 4:20a.m. (withJesuit Communications Foundation produced showKape't Pandesal preceding it), Saturdays at 5:25a.m. and beforeThe Healing Eucharist on Sundays at 5:55a.m.
April 25–26 - With the termination of the timesharing policies of both DZMM TeleRadyo and ANC, both stations resumed its separate weekend programming schedules. Meanwhile, on DZMM TeleRadyo, music-related programs (Yesterday andRemember When), news-related shows (Sagot Ko 'Yan! andRed Alert) and the public affairs program (Tulong Ko, Pasa Mo) resumed its broadcast on April 26 after a month long hiatus.
April 29 - For the first time in weeks, ABS-CBN readjusted its mid-morning and midday programming with a new provisional expansion of its movie block with two films starting at 10a.m. and 11:50a.m. respectively, resulting inIt's Showtime being moved to 1:30p.m. with a reduced one-hour run for the first time in its 11-year run of the show.
April 30 - After past five years,HOOQ ceased its operations bySingtel,Sony Pictures andWarner Bros. across all countries, including the Philippines, after the provider filed for liquidation on March 27. Meanwhile, Korean-based companyCoupang announced the purchase of HOOQ's assets on July 10.[23][24]
May 1 -ABS-CBN announced that the simulcast ofKabayan andRadyo Patrol Balita Alas Siyete viaDZMM TeleRadyo ended its airing nationwide to give way for the return ofUmagang Kay Ganda and all theABS-CBN Regional Network Group morning programs in regional areas (except for Palawan and Southern Tagalog) beginning May 4.
May 6 - A day after the final broadcast on free-to-air, ABS-CBN formally announced that due to demand from the overseas audiences onThe Filipino Channel,TV Patrol has resumed its broadcast on the said channel effective May 7 after a two-day break live in all TFC platforms (including online, cable and satellite feeds), thus continuing a tradition of broadcasting to Filipinos abroad since 1989. In addition, the live broadcast of the newscast through online platforms and ABS-CBN News Channel would also continued beginning on the same day, with the channel provisionally shouldering the program's airing and production.
May 7 - Aside from the announcement on the return ofTeleRadyo, ABS-CBN also announced that allTV Patrol regional editions has resumed its broadcast via Facebook Live through their respective pages effective May 8.
May 8 - Knowledge Channel temporary shut down its free-to-air broadcast on ABS-CBN TV Plus due to the cease-and-desist order of the NTC to close down its broadcasting operations of ABS-CBN. Meanwhile, the channel continued its broadcast on cable providers.
May 12 - In yet another ABS-CBN announcement, all ABS-CBN Regional Network Group morning programming has resumed airing but for online-only to regional viewers starting at 7a.m. on May 13 through Facebook Live.
May 14 - ABS-CBN launched a new online service,Online Kapamilya Shows (OKS), as the digital-only content can be accessed.
May 15 -GagaOOLala, a streaming service owned by Portico Media Co., Ltd., was expanded to all territories except China and North Korea, including the Philippines.[26]
May 16
BEAM TV resumed its operation of regular programming.
Aside from the resumption of BEAM TV's broadcast, infomercial company EZ Shop announced the resumption of its broadcast on the said channel starting on the same day, a few weeks after the company resumed its telecast via Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation on May 2. Meanwhile, other networks such as 5, One Sports and GMA News TV remained suspend the telecast of the said company.
TV Shop Philippines announced the resumption of its broadcast onRJ DigiTV only after a two-month break due to the enhanced community quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, thus became the second company to partly resumed its broadcast.
May 22 -One PH, a Filipino-language news and talk channel fromCignal, started its test broadcast on digital terrestrial television as a subchannel of 5 (viaDWET-TV).
May 25 -ETC (owned bySolar Entertainment Corporation) has switched its airing of aspect ratio format quality on the channel feed and its programming towidescreen format (16:9) as being converted its mitigation of reception through digital signal reception through free TV and other cable and satellite providers after almost 25 years on the usage of broadcast video picture resolution that migrated fromfullscreen format (4:3).
June 1 - Due to insisted public demand,Asianovela Channel andJeepney TV restarted its free-to-air broadcast onABS-CBN TV Plus while still on free trial as the two channels were assigned as temporary replacement served forABS-CBN andS+A.
June 4 - Following the announcement by theInter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to allow the mass gatherings on churches in General Community Quarantine and Modified General Community Quarantine areas nationwide as well as the statement of ABS-CBN andThe Healing Eucharist official Facebook page to temporary stop the admission of studio audience on its Sunday broadcast (live and recorded telecast on Jeepney TV andTeleRadyo) due to theCOVID-19 outbreak,The Healing Eucharist - Sunday TV Mass production team announced the temporary suspension of the live audiences admission within four consecutive Sundays effective June 7 to 28.
June 5 -Liza Soberano's managerOgie Diaz took an address to the queries of the fans thatMake It with You has been cancelled, thus not being included in the lineup of ABS-CBN shows that scheduled to air on the newly announced pay TV channel.[27]
June 12 - During the special coverage of the 122nd Independence Day celebration onPeople's Television Network, the infographic made a mistake in regarding the picture of the first presidentEmilio Aguinaldo and the mention of the Katipunan supreme leaderAndres Bonifacio. The network later apologized for the error during the coverage and it was later revised with the correct picture of Andres Bonifacio and the mention of Emilio Aguinaldo on the network's social media pages. According to the statement, the error causing the management of the said network that they needed skills development and necessary training to be initiated.
June 13
Following the Independence Day and in celebration of 74 years since its corporate formation, ABS-CBN began its phased return to full broadcasting on launching a cable and satellite-only channel,Kapamilya Channel (which is also the 2nd incarnation of the same name after it used as an international channel in 2007 replacing Pinoy Central TV before rebranding to BRO in 2011), thus officially resumed the broadcast of entertainment, educational, news and current affairs programming from ABS-CBN which was stopped due to the shutdown of its free-to-air television amid thelegislative franchise lapsed. This was announced throughTV Patrol on its June 4 broadcast,[29] with its official launch video also debuted on the same program a day later.
As part of a longer morning educational television block launch,Knowledge Channel and some of ABS-CBN's legendary award-winning educational programs, officially began airing via Kapamilya Channel on weekends starting today and on June 14 with its purpose to help the educational needs of millions of Filipino children and youth from both public and private educational institutions in the pre-school and elementary levels during the COVID-19 pandemic.
GMA Network, Inc. celebrated its 70th anniversary of corporate formation.
Movie Central resumed its partial broadcast as a programming block via Kapamilya Channel after a month of halt broadcast due to the lapsed of its broadcast franchise.
June 15
Cignal TV launched a brand new 24/7 movie and drama channel on satellite television, One Screen, which featured films from local features, dubbed Hollywood films and European movies (in its original language) supplied by Cinemaworld, as well as dramas from North America and local content fromGMA Network and the satellite service's corporate siblings5 and Cignal Entertainment.
One Sports resumed its operation of regular programming.
June 19 - 5 celebrated its 60th anniversary of broadcasting.
June 22 - After a year of being off-air,ZOE Broadcasting Network reactivated its VHFchannel 11 while at the same time opened its assigned DTT channel 20. Since then, both were under test broadcast but still open for blocktime or channel lease offers.
ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Tickets (KTX) extended its service from the online ticketing portal of ABS-CBN live shows to a digital portal including virtual venue and streaming platform (dubbed as Key To Experiences) that can host simultaneous events, such as from concerts and movie premieres to trade shows, for promising an exclusive experience for organizers and participants.[34]
CLTV 36 (owned byRadioworld Broadcasting Corporation) has switched its airing of aspect ratio format quality on the channel feed and its programming towidescreen format (16:9) as being converted its mitigation of reception through analog (and later digital signal in 2023) reception through free TV and other cable and satellite providers after 13 years and 3 months on the usage of broadcast video picture resolution that migrated from fullscreen format (4:3).
June 29 - As part of its 70th anniversary festivities, GMA Network formally launched its brand new Asianovela channel on digital terrestrial television,Heart of Asia.[35]
June 30 - Most of ABS-CBN's digital broadcasting operations fromABS-CBN Convergence using the digital terrestrial television provider ABS-CBN TV Plus, alongside a blocktime agreement withAMCARA Broadcasting Network including its use of digital frequency on Channel 43 carrying Asianovela Channel,Yey!,Kapamilya Box Office, and the free-to-air operations of Jeepney TV,Cine Mo! and TeleRadyo airing in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, as well as the operations ofSky Cable Corporation on its usage of their direct to home satellite serviceSky Direct signed off the air at 8:30p.m. due to the alias cease-and-desist order of theNational Telecommunications Commission to temporary stop the broadcast operations of ABS-CBN TV Plus and Sky Direct because of the expiration of its franchise granted on March 30, 1995.[36] Meanwhile,ABS-CBN News Channel, Kapamilya Channel, Cine Mo!, TeleRadyo,O Shopping, Knowledge Channel andCreative Programs owned pay TV channels (Cinema One,Liga,Metro Channel,Myx and Jeepney TV) remain unaffected onSky Cable and some direct-to-home providers in nearby areas. While in ABS-CBN TV Plus, the digital broadcast of other networks also remain unaffected and the operations continue outside Metro Manila.
July 1 - A day after the two alias cease-and-desist order of theNational Telecommunications Commission to temporary stop the broadcast operations ofABS-CBN TV Plus andSky Direct,ABS-CBN announced thatAsianovela Channel,Yey!,Kapamilya Box Office, and the free-to-air operations ofJeepney TV,Cine Mo! andTeleRadyo airing on ABS-CBN TV Plus outside Metro Manila were temporary stopped its digital broadcasting and signed off the air at 6:00p.m.[37] Meanwhile, Cine Mo!, TeleRadyo and Jeepney TV remain unaffected onSky Cable and some direct-to-home providers in nearby areas. While in ABS-CBN TV Plus, the digital broadcast of other networks also remain unaffected and the operations still continue.
July 7
After almost eight years of broadcasting,Fox Filipino has ceased its broadcast byFox Networks Group (a subsidiary of Disney International Operations owend byThe Walt Disney Company) due to programming redundancies, lack of advertising support and cross-cutting measures. Meanwhile,GMA Network (the network's content partner since its 2012 launch) said that they encouraged the viewers to continue to watch the older shows of the network that was previously aired on Fox Filipino on the network's partner streaming services such asiflix andAmazon Prime Video under the GMA On Demand banner, the network's new digital networkHeart of Asia, as well as the new cable and satellite network One Screen.[38]
CNN Philippines temporary shut down its broadcast again and limit its broadcast of select programs through online to allow the disinfection of its studios in Corporate World Center in Mandaluyong, where one of its network staff tested positive with the virus.[39]
July 10 - After 12 hearings which began on May 26, theHouse of Representatives, particularly on theCommittee on Legislative Franchises, unofficially voted 70–11–2–1 (rejected–favored–rescued–abstained) to deny the franchise application of ABS-CBN at 3:09p.m. Following that,ABS-CBN Corporation (which is amediaconglomerate ormainstream media) announced that would instead focus on limited businesses that does not require a legislative franchise including digital channels, cable, international licensing and distribution, and production of content for various streaming services. It would keepTV5 andGMA are the remaining free-to-air television networks in the country.
July 13 - ABS-CBN's subsidiaryCreative Programs, Inc., launchedFor Your Entertainment (FYE) Channel, exclusively on a Filipino-made social networking service,Kumu.
July 19 -People's Television Network announced a one-day halt of broadcast running for 24 hours to give way for the disinfection of its main studios and offices in Visayas Avene, Quezon City, following a network employee has been tested positive with the virus.[40]
July 27 -Cignal TV and its sister company,Smart Communications announced a multi-year deal with theNational Basketball Association for the league's official broadcast rights in the Philippines, replacingSolar Entertainment Corporation. The games during the2019–20 season would aired on free-to-air networks5 andOne Sports (replacing CNN Philippines as a temporary exclusive free-to-air broadcaster, which eventually dropped in March because of theCOVID-19 pandemic in the United States and inCanada, as well as the 4-month suspension of the league's games). Meanwhile, Smart postpaid and prepaid subscribers can avail the live streaming through its service platform. The deal was started on the same daythe NBA's restart of the current season began. This marked the first time the NBA broadcast on 5 since the then-ABC 5 last aired the NBA games (in partnership with Solar) from 2007 to 2008.[41][42]
July 31 - In coinciding with the NBA's restart of the current season, Cignal TV launched a brand new 24/7 basketball channel on satellite television,NBA TV Philippines (which is the Philippine version of an American channel of thesame name), replacingNBA Premium TV (which was formerly owned by the NBA's former Philippine broadcaster, Solar Entertainment Corporation) after ten months of absence thus exclusively available on the satellite provider, though Cignal plans to offer the channel for syndication to other cable operators.[41]
ABS-CBN Corporation launched a livestreaming exclusive and recapping episodes for old, new and well-loved shows of ABS-CBN on their digital and online platforms such as Facebook and YouTube,Kapamilya Online Live.[43][44]
People's Television Network announced that its news programming including their hourly updates remained in light of the network's reduced manpower policies beginning August 3 up to September 6 (formerly on August 10), which affect all programming schedules resulting in a reduction of live programming hours. As a result,PTV News and the certain editions ofPTV Balita Ngayon converted to remote production. The planned return of the Philippine Lotto Draw broadcast starting August 7 (formerly on August 4) would go on as planned in phrases.
August 2
In response to a live webinar demanding a return to ECQ restrictions by the representatives of the country's medical profession a day before,Kapamilya Channel reshuffled its Sunday programming with its movie block expanding into two films, pushingASAP Natin 'To to move its timeslot on 12:30p.m.
As part of the celebrations on its 70th anniversary,GMA Network launched a new online service,GMA Entertainment Shows (GETS) Online, which can accessed and binge-watch of both the network's past archive and current programs as well as digital-only contents on their internet platforms.
Imbestigador celebrated its 20th anniversary on Philippine television.
August 11
TheDepartment of Education launchedDepEd TV, an educational programming service block featuring lessons for students under the basic level of formal education system on TV and radio as part of their distance learning while face–to–face learning was prohibited due toCOVID-19 pandemic. It started the test broadcast run of the programs viaIBC and digital-onlyChannel 30 until August 21 except weekends. DepEd also plans to broadcast using three television stations each for elementary, junior high school, and both senior high school andAlternative Learning System. During its first run, DepEd TV was criticized for the incorrect grammar in Grade 8 English subject. But on August 14, the agency announced the postponement on the opening of regular classes in public schools to October 5, thus placing its test run ended on the same day. On September 21–25, DepEd TV conducted a final test broadcast via broadcast networks (IBC and other partnered channels), direct-to-home satellite providers (Cignal andG Sat), and various cable providers (particularly the members of the Philippine Cable Television Association).
Solar Learning was launched as the all-day free-to-air digital terrestrial channel specialized for the online social learning and education classes owned bySolar Entertainment Corporation in partnership with the Department of Education.
August 12 - Following the successful launch of Kapamilya Online Live, ABS-CBN'sStar Music relaunched a digital online channel for children's learning by using music exclusively on their digital and online platforms including Facebook, Spotify and YouTube,TuTuBee (formerly called Star Music Kids).[45][46]
August 14
ABS-CBN'sKnowledge Channel launched "School at Home: Ang Saya Matuto ng Bago", a campaign program aligned with the Most Essential Learning Competencies in the DepEd's Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan which targeted students to learn at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.[47]
Vice Ganda launched its own digital network powered by Viva Digital,The Vice Ganda Network. It was originally launched on July 24, but due to the technical issues of the said network, it was postponed and moved to its current date.[48]
August 15 -MediaQuest Holdings, throughTV5 Network, Inc. announcedThe 5 Network or simply 5 would reverted to its former name,TV5, with brand new entertainment programs in collaboration with its sister company,Cignal TV (under Cignal Entertainment), through blocktime agreements co-produced with other content providers such asArchangel Media, Inc.,Brightlight Productions,The IdeaFirst Company,Regal Entertainment andViva Television, among others. Originally, the plan was to rebranding it intoOne TV on April 13 (first) and July 20 (second) respectively, but because of thecommunity quarantines in the Philippines amid theCOVID-19 pandemic, it was silently decided to not carry on with its promotions through its digital and online platforms have been removed. There's no official word yet from the company if the rebrand would continue or not in the near future whereas some reports told that TV5 has cancelled its plans to rebrand.
August 19 -Prima Donnas celebrated its first anniversary on television.
August 25 -News5 announced that all of their radio and television programming were being converted to remote production as a result of a massive disinfection of the TV5 Media Center following a network employee has been tested positive with the virus. This followed a prior shutdown of news operations on TV5,One PH andOne News from August 21 to 23, which had been also announced.
August 27 - Following the acquisition ofiflix on June 24,Tencent announced the collaboration of the said service with its own streaming service (Tencent Video or WeTV) under the unified referral as "WeTV iflix". However, both platforms were still operate autonomously with its own shared strategies.[50]
August 28 - After almost 32 years,ABS-CBN Regional ceased its operations with 12TV Patrol–themed newscasts, 10 news bulletins and 10 morning shows ended their broadcast following the denial of its legislative franchise on July 10.[51]
August 30 - YouTube launched "Super Stream" in the Philippines featuring limited free access of quality binge-watch local TV, movie and sports contents in collaboration with media partners.[52]
August 31 - ABS-CBN Corporation announced on July 15 that it ceased the operations of some of its businesses and implemented a retrenchment program covering the company and its subsidiaries, following the non-renewal of its congressional franchise on July 10.[53]
ABS-CBN's streaming media services iWant and TFC Online were merged into oneover-the-top content platform,iWantTFC, and began its soft launched on the same date exclusively on the web browser and mobile application, as well as be accessible in the Philippines and worldwide.[54] In addition,Sky On Demand was also merged with iWantTFC andThe Filipino Channel (TFC) would also available on US-based service,Xfinity in HD.
TeleRadyo Cebu (formerly DYAB TeleRadyo) rebranded to Sibya TV, serving as Cebu's dedicated news and information TV channel, thus became the fourth Cebuano-language news channel and fifth overall to broadcast on the same language.
September 9 -GMA Network implemented a layoff program coveringGMA News TV due toCOVID-19 pandemic.[55] In addition to this, it was reported that GMA also announced the cancellation of productions on some programs airing on the said news channel with eleven shows were reportedly threatened to disappear off the air.[56]
September 11 - Following the successful launch of Kapamilya Online Live, and the relaunches of KTX and TuTuBee, ABS-CBN Corporation extended its digital and online presence to the virtual world by launching an edutainment interactive portal hub with featured some programming contents for kids exclusively on their social networking and website platforms,Just Love Kids.
September 12 - The following day, ABS-CBN also launched a weekend morning programming block of the same name featuring with the same program contents for children exclusively onKapamilya Channel.
September 20 - GMA Network, in partnership withJungo TV, formally launched its brand new Asian pop culture channel through K-pop, lifestyle and entertainment programming contents on digital terrestrial television,Hallypop (which is the Philippine version of a global TV network of thesame name).[60][61]
September 21 - GMA News TV resumed its regular schedule slots with returning and new programming line-ups.
September 22
In acted on a 2013 illegal dismissal case, Supreme Court has orderedGMA Network to reinstate 30 cameramen and assistant cameramen and pay their back wages, allowances and other benefits from its illegal dismissal in 2013 up to actual reinstatement.[62]
POPTV made its official launched after being for soft operations in 2019.
September 24 -Eugenio Lopez III tendered his resignation as Chairman Emeritus and Director of ABS-CBN Corporation and other Lopez-owned companies for personal reasons.[63]
September 28 -FPJ's Ang Probinsyano celebrated its 5th anniversary on Philippine television.
October 2 -Saksi,GMA Network's longest running late-night newscast since 2002 and formerly as an early evening newscast during its first years, celebrated its 25th anniversary on Philippine television.
DepEd TV, an educational programming service block, expanded into a television network as the service was broadcast on other partnered providers includingCignal andSatLite.
October 8 -O Shopping made some changes on its channel space assignment from Channel 11 to Channel 25 (Metro Manila) and Channel 21 (Provincial) on Sky Cable, as ZOE's upcoming channel was assigned to Channel 11 beginning on the same day.[70][71]
October 9–11 - Due to the success of the Easter Triduum broadcast of the 190th General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Philippines andGMA Network, throughGMA News TV, broadcast the Church's 190th Semiannual General Conference via satellite delay on GMA News TV though both free-to-air (analog and digital) and cable TV (includingMusic and the Spoken Word, which aired on October 10). The broadcast, which aired remotely from Salt Lake City due to the COVID-19 pandemic that forced the first General Conference TV broadcast in the country earlier that year, marked the first time the Semiannual General Conference was broadcast on Philippine television.
October 10 -ZOE TV rebranded toA2Z, which featured some programs from its several content providers (ABS-CBN andKnowledge Channel), licensors (CBN Asia,Trinity Broadcasting Network and others), and ZOE's ownedLight TV on the said network, after ABS-CBN and ZOE agreed with the entering of the said deal on October 6. This also marked the return of ABS-CBN programming on free TV after the cease-and-desist order by National Telecommunications Commission due to expired legislative franchise on May 5 and the denial of its renewed legislative franchise on July 10.[64][65][66][67]
October 20 -Bubble Gang celebrated its 25th anniversary on Philippine television.
October 23 -MediaQuest Holdings, throughCignal TV andTV5 Network, Inc. with its sister companySmart Communications, announced a5+1⁄2-year deal with theUniversity Athletic Association of the Philippines to aired the games beginning with the84th season after the cancellation of83rd season on both free-to-air networksTV5 andOne Sports, and on the cable and satellite channel,UAAP Varsity Channel that formally launched on September 8, 2021, which supposed to schedule its first airing in 2021, but it was moved on March 26, 2022, due to the health safety of student-athletes amid theCOVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.[72] Meanwhile, Smart postpaid and prepaid subscribers can avail the live streaming through its service platform. This is the first time that the Philippine collegiate league games broadcast on TV5 sinceNCAA Philippines in 2013-15 and also marked the end of its 20-year relationship with ABS-CBN Corporation following the non-renewal of its congressional franchise on July 10 and the dissolution ofABS-CBN Sports division to close its business operations on August 31.[73]
October 30 - After 2 years and nine months of broadcasting,Liga has ceased its broadcast on pay TV byCreative Programs, Inc. (a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation) due to the non-renewal of its congressional franchise on July 10 and the dissolution of ABS-CBN Sports division to close its business operations on August 31.[74]
After 7 years of broadcasting,O Shopping has ceased its operations as a pay TV channel and infomercial program by ACJ O Shopping Corporation (a joint venture betweenABS-CBN Corporation andCJ ENMO Shopping Division) due to the implementation of a retrenchment program covering its business company from August 7, following the non-renewal of its congressional franchise on July 10 andCJ Group's decision to close its business operations in Southeast Asia effective December 31 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[71][75]
Cine Mo! has officially part of bothCignal andSatLite channel lineups ofCignal TV, following its successful launch ofG Sat's channel lineup a month before.
November 2 - TAP W rebranded toTAP TV as a general entertainment channel.[76]
November 11 -Balitanghali, one of the nine surviving shows ofGMA News TV since its 2011 launch and one of the last three shows inherited from its predecessor networkQ, celebrated its 15th anniversary on Philippine television.
iWantTFC officially made its grand launched after two months and 13 days of being in soft launch and the merging of iWant and TFC Online on September 1. The platform was made the strategy in three different tiers that has used similar to the US-based streaming service,Peacock: the free tier, the premium tier (which was available for paid subscribers and through subscribing it from telco companies) and an ad-free option with the movie rental service included for an additional cost.[78]
Ang Pinaka, one of the nine surviving shows of GMA News TV since its 2011 launch and one of the last three shows inherited from its predecessor network Q, celebrated its 15th anniversary on Philippine television.
November 15 -TAP Edge reformatted as a drama-centric entertainment channel, ending its action sports programming viaEDGEsport in December 2020.[76]
November 20
Myx celebrated its 20th anniversary of broadcasting originated as a programming block ofStudio 23.
GMA Network announced a 5-year deal with theNational Collegiate Athletic Association to cover the games of the NCAA from seasons 96 to 101. The new broadcast deal outbidedTV5 (the league's former broadcaster in seasons 89 and 90) with the revenues on GMA's new deal would be donated in support of the financial aid for the students of the league's participating colleges and it would broadcast on GMA News TV and on the network's official website. It also marked the return of sporting events for the network for the first time since 2018 and for the sister network after the cancelation ofNews TV All Sports in 2016, thus ending its second stint with ABS-CBN Corporation (which began on the 91st season) following the non-renewal of its congressional franchise on July 10 and the dissolution ofABS-CBN Sports division to close its business operations on August 31.[79]
November 26 - For the first time, TAP TV became the exclusive Philippine broadcaster for the premiere live aired on cable and satellite television broadcast ofMacy's Thanksgiving Day Parade viaNBC from Macy's flagship store in New York City, USA since 2013 with the last year's parade was broadcast via tape delay onCNN Philippines.
December 1 -Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko celebrated its 45th anniversary on Philippine television.
December 8 -GMA Network, Inc. launched "Synergy: A GMA Collaboration", a company's division composed of a group that catered and produced ticketing and non-ticketing events and activities.
December 15 -Viva Entertainment launched anover-the-top content platform,VivaMax, and began its soft operations which include movies and TV series content from the Viva library, as well as dubbed versions of Hollywood and Korean movies, in addition to its exclusive-owned web series and miniseries.[80]
December 21 -Philippine Collective Media Corporation, a Tacloban-based broadcast media company owned by Leyte 1st District Representative and House Majority Floor LeaderMartin Romualdez, granted an amendment of its congressional franchise under Republic Act No. 11508 (which previously Republic Act No. 9773, where originally limited to Eastern Visayas only), allowing PCMC to operate radio and television stations nationwide. The company operated a local independent stationPRTV in Tacloban.
December 26 - Singer-songwriterDaryl Ong (portrayed as "2-2-B") was proclaimed the grand winner of the first season ofMasked Singer Pilipinas.
September - Regional News Group was formed as a new independent cooperative multicasting media group made by the several retrenched employees, news anchors and reporters of the now-defunctABS-CBN Regional and it composed of different versions nationwide including RNG Luzon (based in Baguio), RNG Bicol (based in Legazpi and Naga) and RNG Mindanao (based in Davao and Cagayan de Oro).
Notes ^a Originally aired on ABS-CBN ^b Originally aired on GMA ^c Originally aired on Yey! ^d Originally aired on Jeepney TV ^e Originally aired on Q (now GMA News TV) ^f Originally aired on Kapamilya Channel ^g Originally aired on NBN (now PTV) ^h Originally aired on Knowledge Channel
Notes ^a Originally aired on ABS-CBN ^b Originally aired on GMA ^c Originally aired on S+A ^d Originally aired on Sari-Sari Channel ^e Originally aired on Studio 23 ^f Originally aired on Q (now GMA News TV) ^g Originally aired on RPN (now CNN Philippines) ^h Originally aired on Colours ^i Originally aired on One Screen
March 18:ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya sa DZMM,Headline Pilipinas,Kabayan,On the Spot,Pasada 630 (first 30 minutes only),SRO: Suhestyon, Reaksyon at Opinyon andTV Patrol onABS-CBN News Channel
March 19:ANC Rundown,Top Story andThe World Tonight on DZMM TeleRadyo
March 20:Labor of Love on ABS-CBN News Channel
March 21:Good Job,Headline Pilipinas Weekend (Saturday edition),Konsyumer Atbp. (first 30 minutes only),Magandang Morning with Julius and Zen,Omaga-Diaz Report,Radyo Patrol Balita Alas Siyete Weekend Edition,Tandem: Lima at Logan,TV Patrol Weekend andUsapang Kalye on ABS-CBN News Channel
March 21:TV Patrol Weekend on DZMM TeleRadyo
March 21:24 Oras Weekend,Francis "Kiko" FLores on Board (Dobol B sa News TV),Super Balita sa Hapon Weekend (Dobol B sa News TV) andSuper Balita sa Tanghali Weekend (Dobol B sa News TV) on GMA News TV
March 22:Boses ng Balita,DZBB Executive Summary andTKO: Talakayan Komentaryo't Opinyon on GMA News TV (Dobol B sa News TV)
March 22:Sunday TV Mass on One Sports
March 23:Public Briefing: #LagingHandaPH on ABS-CBN News Channel,CNN Philippines, DZMM TeleRadyo,DZRH News Television, One News andOne PH (simulcast via People's Television Network)
March 23:24 Oras,Public Briefing: #LagingHandaPH,Super Balita sa Hapon (Dobol B sa News TV) andSuper Balita sa Tanghali Nationwide (Dobol B sa News TV) on GMA News TV
March 25:Kuwentuhang Lokal on ABS-CBN News Channel
March 26:Dateline Philippines on DZMM TeleRadyo
April 1:Team Fitfil on S+A
April 2:Early Edition,Headstart,Market Edge andMatters of Fact on DZMM TeleRadyo and S+A
May 8:ANC,Balita Ngayon,Dos por Dos,Failon Ngayon sa TeleRadyo,Dr. Love Radio Show,Garantisadong Balita,Headline Pilipinas,Kabayan,Lingkod Kapamilya sa TeleRadyo,News Patrol,Pasada sa TeleRadyo,Public Briefing: #LagingHandaPH,SRO: Suhestyon, Reaksyon at Opinyon,Todo-Todo Walang Preno andTV Patrol on TeleRadyo
May 9:TV Patrol Weekend on Cine Mo!
May 9:Get Fit,Life at Home andWhat Makes Me Happy? on CNN Philippines
May 9:Good Job,Headline Pilipinas (Saturday edition),Kape at Salita,Konsyumer Atbp.,Kuwentuhang Lokal,Light Moments,Magandang Morning,Omaga-Diaz Report,Radyo Negosyo,Tandem: Lima at Logan,TV Patrol Weekend andUsapang Kalye on TeleRadyo
May 10:I Feel U on Jeepney TV
May 10:Dra. Bles @ Ur Serbis,Kapamilya Konek,Red Alert sa TeleRadyo,Rosary Hour,Sagot Ko 'Yan!,The Healing Eucharist,Tulong Ko, Pasa Mo andYesterday on TeleRadyo
June 13(Kapamilya Channel) October 10(A2Z) July 16, 2022 – June 30, 2023(TV5) July 1, 2023 – December 31, 2024(GTV) April 6, 2024 (GMA) June 17, 2024 (All TV)
March 25:TV Patrol North Luzon (ABS-CBN TV-46 Pampanga) (reason: Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines and ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy which led to end operations ofTV Patrol regional shows)
Temporary suspension of tapings due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. Continued broadcast through online via its ownFacebook andYouTube (GMA Network) asAll-Out Sundays: The Stay Home Party.
July 18:Barrio Kulimlim (rerun),Celebrity Samurai (rerun),God's Code,Hapi-House (rerun),Kano Luvs Pinay (rerun),Mac and Chiz (rerun),Manila Cathedral Daily Mass,One of the Boys (rerun),Pinoy Explorer (rerun),Star Confessions (rerun),The Mysterious Case of Bea Montenegro,The Wives of House No. 2 (rerun) andTV5 Love Stories (rerun)
July 19:CCF Afternoon Worship Service,From Helen's Kitchen,Hour Glass (rerun),Primetime Megahits,Sine Spectacular andTaddy Taddy Po (rerun)
Temporary suspension of broadcast and replaced byOne News Now and live special coverage due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
EZ Shop
March 21
June 22
Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
Idol in Action
August 25
September 3
Temporary suspension of broadcast and replaced with re-runs due to the massive disinfection of TV5 Media Center after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. It was supposed to resume on September 2, but was delayed to September 3 due to technical difficulties. The program resumed broadcast on September 3.
Temporary suspension of telecast due to the network's reduced manpower policies.
Public Briefing: #LagingHandaPH
August 1
August 26
Temporary suspension of telecast due to the reductions affecting live programming and the network's reduced manpower policies as the six employees of the network tests positive for COVID-19.
March 15:I Heart PH,Just Fur Babies,Newsroom Junior Edition andThank God It's The Weekend on CNN Philippines
March 15:Chismax: Chismis to the Max,Headline Pilipinas (Sunday edition),Pinoy Vibes,Pintig Balita,Private Nights,Remember When,Salitang Buhay andSa Kabukiran on DZMM TeleRadyo
March 15:Ireklamo kay Greco,Mag-Usap Tayo andTambayan Sessions on DZRH News Television
April 16:Early Edition,Headstart,Market Edge andMatters of Fact on DZMM TeleRadyo andS+A
April 17:ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya sa DZMM,Dos por Dos,Failon Ngayon sa DZMM,Garantisadong Balita,Headline Pilipinas,Kabayan,On the Spot,Pasada Sais Trenta andSRO: Suhestyon, Reaksyon at Opinyon on ABS-CBN News Channel
April 18:Good Job,Headline Pilipinas Weekend (Saturday edition),Konsyumer Atbp.,Kuwentuhang Lokal,Magandang Morning with Julius and Zen,Radyo Negosyo,Tandem: Lima at Logan andUsapang Kalye on ABS-CBN News Channel
May 2:Good Job,Headline Pilipinas Weekend (Saturday edition),Kape at Salita,Konsyumer Atbp.,Kuwentuhang Lokal,Light Moments,Omaga-Diaz Report,Radyo Negosyo,Tandem: Lima at Logan andUsapang Kalye on DZMM TeleRadyo
May 2:RX Plus: Health, Lifestyle and Leisure on S+A
May 3:Dra. Bles @ Ur Serbis,Kapamilya Konek,Magandang Morning,Radyo Patrol Balita Alas-Siyete Weekend,Red Alert sa DZMM,Rosary Hour,Sagot Ko 'Yan!,Tulong Ko, Pasa Mo,TV Patrol Weekend andYesterday on DZMM TeleRadyo
September 20:Boses ng Balita,Dobol B, Bantay Balita: Bantay sa Kamara,Liwanag sa Balita,MMDA sa GMA andTKO: Talakayan Komentaryo't Opinyon on GMA News TV (Dobol B sa News TV)
September 20:TeleBalita Weekend on TeleRadyo
September 25:Anong Say N'yo? (Dobol B sa News TV) on GMA News TV
November 2:Newsmakers (New Normal: The Survival Guide) on GMA News TV
November 3:Bright Side (New Normal: The Survival Guide) on GMA News TV
November 5:Home Work (New Normal: The Survival Guide) on GMA News TV
November 6:Bigtime Balita (Dobol B sa News TV),Family Time (New Normal: The Survival Guide),My Absolute Boyfriend andSuper Balita sa Hapon (Dobol B sa News TV) on GMA News TV
December 26:Activating Sports,Balita Rewind,Gabay ng Pamilyang Marino,Health TV Embassy,KKK,Kuwentuhan Pa More,Level Up,The Skin and Scalp Talk by Dermclinic andWarrior Angel onInquirer 990 Television
December 27:Cockpihan: Usapang Sabong,Inquirer Nation,Isyu ng Bayan,Kakaiba Ka,Langit sa Lupa,Pera at Kabuhayan,Petiks Petiks Lang,Shoptalk U Shop andTinig ng Marino on Inquirer 990 Television
December 28:Front Row (Power Block) on GMA News TV
December 28:MTRCB Uncut on Inquirer 990 Television
December 31:Banner Story,Balita Nuebe Nubenta sa Tanghali,Dear Ate Reysie,Good Morning Inquirer,Headlines Ngayon,KlIQ Music,Nuebe Nubenta Report,Pilipinas Online Bantay OCW,Primetime Balita sa Hapon,Sports IQ andWow It’s Showbiz on Inquirer 990 Television
Temporary suspension of telecast and replaced byPinas Sarap on July 25.
September 18
November 14(new episodes)
Temporary suspension of telecast due to the channel's weekday afternoon to late evening programming schedule changes (mostly newscasts resumptions and entertainment programming additions) on September 21.
Temporary suspension of telecast due to the channel's weekday afternoon to late evening programming schedule changes (mostly newscasts resumptions and entertainment programming additions) on September 21.
Temporary suspension of telecast due to the disinfection of the building where the network is being housed as the employee of another company tested positive for COVID-19.
TV Healing Mass For The Homebound
July 19
Temporary suspension of telecast due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
Temporary suspension of broadcast and replaced with re-runs due to the massive disinfection of TV5 Media Center after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. It was supposed to resume on September 2, but was delayed to September 3 due to technical difficulties. The program resumed broadcast on September 3.
Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcast stations amid the expired franchise. Continued broadcast viaABS-CBN News Channel andTV Maria.
Agri TV
September 25, 2022(IBC; asAgri TV Atbp.: Kasama sa Hanapbuhay)
Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcast stations amid the expired franchise.
Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcast stations amid the expired franchise and replaced by Kapamilya Sunday Mass viaJeepney TV on May 10. Continued broadcast viaTeleRadyo.
Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcast stations amid the expired franchise and replaced by the encore of "Tawa Way Zone" strip. Program temporary aired as the live regular episode simulcast on June 13 to July 11.
Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcast stations amid the expired franchise and replaced by the encore of "Tawa Way Zone" strip.
Temporary suspension of telecast due to shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcast stations amid the expired franchise and replaced by the replay of "Tubig at Langis".
August 10:Burado onKapamilya Channel (reason: Program announced its cancellation due to COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines and overseas. Show was not yet debut on the said network. Program renamed to and premiered asWalang Hanggang Paalam on September 28 via Kapamilya Channel and October 12 viaA2Z.)[96]
September 18:Kahit Minsan Lang on Kapamilya Channel (reason: Program announced its cancellation due to the lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. Show was not yet debut on the said network. Program renamed to and premiered asA Family Affair on June 27, 2022, via Kapamilya Channel, A2Z andTV5.)[97]
September 30:Cara y Cruz on Kapamilya Channel (reason: Program announced its cancellation due toJulia Barretto's departure from Star Magic and joined Viva Artist Agency. Show was not yet debut on the said network. Program renamed to and premiered asBagong Umaga on October 26 via Kapamilya Channel and A2Z.)
October 1:Ang Lihim ni Ligaya on Kapamilya Channel (reason: Program announced its cancellation due toIvana Alawi's backing out from the production amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. Show was not yet debut on the said network. Program renamed to and premiered asLa Vida Lena on November 14 (as a pilot series) viaiWantTFC and on June 28, 2021 (as a full series) via Kapamilya Channel, A2Z and TV5.)
One year after the termination of the blocktimer agreement between the network andGMA Network, Inc., the parent company ofGMA News TV, as well as the move of the said news channel tochannel 27 in June 2019,ZOE Broadcasting Network has reactivated the channel 11 analog signal at the same time the digital channel 20 assignment opened. The company has plan to work with blocktimers to open channel lease offers while the channel is on test broadcast and reserved for programming.
On October 6, ZOE Broadcasting Network awarded its blocktime programming agreement to media conglomerateABS-CBN Corporation, parent company of cable-only networksKapamilya Channel,Jeepney TV andCine Mo! for its entertainment programming and the company's affiliated non-profit organizationKnowledge Channel for its educational programming and would reformatting channel 11 into A2Z. Christian programming seen on its sister channelLight TV would also shown on the reformatted channel, along with programming supplied by licensors, content providers and ministry programing partners includingCBN Asia andTrinity Broadcasting Network. ABS-CBN also handle advertising sales for most of the entertainment shows broadcast on the new network with profits would be donated to support the ministry outreach projects of ZOE's parent church organizationJesus is Lord Church, and it marked the return of the company's programming on free TV following the cease-and-desist order by National Telecommunications Commission due to expired legislative franchise on May 5 and the denial of its renewed legislative franchise on July 10.
Temporary suspension of broadcasting due to the production at technical challenges made by theCOVID-19 pandemic, but the operations continue through online.
Channel 9 (analog feed) / Channel 19 (digital feed) Cignal Channel 10 (Nationwide) Sky Direct Channel 9 (Nationwide) G Sat Channel 3 (Nationwide) SatLite Channel 9 (Nationwide) Sky Cable /Destiny Cable Channel 14 (Metro Manila) Cablelink Channel 14 (Metro Manila)
March 18
March 23
Temporary suspension of broadcasting due to the disinfection of the building where the network is being housed as the employee of another company tested positive forCOVID-19, but the operations continue through online.
Temporary suspension of broadcasting due to the disinfection of the building where the network is being housed as the employee of the network tested positive for COVID-19, but the operations continue through online.
Channel 4 (analog feed) / Channel 42 (digital feed) Cignal Channel 4 (Nationwide) G Sat Channel 4 (Nationwide) SatLite Channel 4 (Nationwide) Sky Cable /Destiny Cable Channel 6 (Metro Manila) Cablelink Channel 9 (Metro Manila)
July 19
July 20
Temporary suspension of broadcasting due to the disinfection of the building where the network is being housed as the employee of the network tested positive for COVID-19, but the operations continue through online.
TheNational Telecommunications Commission issued a cease and desist order onABS-CBN Corporation to temporary close its broadcasting operations including its radio stationsDZMM andMOR, following the expiration of its broadcast franchise (Republic Act No. 7966, which was granted on March 30, 1995) on May 4, the day before. Absorbed as anew media network underABS-CBN Digital Media. All current and upcoming programs were transferred to the following networks (as ad interim replacement network):Kapamilya Channel beginning on June 13 (with the exception of selected current and upcoming programming due to its cancellation and moved or transferred to another network, amid the COVID-19 pandemic and ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy) andA2Z beginning on October 10 (as part of blocktime deal with ZOE; selected shows only).
Channel 23 (analog feed) Cignal Channel 23 (Nationwide) Sky Direct Channel 24 (HD) (Nationwide) G Sat Channel 8 (Nationwide) SatLite Channel 23 (Nationwide) Sky Cable Channel 17 (SD) / Channel 166 (HD) (Metro Manila) & Channel 8 (SD) / Channel 701 (HD) (Provincial) Destiny Cable Channel 17 (SD) / Channel 166 (HD) (Metro Manila) Cablelink Channel 16 (Metro Manila)
The National Telecommunications Commission issued a cease and desist order on ABS-CBN Corporation to temporary close its broadcasting operations including its radio stations DZMM and MOR, following the expiration of its broadcast franchise (Republic Act No. 7966, which was granted on March 30, 1995) on May 4, the day before. Some programs were aired onLiga (as ad interim replacement network, a cable sports channel owned byCreative Programs, Inc., through its content provider,ABS-CBN Sports) beginning on the following day until October 30.
The National Telecommunications Commission issued a cease and desist order on ABS-CBN Corporation to temporary close its broadcasting operations including its radio stations DZMM and MOR, following the expiration of its broadcast franchise (Republic Act No. 7966, which was granted on March 30, 1995) on May 4, the day before. Renamed asTeleRadyo immediately before went to temporary off the air until May 8.
The National Telecommunications Commission issued a cease and desist order on ABS-CBN Corporation to temporary close its broadcasting operations including its radio stations DZMM and MOR, following the expiration of its broadcast franchise (Republic Act No. 7966, which was granted on March 30, 1995) on May 4, the day before.
The National Telecommunications Commission issued a cease and desist order on ABS-CBN Corporation to temporary close its broadcasting operations including its radio stations DZMM and MOR, following the expiration of its broadcast franchise (Republic Act No. 7966, which was granted on March 30, 1995) on May 4, the day before. The digital channel feed was being reassigned as a temporary replacement ofS+A beginning on June 1.
The National Telecommunications Commission issued an alias cease and desist order onABS-CBN TV Plus andSky Direct to temporary close its broadcasting operations following the expiration of its broadcast franchise (Republic Act No. 7966 and 7969, which both granted on March 30, 1995) on May 4. Some programs were transferred to Kapamilya Channel beginning on June 13.
DTT Channel 1.06 ABS-CBN TV Plus Channel 6 (Metro Manila) Sky Direct Channel 45 (Nationwide) Sky Cable Channel 158 (SD) / Channel 258 (HD) (Metro Manila) & Channel 58 (SD) / Channel 958 (HD) (Provincial)
The National Telecommunications Commission issued an alias cease and desist order on ABS-CBN TV Plus and Sky Direct to temporary close its broadcasting operations following the expiration of its broadcast franchise (Republic Act No. 7966 and 7969, which both granted on March 30, 1995) on May 4. Its programming was temporarily absorbed toSky Cable's pay-per-view channel through Channel 156 (SD) / Channel 256 (HD) (Metro Manila) & Channel 56 (SD) / Channel 956 (HD) (Provincial).[114]
November 6, 2021(as a programming block viaJeepney TV and Kapamilya Channel)[115]
The National Telecommunications Commission issued an alias cease and desist order on ABS-CBN TV Plus and Sky Direct to temporary close its broadcasting operations following the expiration of its broadcast franchise (Republic Act No. 7966 and 7969, which both granted on March 30, 1995) on May 4. Absorbed as a digital web portal under ABS-CBN Digital Media. Some programs were transferred to Kapamilya Channel beginning on September 12 (upon the launch ofJust Love Kids block). Absorbed as a programming block viaYeY Weekdays andYeY Weekend throughJeepney TV and Kapamilya Channel beginning on November 6, 2021.
Channel 5 (analog feed) / Channel 18/51 (digital feed) Cignal Channel 5 (Nationwide) Sky Direct Channel 5 (Nationwide) G Sat Channel 5 (Nationwide) SatLite Channel 5 (Nationwide) Sky Cable /Destiny Cable Channel 10 (Metro Manila) Cablelink Channel 10 (Metro Manila)
Intended to be the sixthMediaQuest channel launched under the "One" branding (presently known as the "One Network Media Group"). Temporary suspension of rebranding due to theCOVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of thecommunity quarantines in the Philippines. In June 2020, it was announced that the rebrand would be pushed through on July 20. On July 4, it was officially cancelled due to the adverse reactions from the netizens and the opinions of the network's loyal viewers and fans to the upcoming rebrand with its promotions through its digital and online platforms have been removed.
May 2022(as ABS-CBN TV Plus Digital TV Receiver for relaunch packaging of unsold units to a regular DTT set-top device box)
TheNational Telecommunications Commission issued an alias cease and desist order onABS-CBN TV Plus to temporary close its broadcasting operations following the expiration of its broadcast franchise (Republic Act No. 7966, which was granted on March 30, 1995) on May 4. It resumed operations in May 2022 as ABS-CBN TV Plus Digital TV Receiver.
